# Marsatac

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**Marsatac** is a festival of [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) held at the end of September each year, in [Marseille](/source/Marseille), France. Since 2009, the festival has had trouble finding a lasting location, and the City of Marseilles has often been criticized for not defending this popular event. Since 2012, the festival has also been held in [Nîmes](/source/N%C3%AEmes), one week before the Marseille event. In 2013, the festival took from 19 to 29 November.

## History

It was originally dedicated to the Marseille [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop) scene, then expanded progressively to international hip-hop scene, to [electro](/source/Electro_(music)), [rock](/source/Rock_music) and, since 2008, to African music for one night. The first edition took place in 1999. Since its creation, the festival took place in many different locations, on the [Frioul archipelago](/source/Frioul_archipelago), at *Dock des Suds* and on the *J4*, at . Since 2009 the *J4* has been unavailable due to the building of the [MUCEM](/source/MUCEM), therefore the festival took place in *Dock des Suds*, and then at [La Friche](/source/La_Friche), where it is still held for the moment. In Nîmes, the festival occurs in the recent cultural building *Paloma*.

In the 2011 edition, more than 23,000 people attended the festival, which ran sold out.[1] In 2012, more than 35,000 people participated in the festival.[2]

## See also

- [List of electronic music festivals](/source/List_of_electronic_music_festivals)

## References

1. ["Festival Marsatac 2011 : carton plein !"](http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-75995.html). *chartsinfrance.net*. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

1. ["Marsatac 2012 bat tous les records"](https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/2012/10/01/marsatac-2012-bat-tous-les-records-98597.html) (in fr-FR). *France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur*. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

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