⭐ After 3 incredible editions and over 75,000 festival-goers, Initial Festival returns in 2025 for an intergalactic edition! Ready for take-off? 🚀✨
🚨 Pre-sales sold out in less than 48 hours! 😱
The line-up will be announced very soon — join the waitlist so you don’t miss out!
The Experience
🎫 Waitlist for Initial Festival 2025 in Bordeaux
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Highlights
🔥 The festival transforms by blending open-air spaces with an exceptional indoor stage set inside a warehouse of over 86,000 square feet
⭐ A lineup of 30+ of the best artists from across the galaxy
🎧 More than 21 hours of electro music over 2 days
🌌 3 stages with extraordinary scenography, featuring giant structures and over 2,700 square feet of screens!
🎵 Join the thousands of festival-goers who are already part of the “Initial Family”
General Info
📅 Dates: Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30, 2025
⏳ Duration: 2 days
📍 Location: Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux - Cours Jules Ladoumegue
👤 Required age : 18+
♿ Accessibility: this experience is wheelchair accessible
❓ Read the festival FAQs here
📄 Consult the Terms and Conditions here
Description
Initial Festival is back with a bang in 2025 at the Parc des Expositions in Bordeaux for its fourth edition, promising to leave a lasting impression. Initial Festival: Mission to Saturn isn’t just a two-day event, it’s a gateway to an intergalactic adventure. A space of total freedom where sound, light, and energy merge to create an electrifying experience beyond imagination. Tickets will be available soon during an exclusive presale, so don’t wait a moment longer. Join the waitlist now to secure the best prices for Initial Festival 2025 in Bordeaux!
Initial Festival Reviews
⭐⭐⭐⭐Electro News : "Local collectives also have the opportunity to play alongside the biggest names, giving participants the chance to (re)discover the world of these talented artists."
⭐⭐⭐⭐Tsugi: "The festival is bursting with talent from all horizons..."
⭐⭐⭐⭐Trax: "The Initial Festival, the biggest event dedicated to electronic music in the Bordeaux region!"
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Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux
Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux is a large indoor/outdoor space of over 25,000 m² located in the Bordeaux-Lac district to the north of the city. It is a popular gathering place for cultural, sporting...
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