Festival Jazz à Vienne

What Festival Jazz à Vienne does

Festival Jazz à Vienne, founded in 1981, is one of France's leading jazz music festivals, held annually over approximately 17 days at the Théâtre Antique, a historic Roman amphitheater in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The 2026 edition marks the festival's 45th anniversary and runs June 25 to July 11, featuring ticketed headline concerts alongside extensive free community programming across multiple venues (Théâtre Antique, Jardin de Cybèle, Le Club) and city-wide satellite events. The festival is operated by EPCC Cybèle Production, a French public cultural cooperation establishment under the oversight of Vienne Condrieu Agglomération, with legal direction by Samuel Riblier and a team of approximately 48 employees.

The festival's commercial offering is built around a tiered ticketing architecture: individual concert tickets priced €40-65, Pack Trio (3 evenings) at €114, Pass 7 soirées at €195-205, and the premium Pass Intégral at €355. Discounted rates apply to job seekers, youth (€30 for ages 15-25, €6 for ages 4-14), and corporate groups via Comités d'Entreprise. Revenue is diversified across four streams: ticket sales, on-site food and beverage (processed exclusively through a Weezevent-powered NFC cashless system accepting Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Paylib), an official merchandise boutique (postcards, prints, apparel, vinyl), and corporate sponsorship from partners including Groupe Vulcain, RATP, Fondation BNP Paribas, and SNCF. Distribution occurs through the official website, the Pavillon du Tourisme physical outlet, telephone sales, and five authorized third-party resellers (FNAC, France Billet, Ticketmaster, See Tickets, DICE), with additional integration into the French Pass Culture scheme for youth and TER rail-bundled packages with SNCF.

Underlying the festival is a digital ecosystem comprising the official website (jazzavienne.com), an iOS/Android mobile application (relaunched June 2026) offering personalized scheduling, push notifications, interactive maps, click & collect ordering, and cashless account management, and the SIRIUS ticketing platform managed by Forum Sirius with Verifone payment security. Beyond concerts, the festival operates an extended programmatic portfolio including the Rezzo emerging artist competition, the JazzUp music academy with masterclasses, the International Jazz Forum for industry professionals, the annual Jazz Day regional celebration, and free community events such as Super Dimanches and Caravan'Jazz. The organization has positioned sustainability as a structural initiative, having phased out plastic water bottles since 2022 (preventing 35,000+ plastic bottles per edition) and partnering with Rebooteille on a returnable wine bottle program that delivered 79% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Name

Festival Jazz à Vienne

Legal name

EPCC Cybèle Production

Website

https://jazzavienne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Festival Jazz à Vienne, founded in 1981, is a major annual French jazz festival held over 17 days at the Roman-era Théâtre Antique in Vienne. It serves general audiences, jazz professionals, and corporate sponsors through ticketed concerts, passes, and ancillary F&B and merchandise revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live music festival / performing arts events

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concerts & Music Festivals (THAJAFAA), Nightclub & Small Live Venue Operations (Clubs, Bars with Stages) (MPAGALAF), Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Live music festival
• Jazz concert ticketing
• Cultural event management
• Cashless festival payments
• Festival merchandise retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Individual concert tickets (€40-65), Pack Trio (€114 for 3 evenings), Pass 7 soirées (€195-205), Pass Intégral (€355). Revenue from ticket sales at Théâtre Antique and other festival venues.
2. Merchandise: Festival merchandise including postcards (€3), posters (€18), prints (€65), tote bags (€12), bumbags (€35), t-shirts (€30), hooded sweatshirts (€50), notebooks (€21), vinyl albums (€28), books (€24.90), and Panini packs (€8-10). Available online and on-site.
3. Food & Beverage: On-site food and beverage sales through pop-up restaurants and bars at Théâtre Antique and Jardin de Cybèle. Payment exclusively via cashless system (bank cards, mobile payments, or festival cashless cards).
4. Gift Vouchers: Jazz à Vienne gift vouchers (chèques cadeau) sold at variable amounts, redeemable for tickets, passes, and merchandise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Festival Jazz à Vienne produces a roughly two-week annual jazz music festival at the historic Roman Théâtre Antique in Vienne, France, complemented by the Jardin de Cybèle and Le Club stages. Its commercial core is paid concert tickets and multi-evening passes (Pack Trio, Pass 7 soirées, Pass Intégral), with ancillary revenue from branded merchandise, on-site food and beverage, gift vouchers, professional forums, emerging artist competitions, and a cashless on-site payment ecosystem.

