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The Coopérative de Mai (also called La Coopé) is the current music stage of Clermont-Ferrand, France. It was inaugurated on March 7, 2000 with a performance by Rita Mitsouko.
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History
The political wishes of the city of Clermont-Ferrand are at the origin of the construction of the Coopérative de Mai since 1998. Didier Veillault, former director of the Plan in Ris-Orangis and coopérative’s current director was recruited in early 1999 as the head of project. He follows the construction and the implementation of the project until early 2000, date in which the Pop Art Association is chosen to manage the place, in the context of a public service delegation. The building housing the Cooperative de Mai and the Polydome convention center has been built on the land that was previously occupied by the former Michelin cooperative, a department store for the workmen.
Equipment
The Cooperative de Mai is made up of two show rooms:
Programming
The hall receives about 130 concerts a year and has already received more than 1,800 artists including Elliott Smith, The National, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Morissey, Belle and Sebastian, Tindersticks, Dream Theater, The Hives, Divine Comedy, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The White Stripes, Noir Désir, Muse…
As important as it is, the dissemination activity is for the Coopérative de Mai the tip of the iceberg. Each year, many artists choose the hall as the preferred place of residence and establishment. Production, co-productions, welcome of run-through, so many possibilities that have already attracted Matthieu Chedid, Indochine, Rinocerose, Alain Bashung…