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Nightlife and entertainment
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Rennes is seen at its best in the first ten days of July, when the
Festival des Tombees de la Nuit
takes over the whole city to celebrate Breton culture with music, theatre, film, mime and poetry (information from 8 place du Marechal-Juin, 35000 Rennes; tel 02.99.30.38.01). In the first week of December, the
Transmusicales
rock festival attracts big-name acts from all over France and the world at large, though still with a Breton emphasis (tel 02.99.31.12.10).
The varied season of the Theatre National de Bretagne , 1 rue St-Helier (tel 02.99.31.55.33), runs from mid-October to mid-June. All year round, in a different auditorium on the same premises, Club Ubu (tel 02.99.30.31.68) puts on large-scale gigs. Live jazz gigs take place daily except Sundays at Dejazey Jazz Club , 54 rue St-Malo (tel 02.99.38.70.72). The Barantic , 4 rue St-Michel, is one of the city's favourite bars , putting on occasional live music for a mixed crowd of Breton nationalists and boisterous students; if you don't like the look of it, or it's too full, there are half a dozen similar alternatives within spitting distance.
The friendly
bookshop
Co-op Breizh at 17 rue Penhoet (tel 02.99.79.01.87) has cassettes of Breton and Celtic music along with books and posters, and there's a large FNAC bookshop in the Colombier shopping centre. Other useful information
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