The sun is setting on Croix-de-Coeur, a mountaintop restaurant nestled 7,000 feet above sea level in the Alps of Verbier, Switzerland. On the patio are two internationally-renowned DJs, Derek Barbolla and Philippe Tuchmann, mixing Fred Again and Peggy Gou for a crowd of no more than 30. Inside, a recently retired German CEO reveals his professional status, declaring, Aperol Spritz in hand, that he and his model girlfriend are currently “focused on enjoying life.” He looks no older than 35.
We’re all attendees of Cercle, a live music concept that pairs world-class entertainers with the wonders of the world (or nearabouts) for both a live and online audience. Over the past six years, they’ve hosted Sébastien Léger at the pyramids of Giza, Bedouin at Al-Khazneh in Jordan, Disclosure at Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes National Park, and Nina Kraviz on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris…to name a few. Last month, French artist Folamour delivered a disco-infused house set at Cathédrale Saint-Pierre in Geneva. But only after Cercle attendees—who find out about the trips through the organization’s mailing list or social media—had been mountain biking and massaged into a blissful stupor via the event’s hospitality partner, luxury hotel W Verbier.
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