Arles is also a city of music.

In the Mediterranean tradition, here converge a variety of musical styles : traditional Provençal music (fife and drum) (group Le Condor), gypsy music (Chico, Les Gipsy Kings, Gitano Family), jazz, historical and classical music, opera, world music, contemporary music.

Among the major events to note are the Suds à Arles Festival, the opera forum, Jazz in Arles, the Harp Festival organized by the Association Opéra…

For night-owls, the Cargo de Nuit, is a must in Arles. It opens its stage to all kinds of contemporary musical expression and for all types of listeners, young and old, and has built a solid reputation for offering quality concerts over the last ten years.

The nightclub has received the Ministry-of-Culture label “Scène de Musiques Actuelles” , and has organized more than 1200 concerts since opening, including André Ceccarelli, Rita Mitsouko, Thomas Fersen, Didier Lockwood, The Gladiators, and recently Sinclair, Ten Years After or Cali….