Product overview

Festival Jazz à Vienne is a major jazz music festival held annually at the Théâtre Antique in Vienne, France. The organization operates a unified ticketing and festival management platform centered on concert ticket sales at the Théâtre Antique, supplemented by multiple venue stages (Jardin de Cybèle, Le Club) and satellite programming. The core product offering consists of individual concert tickets, multi-evening passes (Pass 7 soirées, Pass Intégral), and Pack Trio bundles. These are supported by digital infrastructure including e-tickets with QR/barcode entry control, a mobile application for scheduling and cashless management, NFC-based cashless payment cards for on-site purchases, and click & collect ordering. Additional revenue streams include an online merchandise boutique and partner ticketing integrations. The festival also encompasses educational programs (JazzUp, Rezzo competition), professional networking (Forum Jazz International), regional celebrations (Jazz Day, Super Dimanches), and media content (podcast, exhibitions).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jazz sur la ville: Program bringing jazz into city commerce storefronts and urban spaces
• Rezzo Jazz à Vienne
• Radio Jazz à Vienne
• JazzUp
• Forum Jazz International
• Jazz Day
• Before Jazz à Vienne
• Les Super Dimanches
• Caravan'Jazz
• Les Découvertes de la Maison du festival

Products and services

• Individual Concert Tickets at the Théâtre Antique Single-evening ticketed admission to concerts at the Théâtre Antique, with tiered pricing (regular €40-65, reduced €37-62 for job seekers/Comités d'Entreprise, youth €30 for ages 15-25, child €6 for ages 4-14) delivered through the festival's ticketing platform and authorized resellers.
• Pack Trio (3 evenings) Bundled three-evening ticket allowing the holder to select any three concerts of choice at the Théâtre Antique at a fixed €114 rate; non-modifiable once selected.
• Pass 7 soirées Seven-evening access pass to Théâtre Antique concerts including sold-out shows, with regular rate €205 and reduced rate €195 (job seekers / Comités d'Entreprise); additional purchased evenings granted at discounted rates.
• Pass Intégral Full festival pass at €355 providing access to all concerts at the Théâtre Antique including sold-out events, plus Young Audience Creation access, reductions on select evenings, reserved seating area access, and an invitation to the 2027 launch party.
• Cashless Payment System (NFC Cards and Mobile Wallets) Festival-wide cashless payment system using Weezevent-powered NFC cards and contactless mobile payments (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Paylib) for on-site food, beverage, and merchandise purchases. Cards are free; accounts can be reloaded, blocked, and refunded online.
• Jazz à Vienne Online Boutique (Merchandise) Official festival merchandise store offering postcards (€3), posters (€18), prints (€65), tote bags (€12), bumbags (€35), t-shirts (€30), hooded sweatshirts (€50), notebooks (€21), vinyl albums (€28), books (€24.90), and Panini packs (€8-10), sold online and on-site.
• Chèque Cadeau Jazz à Vienne (Gift Voucher) Gift vouchers sold at variable denominations and redeemable for tickets, multi-event passes, and merchandise through the festival website for the current festival edition.
• TER + Concert Package Combined SNCF TER round-trip train ticket (Lyon Part-Dieu ↔ Vienne) at €2 with festival concert admission, with trains timed to concert endings. Reservations through June 20, 2026.
• Forum Jazz International Multi-day professional industry forum (June 29 – July 2 for the 2026 edition) offering workshops, speed meetings, conferences, and artist showcases for jazz producers, distributors, media, booking agents, and institutions (~400 expected participants).
• Rezzo Jazz à Vienne (Emerging Artist Competition) Annual competition identifying and supporting emerging jazz artists with prize recognition and opportunities to perform at the festival; co-produced with the JAZZ(s)RA regional jazz network.
• JazzUp Academy (Music Workshops and Masterclasses) Educational program offering multi-day music workshops and masterclasses for aspiring musicians during the festival period.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35,000 plastic bottles prevented per edition through water fountain installation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Groupe VulcainflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner of Jazz à Vienne festival. Provides sponsorship and support for festival operations and programming.
• RATPflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner providing transportation-related marketing and support for the festival.
• SNCFcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransportation partner offering TER train services between Lyon and Vienne. Special train service after concerts. Provides TER + concert package (€2 round trip).
• Vienne Condrieu AgglomerationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional partner and local government authority. Co-organizer of public procurement and municipal support.
• SACEMcoreOthersFrench collective society for authors, composers, and music publishers. Supports the festival's music programming and rights management.
• SpedidamminorOthersOrganization for performers' rights management supporting the festival.
• ADAMIminorOthersOrganization for performers' rights management supporting the festival.
• Heavenly SweetnesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecord label collaborating on 'Past & Future' dual vinyl album featuring historic Jazz à Vienne concerts (1981-present) and emerging artists. Joint artistic development project.
• Annecy International Animation Film FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 2026 visual identity creation. Lucrèce Andreae from Annecy's creative pool designed the 2026 festival poster. Marks birth of collaboration between two major cultural festivals.
• NinkasiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Lyon brewery supplying beers to the festival bars. Six beer varieties available.
• WeezeventcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology provider for cashless payment solution. Provides NFC card system and online account management platform for on-site purchases.
• VerifonecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment security provider for online ticket transactions. Manages secure payment processing for the ticketing system.
• Forum SiriuscoreTechnology or IntegrationTicketing software provider (Sirius) for online and physical point-of-sale ticket operations.
• JAZZ(s)RAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional jazz network co-organizing International Jazz Forum and artist selection. Co-producer of exhibitions and professional programming.
• International Jazz Festivals OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of jazz festivals for knowledge sharing and collaborative programming.
• Institut CervantesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpanish cultural institute partnering for Spain Focus programming at International Jazz Forum.
• Ambassade d'EspagneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpanish Embassy partnering for Spain Focus programming at International Jazz Forum.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Festival Jazz in Marciac: One of France's leading annual jazz festivals, also held in a historic town setting with a comparable mix of ticketed marquee concerts and free community programming. Closest domestic peer in scale, programming style, and reliance on a heritage venue.
• Nice Jazz Festival (Jazz à Juan-les-Pins): Long-running French Riviera jazz festival with multi-stage programming (headline + club stages), ticketed and free events. Directly comparable in combining premium ticketed concerts with secondary venues and international headliner booking.
• Jazz à la Villette (Paris): Paris-based autumn jazz festival combining ticketed headliners with free events and emerging-artist showcases. Closely comparable in programming philosophy, multi-pass ticketing, and focus on contemporary jazz styles.

