Some concert facts:
- 8 trucks are used to transport the set and 40 tons of equipment packed into 1100 flight cases.
- The Oxygene 7-13 Tour requires 1000 amps on 380 volts per show. At peak performance Jean Michel Jarre puts out 75,000 watts of power per show.
- The lighting for the tour was designed by Roy Bennett and Jean Michel Jarre and comprises 74 moving lights.
- 26 keyboards for Jean Michel Jarre are taken on the road.
- 65 people travel with the band including management, musicians, stage crew, drivers etc. An additional 80 local crew and security personnel are needed for each concert.
- 5 dancing puppets of over 5 meters high designed by Peter Minshell and Jean Michel from the Callalloo company in Trinidad will join the artist on stage.
A message from our concert reporter:
Let me introduce myself...code name : JCDeep Living for something strong called ArKaos Now on Tour with Jean-Michel Jarre. I'll be your eyewitness of the Oxygene Tour '97. I will try to keep you updated on every concert, delivering some of the best images of the show by using X<>Pose 1.1 (more info on my setup to come...you can already check ArKaos website).
In many ways, this tour is a real technology showcase; Jean Michel's show is a playground filled with new exciting experiments... .If you are a technology freak <like me>, check these pages regularly, I will try to keep you informed on different cutting edge techniques used for this incredible show.
If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to drop me an email at jcdeep@arkaos.be.
Exclusive photos from the tour:
DATE VENUE & CITY May 9 The Globe
Stockholm, SwedenMay 11 Scandinavium
Gothenberg, SwedenMay 13 Messehalle
Leipzig, GermanyMay 14 Deutschlandhalle
Berlin, GermanyMay 16 Sportshalle
Hamburg, GermanyMay 18 Schleyerhalle
Stuttgart, GermanyMay 20 Hallenstadion
Zurich, SwitzerlandMay 22 Stadthalle
Vienna, AustriaMay 23 Olympiahalle
Munich, GermanyMay 24 Arena
Oberhausen, GermanyMay 25 Festehalle
Frankfurt, GermanyMay 27 Arena
Geneva, SwitzerlandMay 30 Ahoy
Rotterdam, HollandMay 31 Forest National
Brussels, BelgiumJune 4 SECC
Glasgow, UKJune 5 NEC
Birmingham, UKJune 6 Nynex Arena
Manchester, UKJune 16 Hartwall Arena
Helsinki, FinlandJune 21 Spodek Arena
Katowice, PolandJune 22 Sportshalle
Prague, Czech RepublicJune 22 Sportshalle
Budapest, HungaryJune 26 Forum Arena
Milan, Italy