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Originally posted by bucke i was rolling on a pure of the best e ever made, which may i add, was sooo intense it got me totally floored for about 45 mins. e does not make shitty music sound good though. shitty music is shitty music. i was more into the visuals than his music. thats the only thing that somewhat kept my vibe going. not a lot of danceability. i danced a lot harder when i saw pvd a few weeks ago. the 2005 tic was way better. your are CORRECT sir!

Umm if I played shitty music and took a poll while everyone is on the stuff, i am 100% surethat your statements will be proven wrong when it comes to 99.9% of the people. and 99.9% of those people are ones who would say it doesn't make the music better.

Beyond that, stop being an idiot and talking about recreational drug use on these boards. Mature. (the fact that you do the stuff doesn't bother me, the fact that you announce it to the whole word on these public forums isn't smart. Discussion on public boards CAN be used in courts and not just against you, but against a venue/organizer if the government wanted to go after them under the RAVE act. So be smart.)

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Originally posted by DaveT Umm if I played shitty music and took a poll while everyone is on the stuff, i am 100% surethat your statements will be proven wrong when it comes to 99.9% of the people. and 99.9% of those people are ones who would say it doesn't make the music better. Beyond that, stop being an idiot and talking about recreational drug use on these boards. Mature. (the fact that you do the stuff doesn't bother me, the fact that you announce it to the whole word on these public forums isn't smart. Discussion on public boards CAN be used in courts and not just against you, but against a venue/organizer if the government wanted to go after them under the RAVE act. So be smart.) Dave

Well said.... Now back to the orginal post.... The show was AMAZING. My friends and I had an unforgettable time... . I've seen Tiesto spin better sets before but the expierence in a sold out arena with the crowd going crazy is just.....

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Originally posted by DaveT Umm if I played shitty music and took a poll while everyone is on the stuff, i am 100% surethat your statements will be proven wrong when it comes to 99.9% of the people. and 99.9% of those people are ones who would say it doesn't make the music better.

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e does not make shitty music sound good though.

what did i just say? please read more carefully next time. thanks

now back to the thread.

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Originally posted by bucke what did i just say? please read more carefully next time. thanks now back to the thread.

My point is that during the time if overall shitty music was being played at an event like this and you were on the stuff, you'd think everything was great. And that shitty music wouldn't be so shitty at the time.

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Originally posted by DaveT My point is that during the time if overall shitty music was being played at an event like this and you were on the stuff, you'd think everything was great. And that shitty music wouldn't be so shitty at the time.

DaveT... are you admitting that Tiesticle is shitty? Wow, I'm proud of you!

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Originally posted by DaveT My point is that during the time if overall shitty music was being played at an event like this and you were on the stuff, you'd think everything was great. And that shitty music wouldn't be so shitty at the time.

I know this is correct, Tigo prooved it at TiC 2005

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

The night was incredible for me (once inside), but the parking situation was a MESS. Apparently, there was another event happening right by the Sports Arena (some Hindu festival or something) so it took an hour just to park (this is after we've entered the Sports Arena grounds). We crawled 10 feet every 15 minutes or so. Miserable.

Once we finally parked (on grass!), we saw a huge line being formed that lead up to the entrance of the Sports Arena. I was getting worried, but it turned out to be not that bad. We dashed thru the Groovetickets line, and saw a much shorter area to get in on the south entrance. The other line might've been for people who didn't buy tickets in advance.

As soon as we got inside, we heard a female voice asking the crowd if they're ready for Tiesto, and the crowd went wild! I was glad I didn't miss his entrance, but then I realized it's almost 10:30pm and he's not on yet?! Ok, time to get some drinks then!

A few minutes later, he finally appeared, and the front and side areas got packed quick. I knew he was going to build up his set, so the beginning was kind of slow. It wasn't bad, but not extremely exciting either.

I think it was in the middle of the night where he started throwing down one track after another that I recognized. There were classics and there were new songs from his "Elements of Life" album. Classics such as "Love Comes Again" "Silence" "The Quest - C Sharp" (and so many more) brought back the good ol' memories . I was upstairs by then and could see the crowd getting as pumped as I am. The view was incredible, as you can see from some photos below. I actually do enjoy a lot of the songs from his latest album, like "In The Dark" so I was extremely happy that he dropped such a track.

When it got close to 3am, the set was like the end of a rollercoaster ride, where it got a bit more mellow at parts, but there were great build-ups with some banging beats that kept me going.

