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BIG Grand Palais

Official Gay Games Opening Party

RedWolf presents its flagship party called "BIG" for Beautiful Is Gay. A world-class electro party which brings the best of the international DJ scene in the most beautiful venues of Paris.


Paris will host the 10th edition of the Gay Games from August 4th to 12th, 2018. Just after the opening ceremony, celebrate the start of the biggest sporting, cultural and festive LGBT gathering in the world. A unique opportunity to find yourself in one of the most beautiful monuments of Paris surrounded by the most beautiful sportsmen and sportwomen from all over the world.

To make this event unprecedented, we welcome the most accomplished DJ, remixer and music producer on the international gay scene: Offer Nissim. Maya Simantov, Meital de Razon, Riki Ben Ari and Ivana Lola will perform live tracks on stage. Kingstone and Teddy J, both resident at RedWolf, will be the opening DJs.

The event will take place in one of the most amazing venue of Paris, on the Champs-Elysées avenue: le Grand Palais. Set up as an ephemeral club for a maximum capacity of 5600 people, it will house an immense stage with more than 100m2 of screens, the best sound system by L-Acoustics, an impressive light show, a VIP area, lockers, bars, food-trucks...


The Video Teaser


Gay Games 10

Paris was chosen to organize the 10th Gay Games from 4th to 12th August 2018.

Logo Paris 2018 Gay Games 10

The Gay Games is a sporting, cultural and festive event whose first edition took place in 1982 in San Francisco. This event, which takes place every 4 years, has become, over the years, the largest LGBT sportive, cutural and festive gathering in the world, open to all without discrimination.

For the 2018 edition, the city of Paris has been selected and 15,000 participants are expected in 36 sporting disciplines. Around the competitions, more than 14 cultural events are organized, for the attention of the sportsmen, their accompanying persons and the tourists who will come for the event.

RedWolf was selected to organize the opening party, a moment of celebration and joy, which will follow the opening ceremony in a different location.


Headlining

Offer Nissim has built a worldwide reputation as a DJ, remixer and music producer, creating a signature sound recognizable instantly.

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1064, Offer has started to produce his first tracks in 1993. Rapidly, his remixes of Beyoncé, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Deborah Cox met a huge success.

The worldwide success of Offer as a producer, remixer and musician pushed Peter Rauhofer, owner of Star69 Records label in New York City to sign with Offer in 2004. That same year, Offer has become an icon in Israel when he was named DJ and Man of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.

Electrifying and striking presence of Offer on live and the unique sound created in his studio, helped develop a spontaneous awareness among clubbers. The performance of Offer, which combines sweeping movements with an energetic atmosphere creates a unique bond between him and his audience.

Offer has become a cultural figure, enjoying the success of three double albums, and in charge of music production and success of Dana International, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Offer also got a lot of attention with the single featuring Maya Simantov "Everybody Needs a Man".

In recent years, Offer created official remixes for for Mylène Farmer, Madonna, the Pet Shop Boys or Lara Fabian. Since 2015, Offer Nissim has been producing new titles at an impressive pace with always the same unique musical signature.



DJs and Artists

Opening DJs

DJ Kingstone

DJ Resident BigWolf

DJ Kingstone

BigWolf resident since 2014, DJ Kingstone imposes his style with a deep bass vocal house music which is appreciated by clubbers. He recently played in Brazil, Israel, Germany, Korea and Switzerland.

Teddy J

DJ Resident BigWolf

Teddy J

Passionate and rocked by pop music, Teddy pace his sets with tribal rythm, vocals and loud melodies. As an autodidact musican, he now works on his own productions.


Artists

Maya Somantov

Live Vocal Performance
Maya Simantov

Maya Simantov is a singer, songwriter and composer, who rose to fame thanks to her collaboration with Offer Nissim, releasing huge club anthems that have conquered charts and dancefloors all over the world.

Meital de Razon

Live Vocal Performance
Meital de Razon

Meital de Razon has a phenomenal vocal skill of sounding different on every track. She became internationally known being half of duo Epiphony and later for her solo collaborations with Offer Nissim and Yinon Yahel.

Riki Ben Ari

Live Vocal Performance
Riki Ben Ari

Riki Ben Ari is an Israeli diva, and was a finalist in israeli singing competition "A star is born". Her powerful voice and amazing perfomance skills captures fans worldwide. Her upcoming performance with Offer Nissim performing her two hit songs: "Fame" and "Dance in the night".

Ivana Lola

Live Vocal Performance
Ivana Lola

Ivana Lola is an Italian American singer songwriter, musician and dancer from Naples, Italy. Her career as singer begins at the early age of 8 and her genres are always been Pop Music and Pop-Rock Music along with a big interest for the Dance Music too since her collaboration with Offer Nissim.


The Venue

Located in the heart of Paris, in the immediate vicinity of the most beautiful avenue in the world, the Champs-élysées, the Grand Palais is the emblematic monument of the National French Museums.

Historic monument

Built for the 1900 World Expo and consecrated "by the Republic to the glory of French art", it was classified as a historic monument in 2000. Today the Grand Palais welcomes 40 events and 2 million visitors each year.

The Great Nave

The emblematic element of the Grand Palais is its Grande Nave, Europe's largest canopy. Built with 8500 tons of steel, more than the Eiffel Tower, it is 45 meters high, 240 meters long, and houses 13500 m2 of surface area that can accommodate 5,600 people.

"Beaux-Arts" Style

Located on Avenue Winston Churchill, the Grand Palais is the latest major achievement in Parisian urban planning, bringing together architecture, art and technology. This type of building marks the culmination of the eclecticism, peculiar to the "Beaux-Arts" style.

Virtual Visit

Address & Location Map

Address: 3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris, France. Closest Metro station: Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau (lines 1 and 13).


After-Party

End the night in style, extend the BIG Experience until 1pm at the Faust!


BIG AFTER will follow the main event from 6:30am onwards.

All you have to do is cross the magnificent Alexandre III Bridge to reach the left bank and go down the steps that lead to Faust. Former royal naval warehouse, the Faust is an atypical club, historical monument classified World Heritage by Unesco. On site, you will have the choice of dancing in the Tunnel or outdoors on the terrace.

Line Up:
- ANNE-LOUISE (Brasil)
- THIAGO OLIVEIRA (Espagne)
- BEN BAKSON (Suisse)
- DORIAN M (France)

Price : 20€ when buying online or 25€ at the door.

Get more info on the Facebook event.

Partners of the party

  • aussieBum
  • Heineken
  • SCRUFF
  • Moet & Chandon
  • Cam4
  • Volvic
  • Vodka Belvedere