Café Charbon | Nevers

What Café Charbon | Nevers does

Café Charbon is a non-profit contemporary music venue (salle des musiques actuelles) operated by the Association Collectif Carbone Café in Nevers, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. The venue operates a multi-space facility at 10 Rue Mademoiselle Bourgeois consisting of a Grande Salle for concerts, a smaller Salle Club for intimate events, and three rehearsal studios (BigBand 40m², Fuzz 25m², Picolo 12m²) equipped with professional backline including Marshall, Orange, Markbass, Yamaha, TASCAM, DB Technology, Numark, and CDJ equipment. Programming spans rock, hip-hop, electronic, and traditional/world music, anchored by the annual Nevers à Vif festival and supported by long-running artist development devices including COMBO!, Nouvelle Scène Traditionnelle, #LaboRap, and artist residencies.

The business model is a hybrid of ticket-driven consumer revenue and institutional public funding. Consumer revenue streams include concert ticket sales priced €5-28 with tiered full/reduced/student rates, rehearsal studio rentals at €6-12/hour via QuickStudio, venue rental for private events via direct email, and bar/food service during events. Distribution combines online ticket sales through a SOTICKET-powered billetterie, physical box-office sales on event nights, PASS Culture integration for youth audiences, and partner network distribution through JM France, local schools, and cultural organizations. Public funding from DRAC Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and ARS co-finances cultural action programs across five axes: youth, health, justice, urban policy, and rural territories, including partnerships with SPIP de la Nièvre (prisons), Résidences Les Marizys (disability care), and Conservatoire de Nevers.

The organization is supported by 8 full-time staff across distinct functional roles (direction, rigging, administration, communications, studios, cultural action, traditional music) plus approximately 60 volunteers who participate in event operations including ticket control, bar service, and catering. Customer segments include the general public attending concerts and festivals, school children and students reached through educational programs, families attending family-format shows, emerging and professional musicians using studios and residencies, and organizations renting the venue for private events. GDPR/RGPD compliance is maintained for all data processing, with storage confined to France.

Name

Café Charbon | Nevers

Legal name

Association Collectif Carbone Café

Website

https://cafe-charbon-nevers.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Café Charbon is a French non-profit music venue in Nevers operating a multi-space facility for concerts, artist residencies, and rehearsal studios, serving the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region through ticketed events, studio rentals, and publicly-funded cultural action programs spanning education, health, and justice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Nightclub & Small Live Venue Operations (Clubs, Bars with Stages) (MPAGALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Concert programming
• Rehearsal studios
• Artist residencies
• Cultural mediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nevers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Revenue from selling tickets to concerts and events. Tickets are nominative, sold online and at the box office on event nights. Various pricing tiers available (full, reduced, student rates).
2. Venue rental: The venue offers its facilities for private events including conferences, seminars, vernissages, exhibitions, performances, and workshops. Rental inquiries via [email protected].
3. Rehearsal studio rental: Three rehearsal studios available for booking: Studio 1 BigBand (40m2, €12/hour), Studio 2 Fuzz (25m2, €12/hour), and Studio 3 Picolo (12m2, €6/hour). Booked via QuickStudio platform.
4. Bar and food services: Bar services during events staffed by volunteers. Food truck present on concert evenings on the premises.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Café Charbon operates a non-profit live music venue in Nevers, France, running concert programming across a main hall and club space alongside three fully equipped rehearsal studios. It delivers artist development programs (COMBO!, Nouvelle Scène Traditionnelle, #LaboRap, residencies), annual festivals (Nevers à Vif, Septembal), cultural mediation initiatives for schools, healthcare facilities and prisons, and venue rental for private events. Ticket sales, studio rentals, venue hire, and bar services generate earned income, supplemented by public and partnership funding.

