

A million people, 2,500 fireworks, one synth god — Houston '86 was WILD.
Outdoor Concert by Jean Michel Jarre to celebrate 150 years of Houston and Texas and 25 years of NASA.
Direction
Bob Giraldi captures impossible scale with 80s video tech.
Production
Largest outdoor concert in US history at the time.
Practical Effects
Real fireworks, real lasers, zero CGI — pure analog madness.

Director
Bob Giraldi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jarre performed on a floating stage in the Houston Astrodome parking lot.
This concert cemented electronic music as legitimate mass spectacle in America — EDM festivals owe it everything.
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