Les Foufounes Electriques

What Les Foufounes Electriques does

Les Foufounes Électriques is a privately held bar and concert venue located at 87 rue Sainte-Catherine Est in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, operating continuously since 1983. The venue operates daily from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. and serves two distinct customer segments: adult nightlife consumers seeking live music and social entertainment, and event organizers (promoters, bands, corporate clients) seeking turnkey event space. The facility comprises two rentable event spaces — Disco – Salle principale, a 615-capacity main concert hall on the 2nd floor with professional lighting technician services, and Cabaret Fouf, a 250-capacity secondary venue — both of which include bundled sound technician, door staff, bar staff, and security teams with rental. The business operates on a direct-to-consumer model with no online ordering, delivery, or app-based ordering, relying on walk-in bar traffic plus inbound venue rental inquiries via phone, email, and a website contact form. Marketing is conducted through organic Facebook and Instagram accounts plus the company website, with no disclosed paid acquisition, partnerships, or institutional investor backing. The company is founder/locally owned with Salvatore Tucci identified as the person responsible for personal information protection; ownership structure and equity distribution are not publicly disclosed. The technology stack is traditional — no proprietary software, apps, APIs, or AI components are in use; the venue relies on standard sound/lighting equipment and standard hospitality point-of-sale operations. Headcount is 17 employees, and the business holds no patents, certifications, or regulatory licenses beyond standard Quebec bar/venue operating requirements.

Name

Les Foufounes Electriques

Legal name

Les Foufounes Électriques

Website

https://foufouneselectriques.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Foufounes Électriques is a privately held Montreal bar and concert venue operating since 1983 at 87 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, offering two event spaces (615- and 250-capacity) and full bar service to nightlife patrons and event organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nightlife and Live Music Venue

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Nightclubs (Dance Clubs) (MPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nightclub & Small Live Venue Operations (Clubs, Bars with Stages) (MPAGALAF), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH), Nightclubs & Dance Clubs (THAFAEAC)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Nightlife bar services
• Concert venue rental
• Event space hosting
• Live entertainment bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Bar beverage sales: On-premise sales of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages including beers on tap, bottled drinks, canned drinks, wine, sangria, cocktails, hard liquor, mixed shooters, and non-alcoholic options. Revenue generated from walk-in customers at the bar.
2. Concert venue rental: Rental of event spaces including the Disco (Main show room with 615 person capacity) and Cabaret Fouf (250 person capacity). Venue rental includes sound technician, door staff, bar staff, and security team for concerts, events, and launches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Les Foufounes Électriques operates a historic underground bar and concert venue in Montreal's Sainte-Catherine Est entertainment district, founded in 1983 and open daily from 4 PM to 3 AM. The venue runs two distinct event spaces—the Disco (615-capacity main concert hall) and Cabaret Fouf (250-capacity secondary room)—paired with a full bar service featuring cocktails, wines, and beers (glass, pint, and pitcher). The venue also offers turnkey venue rental that bundles bar service, bar and door staff, a sound technician, and a lighting technician for private events, concerts, and product launches.

Product overview

Les Foufounes Electriques is an underground nightlife venue in Montreal operating since 1983. The establishment offers three core service offerings: (1) a main concert hall called Disco – Salle principale with 615-person capacity featuring professional lighting and sound capabilities, (2) a secondary venue called Cabaret Fouf with 250-person capacity including full technical and hospitality support, and (3) a comprehensive bar service with extensive drink menus featuring craft beers, cocktails, wines, and non-alcoholic options with daily Happy Hour specials. All venue rentals include staffing for sound, lighting, doors, bar, and security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Disco – Salle principale: Main show room venue with capacity for 615 people (426 without mezzanine), includes lighting technician services.
• Cabaret Fouf

Products and services

• Disco – Salle principale
• Cabaret Fouf
• Bar service
• Venue rental (turnkey event rental)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• L'Astral: Montreal live music venue attached to the Maison du Festival, offering concerts and event rentals. Comparable mid-size concert venue business model in downtown Montreal.
• Casa del Popolo: Long-standing alternative bar and live music venue in Montreal's Mile End with adjacent café. Similar independent, alternative-music positioning and combined bar/event revenue model.
• La Sala Rossa: Alternative bar and performance venue in Montreal's Little Italy that hosts concerts, events, and bar service. Closely parallel to Foufounes' underground alternative identity and event-rental model.
• Théâtre Fairmount: Montreal concert venue and bar on Fairmount Avenue that hosts live music and events in a similar capacity range. Comparable mid-size independent venue with bar-driven revenue and licensed event rentals.
• Le Belmont: Montreal bar and live music venue on Saint-Laurent Boulevard with similar capacity and an alternative/indie music focus. Comparable dual bar-plus-event-rental business model.
• Le National: Montreal concert venue offering live music and event rentals with similar mixed-event programming. Direct competitor in the small-to-mid-size live music venue category.
• Club Soda: Established Montreal concert venue and bar hosting live music and comedy events. Comparable scale, downtown location, and bar-service-enabled event rental operations.

Broad incumbents

• Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT): Large Montreal arts venue featuring immersive events, dining, and bar service. Broader scope and capacity than Foufounes, but overlapping live-entertainment venue rental and F&B operations.
• Metropolis Montreal: Large-scale Montreal concert venue hosting major touring acts. Larger capacity and broader portfolio, but overlapping concert venue rental and event-hosting business model.

Regional players

• Evenko: Quebec-based promoter and venue operator (Live Nation subsidiary) running concerts and festivals across the province. Regional competitor in concert promotion and venue operations, though at significantly larger scale than Foufounes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/foufouneselectriques
• Instagraminstagram.com/foufouneselectriques
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-foufounes-electriques

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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