Jean-Michel Jarre To Light Up North America

Electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre is doing his first full North American tour this May, with music from his newest upcoming album.

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Jarre has played the continent before in his 40-plus year career, including his 1986 Houston performance at the 25th anniversary of NASA before 1.3 million. Never before has he had such a run of shows on the continent, though.

The first performance is at the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts in Toronto on May 9 and there are nine shows in total on the routing. The run closes in Los Angeles May 27 at the Microsoft Theater. 

Jarre is known for his use of digital visuals during his live performances and his extensive contributions to the development of electronic music. His new album, Oxygene 3, has a physical release slotted for March 24.

Here is the plan:

May 9 – Toronto, Ontario, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
May 11 – treal, Quebec, Bell Centre
May 16 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
May 18 – Upper Darby, Pa., Tower Theater
May 20 – New York, N.Y., Radio City Music Hall
May 22 – Chicago, Ill., Auditorium Theatr
May 24 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
May 26 – Berkeley, Calif., Greek Theatre At UC Berkeley
May 27 – Los Angeles, Calif., Microsoft Theater

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