Gojira: The steel band that made an uncommon recreation of the French Revolution on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games

Gojira pays tribute to the French Revolution through the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. Credit: X/Claro Sports activities 2

French band Gojira made historical past by changing into the primary steel band to carry out on the Olympic Video games. In the course of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games, held on Friday, July 26 on the banks of the Seine, the group supplied a efficiency that fused historic parts with a strong musical spectacle.

The efficiency started with the forged rising from the partitions of the Musée d’Orsay, recreating a scene from Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables and evoking the French Revolution. In every window of the enduring constructing, a number of ladies performed the position of Marie Antoinette, alluding to the queen’s historic beheading on October 14, 1793.

The French band made historical past on the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)

The staging included pyrotechnic results and streamers, culminating within the closing seconds with a dramatic simulation of the artwork gallery “burning in flames.” The demise steel and progressive steel band was joined by opera singer Marina Viotti, creating a novel fusion of genres that symbolized the inclusive and numerous spirit of the ceremony.

Based in 1996 beneath the title Godzilla, the band underwent a reputation change in 2000 resulting from copyright points. With a steady line-up ever since, Gojira consists of the Duplantier brothers (Joe on vocals and rhythm guitar, and Mario on drums), Christian Andreu on lead guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass.

Girl Gaga was the primary artist to take the stage as a part of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Gojira’s sound is characterised by its depth, complexity and approach. Their heavy and highly effective riffs are mixed with catchy melodies and virtuoso solos, creating a novel listening expertise. The lyrics of their songs typically deal with themes associated to politics, nature, the atmosphere, spirituality and philosophy.

The spectacle was a part of the greater than 200 delegations who boarded boats that paraded down the river, alongside a 6 km route between the Austerlitz Bridge and the Trocadero. The athletes additionally paraded down this legendary river, passing a few of the capital’s most stunning monuments, resembling Notre-Dame de Paris, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.

In the course of the three-hour ceremony, different artists carried out, together with Girl Gaga, who carried out “Mon truc en plumes” by French singer and dancer Zizi Jeanmaire. The 38-year-old American appeared surrounded by dancers and colourful feathers, sporting a putting outfit as she sang and danced on phases themed to Parisian cabaret.

Some media retailers are reporting that different stars resembling Céline Dion (who’s presently in Paris), Philippe Katerine and Juliette Armanet is also a part of the present.