Regional players

• Pori Jazz Festival: Finland's leading jazz festival, multi-venue and multi-week, with international headliner programming and an emerging-artist competition. Comparable format, but operates in a different geography and cooler-season window.
• Jazz San Sebastián / Heineken Jazzaldia: Spanish jazz festival held in San Sebastián with ticketed and free events in heritage venues. Comparable in fusing marquee ticketed concerts with city-wide free programming, but serves a different national market.

Broad incumbents

• North Sea Jazz Festival: Major multi-day indoor jazz festival (Rotterdam) with 70+ performances across multiple stages, large corporate sponsorship, and international headliner booking. Comparable in programming breadth and B2B sponsorship model.
• Montreux Jazz Festival: Switzerland's flagship jazz festival and one of the largest in the world, with significantly larger scale, multi-week programming, year-round venues (e.g., Auditorium Stravinski, Casa Jazz), and an established label/recording archive. Sets the upper-bound benchmark for European jazz festivals.
• Montréal Jazz Festival: One of the world's largest jazz festivals with free outdoor programming plus ticketed indoor venues. Similar mix of paid headline nights and free citywide events, but at substantially larger scale and with stronger tourism draw.

Emerging players

• Blue Note Jazz Club (NYC and global): Branded global jazz club chain with ticketed concerts, premium F&B, and merchandise. Comparable on the venue/concert-meets-hospitality business model and on monetizing the jazz audience through ancillary spend.
• Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club: Iconic London jazz venue operating year-round ticketed concerts with international headliners. Comparable in artist-booking approach and cash-bar revenue model, though it operates as a continuous venue rather than an annual festival.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0CnISy9tA2T3DDH3mjQaug
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/festival-jazz-%C3%A0-vienne

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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