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Originally posted by dj_bas i'm going to assume that most (not all) of the people there were under 21...the same type of crowd you would catch at an 18+ regular (non-avalon/spundae type) of club, or perhaps at a massive (monster massive, together as one).

You know what? To my surprise, there were more 21+ over people there. Seriously. I was checking out the crowd trying to spot all the little kiddies and didn't see that many.

Speaking of Sasha & Digweed.... As I sat up in the balcony on Saturday listening to the music and watching the show (visuals & chick singing), I started to think about Sasha & Digweed. I began checking out the whole main floor and the seated areas, just to see how many people were there. The main floor was pretty packed and there were quite a few people chillin up on the balcony areas. I then turned to my B/f and said, "You know, I seriously doubt that Sasha & Digweed could fill up a place like this."
I went to one or two of the Delta Heavy Tours and I know the tickets were not sold out to those events.
The free Digweed show at Mayan wasn't that packed either. It may have been kinda packed but not sardine packed. I was sure expecting alot more people to be there, people that I used to always see there at the Mayan and other events.

it is great to see all of the comments here, flowing both ways, everyone has an opinion and a strong one. it's great to see an audience passionate about our scene, maybe that will be the catalyst to help it grow. we need something like this to break into the larger scene out there, or we'll all be bombarded by hip hop for the rest of our lives. i'll add my personal review as i was as much a customer as anyone else Saturday night.

there were just over 10,000 people attending (statistics will be published in Billboard for you doubters). it was a record event, hands down for a single dj or act in north america. for those of you that are the Sasha and Digweed followers - i'll give you a comparable of what they have done in a similar setting. once in a blue moon in San Francisco at the Cow Palace and the same show at the AllState in Chicago drew 9,000 people each at 60% of the ticket price - but Sasha and Digweed co-headlined with Paul Oakenfold and The Chemical Brothers LIVE. The biggest single event for the Sasha and Digweed tour drew 4600 people, from what i recall, as we produced that particular show. If they were given a large scale production at the level of tiesto in concert it would be interesting to see what they could do, but pulling a bigger crowd in North America would be a challenge.

the vibe in the room was the best i've seen in ten years of this business. it had the feeling of a very, very big nightclub, not an arena. the crowd was excellent, people actually cheered when we opened the doors, i've not seen that before. the tempo of the night must have worked for most, as the response at every major break was electric - i watched a lot of the show from the seats across the room from the stage so i could see it all. it was interesting how at first people came into the room and jammed to the front, like a big concert, but after an hour or so spread out to turn the space into an oversized dancefloor.

all of the performers were sharp, the drummers were excellent and will return with additional samba drummers to NYE in Vegas, as well as a few new concepts we will have just for the Las Vegas gig. the aerial performers and hand balancing were incredible. each of the singers did an excellent job, from very different approaches. lasers could have had a few added in for the scale of the room, but in places like Miami and Vegas that have somewhat smaller capacities they will be far more impressive - the whole show will be for that matter. the production crew was flawless from start to finish in terms of the gear used and execution, the sound really was spot on.

our promotion partners, insomniac notably, club crasher, evolution and after hour power were brilliant. they all worked hard to turn people out for this gig. our friends at element radio probably worked the hardest on this one and it showed.

most importantly, i would like to say thank you to everyone who attended this event. without sounding too much like a promoter, everyone at this tiesto in concert really was a part of history in the making. it was an incredible night. thanks to Tiesto and his team who put on a phenomenal show - they have vision and Tiesto has the charisma and confidence to pull something on this scale off, i can't think of any other electronic artist who would take on a project like this and know it can work. cheers.

now to the east coast.

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Originally posted by In Concert ...club crasher, and after hour power ...

no wonder

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Here are some great clips... Enjoy

Traffic http://www.youtube.com/?v=NPsaxI8KAws


Lethal Indsutry http://www.youtube.com/?v=XGfjh5YxXF4


Adagio for Strings http://www.youtube.com/?v=vyoBB7_nwDI


Adagio for Strings http://www.youtube.com/?v=xhN9JvvMmcQ

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Originally posted by dartrance Its sold out every year man. It has NOTHING to do with sasha and digweed. its the friggen south america music conference.

