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[Kanta]

Jean-Michel Jarre announces first European tour for nine years
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre will tour across Europe throughout June and July
French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has announced a series of summer concerts throughout Europe for June and July.
This will be Jarre's first official tour since 2016 and his first live performance since he headlined the Paris 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony last September.
The shows will take place in some of Europe's most stunning settings - from ancient amphitheatres such as the Arena Pula in Croatia and Anfiteatro Degli Scavi in Pompeii to the iconic Piazza San Marco in Venice, along with royal palaces such as the Royal Palace of Brussels, state-of-the-art arenas and open-air festivals, and will feature highlights from Jarre’s 50-year catalogue alongside newer compositions and reimagined classics.
"I’m delighted to return to the stage and share this new live experience with fans across Europe," says Jarre. "Each venue on this tour offers a unique atmosphere and energy - they are all perfect settings to bring my music to life."
Jarre recently attended the opening of Amazônia in Brussels, an exhibition by renowned French-Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, for which he composed the evocative original soundtrack.
He is also presenting Oxyville at the official Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes place from May 10 to November 23, an electronic musical creation designed with 360° spatial sound, exploring the connection between 3D sound and architectural space.

Source: https://www.loudersound.com/news/jean-m ... vjW1qHHtIw

[Kanta]

[Jote]

So looks like the mention of "Magnetic Fields" in the press releases wasn't just PR BS and there's a new remix. Odd busy bass though. FOMO kicking in...

Get a ticket for the Brussels show! See you there, Jote!

Still considering. Although the logistics might be problematic, esp. given it's on Tuesday. I also need some personal stuff to clear out before committing to this...

[Kanta]

Tour publicity:

“It’s time to restore a dynamic vision for the future that’s not just about recycling our garbage and all that”: Disillusioned by the 21st century, Jean-Michel Jarre aims to inspire a new hope

Source: https://www.loudersound.com/features/je ... 010-future

[Robi83]

Tour publicity:

“It’s time to restore a dynamic vision for the future that’s not just about recycling our garbage and all that”: Disillusioned by the 21st century, Jean-Michel Jarre aims to inspire a new hope

Source: https://www.loudersound.com/features/je ... 010-future

The content is rather about the 2010 tour...

[Kanta]

Tour publicity:

“It’s time to restore a dynamic vision for the future that’s not just about recycling our garbage and all that”: Disillusioned by the 21st century, Jean-Michel Jarre aims to inspire a new hope

Source: https://www.loudersound.com/features/je ... 010-future

The content is rather about the 2010 tour...

Yes, but the article is dated 15 May 2025….

[Finaero]

Still funny how the amount of sold records jumped from 56 million in 2003 to 80 million in 2004... but has remained at 80 million ever since

[Kanta]

[Jote]

womp womp womp womp wooomp trigger warning ^^

[jeanbatman]

Nice new Magnetic Fields 1 version!

Yes, indeed! I like it very much! If he reworks more of his classics like this, then it will be a really cool tour - musically...

Yes and even more if it's not classics but deep cuts like Calypso 2 for instance...

[thesynthesist]

So looks like the mention of "Magnetic Fields" in the press releases wasn't just PR BS and there's a new remix. Odd busy bass though. FOMO kicking in...

Sort of sounds like a real bass layered with multiple other basslines

[Kanta]

[Kanta]

Exclusive Focus interview: Jean-Michel Jarre had a Hungarian girlfriend

Jean-Michel Jarre is an icon of electronic music with over 85 million records sold. He hosted the Fókusz crew exclusively at his home in Paris, where he talked about his old Hungarian memories and his upcoming tour. He has a special connection to Budapest – his first fan letters also came from there. The 77-year-old legend is updating his spectacular show with artificial intelligence, which will also visit the Hungarian capital this summer. Re-arranged hits, never-before-heard songs and a unique visual world await the audience. The Budapest concert is guaranteed to be a memorable experience for Jarre fans.

Video: https://rtl.hu/fokusz/2025/05/17/jean-m ... N8XT-Ri0eg

[Kanta]

Jean-Michel Jarre in concert on the Place des Palais on July 1st

The French musician and producer will perform in concert one day after Neil Young, as part of the Brussels Palace Open Air, a new summer event.

Jean-Michel Jarre announces "an exclusive retrofuturist concert with a monumental and unprecedented stage device that reconnects with the mega-concerts that shaped his legend", present the organizers of the Brussels Palace Open Air in a press release.

The French artist with 85 million albums sold has not performed in Belgium since coming to the Palais 12 in 2016.

Jean-Michel Jarre became known in 1976 with the album "Oxygene" and confirmed his success two years later with "Equinoxe". From the beginning, the composer's son MauriceJarre "wisted to break with the standard of the usual halls" and turned to mega-concerts, which allowed him to perform in mythical places all over the world. The French electro pioneer had notably given a concert in front of nearly 70,000 spectators at the foot of the Atomium in 1993.

Source: https://bx1.be/categories/news/jean-mic ... _-TUYpPEmw

[Robi83]

Nice new Magnetic Fields 1 version!

Yes, indeed! I like it very much! If he reworks more of his classics like this, then it will be a really cool tour - musically...

Yes and even more if it's not classics but deep cuts like Calypso 2 for instance...

That would be great!