Sunset / Sunside

What Sunset / Sunside does

Sunset Sunside is a 40-year-old jazz club and ticketing operator headquartered at 60 rue des Lombards in Paris's 1st arrondissement, France. Operated by the privately held French company Sodelore SAS and managed in part under the direction of publication by Stéphane Portet, the venue runs two performance rooms — Sunset and Sunside — that host nightly jazz concerts featuring internationally renowned artists (e.g., Avishai Cohen Trio, Jeremy Pelt Quartet, Joey Calderazzo Trio, Eric Alexander Jazz Syndicate) alongside emerging talent, with supplementary programming such as the annual Pianissimo piano festival, the Jazz & Goûter family Sunday concert series (now in its 19th season), and the Marathon du Jazz festival series. Ticketing spans four distinct price tiers — full price, Carte Adhérent member, reduced/student, and a flat €16 family rate — with concert tickets observed ranging from €15 to €78 depending on the artist and seat category.

The underlying technology is a conventional, non-proprietary e-commerce stack: sunset-sunside.com is built on WooCommerce/WordPress, with PAYZEN handling PCI-compliant payment processing under 3D Secure, Google Analytics providing traffic analytics, and Haisoft providing hosting under Creatisweb's development ownership. Distribution occurs through the venue's own e-commerce site (with online sales closing at 18h for evening concerts), door sales at the box office, a curated boutique selling performing artists' albums for in-club pickup, and live streaming of selected performances for remote global audiences. The site is bilingual (French/English), GDPR/RGPD compliant, and is supported operationally by a small team of 11-50 employees.

Sunset Sunside monetizes through five identifiable revenue streams: per-concert ticket sales (the dominant stream), annual recurring membership via the Carte Adhérent at €30/year (delivering a €5 per-concert discount, one free monthly concert, and email-only last-minute offers), live streaming subscriptions, boutique album sales, and ancillary snack packages (€5) within the family concert series. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across jazz enthusiasts/general public, families with young children, and professional jazz artists. Marketing relies on a mix of organic social (Instagram, Facebook, X), a curated Spotify playlist, email newsletters (with separate streams for the general audience and members), earned cultural press coverage (Télérama, Jazz Magazine, La Terrasse), and co-branded events with Jazz Magazine. Ticketing is additionally distributed through third-party reseller networks DISPOBILLET, BILLETREDUC, and DIGITICK.

Name

Sunset / Sunside

Legal name

Sodelore SAS

Website

https://sunset-sunside.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sunset Sunside operates a 40-year-old landmark Paris jazz club with two performance rooms on Rue des Lombards, hosting nightly concerts by international and emerging artists, supplemented by ticketing, live streaming, an annual membership program, and a family concert series.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue / Jazz Club

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Musical Groups and Artists (711130)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nightlife Events & Club Tickets (THAJAFAK), Concerts & Music Festivals (THAJAFAA), Virtual Concerts & Music Festivals (Livestreamed Performances) (MPAGAOAD)

Keywords

• Live jazz concerts
• Jazz club venue
• Concert ticketing
• Membership loyalty program
• Live music streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: The primary revenue stream is ticket sales for nightly jazz concerts and special events. Ticket prices range from €20 to €78 per concert depending on the artist and seat category (full price, member/adherent, reduced/student). Tickets are sold online via the club's website and at the door.
2. Annual Membership (Carte Adhérent): Annual membership card sold for €30 per year, providing permanent discounts on all concerts and one free selected concert per month. This recurring subscription generates predictable revenue from loyal customers.
3. Live Streaming: The club offers a live streaming service (live-streaming section on the website), providing access to performances remotely for an additional audience.
4. Boutique (Album Sales): The club operates a boutique selling albums by artists who perform at the venue (e.g., 'Lo So' by Claudia Parisi, 'Fling' by Etienne Guéreau Trio, 'Pacifiques Biches' by Florian Pellissier Quintet). Albums are sold for in-club pickup only.
5. Snack/Refreshments (Jazz & Goûter): The Jazz & Goûter Sunday family concert series includes a snack package (gourmet/cake, candy, drink) sold on-site for €5, generating ancillary food & beverage revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sunset Sunside operates a landmark Paris jazz club with two performance rooms (Sunset and Sunside) hosting nightly live jazz concerts featuring internationally renowned and emerging artists. The venue sells concert tickets directly through its own e-commerce website and at the door, supported by an annual Carte Adhérent membership card priced at €30/year that provides recurring discounts and free monthly concerts. Ancillary offerings include a family-friendly Sunday concert series (Jazz & Goûter), live streaming of select performances, an on-site boutique for artist album sales, and special event programming such as the Pianissimo piano festival.