Product overview

Café Charbon is a music venue (salle des musiques actuelles) in Nevers, France, operated by Association Collectif Carbone Café. The venue operates as a multi-space facility featuring the Grande Salle (main concert hall) and Salle Club (intimate club venue), along with three rehearsal studios (BigBand, Fuzz, Picolo) available for rental. The venue runs several branded programs: the annual Nevers à Vif festival showcasing diverse contemporary music; COMBO! and Nouvelle Scène Traditionnelle artist support programs for emerging musicians; #LaboRap quarterly rap residency; and Septembal traditional music festival. Additional offerings include artist residencies, professional training workshops, Action Culturelle cultural mediation initiatives, and venue rental for private events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grande Salle (Main Concert Hall)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,276 students educated on hearing protection through Peace and Lobe program (2023)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JM FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for the 'Musiques Actuelles au Lycée' program, bringing professional artists to work with students through workshops followed by concerts at Café Charbon. JM France provides national framework and regional coordination.
• FEMA (Fédération des Établissements de la Musique en Aquitaine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Peace and Lobe program, a national hearing protection initiative adapted regionally. FEMA coordinates with Youz Prod and Little Sister Music for artist facilitation.
• Lycée Alain ColascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership with the music section for student performances at Café Charbon. Students benefit from residencies and technical training with the venue's régisseur.
• Conservatoire de Musique et d'Art Dramatique de NeverscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the IN PROGRESS project combining music students from the conservatory with Café Charbon programming and facilities.
• SPIP de la NièvreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership bringing rap and beatmaking workshops to the Maison d'Arrêt de Nevers with artists Tracy de Sa and DJ Nejo, and concert of Ziya for incarcerated persons.
• Association Musiques Traditionnelles du Conservatoire de Nevers (AMTCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Septembal festival and the Nouvelle Scène Traditionnelle program supporting traditional and world music artists.
• Résidences Les MarizysminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Corps au c(h)œur des Marizys' project bringing dance and singing to adults with disabilities.
• Institut Français du CongominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiator of the Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin project, co-produced with Coopérative de Mai and label Jarring Effects.
• Coopérative de MaiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of the Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin project alongside Institut Français du Congo and Jarring Effects.
• SOTICKET by SOCOOPcoreTechnology or IntegrationTicketing software provider powering the online billetterie platform. The platform supports ticket sales, account management, and refunds.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Chabada: A SMAC in Angers with a concert hall and smaller club, hosting contemporary music across genres. Closely comparable to Café Charbon in size, scope, and regional French positioning.
• La Coopérative de Mai: A SMAC (Scène de Musiques Actuelles) in Clermont-Ferrand operating a multi-space venue with concert halls, rehearsal studios, and cultural action programs. Highly comparable in mission, structure, and regional French context to Café Charbon.
• Le Rocher de Palmer: A current-music venue in Cenon (Bordeaux metropolis) combining a large concert hall, smaller club, and artist residencies. Comparable as a multi-space SMAC with cultural mediation focus and a strong regional French footprint.
• Le Transbordeur: A major concert venue in Villeurbanne (Lyon) operating a large hall and smaller club with diverse contemporary music programming. Comparable as a regional French SMAC running multi-genre concerts and residencies.
• Le Fil: A SMAC in Saint-Étienne operating concert and club spaces with cultural action programming. Comparable mid-sized regional French venue with a similar educational outreach and residency model.
• Le TetRIS: A current-music venue in Le Havre with a concert hall, smaller club, studios, and cultural action programs. Comparable multi-vertical SMAC model with active education and emerging-artist support.
• La Rodia: A SMAC in Besançon (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) operating a concert hall and smaller club with artist residencies and cultural mediation. Closest direct peer given shared regional ecosystem and similar programming structure.
• La Nouvelle Vague: A current-music venue in Saint-Malo operating a concert space and a smaller club with a cultural action mandate. Comparable in scale and mission to Café Charbon.
• Le Ninkasi: A multi-space venue in Lyon combining a concert hall, club, and bar operations with rehearsal studios. Comparable as a French regional venue mixing live music, studios, and on-site beverage service.

Regional players

• La Passerelle: A SMAC in Gap (Alpes du Sud) operating a concert venue with cultural outreach to rural and youth audiences. Highly comparable mission-wise (rural cultural mediation) but located in a different region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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