Amateur Night at The Apollo

The iconic show that forged the legend of this music hall

Which artist will be “good” or “gone”, a terrible sentence that fueled the famous”Amateur Night” every Wednesday night for 85 years? On Wednesday, February 20, the flagship show ofApollo Theater will be back for a new season rich in emotions.

On the program: a multitude of amateur artists (musicians, comedians, comedians, dancers, rappers...) will succeed one another on stage to give the best of themselves in the face of a merciless audience. The candidate's fate will be decided either by applause or boos.

This iconic show forged the legend of this music hall, which saw big names in black American music make their debuts or ignite the public (Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Ross, Diana Ross, The Supremes, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, James Brown...). At “Amateur Night”, you could well meet the big star of tomorrow.