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-- REVIEW: Tiesto at the Docks June 30th, 2005!!!
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Hey buddy welcome back...yeah you missed a hell of a show

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Originally posted by Euphorica quit yer whining! What the hell is wrong with chanting Tiesto and enjoying being there to see HIM drop some good tracks. Of course you like the music but if you think that thats the only reason to be there or enjoy a performance I feel sorry for you. Hes just as much a part of the show as the music is! Since when should we not enjoy and appreaciate the DJ? thats the dumbest thing Ive ever heard.

Appreciate the DJ all you want. But there's a difference between appreciating and worshipping. The behaviour of some people at the party and on this board is what I would expect from your typical Britney Spears fans. When you lose the ability to judge a party or a set objectively just because it's a specific DJ, there's a problem. People have been saying "the sound sucked and the crowd sucked but it was still the bestest night of my life!!!!!!!1" Either they've lost the ability to be critical because they worship Tiesto so much, or they had some really goooooood e, or they really need to get out more! Or maybe even all 3.

Don't get me wrong, this behaviour isn't what ruined the party for me, the bullshit sound did that. I'd just like to see people be a little more critical and start to hold promoters responsible for their actions. If they hear nothing but positive feedback, they'll think everything was "good enough" and they don't need to fix anything for next time.

Did you ever think that some Britney Spears fanse worship her because they like Britney Spears? ...

Some people worship Tiesto because they like Tiesto...I still don't see what your point is...what's wrong with people worshiping someone? I don't see a problem with that at all

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Originally posted by starsearcher what's wrong with people worshiping someone? I don't see a problem with that at all

There is no human that should be worshiped. Adored... sure, respected... of course, but worship should be saved for the devine. BTW, I didn't witness any worship... some adoration maybe but not worship, unless of course I just didn't notice the goat being sacraficed.

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard There is no human that should be worshiped. Adored... sure, respected... of course, but worship should be saved for the devine. BTW, I didn't witness any worship... some adoration maybe but not worship, unless of course I just didn't notice the goat being sacraficed.

lol...yeah the goat went up in flames on the patio after... *edit* maybe someone sacrifised a virgin *edit*

Some people take things way too seriously...which brings me to the conversation I had with RJ on the patio...Sure I have a shirt that says "Tiesto is my God" and and a little sign in the sig - but doea that mean that I am 100% serious? Does that mean I worship the man unconditionally? No...of course not...half the time I exaggerate and push it on purpose because it's funny and I don't have a problem laughing at myself sometimes too. So just because some people were going crazy and "worshiping" Tiesto...doesn't mean anything...there are enough Armin worshipers as well...and same with every other big DJ...just need to take everything a little less seriously and enjoy yourself.

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Originally posted by starsearcher lol...yeah the goat went up in flames on the patio after... *edit* maybe someone sacrifised a virgin *edit* Some people take things way too seriously...which brings me to the conversation I had with RJ on the patio...Sure I have a shirt that says "Tiesto is my God" and and a little sign in the sig - but doea that mean that I am 100% serious? Does that mean I worship the man unconditionally? No...of course not...half the time I exaggerate and push it on purpose because it's funny and I don't have a problem laughing at myself sometimes too. So just because some people were going crazy and "worshiping" Tiesto...doesn't mean anything...there are enough Armin worshipers as well...and same with every other big DJ...just need to take everything a little less seriously and enjoy yourself.

I think the proper way to adress this would be to state that most people do not regard other people as gods. Likelihood is no one at the Docks on Saturday actually regards Tiesto as a god, thus the use of the term worship is incorrect and implies a connotation that is not accurate. Now, if a person does regard Tiesto or any other human as a deity then it is quite likely they should seek some professional help.

