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Year after year we are in Mtl for this party, and year after year, the organization (or total lack of) makes it a bigger and bigger pain. Bottlenecking a mass of people into a single point of entry was bound to create problems, and I saw quite a few altercations from frustrated partygoers who were made to wait for so long. I've been to parties and festivals in many places, in many countries. This one in Montreal was by far the worst. Considering the price of admission, this is shameful. Kind of a strange thing, as two years ago and prior, lines and entry was fluid and quick. The security search this time, at least for me, was very thorough. The guy went so far as to stick his fingers in all sorts of crevices and places that I won't mention. Must have enjoyed his job. All it did was add to the already elongated entry time, and lo-and-behold, substance use was everywhere I looked.
The decorations were fairly standard fare, nothing to write home about.
The main screen behind the stage, in combination with the lighting was executed very well. Bright, fluid videos, and excellent choreography to the music. It was a spectacle worth seeing, and certainly something that the average partygoer will seldom see in Canada, outside of Montreal.
Music was pretty good. As mentioned in previous posts, Tiesto started off nice and proggy, and really got the crowd moving. As the set progressed, moved on to a proper trance sound. All in all, the set was good, but certainly not his best work. A few classics (some so old that they really surprised me when I heard them) were thrown out there, to a particularily great reception. There were a few outstanding moments where the entire stadium literally erupted. It was a great experience to be a part of it. Closer to the end of his set, it really seemed to slow down however. People were still eating it all up, and one could certainly not complain at the overall vibe, which was top notch all evening long, but certainly it dropped off and people were not moving nearly as much. Kind of an anti-climactic finish, but don't take that that as a complaint.
Outside of the total fiasco of entry, a truly great night.
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..that should teach those young kids to stay home and be where they are supposed to be (bed)
