Marsatac is a festival of
electronic music held at the end of September each year, in
Marseille, France. Since 2009, the festival has had trouble finding a lasting location, and the City of Marseilles has often been criticized for not defending this popular event. Since 2012, the festival has also been held in
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...
, one week before the Marseille event. In 2013, the festival took from the 19th to 29 November.
History
It was originally dedicated to the Marseille
hip hop scene, then expanded progressively to international hip-hop scene, to
electro,
rock and, since 2008, to African music for one night. The first edition took place in 1999.
Since its creation, the festival took place in many different locations, on the
Frioul archipelago
The Frioul archipelago is a group of four islands located off the Mediterranean coast of France, approximately from Marseille. The islands of the archipelago cover a total land area of approximately 200 hectares. According to the 2015 ...
, at ''Dock des Suds'' and on the ''J4'', at . Since 2009 the ''J4'' has been unavailable due to the building of the
MUCEM, therefore the festival took place in ''Dock des Suds'', and then at
La Friche
La Friche de la Belle de Mai or La Friche (English: The Fallow; The Wasteland) is a former tobacco factory near the Saint-Charles station in Marseille, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily lo ...
, where it is still held for the moment. In Nîmes, the festival occurs in the recent cultural building ''Paloma''.
In the 2011 edition, more than 23,000 people attended the festival, which ran sold out.
In 2012, more than 35,000 people participated in the festival.
See also
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List of electronic music festivals
References
External links
{{Authority control
Music festivals established in 1999
Electronic music festivals in France