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07:38, 22-Jun-2018
France’s presidential palace hosts electronic music show
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The courtyard of the French presidential palace was converted into a giant dance floor for one evening on the country’s Music Day.
The Elysee Palace hosted an unprecedented electronic music show on Thursday that 1,500 people who registered on the presidency’s website got to attend for free.
DJ Chloe mixes tracks during the country’s Music Day at the Elysee Palace in Paris, June 21, 2018. /AP Photo
DJ Chloe mixes tracks during the country’s Music Day at the Elysee Palace in Paris, June 21, 2018. /AP Photo
Guests could enjoy food and alcohol-free beer while listening to five French acts. They included electro artists Kavinsky and Busy P, who are regarded as global ambassadors of the house music genre known as French Touch.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, made a brief appearance to shake hands with spectators.
A man takes a glass of alcohol-free beer with the inscription “Elysee country’s Music Day” at the Elysee Palace in Paris, June 21, 2018. /AP Photo
A man takes a glass of alcohol-free beer with the inscription “Elysee country’s Music Day” at the Elysee Palace in Paris, June 21, 2018. /AP Photo
Since its first edition in 1982, the Music Day Festival has evolved into an evening of outdoor concerts at cultural sites and on street corners across France.
(Cover: The French presidency hosts an unprecedented electronic music show in the elegant courtyard of the Elysee Palace on the country’s Music Day, June 21, 2018. /AP Photo)
Source(s): AP