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Originally posted by starsearcher Some people worship Tiesto because they like Tiesto...I still don't see what your point is...what's wrong with people worshiping someone? I don't see a problem with that at all

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Originally posted by xls When you lose the ability to judge a party or a set objectively just because it's a specific DJ, there's a problem. People have been saying "the sound sucked and the crowd sucked but it was still the bestest night of my life!!!!!!!1" ... they've lost the ability to be critical because they worship Tiesto so much...

Having read everyone's review I'd say RJ and I kinda felt the same about this party. Definately a thumbs down for me.

If I had to rate it....it was 6.5/10

-Though Tiesto threw down some classic tracks...it was nowhere in comparison to his previous performances. IMO December was waaaaay better.

-The sound was pretty bad. But then I can't blame him...it could have been many reasons that caused that...i.e. like the people who complained about the Dock, the guys working behind the lines or the people themselves that overcrowded the place and drummed out the sounds.

-His fast and rude exit was also a big turn-off for me (but then...that's kind of become his reputation now hasn't it).

-But most of all....I was not happy with the crowd that showed up. Palazzo, Z103.5 crowd really brought down this party in a big way...and they even cheapened Tiesto's performance. I didn't mind the Tiesto chanting...but what I did mind was the rudeness of the tall guys that just walked right in front of me (I even shoved a few right back and told 2 couples to take it to a cheap motel room). The bongo people should just be banned IMO...WTF don't they get that it sounds awfull

Tiesto has always been a favourite of mine...because he always stuck to the euphoric tracks...borrowing from older Gatecrashers and those that were more talented than him. I won't bother naming whom he borrowed from, bc if you know ur music...then you know what I'm talking about.
Don't get me wrong....I don't disrespect Tiesto.....I have enjoyed him for a long time and will continue to enjoy him...but his style is changing and IMHO he peaked with his JUST BE release.

I have always considered TA's music appreciation as being elite and above the norm. And I hope for all your sakes...that you won't turn and hate him for what stands ahead. So I suggest you be prepared to move on....bc Tiesto has....and I think we should just be happy for him that he's crossed over into that kind of maintstream success.

So I dedicate this review IN MY MEMORY of Tiesto...and I'm happy he brought great joy into our lives with his music.

PEACE

I must admit I was not that impressed with Tiesto's performance. Maybe it was the crowd or maybe it's because Tiesto is not one of my fav DJs. I am glad I had a chance to see him but I don't think I would rush out to see him again....at least not at the DOCKS.

I knew it was going to be a bad crowd the minute one GINO asked me if Tiesto will be on at 11:00 pm. All I could think was this guy has heard tiesto on Z103.5 and at some top 40 bar and decided he would go. Then the constant Tiesto chant just got annoying....started by 11:00 pm and just never stopped.

As for the tunes.....they were good but definately not the best I have heard. Overall I would give it a 7/10....that isn't saying much because I would give a 6/10 if I was the only person at Guv and DJ Fuck All was spinning records he made in his basement.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I must admit I was not that impressed with Tiesto's performance. Maybe it was the crowd or maybe it's because Tiesto is not one of my fav DJs. I am glad I had a chance to see him but I don't think I would rush out to see him again....at least not at the DOCKS. I knew it was going to be a bad crowd the minute one GINO asked me if Tiesto will be on at 11:00 pm. All I could think was this guy has heard tiesto on Z103.5 and at some top 40 bar and decided he would go. Then the constant Tiesto chant just got annoying....started by 11:00 pm and just never stopped. As for the tunes.....they were good but definately not the best I have heard. Overall I would give it a 7/10....that isn't saying much because I would give a 6/10 if I was the only person at Guv and DJ Fuck All was spinning records he made in his basement.

Aha I understand how youd feel like that, I kinda got the same vibe at his last 6 hour set and knew this second time would be much worst in terms of crowd gathering. I also found out 6 hours of tiesto is a little too much!


mr. brian transeau when will you ever come back...!!

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced ...Overall I would give it a 7/10....that isn't saying much because I would give a 6/10 if I was the only person at Guv and DJ Fuck All was spinning records he made in his basement.

