A reminder that Jarre's outdoors gig in Monaco is being streamed online tonight and broadcast on Euronews.
The gig, which is a free open air show, is one of the events for the wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco, the sovereign of the principality, to Zimbabwe-born South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock.
It will be the biggest event in the principality for decades, and set to be lavish on a scale that few would be able to match.
Maybe its as well that my invitation didn't seem to arrive on time, as buying an appropriate wedding gift could be tricky.
Still, when money's no object you might as well put on some decent entertainment, and it will be great to see Jarre playing there.
ALthough, given the size of Monaco, probably a smaller sized crowd than at some of his outdoors shows, Jarra having been in the Guinness Book of records four times for the size of his audiences, 1 million for his show in Place de la Concorde Paris in 1979 - quite a turn out for his second ever gig - a million and a half for the rendez-vous Houston show in '86, 2.5 million for the Paris la Defense show in 1990 and a staggering 3.5 million for the Moscow 1997 concert.
You have to give Jarre some credit, as there are few musicians who have been so active in making their music so widely available. For all tonight's show is in an enclave of the super-rich for an event that most of us would never get close to, he's putting on a huge show that everyone can enjoy, and making it available internationally. I'm sure there are plenty of musicians who would happily pick up a huge fee for a private and exclusive show, but Jarre's made this an event that as many people as possible can share and enjoy. Good on him.
Full details on the www.jarre.com website, where you can get the latest information on his activities and find out more about the AeroSystem One, the rather nice sound system by Jarre technologies.
It would be interesting to listen to the streaming with one of those for sure!
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