Jean-Michel Jarre to play the 3 Arena this October

Jean-Michel Jarre, the pioneer of electronic music will embark on his first European tour in six years in 2016 coming to Dublin's 3 Arena this October 10.

Jarre's first live performance was 1979 and since then he has played to some of the biggest audience's in history. In 1990 Jarre played to 2.5 million people in front of the Arc de Triomphe to celebrate 200th anniversary of the French Revolution. In 1997 Jarre then beat that record by one million and performed to 3.5 million people in Moscow to celebrate the cities 850th birthday.

Jarre is not only famed for being the pioneer of electronic music but he is also famed for the visual show that accompanies his live sets.

Tickets for Jarre's 3 Arena date go on sale this Monday March 14 at 9am. Tickets are priced at €60 including booking fee.