Optimo play The Les Transmusicales de Rennes festival But after three nights of shows in the city centre and at the Parc Expo, it was some of Scotland's finest exports that brought the curtain down on this year's Transmusicales de Rennes at the Ubu club in the city, with Optimo bringing the sound of the SubClub to the West Coast of France. Recent years have seen the likes of M.I.A. and Janelle Monáe perform at the festival. This year the event held three nights of evening shows in the city centre, followed by three nights of performances at the massive Parc Expo outside town. Other events were held at nightclubs and conference halls. Belgian rapper Stromae, who has been one of the biggest stars this year in mainland Europe, was the biggest draw of the weekend, packing in a massive hall. This was the crowd for Stromae. Other highlights were new European acts like Dead, Superets and Moodoïd. Not household names, perhaps, but they certainly deserve to be better known. Meanwhile, more familiar acts from this neck of the woods included London Grammar, a band whose debut album earlier this year will be for many their favourite new release of 2013. Their cover of the song Nightcall by French electro act Kavinsky was a perfect choice for the event.