{"id":31878,"date":"2021-02-24T04:02:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T12:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/?p=31878"},"modified":"2021-03-28T08:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T15:16:06","slug":"daft-punk-disband-after-28-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/concerts\/daft-punk-disband-after-28-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Daft Punk Disband After 28 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daft Punk - Get Lucky (Official Audio) ft. Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5NV6Rdv1a3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/daft-punk-tickets\">Daft Punk<\/a> have confirmed their break-up after a career spanning over 28 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The French duo, who are considered to be one of the most influential electronic acts of all time, shared the news in an eight-minute video called \u2018Epilogue\u2019 which features footage from their 2006 sci-fi film Electroma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The video shows them walking in the desert wearing their recognizable space-age helmets and leather jackets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the pair suddenly stops and invites the other to initiate the self-destruct sequence on their suit, before walking off and exploding. The clip then fades to black, followed by a title card that reads the dates &#8220;1993-2021.&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their longtime publicist Kathryn Frazier has since officially confirmed their split. Their reason for calling it quits is yet to be confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daft Punk, comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, have had major success over the years, launching international hits with \u201cOne More Time,\u201d \u201cHarder, Better, Faster, Stronger\u201d and \u201dGet Lucky\u201d that featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/pharrell-williams-tickets\">Pharrell Williams<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They first found success with the international hit \u201cDa Funk,\u201d which topped the Billboard dance charts and earned them their first Grammy nomination. A second No. 1 hit and Grammy nomination followed with \u201cAround the World.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout their career, the duo was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, winning six of them, including four in 2014. The group won record of the year and best pop duo\/group performance for &#8220;Get Lucky&#8221; and album of the year and best dance\/electronica album for their most recent album \u201cRandom Access Memories\u201d. They would go on to collaborate with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/the-weeknd-tickets\">the Weeknd<\/a> on the 2016 single \u201cStarboy\u201d\u2014Daft Punk\u2019s first Billboard singles chart-topper\u2014as well as a second hit, \u201cI Feel It Coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their final performance came in 2017, when they joined The Weeknd to perform the latter track at the Grammys.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daft Punk have confirmed their break-up after a career spanning over 28 years. 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