DJ Fuck All

Just like everybody else I'm going through some major TIESTO- I want more!!!!! syndrome. I'm sitting at work, not being very productive at all- (hope no one from work reads this) and trying to figure out where to see Tiesto next.... he is playing in London UK at the end of the month- anybody interested????

anyhow, seing more pics and videos would be great- I already posted mine @ http://community.webshots.com/user/paulusia ( just in case)

that was one amusing show!!!
I hope he comes back soon- speaking of which for those who got to go to the VIP setion- be kind and share some details!!!

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Originally posted by Paula001 Just like everybody else I'm going through some major TIESTO- I want more!!!!! syndrome. I'm sitting at work, not being very productive at all- (hope no one from work reads this) and trying to figure out where to see Tiesto next.... he is playing in London UK at the end of the month- anybody interested???? anyhow, seing more pics and videos would be great- I already posted mine @ http://community.webshots.com/user/paulusia ( just in case) that was one amusing show!!! I hope he comes back soon- speaking of which for those who got to go to the VIP setion- be kind and share some details!!!

Hey Paula...there really was nothing special there...just a fancy area with beds and couches and stuff nice views too

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I would give a 6/10 if I was the only person at Guv and DJ Fuck All was spinning records he made in his basement.

I don't know if I would go that high for DJ Fuck All.... I'm not a big D&B fan.

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Originally posted by Paula001 Just like everybody else I'm going through some major TIESTO- I want more!!!!! syndrome. I'm sitting at work, not being very productive at all- (hope no one from work reads this) and trying to figure out where to see Tiesto next.... he is playing in London UK at the end of the month- anybody interested???? anyhow, seing more pics and videos would be great- I already posted mine @ http://community.webshots.com/user/paulusia ( just in case) that was one amusing show!!! I hope he comes back soon- speaking of which for those who got to go to the VIP setion- be kind and share some details!!!

=( at Global gathering ... I was supposed to go ... but i have no money left =(

I know, I got up on one of the big speakers right in front of the stage to take some pics so I was able to see in there, I had a good view until one of the security pulled me down

I saw a guy with glowsticks up on top of the main left speaker have no idea how he got up there

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Originally posted by starsearcher I saw a guy with glowsticks up on top of the main left speaker have no idea how he got up there

OMG same here!! I was like "oh man i sooo wanna be there dancing my ass off!!"

Ok ppl with sooo many pages of review already i think someone should close this thread cuz i'm just spending hours trying to find what ppl have posted. And start a new thread with Karim's video!!!!

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Originally posted by Paula001 I hope he comes back soon- speaking of which for those who got to go to the VIP setion- be kind and share some details!!!

Okay...everyone's talking about this VIP section upstairs...are you talking about like the balcony and shit? I asked a couple people or so if they checked upstairs out and they were all like "that's VIP" blah blah blah...but was it? As far as I know it wasn't! I went up there twice...and I was not checked or anything to see if I was VIP...which I wasn't! I'm so confused! Haha...maybe the guards just liked me or something...haha j/k! I dunno, but I strolled up there like it was nothing, no hassle at all! So I'm not even sure where this VIP area is that you all speak of! (Other then behind the DJ booth)

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Originally posted by starsearcher Did you ever think that some Britney Spears fanse worship her because they like Britney Spears? ... Some people worship Tiesto because they like Tiesto...I still don't see what your point is...what's wrong with people worshiping someone? I don't see a problem with that at all

hahaha

'worship' may or may not be the correct word to use when showing love, adoration, obsessiveness for a favourite DJ. However, having done minimal research in the field of religious studies I know that there isn't one single definition for 'religion'. There may be certain similarities and differences within the concept of religion but it cannot mean the same for everyone. So for the ppl who do 'worship' Tiesto or did on Thursday night, maybe Tiesto is their religion! or maybe they're just on some really good E or maybe they wanted to express their appreciation for him, by chanting, having signs, wearing clothing!! c'est tout!

