Some days ago, we talked about the project of a new Jean Michel Jarre Tour in 2009. Well, now it seems this project became a reality as we know the first dates of this project named “World Arena Tour”:

• 04/05/2009 Debrecen, Hungary. Fonix Csarnok
• 05/05/2009 Ostrava, Czech Republic. CEZ Arena
• 06/05/2009 Wroclaw, Poland. Hali Stulecia
• 08/05/2009 Arhus, Denmark. Atletion-NRGi Arena
• 09/05/2009 Herning, Denmark. Den Runde Hal-MCH
• 11/05/2009 Malmö, Sweden. Malmö Stadium
• 12/05/2009 Gothemburg, Sweden. Scandinavium
• 13/05/2009 Oslo, Norway. Spektrum
• 14/05/2008 Stockholm, Sweden. Hovet
• 16/05/2009 Helsinki, Finland. Hartwall Arena
• 20/05/2009 Glasgow, Scotland. Clyde Auditorium
• 22/05/2009 London, England. Wembley Arena
• 23/05/2009 Manchester, England. Evening News Arena
• 24/05/2009 Birmingham, England. National Indor Arena
• 26/05/2009 Amsterdam, Holland. Heineken Music Hall
• 27/05/2009 Brussels, Belgium. Vorst National
• 28/05/2009 Koblenz, Germany. Sporthalle Oberwerth
• 30/05/2009 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion

Aero Productions have confirmed that this will be a “greatest hits” tour but it may include some unreleased pieces. The intention of  Jean Michel Jarre is to tour during April, May and June 2009, so, of course, we will keep you updated with all news and new dates of this tour. We are discussing about this new project in our Forum.

Fotonauts, a community to show and share photos, features some great official photo albums about Jean Michel Jarre, updated every now and then. Most of the images are taken by Thomas Alsina, close collaborator of Jarre for almost ten years. There is a lot of images, the oldest ones from the Apple Expo show performed in Paris in 1998, and from most recent concerts like Beijing 2004, Merzouga 2006 and especially about the current “Oxygene in Concert” tour, featuring images of the instruments and musicians joining this tour. By clicking here you can enjoy the photo albums.

Probably Fairlight Jarre was, in an interview done with Francis Rimbert after the Madrid concert of the “Oxygene in Concert” tour, one of the first sites to know about the plans of Jean Michel Jarre about making a new tour for next year 2009.

In the past Milan and Rome concerts of the current second leg of the “Oxygene in Concert” tour, some members of the team of jarre.it, the italian Jarre fan website, could speak with Rimbert about this forthcoming project for 2009.

As far as we know, the concept for this project is the same that this current tour, so the new 2009 tour is intended to be “indoor”, but with more visual effects. Also it will be a sort of “best of” spanning all the hits of Jean Michel Jarre’s career, but all the arrangements of the songs, including the more simphonic tracks like Rendez Vous 2, will be done in an absolutely electronic way.

Please note that this new 2009 tour is nothing but a project. As you know, and according with experiences in the past, we have to be very cautious with all these projects, but we let you know any new informations about this project when we know something more.

The new DVD from Francis Rimbert, Live in Lyon 2007, is out now. This DVD contains the full concert performed at the Victor Hugo Hall in Lyon, November 16, 2007 with a duration of 98 minutes. Also, this DVD features a making of, with a duration of 25 minutes.

This is the tracklist of the concert:

1- DAWN OF LIGHT
2- ELFE’S RACE
3- MEMORY OF LOVE
4- ACROSS THE FOG
5- HIDDEN MOVIE
6- GAELICK
7- NUT ROCKERS
8- WHAT IS LOVE
9- VIVA LA REVOLUCION
10- WOODOO
11- WOMEN’S LAND
12- MECANIQUE DU TEMPS
13- APOCALYPSE
14- THE DREAM IS OVER
15- RBF

In this concert, joining Francis Rimbert at the stage, were these personnel:

LoL – Guitar
Victor Paillet – Percussions
Nicolas Mills – Master of ceremonies
Angy Line – Vocals & Diva
Simone – Droid & screens

As ever, yo can purchase this DVD at the Czen Productions Store, at the Francisrimbert.com Webshop, and at the Official Spanish Francis Rimbert Store (15 € + shipping costs)