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SFR Live concerts, the first night of electro at the Grand Palais

An event devoted to young people

The musical event of 2009, the Nave of the Grand Palais will be transformed into a gigantic "electro» scene!
See the media:Red cushions on a green lawn created a relaxed mood
SFR Live concerts. Red cushions on a green lawn created a relaxed mood © Collection Grand Palais, François Tomasi
On the night of Friday September 25 2009, SFR Live Concerts offers an eclectic, visual and festive 12-hour experience at the Grand Palais and the Show Case. The show will explore the vast area that is now electronic music, and feature young talents from the competition run by SFR, the mobile phone operator, exciting new stars and established artists. The first part of the evening, from 6:00 pm to midnight, will be dedicated to live shows, and will be followed till 6:00 am, by an enormous party, the Nave morphing into an immense dance floor. A 100% electro night conceived as a musical platform for a "community» and multiplexed live over the Internet, mobile phones and TV.  
With Etienne De Crecy, Matias Aguayo, Mondkopf, Felix Da Housecat, Surkin, Dj Hell.

The 2nd Electro night/SFR Live

For the second year running, the Grand Palais staged its Electro Night! The first edition was such a massive success, drawing 8,000 people, that the Nave reinvited electronic culture.
See the media:Scenography by Electronic Shadow
Scenography by Electronic Shadow © Collection Grand Palais, François Tomasi
On Saturday October 9 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., the Nave throbbed all night to the big names of the international electro scene: Laurent Garnier, Yuksek, Simian Mobile Disco, Supermayer and more. The scenography was designed by Electronic Shadow, two artists specialised in contemporary digital art, whose stage show combines new technologies, stage architecture and a lightshow. The event went out on the web, TV and mobile phones. A pulsating atmosphere at the Grand Palais.

SFR live concert night

The successes of 2009 and 2010 have definitively established la Nuit SFR Live Concerts in the Grand Palais as one of the most compelling events on the musical calendar. This year again, SFR, in association with La Lune Rousse and Artevia offered a unique night of entertainment to fans of electro music.
See the media:A huge audience of over 7,000 turned up for the show!
A huge audience of over 7,000 turned up for the show! © Collection Grand Palais, Mirco Magliocca
On October 8 2011 the stage at the Grand Palais was the place to be for fans of electro music, and the big names were Agoria, Cascadeur, Cassius, Crystal Fighters, Modeselektor, SBTRKT, Whomadewho and Nico Gomez, winner of the SFR Young Talents award!
A sensorial experience and a unique show not only for the 7,000 people heaving on the dance floor, but also for fans who were able to watch the event live on the Web, TV and mobile phones. The show was in fact being filmed and beamed out live on the www.live-concert.sfr.fr Web site (with a choice of viewpoints and chat rooms), Facebook, SFR’s neufbox TV channel and mobile phones.

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