According to Stereogum.com, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter performed his first set in 16 years on October 25. It was a surprise appearance at Because Beaubourg, which is Because Music’s two-day multidisciplinary event at Paris’ Centre Pompidou before it closes for five years to undergo renovations.  The maskless Bangalter performed a surprise late night set alongside the also unannounced Fred again…, who was wearing an Amyl And The Sniffers shirt, following a set by Pedro Winter (Busy P) b2b Erol Alkan.

Bangalter’s set included several Daft Punk classics and surprisingly, Jonny Greenwood’s “One Battle After Another.” This morning, Fred again.. shared a post on Instagram commemorating the milestone, saying: “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.”

 

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“Fred again.. and Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter were surprise additions to tonight’s Because Beaubourg, Because Music’s 20th anniversary celebration at Centre Pompidou in Paris. It was Bangalter’s first proper set in 16 years and featured several Daft Punk classics and Jonny Greenwood’s “One Battle After Another.” “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.”