Daftendirektour

Daftendirektour

Concert by Daft Punk
Daft Punk performing at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 12, 1997
Associated album	Homework
Start date	January 17, 1997
End date	December 20, 1997
No. of shows	70 58 in Europe 12 in North America
Daft Punk concert chronology

Daftendirektour was the first concert tour by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. The tour spanned from January to December 1997.^[1]

History

For this tour, Daft Punk used their home studio equipment for the live stage. As Thomas Bangalter of the duo stated, "Everything was synched up—the drum machines, the bass lines. The sequencer was just sending out the tempos and controlling the beats and bars. On top of this structure we built all these layers of samples and various parts that we could bring in whenever we wanted to."^[2] Little video footage from the tour has been released. A clip featuring "Rollin' & Scratchin' can be seen on D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes.^[3] Elements of the track "Alive" can also be heard as it was performed at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, California.^[4]

A live album titled Alive 1997 was released by Daft Punk in 2001, which featured the Que Club performance in Birmingham from November 8, 1997. The recording was selected by Daft Punk themselves for release, as they considered it to be their favorite from the Daftendirektour.

Setlist

1. "Musique" / "Short Circuit" / "Daftendirekt" / "Da Funk"
2. "Ten Minutes of Funk" / "Rollin' & Scratchin"
3. "Revolution 909" / "Pulsar" / "Alive" / "Can You Feel It"
4. "Burnin'" / "Around the World" / "Chase"
5. "Rock'n Roll" / "Oh Yeah"
6. "Burnin'" / "Fresh"
7. "Disco Erotica" / "Revolution 909"
8. "Teachers" / "You Can't Hide From Your Bud"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
January 17, 1997	Manchester	United Kingdom	The Academy
January 18, 1997	Hanley	United Kingdom	Unknown
January 20, 1997	Brighton	United Kingdom	The Escape
January 22, 1997	London	United Kingdom	The End
January 24, 1997	Glasgow	United Kingdom	The Arches Theatre (Slam Event)
January 25, 1997	Leeds	United Kingdom	Showbox
North America
February 11, 1997	Chicago	United States	Roller State Rink
Europe
March 2, 1997	London	United Kingdom	The Bunker Club
April 12, 1997	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Academy
May 15, 1997	Paris	France	Rex Club
June 14, 1997	Hultsfred	Sweden	Hultsfred Festival
June 22, 1997	Eichenring	Germany	Hurricane Festival
June 27, 1997	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Festival
July 2, 1997	Kristiansand	Norway	The Quart Festival
July 4, 1997	Torhout	Belgium	Rock Torhout
July 5, 1997	Werchter	Belgium	Rock Werchter
July 12, 1997	Balado	United Kingdom	Slam Music Tent (T In the Park Festival)
August 9, 1997	Montpellier	France	Dome Boréal
August 17, 1997	Chelmsford	United Kingdom	V97 Festival
North America
September 1, 1997	Toronto	Canada	The Warehouse
September 3, 1997	New York	United States	Roseland Ballroom
September 6, 1997	Seattle	United States	Showbox Comedy and Supper Club
September 9, 1997	San Francisco	United States	Fillmore
September 12, 1997	Los Angeles	United States	El Rey Theater
September 22, 1997	Toronto	Canada	The Guvernement
September 23, 1997	New York	United States	Irving Plaza
September 24, 1997	Miami	United States	Cameo Theater
September 27, 1997	Hollywood	United States	American Legion Hall
Europe
October 2, 1997	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
October 3, 1997	Lille	France	L'Aéronef
October 4, 1997	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
October 6, 1997	Saarbrücken	Germany	Garage
October 8, 1997	Dortmund	Germany	Soundgarden
October 9, 1997	Hamburg	Germany	Große Freiheit 36
October 11, 1997	Berlin	Germany	Huxley's Neue Welt
October 12, 1997	Stuttgart	Germany	LKA Longhorn
October 13, 1997	Strasbourg	France	La Laiterie
October 17, 1997	Paris	France	L'elysée Montmartre
October 18, 1997	Nancy	France	Zénith de Nancy
October 20, 1997	Rouen	France	Exo 7
October 21, 1997	Rennes	France	La Liberté
October 24, 1997	Southampton	United kingdom	Southampton Guildhall
October 26, 1997	Dublin	Ireland	Red Box
October 28, 1997	Newcastle upon Tyne	United Kingdom	Mayfair Ballroom
October 30, 1997	Leeds	United Kingdom	Town and Country Club
November 1, 1997	Manchester	United Kingdom	Manchester Academy
November 3, 1997	Cambridge	United Kingdom	Corn Exchange
November 5, 1997	London	United Kingdom	Astoria Theater
November 6, 1997	London	United Kingdom	Astoria Theater
November 8, 1997	Birmingham	United Kingdom	Que Club
November 9, 1997	Nottingham	United Kingdom	Rock City
November 10, 1997	Brighton	United Kingdom
November 12, 1997	Brest	France	Petite Salle de Penfeld
November 14, 1997	Madrid	Spain	Aqualung
November 15, 1997	Barcelona	Spain	Zeleste
November 17, 1997	Bordeaux	France	Espace Medoquine
November 18, 1997	Toulouse	France	Salle Des Fetes
November 20, 1997	Marseille	France	Le Dome
November 21, 1997	Geneva	Switzerland	Palladium
November 22, 1997	Lyon	France	Transbordeur
November 24, 1997	Milan	Italy	Rolling Stone Club
November 25, 1997	Florence	Italy	Tenax
November 26, 1997	Rome	Italy	Frontiera
November 29, 1997	Zürich	Switzerland	Jail
November 30, 1997	Vienna	Austria	Libro Music Hall
December 1, 1997	Munich	Germany	Kraftwerk
December 3, 1997	Hanover	Germany	Capitol
December 4, 1997	Mannheim	Germany	MS Connexion
North America
December 12, 1997	Los Angeles	United States	Mayan Theater

References

1. Daftendirektour 1997. thedaftclub.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2015.
2. Chris Gill, "ROBOPOP" (May 2001) Remix Magazine Online. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
3. D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes. Virgin Records. 1999.
4. Rollin' & Scratchin' (live in L.A.) on extrememusic.com. (May 3, 2014) Retrieved on May 7, 2015.