GIMS

Some artists fill venues. And then there is GIMS, who fills five in four days. From December 19 to 22, 2025, as part of his Last Winter Tour, France’s most dominant artist took up residence at Plenitude Arena for an extraordinary end-of-year run. Five sold-out concerts, including an exceptional double date on Saturday December 20 — one show at 2pm, another at 8pm — for a total of 200,000 spectators across the entire series. A rare achievement at this scale. An artistic and logistical marathon that few artists would dare attempt.

200,000 spectators. Five sold-out nights. France’s most dominant artist turns Plenitude Arena into the musical epicentre of year’s end.

The year 2025 had already confirmed GIMS at the very top. Nine tracks simultaneously in France’s Spotify Top 50 in August. Ninao, Ciel, Parisienne, Spider in constant rotation. An album, Le Nord se souvient, selected for Grammy consideration. And a tour that had already sold more than 500,000 tickets across France before even reaching Paris. This wasn’t just a tour closing. It was a consecration.

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The production matched the venue

From the moment GIMS walked on stage, the tone was set. Monumental sets, laser-precise lightshows, giant screens, flame jets, lasers, confetti. And in the stands, light-up bracelets that changed colour with each song, turning Plenitude Arena into one enormous, breathing, living dancefloor. DJ Bens opened proceedings in the first half and summed up the evening perfectly: “the biggest nightclub in Europe.” A central stage allowed GIMS to move through the crowd in total immersion, within arm’s reach of his 40,000 fans.

The setlist crossed an entire career

Hola Señorita, Bella, Appelle ta copine, Est-ce que tu m’aimes, Spider, Ninao, Parisienne, Ciel — anthems landing one after another, each sung back word for word by a room that knew every line. And for those waiting for Sexion d’Assaut, GIMS delivered: Wati by Night and Désolé rang out through Plenitude Arena, sending a wave of emotion and nostalgia crashing across the room in one collective surge.

Five nights. 200,000 spectators. A year’s end no one will forget.

The guests made each night uniquely its own

Dadju, Vitaa, Naps — warm reunions that raised the temperature with every appearance. And on the final night, SCH and La Mano 1.9 joined GIMS on stage for Un monde à l’autre, from the official GP Explorer 2025 compilation. “That must be the fastest diamond record of the year,” GIMS declared to the roar of the crowd.

There were also the moments with the audience : those instants that make GIMS unlike anyone else on stage. The banner game, now a ritual: fans pulled up on stage, spontaneous exchanges, freestyles. And for Loup Garou, GIMS rapped at a speed that left the room breathless and pulled a standing ovation from every corner of the venue.

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The concert was broadcast on France 2

For the first time, Plenitude Arena entered the living rooms of France on the evening of December 22, national recognition for a series of shows that defined the end of France’s musical year.

When the lights came up after the final concert, the announcement had already landed: GIMS would return to Plenitude Arena in December 2026 for the Carpe Diem Tour. The room barely cooled, and a new residency already in the making. Some artists end their tours. GIMS starts a new one.