The last 12 months have potentially proven Daft Punk to be the current biggest-act-in-music. "Get Lucky" has been a pop culture staple, causing all sorts of videos to go viral. The track itself was one of the best-selling singles of 2013, and the duo's record Random Access Memories was named Album of The Year at the Grammys. And yet there's still been no indication of tour plans for the group. A report from the Rapid City Journal has given hints that plans are in the works however.
A disclaimer: Daft Punk has not confirmed or denied involvement in the events of this story, but consider the story it presents and ask yourself how many acts it sounds like it could apply to. Apparently ICM Partners, a Los Angeles based management company, had submitted a proposal for a concert to be held "on private land adjacent to the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming."
The plan involved projecting laser beams onto Devil's Tower, a tower of stone (or laccolith) in the Black Hills of Wyoming. The National Park Service consulted with six Native American tribes, and concluded "it would be a disrespectful use of one of the country's most sacred Native American sites."
So it seems that we won't be seeing Daft Punk-or whatever band wants to shoot a laser-light show on Devil's Tower-in Wyoming anytime soon. This story immediately gets us wondering what other landmarks pack similar potential, and the list is short. It's easy to say El Capitan, but that's 100 percent within Yosemite National Park and can't hold a crowd. Parts of the Grand Canyon aren't held within a national park, but it would still be tough to hold a crowd. Our best bet is Garden of The Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs. It's a National Natural Landmark, but shouldn't be as tough to get a license to perform at.
