"Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter joined Fred Again.., Phantasy Sound label head Erol Alkan, and Ed Banger Records founder Pedro Winter for a surprise B2B DJ set at Paris' Centre Pompidou late last night (Saturday, October 25). The occasion was a 20th anniversary celebration for the French record label Because Music. For his first DJ set in 16 years, Bangalter dropped Daft Punk tracks including "Rollin' & Scratchin'," "Digital Love," and "Contact," plus "Galvanise" by the Chemical Brothers and part of Jonny Greenwood's One Battle After Another score."
""Thomas 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," Fred Again.. wrote on social media this morning. "He also told me hasn't played a proper set without the mask on for 24 years. I didn't know what to say to either of those things and I still don't. All I said to him at the end is that I hope it isn't 24 years til the next.""
"Bangalter made his last live appearance-along with his Daft Punk counterpart Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo-during the Weeknd's performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards. He shared the solo album Mythologies in 2023. Daft Punk joined Fortnite earlier this year, adding songs from their catalog and their iconic TB3 and GM08 helmets to the video game."
Thomas Bangalter performed a surprise B2B DJ set at Paris' Centre Pompidou alongside Fred Again.., Erol Alkan, and Pedro Winter for Because Music's 20th anniversary. The set marked Bangalter's first DJ performance in 16 years and included Daft Punk tracks such as "Rollin' & Scratchin'," "Digital Love," and "Contact," plus the Chemical Brothers' "Galvanise" and part of Jonny Greenwood's score. Fred Again.. shared that Bangalter said he first fell in love with electronic music in the Pompidou in 1992 and that he had not played a proper unmasked set for 24 years. Bangalter's last live appearance was during the Weeknd's 2017 Grammy performance; he released the solo album Mythologies in 2023 and Daft Punk joined Fortnite earlier in the year.
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