Air & Phoenix play concert on Paris airport roof

French electro artists Air, Phoenix and Etienne de Crécy starred in a unique concert held on the roof of Terminal 1 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.

The ‘French Touch’ showcase, which attracted more than 2,000 fans, was organised by ADP Group (Aéroports de Paris) alongside Amazon Music and was livestreamed on Prime Video and the global Amazon Music channel on Twitch.

Held in the run-up to this month’s Paris Olympics, the 17 July show marked 50 years of the country’s main airport and its role “as a gateway to the world in France, and a participant in France’s cultural influence”. It also served as “a celebration of French culture and a tribute to the art and music that have shaped the global electro scene”.

Admission was free of charge and accessible by registration, with other acts on the night including Inès Mélia, Benjamin Diamond B2B Alan Braxe and Izzy Lindqwister.

London’s Heathrow Airport has also teamed with global music events company Sofar Sounds to curate its new Terminal 5 stage

The airport has previously staged gigs by Rone in 2015 in the boarding lounge of Terminal 2E, as well as Metronomy in the baggage reclaim area, in addition to performances by Nicolas Godin, Tale Of Us and Lang Lang.

Paris-CDG is not the first major European airport to present live music in 2024 – London’s Heathrow Airport has also teamed with global music events company Sofar Sounds to curate its new Terminal 5 stage throughout this summer.

Designed to showcase a diverse range of emerging British talent spanning pop, jazz, folk, R&B, soul and rock, the Heathrow Introducing Stage is due to wrap up its season today (24 July) after hosting the last of three events. Acts have included acoustic rock band China Bears, folk singer-songwriter The Halfway Kid and R&B artist Olivia Nelson.

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