Terminal 1: free electro party at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport with Air, Phoenix...

Concerts by AIR, Phoenix, Étienne de Crécy, Inès Mélia and Benjamin Diamond on the roof of Terminal 1 atParis-Charles-de-Gaulle airport? It's the unusual musical experience not to be missed this summer in the Paris region. Inaugurated 50 years ago, Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport is going all out for this anniversary, transforming the roof of its Terminal 1 into an open-air concert hall featuring the French Touch.

For this electro evening, simply entitled " Terminal 1 " , several big names have been announced, including Air, the famous duo formed in 1995 and made up of Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin. Phoenix, the French pop-rock band from Versailles, will also be on hand, as will Étienne de Crécy, Inès Mélia, Benjamin Diamond B2B Alan Braxe and Izzy Lindqwister.

For this unique concert, to be experienced on Wednesday July 17, 2024 from 6:30pm, some 2,000 electro music fans are expected. In other good news, the " Terminal 1 " event is free, but accessible by registration. So remember to register early; ticketing is due to open on July 3, 2024 at 11am on Dice. For those who can't make it, you can follow the various performances live from home on Amazon Music's Twitch Monde channel and on Amazon Prime...

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This is not the first time the ADP Group has put music in the spotlight. In recent years, several artists have performed there, including Rone, who took over the Terminal 2E departure lounge in 2015. Metronomy, meanwhile, had passengers dancing in the baggage reclaim area. The adventure continues this year with the " Terminal 1 " event, taking over the roof of the airport's first terminal for an evening dedicated to the French Touch.

Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle is considered France's largest airport and Europe's second busiest, according to figures for 2022. Terminal 1 was opened in 1974 to cope with the saturation of Orly airport, located to the south of the capital.