As a side note, I do agree with some people on the board that his 2005 concert seemed better because he incorporated more live acts, etc. This felt like another Monster Massive, but I'm not complaining. They're still truly a great way to spend my Saturday nights, and I'm glad that we're able to see such talent within such close proximity to where I live.

Even with so many people there (I think it was sold out!?), I was able to see some familiar faces and also run into Gil who I haven't seen in such a long time!

I took a lot of videos but they sound muffled, so I'm sharing these photos instead. Enjoy!

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Originally posted by Clovis I know this is correct, Tigo prooved it at TiC 2005

The ugly:

Getting stuck for 30 minutes on the Martin Luther King freeway exit, then another 15 mins to go 2 blocks down MLK to the Sports Arena!

Waiting 45+ minutes in the VIP line, which was right across from the GUEST LIST line for which there were no people except 3-4 event staff. I think they may have been letting in some small groups from the VIP line occasionally though. My friend got to the regular line about the same time as me, and we both got in about the same time!

After entering, couldn't figure out where the VIP area was. The first "yellow coat" staff correctly told me to go down the escalator, but there were so many people in front of the escalator I must have walked right past it. The second "yellow coat" all the way at the other end didn't have any information...he just kept pointing to a printed list of wristband types, and said only ALL ACCESS could go any further. There was a group of people in front of me who were screaming and frustrated that they couldn't find the VIP area either. Only after checking at the security office (where the first woman there had no clue) did a guy come over who actually knew what was going on.

Once getting to the VIP area, the bar was a total clusterf*ck, and took about 20 mins to get a drink.

I mention all of this because it almost ruined the night for me. I know the freeway is out of anyone's control, but once I arrived at the Sports Arena, was over 1 1/2 hours until I got to the dance floor, with a VIP ticket. Jes' set was already over, but I did hear some of it waiting in line somewhere...

The bad:

After Jes finished, a video game animation of Tiesto played on the screen for something like 30 mins. I ran into Kristina Sky and we were both like wtf, can't they get a warm-up DJ?

Somewhere I saw that Tiesto would be spinning a 6-hour set. He came on at 10:38 p.m., but went past the advertised 3 a.m. closing time until 3:38 a.m. This could also go into "the good" section though, as 5 hours is better than the typical hour or hour and a half at most massive events!

Having seen Tiesto in Concert LA and Las Vegas in 2005, guess my expectations were set pretty high. The visuals and live performances during that show were really stunning, beyond anything I saw last night. Maybe the night should have been billed as "Tiesto Elements of Life Tour" without the "Tiesto in Concert" so everyone doesn't keep comparing them. All that said, tix were $85GA, $200VIP for TIC-LA 2005. This year, tix started at $55GA, $100VIP and then went up as the event got closer.

The good:

I think the night sold out, or came close to it. Even the bleachers were pretty full, so a lot more people came out for this than TIC-LA in 2005 (was it 21+ then though? ...I can't remember). Always good to see record numbers of people supporting EDM music, it makes the future look bright! Was a lot more difficult to get up front though, best I could do was get about 3 people back from the security wall...

I enjoyed Tiesto's set...his energy was so high, being fueled by such an incredible turnout! His last song was Rank 1's "Breathing (Airwave)," which continued to play after he left the stage.

Toward the end, Tijs spoke into a mic and let everyone know that he had been asked where he'd like to play for NYE this year. He said "Los Angeles" was easily the answer, signed his headphones and threw them into the crowd, then walked from one end of the security wall to the other shaking people's hands.

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So he DID throw his headphones! Argh, didn't even see that. Was hoping to have a chance maybe I was up front.

Thanks for that last song, me and my friend were wondering what it was. Bangin track.

Tiesto made my night when he played "The Prophet." His whole set was bad ass!!

This was the first time I actually took off my shirt @ club/party/rave etc...whatever you wanna call it.

Shirt was soaked...if not from sweating...from people splashing water all over the place.

Think I may be getting a lil too old for massives & all ages events. Get a lil weird to me when I see guys and girls my lil sister's age (14).

I never went to any raves back in the day in the desert when I would hear about em all the time. (Maybe a good thing!)

Guess I'm just getting old!

I prob would have enjoyed the night more if there weren't so many puddles and other things that make you say, "Oh hell no."

By the way: Did anyone see what happened to Tiesto when he first came down to shake hands? I think he may have gotten attacked or something at first...he left or got away from whatever it was...and then came back.

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