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Alert: The Centre Pompidou is teasing a special event with Daft Punk!

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Did the Centre Pompidou achieve the unthinkable: bring back the legendary duo of French electro, Daft Punk? An enigmatic tweet from the Parisian cultural center reignited fans' slim hopes this Friday, May 5th. Beaubourg invites us to meet on its esplanade next Thursday, May 11th at 6:30 pm for a special event... Be alert.

The legendary French group, whose separation in February 2021 made us cry so much, could they be back? Last Friday, the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture surprised everyone with a rather mysterious tweet. Without giving any further information about the event, the Parisian museum dropped a minimalist post composed of a date and time, "18.30.11.05.23," accompanied by the cover of the reissue of their album released 10 years earlier: Random Access Memories. Could it be a concert evening? An exhibition? The return of the duo Thomas and Guy-Manuel? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for more updates!;nd=1" target="_blank">Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo ? That's enough to sow doubt. To find out, meet this Thursday, May 11th in front of the Centre Pompidou at 6:30 pm.

This date was certainly not chosen at random. Indeed, the event coincides with the release of the reissue of Random Access Memories with several unreleased tracks for the 10th anniversary of the album.


The birth of Daft Punk at the Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is the place that changed Daft Punk's career. On the night of November 10, 1992, the museum terrace transformed into an immense dance floor, for the "Armistice" house party. Mixing all of Paris' nocturnal clubbers, among them were Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. At only 18 years old, the two pals discovered this music genre that would change their lives and ignite a vocation. The rest, as they say, is history...

A global Daft Punk event in the works?

According to the fan account @Daft_Wub,

@Daft_Wub, a worldwide event is also being prepared to celebrate the release of the new album. The Twitter page reveals hidden geolocation data on Spotify in the different available tracks of Random Access Memories, 10th anniversary. When you play them, the song thumbnails come to life and reveal satellite data from around the world: Give Life Back to Music: 34°00'30.5"N 118°29'54.9"W (Santa Monica, California) The Game of Love: 35°37'27.3"N 139°46'31.5"E (Tokyo, Japan) Giorgio by Moroder: 34°36'29.5"N 58°22'20.0"W (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Instant Crush: 23°35'11.9"S 46°39'21.8"W (São Paulo, Brazil) Lose Yourself to Dance: 40°45'32.2"N 73°59'06.3"W (New York, United States) Get Lucky: 33°51'29.3"S 151°12'52.5"E (Sydney, Australia) Fragments of Time: 19°25'57.5"N 99°07'59.3" W (Mexico, Mexico) Doin' It Right: 48°51'38.9"N 2°21'06.1"E (Paris, France) Within: 51°31'55.7"N 0°07'30.2"W (London, England) Special event Daft Punk? Le Centre Pompidou Place Georges Pompidou - 4th Meet on Thursday, May 11th at 6:30 pm More info