Legendary Paris disco club Le Palace to reopen after four decades

Le Palace, the storied disco nightclub formerly situated in Paris’ Montmarte, is set to reopen after some 45 years in 2027.

The legendary club is being brought back to life by French producer Mickael Chétrit, who purchased the building that formerly housed Le Palace on Rue du Faubourg in the city’s theatre district last year.

After acquiring the venue, Chétrit revealed his plans to “revive this unique, world-renowned space” and “restore” the venue, which shuttered in 1982 when its then owner, Fabrice Emaer, was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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Le Palace first opened in 1978, based around the famed New York disco haunt Studio 54. In its short but successful run over the next five years, it attracted the likes of Prince, Grace Jones, Mick Jagger and many more.

After the club’s closure, the venue was taken over by squatters for a short time before being reopened as a theatre and concert hall, which was eventually shuttered permanently in 2023.

“I'm thrilled to announce that I'm taking over the management of this legendary venue, where the greatest artists, from Gainsbourg to Prince, have performed,” Chétrit said last year.

Though originally planned to open in late 2026, The Guardian reports that Le Palace will now return in 2027. Chétrit notes that he has already received numerous requests from artists to perform at the venue.

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“I’m too young to remember the club in its heyday but I’ve seen the photos and documentaries and I’ve spoken to people who used to come here,” he said (via The Guardian). “In those days, everyone knew Le Palace.”

Chétrit is working alongside famed French architect Jacques Garcia on the project, with plans to “respect that spirit and the history and what people experienced here.”

“I didn’t want to change everything and create something completely new, it’s about keeping the name and using the history of what it was to create what it will become,” Chétrit said.

[Via The Guardian]

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