French Connection: Phoenix Gets a Visit From Daft Punk

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With opening acts like Wavves and Dirty Projectors, this sounds like a concert hundreds of people are so glad they didn't miss. For the rest of us losers, we get to hear the day after how Phoenix was joined on stage by Daft Punk. This was Daft Punk's first live show in three years.

Clash Music gives us some insightful history into why this fantastic event may have even occurred:
"Way before electro-house and the concept of 'blogging' French group Darlin' were formed by three High School friends. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo were joined by Laurent Brancowitz, eventually releasing their debut single.
A rare live outing in London prompted Melody Maker to slate Darlin' calling the French group "a load of daft punk". Splitting soon afterwards, Brancowitz focussed on his own group Phoenix while Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk.
Fast forward fifteen years, and all three are known across the world."

WHO FUCKIN' KNEW! I obviously didn't. Did you?

The YouTube titles say it all. Enjoy!

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Words by Danielle Fowler

Published on melophobe October 21, 2010.

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