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About Lille

About Lille
Lille (Dutch: Rijsel) is a medium-sized city in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France with a very large student population. This city has a strong industrial background, but, after some difficult years, it is now known throughout France for its handsome city centre and... [Read more]

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July 2, 2010

The bar/cafe/gallery/library/comic store of Lille

The bar/cafe/gallery/library/comic store of Lille
When you’re next in Lille we’d strongly recommend checking out BD Fugue Café on Rue Royale. It’s a cross between a comic book store in the day and then in the evening it becomes a bar! The cafe attracts comic book fanatics of all ages coming to use the shop as... [Read more]
April 14, 2010

Party at Gare Saint Sauveur in Lille

Party at Gare Saint Sauveur in Lille
We were contacted recently by one of our lovely readers Adeline who lives in Lille. She’s kindly written a guest post for us with her suggestions of a place of that you should visit while in Lille as well as an amazing event that took place recently. What would you think of attending... [Read more]
March 25, 2010

Wazemmes Accordion Festival in Lille

Wazemmes Accordion Festival in Lille
A former textile mill dating from 1850, Maison Foile, is set to host the major concerts of Lille’s Wazemmes district parties during the May Accordion Festival. The festival has grown from a small beginning in the 1990s to a huge local music event attracting a wide span of musicians... [Read more]
November 4, 2009

In Flames at L’Aeronef

In Flames at L’Aeronef
Arguably the most wonderful thing about Lille is its quirky music scene. Atmospheric venues like L’Aeronef are perfectly made for interesting bands to come and perform. If you want to hear bland pop music, then whilst Lille may satiate you in other ways, musically it won’t be... [Read more]
October 19, 2009

Paysages Electroniques

Paysages Electroniques
Take a little break in Lille for the 5th edition of “Paysages Electroniques” a great mix between sound and vision. Come and see DJs and video performers in some of Lille’s and Roubaix’s most amazing venues such as the fine art museum, an intimate projection room,... [Read more]
September 22, 2009

Massive Attack in Lille

Massive Attack in Lille
Massive Attack return with the Splitting the Atom EP, a taste of what is to come on their much-anticipated forthcoming album. The band’s current tour brings them to Lille’s Zenith Arena. Massive Attack emerged from Bristol in the late Eighties with a hypnotic sound influenced... [Read more]