BERKELEY, Calif.--A pair of robots from a faraway land gave the majestic Greek Theatre one unbelievably extreme makeover last night.

Daft Punk, the French electronic duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, in full robot regalia, transformed the stately college campus venue into a sweaty, nasty dance club--and we definitely mean that in a good way.

Perched atop a pyramid that served as the centerpiece of a spectacular multimedia show, the enigmatic duo manned an array of knobs, buttons, and effects to the hilt, mixing and bending their catalog of electro-disco house tracks into a heart-pounding 90-minute set.

Save for their now-famous set at Coachella last year and a handful of other one-off dates, this is the pair's first tour of the US since 1997, and their rabid fans seemed thrilled at the set's every turn last night. Some wore homemade robot costumes, while plenty of others wore some facsimile of rave attire that factored in the chillier but no-less-steamy setting.

This wasn't a night for sonic diversity--Daft Punk's music runs the not-so-wide gamut from electro house to disco-laced techno. But they more than made up for the lack of variety with pounding beats, throbbing bass lines, and a big-budget rave's worth of theatrics. The duo got some help from two excellent opening acts.

Brooklyn's The Rapture got the party started with an electrifying dose of punk rock-powered disco. The quartet unleashed a potent set, starting with "Get Myself Into It," the ultra-catchy first single from the band's most recent album, Pieces of the People We Love. Guitarist Luke Jenner and bassist Matt Safer traded lead vocals and manic energy throughout the set, but it was drummer Vito Roccoforte's pulsating beats that energized the crowd.

The Rapture was followed by Sebastian and Kravinsky, two French DJs who are sonic descendants of the Daft duo, as is the ever-growing crew at buzz-worthy Ed Banger Records. Pushed to the far side of the stage by the setup for Daft Punk's massive light show, Sebastian and Kravinsky whipped through a slew of beats and bangers, including Mr. Oizo's remix of Rage Against the Machine's riot-inducing "Killing in the Name Of."

The inspired opening sets served as launching pads for the spectacle that followed. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo kicked off their set with "Robot Rock" and "Technologic," both from their 2005 album, Human After All. The tracks, each of which centered on disco synth riffs and thumping bass, sent the already fiery crowd into a tizzy.

With each new track came an additional visual element to the show, from lights on the edges of their pyramid perch to a cascade of colors on the honeycombed lattice wall on each side of the stage.

The duo weaved sonic pieces of their biggest tracks like "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "One More Time" throughout the night, dropping recognizable synth blasts here and choruses there.

By the time Daft Punk climbed down from their pyramid and off the stage a few minutes before 11 p.m., the crowd was clearly wanting more, chock full of faces searching for the afterparty.