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Richard-Eastham wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:13 am
He's only gone and done it! Broken away from the "black box" festival stage and starting to draw in the surrounding architecture into the show design experience. That hybrid approach I was advocating he use in Brussels. It looks great! I know this was the date on the tour when the TV crew was there, so maybe that's why there was a slightly more ambitious approach? But it shows it can be done. Love it! A shame it didn't happen in Brussels (where I was) but so pleased this particular show took that old school JMJ attitude and applied it to today's modern staging.

He started with this in Italy. The buildings around St. Mark's Square were lit up in colours during the concert. Much more impressive was Pompeii, where the stage had no roof and lights and lasers were placed all around the top of the amphitheatre. The beams crossed directly above the heads of the audience, so you really felt you were in the middle of the show. A truly "immersive" experience!

Oxygene wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:57 am

Richard-Eastham wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:13 am
He's only gone and done it! Broken away from the "black box" festival stage and starting to draw in the surrounding architecture into the show design experience. That hybrid approach I was advocating he use in Brussels. It looks great! I know this was the date on the tour when the TV crew was there, so maybe that's why there was a slightly more ambitious approach? But it shows it can be done. Love it! A shame it didn't happen in Brussels (where I was) but so pleased this particular show took that old school JMJ attitude and applied it to today's modern staging.

He started with this in Italy. The buildings around St. Mark's Square were lit up in colours during the concert. Much more impressive was Pompeii, where the stage had no roof and lights and lasers were placed all around the top of the amphitheatre. The beams crossed directly above the heads of the audience, so you really felt you were in the middle of the show. A truly "immersive" experience!

I saw some footage of the Venice show but it simply looked like the stage lighting was spilling over to the surrounding buildings, because it was such an initimate space. So almost by accident not design. I have still to see a good "far back, wide angle" view of Pompeii. Great news this happened more than once.

Richard-Eastham wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:00 am

Oxygene wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:57 am

Richard-Eastham wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:13 am
He's only gone and done it! Broken away from the "black box" festival stage and starting to draw in the surrounding architecture into the show design experience. That hybrid approach I was advocating he use in Brussels. It looks great! I know this was the date on the tour when the TV crew was there, so maybe that's why there was a slightly more ambitious approach? But it shows it can be done. Love it! A shame it didn't happen in Brussels (where I was) but so pleased this particular show took that old school JMJ attitude and applied it to today's modern staging.

He started with this in Italy. The buildings around St. Mark's Square were lit up in colours during the concert. Much more impressive was Pompeii, where the stage had no roof and lights and lasers were placed all around the top of the amphitheatre. The beams crossed directly above the heads of the audience, so you really felt you were in the middle of the show. A truly "immersive" experience!

I saw some footage of the Venice show but it simply looked like the stage lighting was spilling over to the surrounding buildings, because it was such an initimate space. So almost by accident not design. I have still to see a good "far back, wide angle" view of Pompeii. Great news this happened more than once.

Well, St. Mark's Square was not really so intimate, because it's really a large square. The lighting of the buildings surely was not by chance, but part of the show. They were lit up in colours all along the square. Lots of people were looking backwards to see the lasers hit St. Mark's church and the campanile. It can be seen in this report:

Pompeii was much more intimate. A smaller audience sitting closer together. The experience there was much more intense! The lasers for Oxygene 19 were unbelievable!
Here's a look around the amphitheatre before the concert:

Jean-Michel Jarre performs tonight in Seville's Plaza de España with an immersive audiovisual show, designed exclusively for this monumental space. At 76 years old, the pioneer of European electronic music continues to reinvent himself with light, sound, and artificial intelligence: "This concert is a great pleasure and a great emotion for me."

Source: https://www.diariodesevilla.es/ocio/pla ... 4.amp.html

I watched a few videos on this channel. The audience in Seville knows how to have a good time. They sing along during almost every song.

rinogurr wrote: Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:47 pm

Brilliant light show.
29.17 love the lady dancing loosing it.
Also the dude in cowboy hat at the front looks cool.

I'm sorry to say

Way to many 100mph tracks.

A concert ought to have variations moods feels.
Giving people an opportunity to breathe.

Bringing in 3 beatless tracks from these 10 : Ethnicolor 2, Chrono7, Millions of Stars, Electrees, Oxy 18, The Watchers, Flying Totems, Don't look back, Amazonia pt7 8 or pt9.

Dropping Architect, dropping Herbalizer, Dropping MF1, dropping Exit won't be dropped because JMJ likes it's message.

Removing all beats from Equi7, even on og album beats unnecessary for Equi7.

Bringing in Oxy16 instead of Herbalizer.

Bringing in MF1 pt3, MF4 : never know, if Arppegiateur can make an appearance, these can as well.

Xyxophas wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:59 pm I watched a few videos on this channel. The audience in Seville knows how to have a good time. They sing along during almost every song.

the audience singing along

Icónica Seville Fest from Oxygène to Oxymore: Jarre 2.0 dazzles the Plaza de España
Jean-Michel Jarre 2.0 dazzles the Plaza de España. The pioneer of Lyon opted for a contemporary rereading of his work, between sound brutalism, drones and electronic rhythms, taking Icónica Sevilla Fest from Oxygène to Oxymore.

Source: https://achtungmag.com/iconica-sevilla- ... de-espana/

"Jarre appeared alone on stage, without musicians accompanying him, and that marked the format of the concert from the beginning: an individual proposal, focused on him and his technical device. With no band or collaborators, the approach was functional and direct, with all the control in his hands. His outfit reflected that same logic: technical and carefree. Light jacket in acid green, wide trousers with an abstract print, dark glasses and a sober gesture. Something between retro and scientific rider."

Great write up! Love this description. The review also says that Second Rendezvous was played in Seville - is this right?

Richard-Eastham wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 2:31 pm Great write up! Love this description. The review also says that Second Rendezvous was played in Seville - is this right?

The context seems to indicate that they mistook RV4 for RV2