The South American Music Conference takes place on October 14th and 15th, 2005.

Tiesto, Richie Hawtin, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules, Christopher Lawrence, Adam Beyer, Marco Bailey, Tom Stephan, Corrie, Carlos Diaz, Mar-T, Diego Ro-K, Aldo Haydar, DJ Dero, Tommy Jacobs, Franco Cinello, Ricky Ryan, Uma, Alexa and Fernano Picon.

I forgot to mention....

I really enjoyed TIC! The crowd, the vibe, hangin out with people I know, the music, the performers (singers, drum beaters, chicks on ropes... did I miss anything?) the visuals and pretty much every thing was sweet!
I have no complaints anymore, well except that it ended way too soon. The whole show/concert made me forget how disorganized the lines were to get in but once in, I was sporting this -> all night.

Would I go again? Yes I would, most definitely.

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Originally posted by dj_bas please lets not have any 'tiesto-coast' and 'sasha-coast' style shootings.

LMAO ... that shit is funny

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Originally posted by Hypersky I have nothing for or against any of these DJs, but Sasha and Diggers would shit all over Tiesto IF they played together, and whats more they would draw a more musically enlightened audience since Tiesto tends to pull a lot of members of the opposite gender because of his posterboyish looks - a phenomenon that neither Sasha or John will experience anytime soon. Seriously - a Sasha and Digweed show would sell out a stadium here in SoCal and would attract people from SF, Vegas, SD, as well as the greater LA area - which I think would sell out a place like the Coloseum.

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Originally posted by dj_bas people would probably come from outside of cali as well...they havent' played together over here in years

I think Sasha & Digweed are amazing I have seen them both together and both when they are solo. Its always a great time. That Buenos Aries video is amazing. Unfortunatly the turnout for them would not be anywhere near as big here in the states. EDM is massive in South America. The words massive and EDM don't even belong in the same sentance when it comes to events here in the states. If any of west coast TAs can rember back to WMC this past year (March 2005). I don't know if any of you all went or not but, Sasha & Digweed headlined the Official Ultra after party at the American Airlines Arena, (same place the Miami Heat NBA team plays). This was right after Ultra too, the Arena was literally across the street from the Ultra Venue. You are talking about anwywere from 30 thousand to 50 thousand EDM heads in Miami, and not even 10 thousand of them showed up to watch Sasha & Diggers first set toghther in 3 years in a damn arena. There was probably more people in the Amphitheater at Ultra getting down to Tiesto's set, then there were at the after party. Oh BTW, did I mention that the opening act was Hernan Cattaneo and James Zabiela tag teaming!!! And from the looks of things, they had the same sound setup for that party, as you all did for TIC. Now you wanna talk about a night of great music. And the party went from midnight until ???? I left at 4:30am cause I was beat from dancing all day in the sun at Ultra, and 5 days of solid parting before that. How much did the event cost you ask? A measly $20 with your Ultra ticket stub. With all that being said, I'll be in Miami when TIC comes to the east coast cause I'm 100% it will be another night of great music.

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Originally posted by vxman OMG! this is HUGE. not only michelle is not gonna vote for the greatest dj of all the time but she also changed her avatar. this is like double jeopardy. since, she did not complain about tiny wienies rubbing to her, and some of our losers could not submit to the distinguished dj (i for long suspected one of us was the culprit, otherwise why on earth she would bring it here so often) i thought for a second her dreams came true you have the picture to prove it. but, it is too good to be true then, TIC LA could not be the best show in the history of the world as noble promoters preached. i am very disappointed something positive. the guy looks even dummer from side profile. i do not need to see his disgusting face any longer.

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I did vote for Tiesto this year in the DJ mag poll.. just not as # 1. I am still a HUGE Tiesto fan and still follow him when and where I can and still support him. But I think it is someone elses turn to become #1. I think Tiesto has gotten to "big" with his #1 spot for 3 years.
I wonder if Tiesto will ever play at clubs here in the US?? Will it just be huge-a events at $80 or more per ticket?

On Topic:
Great Review guys! This was a big night for me and it was every thing I expected and then some!

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a charm to sadness, and life to everything." Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)

here are some clips i took from tiesto...
Clip 1
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Clip 3

Great videos and pictures you guys. Thanks for sharing.

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