Daft Punk and LEGO Join Forces for New Partnership, “Alive 2007” Set Confirmed

Six years after it was first designed, the LEGO Daft Punk set is finally being released. But that’s not all; it turns out the fan-submitted design has kicked off a deeper partnership between the French electronic duo and the building bricks, as Daft Punk and LEGO have announced a full-scale partnership. The collaboration will span “product, content and brand experiences… that crosses music, culture and creative spaces” according to a press release. The announcement was first teased during an October 21st broadcast on Daft Punk’s WDPK 83.7, where a metallic-gloved hand could be seen activating a switch inside a futuristic control room to reveal the glowing outline of a LEGO brick. Along with the duo’s robot designations TB3 (Thomas Bangalter) and GM08 (Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo), the cryptic markings displayed “2007” and “22.10,” pointing to both the announcement date and the iconic “Alive 2007” tour pyramid stage. That stage will be the first product greenlit from the partnership, having been originally designed by fan Patrick Harboun (aka RobotRock) and his then-8-year-old son for LEGO’s 2020 “Music to Our Ears!” competition. It won (second prize went to a great Gorillaz set), b...