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Daft Punk once built a pyramid, and the crowd lost its collective mind. Now someone has rebuilt that pyramid in LEGO® bricks, and the internet is starting to lose it again.
French builder Patrick Harboun, better known as RobotRock, teamed up with his son to design a 2,000-piece LEGO® set based on the duo’s mid-aughts Alive tour stage. You remember the one: a glowing triangular fortress that sat somewhere between sci-fi cathedral and rave temple. It wasn’t just a concert stage. It was a cultural reset.
The Pyramid Reborn
At the center of Harboun’s design is a rotating transparent cube suspended inside a LEGO® pyramid, complete with rainbow-colored lights powered by a motor. Yes, the lights move. Yes, it looks as wild as you think.
The father-son duo even joked about the challenges of building in triangles, since LEGO® rarely plays nice with angles. Their solution? A cocktail of transparent bricks, creative slopes, and what looks like equal parts patience and caffeine.
The Robots in Miniature
Of course, no Daft Punk homage would be complete without the robots themselves. The build includes minifigures of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, helmets and all. Harboun went so far as to create custom pieces based on the band’s look from Pharrell’s Brick by Brick film, but swapped in standard helmets to dodge the copyright police at LEGO® Ideas.
It’s a clever compromise. The result feels authentic without poking the IP lawyers.
From Grand Prize to Grassroots
This isn’t Harboun’s first attempt. Back in 2020, his Daft Punk build actually won the Grand Prize in LEGO’s Music To Our Ears! contest. The company loved it, but it never made it to production. So, like a DJ who knows the crowd wants one more track, he and his son are spinning it again, this time through the LEGO® Ideas platform.
If it hits 10,000 supporters, LEGO® will officially review it for potential release. As of now, it’s sitting at just under 3,000 votes. Which means if you want Daft Punk’s pyramid on your shelf, you’ll need to hit that support button like you’re at Coachella in 2006.
Why This Matters
LEGO® and Daft Punk both thrive on remix culture. One builds sonic landscapes out of loops, the other builds worlds out of plastic bricks. Harboun’s set is less about nostalgia and more about proving that the remix is alive. A pyramid once filled with bass and lasers now runs on Technic motors and rainbow LEDs, and somehow the vibe still translates.
So here’s the mirror phrase, fitting for both Daft Punk and LEGO®: they built from sound what others saw, and they built from bricks what others heard.
Would you back this set on LEGO® Ideas, or does the pyramid belong only in music history?
