Record Store Day in Lille, France
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Lille, France
Independent record shops open in Lille, France right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Air du temps
Vinyl and CD dealer operating since 1992, mainly known as the Sunday-morning stall at the Marché de Wazemmes. Jazz, rock, blues, reggae, world and chanson.
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- Besides Records
Vieux Lille disquaire since 2010 with roughly 15,000 new and used vinyl spanning pop, rock, folk, jazz, hip-hop and chanson. Used stock is tested and cleaned before sale.
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- Bohème Records
Independent Lille disquaire opened 2021 by Maxime Carpentier on rue Gambetta. Electronic-leaning with world, reggae, rock and jazz; roughly 80% new stock, 20% used.
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- Disconnexion Records
New electronic-music disquaire (bass, dubstep, jungle, techno, dub) opened June 2026 by DJ Guillaume Lefèvre (DJ Grrr). Physical shop plus online store with ultrasonic vinyl cleaning and collection buyback.
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- L'Artbarrock
Rock, punk, metal and roots-reggae disquaire on rue Solférino selling new and used vinyl, CDs, books, posters and collector memorabilia. Acquired the neighboring Notes en Bulles shop in 2023.
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- Le Distrot
Disquaire-bar hybrid between Rihour and République, opened spring 2022 by Louis and Hugues. Punk, hardcore and hip-hop vinyl alongside local beers, with 2-3 showcases a month.
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- Quelque Part Records
New and used vinyl, books and magazines with a leftfield bent - indie, folk, psych, post-punk, drone, krautrock, afro, soul and hip-hop. Hosts in-store artist performances and signings.
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- Urban Music
Lille's hip-hop specialist disquaire since 2001, now inside the Galerie Grand Place. Rap, soul, funk, afrobeat and jazz vinyl, CDs and DJ turntables, with weekly arrivals from the UK and US.
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See the full record store listing for Lille, France.