The demise has been showed of respected French live performance promoter Gérard Drouot, who labored with such artists as the Rolling Stones, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, and Elton John. He died on Monday (10) from leukemia on the age of 69, consistent with his corporate Gérard Drouot Productions (GDP).
In a remark on social media, GDP and Drouot’s son Matthieu mentioned: “His popularity all over the world was once matched handiest via his professionalism and his interest for reside track. We can by no means fail to remember his selflessness, his recommendation and he’s leaving a lot too quickly.”
Drouot’s enjoy within the trade dated again to his first occasions within the east of France in 1974, together with a well-known display with Nico and Tangerine Dream at Reims Cathedral in 1974, subsidized via Richard Branson and his recently-launched Virgin Information.
The avant garde live performance, and the habits of its attendees, was once reported each in the neighborhood and international. Philippe Mertes, writing within the day by day newspaper L’Union de Reims, famous: “A heat reigned during the live performance, and can stay lengthy within the reminiscences and the hearts of those that can say: I used to be in Reims that December evening of 1974 and one thing in reality went down.”
‘A real track lover’
From 1977, Drouot labored on the Harry Lapp Group in Strasbourg, after which released GDP in 1986. Different stars that he and his corporate broguht to France for live shows integrated AC/DC, ZZ Most sensible, Joan Baez, and Lenny Kravitz. On Twitter, Kravitz wrote: “#GerardDrouot who has been my pal & promoter in France from the start of my occupation till now has made his transition. He believed in me from the very get started & was once a fantastic man with a depraved humorousness. He was once a real track lover & lived his interest.
“Upon first arriving in France, he trained me to the arena of excellent French delicacies & wine, which we loved over time,” Kravitz persevered. “I can cherish the entire accomplishments & reminiscences we made in combination. Leisure in candy peace, Monsieur.”
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