Product overview

Sunset Sunside is a jazz club in Paris (1st arrondissement) operating two performance rooms—Sunset and Sunside—that hosts nightly jazz concerts featuring both internationally renowned artists and emerging talent. The core offering is live jazz performance ticketing, supplemented by an annual membership card (Carte Adhérent) offering discounts and free monthly concerts, an online boutique for album sales, live streaming of select performances, and the annual Pianissimo piano festival. The venue also runs the Jazz & Goûter family concert series on Sunday afternoons with themed tributes to jazz legends and popular music icons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jazz Club Venue (Sunset & Sunside)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Jazz MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJazz Magazine partners with Sunset Sunside for themed events such as 'Prince Experience #3 avec Thomas Naim Quintet', where Jazz Magazine co-brands the concert event, providing editorial and marketing cross-promotion.
• CreatiswebminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCreatisweb (5 Rue Jules Favre, 37000 Tours) is credited as the agency responsible for website creation, development, and SEO/referencement. This is a vendor/supplier relationship for digital infrastructure.
• HaisoftminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHaisoft (SARL, 7 rue Vieille Levée, 45000 Orléans) is the web hosting provider for sunset-sunside.com. SIRET: 45147565100035.
• DISPOBILLET / BILLETREDUC / DIGITICKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party ticket distributors (DISPOBILLET, BILLETREDUC, DIGITICK) sell tickets for Sunset Sunside events. Ticket data from these distributors is collected for door entry control purposes only.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Birdland Jazz Club: Historic New York jazz venue featuring nightly programming of international jazz artists. Comparable intimate-club format with ticketed concerts and recurring festival-style programming.
• Duc des Lombards: Iconic Paris jazz club located on the same Rue des Lombards. Direct competitor offering nightly live jazz concerts with international and French artists, comparable pricing model, and overlapping Parisian jazz audience.
• Le Baiser Salé: Paris jazz club in the Châtelet area featuring nightly concerts with a focus on Afro-Cuban, Latin, and contemporary jazz. Directly comparable live music venue with similar programming approach.
• Sunset (Paris): Distinct Paris-area live music venue; comparable in scale and live jazz programming model despite being a separate operator from the subject company's Sunset/Sunside rooms.
• Le Caveau de la Huchette: Historic Parisian jazz venue in the Latin Quarter specializing in traditional jazz and swing. Direct competitor in the Parisian live jazz club category with comparable ticketing and bar revenue model.
• New Morning: Long-running Paris live music venue hosting jazz, blues, funk, and world music. Comparable business model centered on ticketed live performances in an intimate club setting.

Broad incumbents

• Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club: Legendary London jazz club with multi-decade heritage, international artist programming, membership/friends programs, and multiple performance spaces. A scaled peer demonstrating the upper-end business model archetype for heritage jazz venues.
• Blue Note Jazz Club: Globally recognized jazz venue brand with multiple international locations, ticketed concerts, membership programs, and F&B operations. Demonstrates a multi-venue incumbent model relevant to understanding Sunset Sunside's expansion ceiling.

Others

• DigITICK: Third-party ticketing platform and channel partner already distributing Sunset Sunside tickets. Industry-adjacent infrastructure peer relevant for understanding ticketing economics and channel relationships in French live entertainment.

Regional players

• Jazz à la Villette: Major Parisian jazz festival operating in a different distribution model (multi-venue festival rather than single club). Relevant as a competitive destination for Parisian jazz audiences and a programming benchmark for headline artist booking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SunsetSunside
• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/playlist/64AIFF7wZ1PhSvEIoelYM1
• Facebookfacebook.com/SunsetSunsideJazzClub
• Instagraminstagram.com/sunsetsunside
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunset-sunside

Compliance2 records

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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