Le Mondial du Tatouage, known to international audiences as the Tattoo Planetarium, closed its doors yesterday after three concentrated days at La Grande Halle de la Villette, a venue that has hosted the convention since 2014 and that continues to suit its scale. Created in 1999 by famous tattoo artist Tin Tin, the event has grown into a central meeting point for tattoo culture (Click HERE to watch our short backstage interview with Tin-Tin at last summer’s Suffocation concert.)
La Grande Halle, a former market near the old slaughterhouses in the reformed meat packing district, handled the weekend traffic without difficulty, and the steady movement of people across the main floor suggested attendance close to the usual thirty five thousand visitors. More than five hundred artists occupied the aisles, and the pace remained constant from midday onward, with visitors comparing portfolios, asking for quotes, photographing displays, and watching sessions unfold at close range. Many booked appointments on the spot, and the sound of machines carried across the hall without interruption, while the bars and food trucks stayed active enough to keep the crowd circulating throughout the afternoon and evening.
Of particular interest for us is the musical selection which carried on with the heavy tradition established the previous years. 2025's edition saw sets by grindcore/death metal legends Rotten Sound, Brujeria, and Carcass as well as Frustration and Bracco.
