Jean-Michel Jarre to Headline 2024 Paralympics Closing Ceremony in Paris
Pioneering French synthesist and composer Jean-Michel Jarre will headline the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics, on Sunday, Sept. 8.
The event will celebrate 4,400 athletes from 168 Paralympic delegations.
The closing ceremony will bring together a cast of 24 artists representing all styles and generations of the French electronic scene. Other artists to be featured include: Agoria, Alan Braxe, Anetha, Boston Bun, Breakbot & Irfane, Busy P, Cassis, Chloe, Chloé Caillet, DJ Falcon, Étienne de Crecy, Irène Drésel, Kavinsky, Kiddy Smile, Kittin Kungs, Martin Solveig, Nathalie Duchene, Ofenbach, Polo & Pan, Tatyana Jane and The Avener.
Jarre will open and close the event.
Jean-Michel Jarre, 76, has created some of the most successful electronic music albums of all time, sold over 80 million albums and performed to audiences of a million+ people.
Organizers say that “the concert promises to be a visually and musically festive spectacle, closing the Paris 2024 Games in style.”
Details on the event are available at the Olympics website.