{"id":6224,"date":"2025-10-26T21:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/daft-punk-thomas-bangalter-dj-set-fred-again-paris-1236098096\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T21:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:26:47","slug":"daft-punk-thomas-bangalter-dj-set-fred-again-paris-1236098096","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/daft-punk-thomas-bangalter-dj-set-fred-again-paris-1236098096\/","title":{"rendered":"Daft Punk\u2019s Thomas Bangalter Surprises Fans With DJ Set Alongside Fred again.. in\u00a0Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/daft-punk\/\">Daft Punk<\/a>\u2019s Thomas Bangalter made a rare live appearance during a surprise DJ set with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/fred-again\/\">Fred again..<\/a> in Paris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Saturday (Oct. 25), the duo went B2B at Paris\u2019 Centre Pompidou as part of Because Beaubourg, a two-day celebration marking the 20th anniversary of French record label Because Music. They were joined by fellow DJs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/erol-alkan\/\">Erol Alkan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/busy-p\/\">Busy P<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/thomas-bangalter-reveals-reason-daft-punk-split-1235297789\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/daft-punk-thomas-bangalter-dj-set-fred-again-paris-1236098096\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Daft-Punk-2014-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Daft Punk\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMore Human Than Robot: Thomas Bangalter Reveals Reason For Daft Punk\u00a0Split\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/daft-punk-coachella-2006-documentary-busy-p-interview-1235860702\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/daft-punk-thomas-bangalter-dj-set-fred-again-paris-1236098096\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Daft-Punk-2006-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Daft Punk\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tHow Was Daft Punk Booked For Coachella 2006? Watch a New Documentary That Shares the\u00a0Story\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/dua-lipa-daft-punk-get-lucky-cover-france-concert-1235974846\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/daft-punk-thomas-bangalter-dj-set-fred-again-paris-1236098096\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dua-lipa-2025-phipps-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Dua Lipa\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDua Lipa Covers Daft Punk\u2019s \u2018Get Lucky\u2019 at Radical Optimism Tour Stop in\u00a0France\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe performance marked Bangalter\u2019s first DJ set in 16 years. During the set, the French musician spun a mix of Daft Punk classics \u2014 including \u201cContact,\u201d \u201cRollin\u2019 &amp; Scratchin\u2019,\u201d and \u201cDigital Love\u201d \u2014 as well as The Chemical Brothers\u2019 \u201cGalvanise\u201d and Jonny Greenwood\u2019s score for <em>One Battle After Another<\/em>, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-play-surprise-b2b-dj-set-with-fred-again-in-paris-3902365\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NME<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSaturday\u2019s performance was also the final show at the Centre Pompidou before the venue closes for renovations over the next five years. Check out the livestream <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eFeT4CKSSh0?si=FzdRkQNYdIHWJQUS\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLast night I got to play with Thomas Bangalter, Erol Alkan, Busy P at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the last night before it closes for 5 years,\u201d Fred Again.. wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQRsvfnCOn5\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cThomas told me in this lift on the way down to the show that the first time he fell in love with electronic music was in this building in 1992. He also told me hasn\u2019t played a proper set without the mask on for 24 years. I didn\u2019t know what to say to either of those things and I still don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe electronic producer added, \u201cAll I said to him at the end is that I hope it isn\u2019t 24 years til the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIconic dance artists flooded the comments to share their excitement. \u201cLegendary!!\u201d Ti\u00ebsto wrote, while David Guetta added \u201cwow,\u201d accompanied by several raised-hand emojis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDaft Punk\u2019s last live performance took place alongside The Weeknd at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Since the pioneering French electronic duo announced their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/thomas-bangalter-reveals-reason-daft-punk-split-1235297789\/\">split in 2021<\/a>, Bangalter has scored several projects, including a French ballet and a comedy film inspired by Salvador Dal\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daft Punk\u2019s Thomas Bangalter made a rare live appearance during a surprise DJ set with Fred again.. in Paris. 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