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby SO I was sexy and lookin good for about...errr....20 minutes before I got covered in everyones sweat (you have no idea- being 5 feet tall made me walk into a lot of gross guido amrpits...ewwwwwww) and then getting sweaty myself from tearing it up!! sorry for the poor first impression people, I looked gross!!! LOL!!!

I know how you feel being short�you get the elbows in the head, and the armpits in the face�it�s great! Haha And tell me about looking gross!! I looked so disgusting after an hour or so!! It as the first time for me to meet a lot of the TAs in person as well�so I know how you feel about the first impressions!! Haha�I�ll have to be sure to meet up with you all some other time when we�re not partying�or early on in the night, so I�m not all sweaty and cracked out yet!!

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby Got down on the dance floor and was SURROUNDED by TA's....Lisa Loo (SUCH a cute girl!! we had a nice lil chit-chat in the bathroom)

It was great to finally meet you in person!! I thought I recognized you when I saw you in the bathroom! You�re right, we did have a nice little chi-chat! Then we got our groove on on the dance floor! Glad you could make a safe trip down to Toronto to see Tiesto and meet all of us! I hope to see you again soon!!

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby HATED how he just walked off at the end...I remember Fahad saying something about "I wonder how much longer tiesto will play" I laughed and told him that tiesto had been off for a good 20 minutes....fahad looked up and saw the montreal guy spinning: he didn't even know teiesto had left!! That was a real douchbag move on tiesto's part!!!

I agree here as well. The same thing happened to me�I was flippin� out�bustin� a move to the last track he played�which I REALLY REALLY hope someone finally IDs�but next thing I know, Josh is like �Tiesto�s done� and I�m like �No he�s not!� and I look up and that other guy was spinning! What�s up with that?! C�mon Tiesto�explanation here!!

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Originally posted by iLLnaDa maybe Tiesto is their religion! or maybe they're just on some really good E or maybe they wanted to express their appreciation for him, by chanting, having signs, wearing clothing!! c'est tout!

Couldn't have been really good E... I was on some (okay a lot of) phenominal E and I wasn't chanting.

and look at you breaking out the French... all sophisticated and shit!

holy muther ******, im jealous, big ass party i seen paul van dyke

oh ya and that VIP area was a VIP area, they just started letting people up later on....one of my friends who i never got a chance to meet up with said he tried to go upstairs but had to pay extra 700 bucks ahahha asif! thats weird

anyway we wanted to go up so we look around for a place to climb up, we seen this latter but we go busted by the guy near the weashrooms lol he told us we can pay the door man so we went and just walked by ahahah i went in n out of there all night....it was awesome

and ya im still waiting on this video and who else knows about the professionals with their video...i have to be on that i wanna see it...

My review,

We arrived around 10 to beat the crowd and enjoy the nice patio weather and a few drinks before the madness with ideal chatter if it was going to be busy, crazy, etc, in comparison to previous Tiesto shows. As most people have already said, it was very, very busy. The madness near the stage was something out of a mosh pit, tons of pushing, shoving. I've never been to an electronic event, where it seemed more like an open air rock concert, packed full of so many rude people? The tiesto call outs? After the first 10 minutes or so i had enough, I can understand peoples excitement, but come on, it was going on during the whole night, get a life.

We retreated to the back to enjoy some space, and breathing room, and what seemed to be a happier crowd back there. To those that had smiles and idle chatter, thanks, and hi. However, being in the back, there was a definite difference in the sound, not sure if it was just the distance from the stage or simply the sound system. Night highlights have to be flight 643, and universal nation just to name a few.


Pics to follow.

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Originally posted by ChrisD We retreated to the back to enjoy some space, and breathing room, and what seemed to be a happier crowd back there.

That's were I was and I suspect most of the true partiers. Despite the poor sound, I'd rather be able to dance to the music then see the DJ.

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