http://www.oneperth.com.au/2012/03/01/f ... gley-park/
Jarre gig a ‘mini Tsunami’
EXCLUSIVE, MAY 2 UPDATE: Rumblings that a light and sound spectacular by electronic music pioneer Jean Michel Jarre may have fallen over are way off the mark says the extravaganza’s Perth producer.
Maryanne Bell, of Perth-based ITM Productions, today said no official announcement had yet been made about the gigantic gig because of the military-scale logistics involved in pulling the show together.
“Everything’s on track and Jean-Michel’s so excited back in Paris,” Ms Bell told oneperth.com.au.
“Jean-Michel is determined to put Perth on the map.”
Jarre fan sites around the world have been abuzz since oneperth.com.au revealed details of the Jarre concert – planned for riverside Langley Park on November 17.
However, with November drawing closer, and no word yet on how to obtain tickets, fans had turned pessimistic.
Ms Bell today moved to quash such fears.
“It’s going to be the most exclusive event of the year on the Western Australian calendar, with worldwide broadcasting,” she said of the show slated to draw an 80,000-strong crowd.
“The VIP area will be black tie with people ushered in by limousines to a red carpet.
“This concert is just going to blow people away.”
If the mercurial musician can pull off the ‘Rendez-Vous Perth’ gig it will be free to the public – except for 8000 privileged patrons holding gold, VIP and corporate tickets.
STAR ACT SUPPORTING
The man, and his massive concert plan.
Ms Bell said Jarre would bring a “big star” to Perth as his support act – but declined to reveal who that would be.
She said fans would cram Langley Park, the southern foreshore of the Swan, and Kings Park to experience the Jarre juggernaut.
Ms Bell said meetings with major sponsors had been scheduled for next week, and WA Government agency EventsCorp would be “brought in” at a later date.
International TV deals were also nearing completion.
“This will be like a mini Tsunami,” she said.
“It’s like keeping a racehorse behind its gate.”
Ms Bell said no ticketing announcement would be made until all major details had been squared off.
She confirmed Jarre’s spectacular would be the only one in Australia.
But how did Perth – the world’s most isolated metropolis – score such a top flight event?
Well, that dates back to two covert visits Jarre made to the city in May and August last year.
Ms Bell – who spends lots of time in Europe and has known Jarre for two years – had been urging him to visit her home city of Perth.
During his 10-day stay in August, Jarre met Premier Colin Barnett, Planning Minister John Day and Tourism Minister Kim Hames to discuss the concert idea.
ADORES PERTH
“Jean-Michel adores Perth,” Ms Bell said.
“He sees it as a bit of a last frontier, no pollution, a beautiful city.”
Ms Bell says her company’s website has been inundated with thousands of requests for tickets from places as far flung as India, China, Germany, London and South America.
On March 13, oneperth.com.au revealed that Perth City Council had given the concert the green light.
The legendary French musician, 63, holds the music world’s crowd-pulling record of 3.5 million fans to a single show.
In Perth, Jarre plans to lock Langley Park down for a month from October 26 to November 26 to allow massive stages and stands to be erected and dismantled.
To help concert-goers see Jarre, six giant screens are set to stand along the length of Langley Park.
Jarre holds several world records for large outdoor concert audiences – the ultimate being when he played for an audience of 3.5 million people to celebrate the 850th birthday of Moscow.
Photo: Miemo Penttinen
No money ? Its a pitty ! 
