These Rare Photos Show a Young, Helmet-less Daft Punk Early in Their Careers

Daft Punk live in the UK, 1995 / Daft Bootlegs

Over the years, we’ve seen a few pictures of Daft Punk without their famous helmets on. A new website called Daft Bootlegs has collected dozens of rare helmet-less Daft Punk photos from the late ’90s and early 2000s and put them in one place. It’s a fascinating look not only at what these two game-changing artists look like under the helmets, but at their early careers as DJs on the rise.

See all of the photos here.

Thomas Bangalter at Global Tekno, 1995 / Daft Bootlegs

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo in 1995 / Daft Bootlegs

Daft Punk at Even Furthr in 1996 / Daft Bootlegs

Daft Punk at Tribal Gathering in 1996 / Daft Bootlegs

Daft Punk at Transmusicales in 1996 / Daft Bootlegs

At The Arches Club in 1997 / Daft Bootlegs

At An-Fer in 1997 / Daft Bootlegs

At Funky Tekno Tribe in 1998 / Daft Bootlegs

At Winter Music Conference in 1999 / Daft Bootlegs

At Winter Music Conference in 2002 / Daft Bootlegs