“I said to Guy-Man, ‘Let’s wear ski jackets – if we get through that anything will be easy.’ And that’s what we did – it was the worst ever”: Thomas Bangalter reveals Daft Punk's extreme preparation for the heat of their iconic 2006 Coachella set

Indio, Ca– French duo Daft Punk performs at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Saturday night, April 29 2006.

It’s remembered as one of the greatest electronic music performances in history – and the one that 'broke' EDM in the US – but Daft Punk’s legendary 2006 set at Coachella was no walk in the park for its protagonists.

This marked the debut of the band’s now iconic LED pyramid stage, which the duo the duo – Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – went on to use on their Alive tour.