One of the leading pioneers of electronic music, Jean-Michel Jarre, will be coming to Athens this summer to perform a concert on Monday, June 22, at the Xefoto (Clearing) of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, as part of Release Athens x SNF Nostos 2026.

Jean-Michel Jarre is the visionary who brought progressive electronic music into the mainstream and paved the way for synth-pop, new age, and trance. He rose to global fame in 1976 with Oxygène, a landmark synth odyssey recorded in his home studio that went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide. Fifty years later, with 22 studio albums and more than 85 million records sold, he continues to innovate—recently captivating over 120,000 spectators in Bratislava with Bridge From The Future and impressing audiences at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.

His concerts are spectacles that defy expectations, blending sound, laser shows, and mesmerizing visual effects. Jarre has repeatedly broken world records for concert attendance, drawing 1 million people at Place de la Concorde, 1.3 million in Houston, 2.5 million at La Défense, and 3.5 million in Moscow. He was also the first Western artist to perform in China, a tour documented in his iconic 1981 live album The Concerts in China. Over the years, he has used iconic locations as his canvas, including the Pyramids of Egypt, the Sahara Desert, the Forbidden City, the Dead Sea, and the Eiffel Tower.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) is partnering with Release Athens in celebration of its 30 years of philanthropic activity, bringing culture and music closer to everyone. Thanks to SNF’s contribution, ticket prices will be 40–50% lower than those typically seen at comparable events.

Ticket pre-sales begin on Friday, February 6, at 10:00 a.m.