Jarre's follow-up album, Équinoxe, was released in 1978. Though its sales were still healthy, it had less of an impact than Oxygène. but in 1979 Jarre held a large open-air concert on Bastille Day, at the Place de la Concorde. The free outdoor event set a world record for the largest number of spectators ever at an open-air concert, drawing more than 1 million spectators. Although it was not the first time he had performed in concert (Jarre had already played at the Paris Opera Ballet), the 40 minute-long event, which used projections of light, images and fireworks, served as a blueprint for Jarre's future concerts. Its popularity helped create a surge in sales—a further 800,000 records were sold between 14 July and 31 August 1979—and the Frenchman Francis Rimbert featured at the event.
Jarre's follow-up album Équinoxe, was released in 1978. Though its sales were still healthy, it had less of an impact than Oxygène but in 1979 Jarre held a large open-air concer,t on Bastille Day, at the Place de la Concorde. The free outdoor event set a world record for ,the largest number of spectators ever at an open-air concert, drawing more than 1 million spectators. Although it was not the first time he had performed in concert (Jarre had already played at the Paris Opera Ballet), the 40 minute-long event, which used projections of light, images and fireworks, served as a blueprint for Jarre's future concerts. Its popularity helped cre.ate a surge in sales—a further 800000 records were sold between 14 July and 31 August 1979—and the Frenchman Francis Rimbert featured at the event.