ZENITH CAEN

What ZENITH CAEN does

Zénith de Caen is a privately-owned concert and event venue in Caen, Normandy, France, in continuous operation since 1993 under owner Sylvie Duchesne. The venue operates as a large-capacity hall hosting a diversified programming slate — concerts, comedy, ballet, musicals, circus, opera, theatre, figure skating, and family entertainment — with scheduled events extending through at least June 2028. Tickets are sold through a dual third-party ticketing stack anchored by CityLive (primary) and 1er Rang (secondary), with select productions also distributed via France Concert / Tickandlive, and on-site will-call via the venue box office.

The business generates revenue across four streams: ticket sales across roughly eight pricing tiers (€24.50 youth/student up to €129 Carré Or premium, plus €115 VIP packages), venue rental for corporate congresses and conventions, on-site F&B at Le Zénith Café, and recurring subscription revenue from the Club Entreprise — a corporate membership program with 40+ regional businesses including Axa, Eiffage, Leclerc, McDonald's, Vinci, and Caisse d'Épargne Normandie, anchored since the venue's 1993 opening. The technology layer is integration-based rather than proprietary: ticketing platform partnerships, a video protection system for security monitoring, and a website hosted by We Are Public. No AI/ML, API, or SDK surface is disclosed. The asset is a mature regional entertainment business whose forward trajectory hinges on programming calendar depth, touring-producer relationships, and retention of the corporate membership ecosystem rather than product innovation.

Name

ZENITH CAEN

Legal name

Zénith de Caen

Website

https://zenith-caen.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Zénith de Caen is a privately-owned concert and event venue in Normandy, France, operating since 1993. It serves general entertainment consumers and regional corporate clients via ticketed concerts, shows, congress hosting, and a 40+ member business club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Entertainment Venue / Event Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Concert Venue Operators (Arenas, Amphitheaters, Clubs) (MPAGAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Convention & Exhibition Centers (Public Convention Centers, Civic Centers) (THAHAAAA), Sports & Arena Event Venues (Stadiums, Arenas) (THAHAAAF)

Keywords

• Live entertainment venue
• Concert hall
• Event hosting
• Corporate events
• Ticketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Caen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue from ticket sales for concerts, shows, and events. Tickets priced at various tiers including Carré Or (premium), seated, standing/fosse, and CSE (committee) rates. Additional revenue from early access fees.
2. Venue Rental for Corporate Events: Corporate event hosting including congresses and business conventions through the Club Entreprise program and dedicated business facilities.
3. On-site Food and Beverage: Bars accessible from opening time, offering sandwiches and crêpes. Food and beverage sales during events.
4. Club Entreprise Membership: Corporate membership program supporting the venue with regional businesses as members

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zénith de Caen operates a large-capacity concert and event venue in Caen, Normandy, hosting concerts, comedy shows, ballets, musicals, circus performances, and family entertainment. The venue also provides facilities for corporate congresses and conventions, an on-site café (Zénith Café), and a corporate membership club (Club Entreprise) with over 40 regional business members. Tickets are distributed through integrated third-party ticketing platforms CityLive and 1er Rang.

Product overview

Zénith de Caen is a entertainment venue that operates as a single unified offering—a concert hall and event space in Normandy, France. The venue provides event hosting services through its core venue rental product, supplemented by congress and convention facilities, an on-site café, and a business membership club (Club Entreprise). The venue programs diverse entertainment including concerts, comedy, ballet, musicals, and circus performances, with ticketing managed through multiple third-party platforms including CityLive and 1er Rang.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3 million cumulative spectators for major touring shows
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Caisse d'Épargne NormandiecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 1993Major regional banking partner and Club Entreprise member supporting the Zénith de Caen since the venue's opening. Partner since 1993.
• CityLivecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary ticketing partner for online ticket sales. Contact: 18 Longue Vue des Architectes, 14111 Louvigny. Phone: 0891670017
• 1er RangcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecondary ticketing partner. Contact: 1 Rue Pemagnie, 14000 Caen. Phone: 0231503230
• Club Entreprise Members (40+ regional businesses)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork of 40+ regional businesses including Axa, Eiffage, Leclerc, McDonald's, Vinci, and others supporting venue through corporate membership program established at opening in 1993.
• Caen la Mer (Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government entity. Venue coordinates with Parc des Expositions and Palais des Sports Caen la Mer for shared facilities and parking.
• Accès PeinturesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClub Entreprise member - regional painting services company
• Eiffage Route NormandieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClub Entreprise member - construction and infrastructure company
• Espace Culturel E. Leclerc (Multiple Locations)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerClub Entreprise member - major retail chain with cultural spaces in Bayeux, Caen, and Ifs
• Groupe PolmarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClub Entreprise member - environmental services company
• McDonald's CaenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClub Entreprise member - fast food franchise
• VINCI FacilitiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClub Entreprise member - facilities management company
• CNM (Conservatoire National de Musique)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization visible in footer logos

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Zénith de Rouen: Sister Zénith venue located in Rouen, Normandy. Operates the same concert hall/arena format under a common Zénith identity, hosts similar national touring productions, and competes for the same Normandy-region audiences and touring routes.
• Zénith de Paris: Largest Zénith venue in France, located at La Villette, Paris. Same venue brand and operating model (concerts, comedy, family shows) at materially larger capacity; competes for premium tour routing and demonstrates the upper bound of the Zénith format's economics.
• Zénith de Lille: Zénith-format concert hall in northern France serving Lille and Hauts-de-France. Closest direct comparable by venue archetype, programming, and ticketing; competing for some overlapping touring productions as a nearby regional arena.
• Zénith de Nantes: Zénith-format concert hall operated by Lagardère Live Entertainment in western France. Nearest direct format peer outside Normandy; uses same Zénith artist-rental-plus-ticketing model and serves as a useful benchmark for Zénith unit economics at scale.

Broad incumbents

• Accor Arena (Paris Bercy): France's flagship 20,000-capacity indoor arena operated by the Accor/Lagardère Live Entertainment ecosystem. Larger and more national in scope but overlaps with Zénith Caen in hosting major French touring artists (M. Pokora, Patrick Bruel, etc.)
• L'Olympia: Historic Parisian live-music venue (Bruno Coquatrix). Operates the same concert-venue business model — artist rental plus ticketing — but at much smaller capacity and a different price tier; comparable for ticketing/operations and B2B event framing.
• La Seine Musicale: Île Seguin (Boulogne-Billancourt) multipurpose music and event complex hosting concerts, conventions, and corporate events. Comparable diversification across ticketed entertainment plus B2B/corporate hosting, but larger national footprint.

Regional players

• Le Dôme de Calais: Mid-to-large regional arena on the Pas-de-Calais coast. Competes with Zénith Caen for cross-border Normandy/Hauts-de-France touring shows and shares the same broad entertainment venue proposition.
• Palais des Sports Caen la Mer: Co-located municipal arena in Caen sharing parking and facilities with Zénith Caen. Same Caen/Normandy catchment; competes for medium-capacity touring productions and is partly coordinated via the same Caen la Mer municipality.

Others

• France Concert Live: National tour promoter and venue-programming partner of many Zénith venues. Compares as an upstream promoter/distributor rather than a venue; useful benchmark for the demand-side economics Zénith Caen is exposed to.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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