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[Review] Tiesto at Avalon 5/13/06 In Search of Sunrise 5 North American Tour
Wow, what a night! Pulled into the parking lot across from Avalon at 9:30...there is no signage at the entrance, but see a sign far off into the distance that says $30!!! Went into reverse and got the hell out of there, but I wonder how many cars get stuck in there and can't get out. Not posting the price at the entrance should be illegal, and if it is then I say we should report any parking lot that does it!
After parking in an $8 lot and walking two blocks, I was astounded to see the line for tickets going far as the eye could see down to the end of the block! My friend was sick and couldn't make it for Tiesto, so I was hoping to sell my ticket for what he paid for it to another TA who was in line. Walked to the end of the line which was around the block and halfway down the next street, but no TA's...where was everybody?
Found some random person in the line and got the $60 back, then headed to the other side and braced for another huge line to get in. Then the doorman says "Everyone back! We're only letting in those with hard tickets right now," so I show my ticket and I'm in, like in 3 seconds!
Of course, there's nobody in the club because everyone's in line outside, so I headed upstairs and watched a webcam pointed at the DJ booth on a cool LCD TV for awhile. Andy Moor's "Halcyon" was the first song I heard Boris play, so I knew it was going to be a good night! 
Before I know it, the floor is full and I start dancing up front. Ran into Gypsygirl, who told me that she had requested "Without You Near" and Boris said his partner would be singing it live on stage at the end of his set. A little after midnight, there's this guy on stage singing "Without You Near!" Also a Markus Schulz sighting backstage, guess Avalon was a warmup for Spundae!
Three "men in black" bodyguards start walking into the crowd and moving everyone back about 3 feet from the stage, when a wall-to-wall curtain drops and "In Search of Sunrise 5, Los Angeles" is projected onto the curtain. Soon after, I caught a glimpse of Tijs behind the curtain, and the crowd totally went into a frenzy, "Tiesto, Tiesto!"
The curtain lifts, and Tiesto starts his set, I think it was about 12:30 and he played until 4 a.m. Tijs looked really happy to be there, and a guy in the crowd was saying that he had flown to Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami to see Tiesto in Concert, and was now back here in LA from Hawaii to hear him again!
His set was really good, I remember hearing Super 8 vs. DJ Tab "Helsinki Scorchin'", "Flight 643", a remix of Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy" that really went off with the crowd, and his last song was so amazing! (need to find out what track it was, anyone?) There were a few songs with weak vocals that I could have done without, but overall solid tracks and his mixing seemed well done for the most part.
At one point, Tijs looked at my shirt like he was trying to figure out what it said. Then a huge smile on his face when he realized it was one of his Tiesto in Concert shirts! Almost like a mini "Tiesto in Concert," there were acrobats on each side of the stage twisting around in the air and floating around to the beats.
No encore at 4, but that was probably because he wasn't closing and Victor needed to start on time. Victor played "Without You Near" and I left soon after since my feet were like baked potatoes. My only regret is that I couldn't go back again tonight, but I know it will be excellent as well! Would like to see some reviews from Sunday to compare.
More pics HERE
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Last edited by in2muzikk on May-15-2006 at 15:09
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