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Posted by DjWoody on May-23-2013 02:13:

Dancing Dude The Breaking Point of U.S Electronic Music Festivals

Interesting viewpoint which I can agree/relate with.

http://mcee10.tumblr.com/post/51000...music-festivals


Posted by Pantone199c on May-23-2013 02:41:

Re: The Breaking Point of U.S Electronic Music Festivals

quote:
Originally posted by DjWoody
Interesting viewpoint which I can agree/relate with.

http://mcee10.tumblr.com/post/51000...music-festivals


Totally agree with what the guy said. Thanks for sharing the article.


Posted by GPC on May-23-2013 03:44:

Completely agree. Have pretty much given up on the festivals. No FOMO here


Posted by MR STROKE on May-23-2013 05:14:

Its almost ironic, we went from undergrounds to massives in the late 90's early 00's, all of a sudden they disapeared for a good 4-5 years, and now massives/festivals are bigger than ever.


Posted by david.sound on May-23-2013 11:09:

Good article! I miss the old raves. People were nice and mature.


Posted by KarenLuvs2Party on May-23-2013 16:17:

quote:
Originally posted by MR STROKE
all of a sudden they disapeared for a good 4-5 years, and now


those were some of the best times of my life.. when it wasn't so crowded and you knew everyone that was going


Posted by GeminiZ on May-23-2013 17:16:

Agreed. After attending UMF 15 for the last time, I can definitely say the vibe has changed from over the years when I went to my first festival in 2001. Kids are sloppy and all about the drugs, not really caring about the music. They just want to hear what their friends told them about or what is popular.

It disgusts me that America always will take something that has potential and just beat the living shit out of it until it is nothing anymore. I am delighted to think that this will some day happen with all the big festivals that are happening right now and that the return of the underground will once again be a large factor among "older" individuals. This is just a common dream of mine though.


Posted by r2d2juarez on May-23-2013 17:59:

Festivals in Amsterdam will never change ... by far the best in the world !!
I did Electronic Family last year and it was great ... no kiddos with stupid accessories nor weirdly over-dressed ....

Im 32 and I was the average age, even a few year below the average .... aweome vibes, great people who care for the music !!

Great article ...


Posted by Kam on May-24-2013 00:58:

Good timing with the $400 price ticket for Ultra 2014

Surely these festivals have peaked which is why Ultra is only going one weekend.


Posted by david.sound on May-24-2013 03:16:

This was when life was good. Before 9/11


Posted by DjWoody on May-24-2013 03:37:

quote:
Originally posted by david.sound
This was when life was good. Before 9/11



Oh shit! You just brought back a shit load of memories. I was there and I still have the pictures I took that night. I'll post them soon. That was one hell of a party. I remember the line to get off the freeway was nuts. Traffic was completely stopped. We all got off our cars and started dancing on the freeway. Just nuts! Sooo much fun!

Thanks for that video.






Posted by DjWoody on May-24-2013 03:39:

BTW, do you know who was the surprise DJ that night? I think it was Roger Sanchez cuz if I remember correctly, he's on the pictures I took. I'll dig them up.


Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on May-24-2013 05:40:

that's a cool vid. Not as cool as the bay area parties though


Posted by modthispny on May-24-2013 06:17:

i got into the scene right before it exploded, and i'm glad i was able to experience some pretty fun and amazing nights/sets.

Armin Only TAO 2009

EDC 2009 - day 2
markus schulz & sander van doorn at circuit grounds

ferry corsten twice in a blue moon set at nocturnal 2009 (to this day, one of the best sets i've ever heard, was just perfect)

armin van buuren and above and beyond, main stage EDC 2010. this was the last massive i went to, and more than likely, the last massive i'll ever go to.

its not so much the vibes that bother me nowadays, i just feel the sets DJ play are very watered down and cater to the general audience, and i dont enjoy that stuff anymore.


Posted by bucky on May-24-2013 07:50:

quote:
Originally posted by david.sound
This was when life was good. Before 9/11


Holy memories! I wasn't there but brings back memories to other events I went to around that time. Donald Glaude, Christopher Lawrence, DJ Dan, Doc Martin, Sneak - those guys knew how to control massive crowds better than anyone.



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