As the Dec. 17 premiere of Disney’s “Tron: Legacy” approaches, The Robots are coming out of hibernation.
  
Daft Punk, the celebrated French duo who 
composed the film’s soundtrack and are 
expected to make a cameo appearance  as themselves in the 3D sci-fi epic, will unveil the first new Daft  Punk music since 2005’s “Human After All” with the November release of  “Tron Soundtrack” and are plotting a series of public appearances in the  weeks leading up the the film’s release. The duo is also actively  designing and routing a 2011/2012 tour that will headline stadiums  internationally.
  
Rob Light, Managing Partner and Head of Music of CAA,  which represents Daft Punk, has said he expects the film soundtrack and  tour will lead a dance music juggernaut worldwide. “This is going to be  the biggest tour of next year,” he recently told the Daily Swarm.
  
The film’s soundtrack is due in November, although the exact release date remains undecided. A 
dedicated website for the soundtrack  launched this week, and the registration confirmation reveals that the  album is coming out through Universal (and not Daft Punk’s longtime  distributor 
EMI). At least some of the distribution is going through 
Topspin,  which suggests several collector’s editions and a vinyl release will be  available (like the Beastie Boys reissue series). Several snippets of  the new Daft Punk music can be heard on the 
film’s official site, while fake versions have plagued music and film blogs all summer.
  
Daft Punk are expected to make several in-person appearances in the  lead-up to the film’s release:  a series of surprise live sets at film  screenings in major international cities, the group’s first ever live  television performance (they performed with Kanye West on the Grammys in  2008), and a set at the film’s gala Hollywood premiere are all under  consideration.
The group may also make several appearances at “ElecTRONica”—what 
Disney is promoting  as “the greatest nighttime dance party to ever rock Disney California  Adventure park.” Set to open Oct. 8 on the Hollywood Studio backlot,  “ElecTRONica” will have a food court, open air dance club, a recreation  of the “Flynn’s Arcade” set from the film, and promises “live  entertainers, complete with lasers, glow accessories and the hottest  music ever to rock the grid.”
  
But Daft Punk are not planning a full scale tour until 2011, and  according to Daily Swarm sources, the new production isn’t likely to be  ready until late next summer at the earliest. The group debuted its  iconic pyramid stage and light show at the 2006 Coachella music festival  and 
toured festivals and amphitheaters on and off for the next 18 months, ending with a 5-date trek through Japan and Australia in Dec. 2007.
  
It remains unclear whether or not Daft Punk will release further new  music prior to the tour, and if the “Tron” theme will carry over into  the tour’s production.