If weeknight shows are such a huge problem, why don't you get out of your comfort zone and check out everything else Atlanta has to offer besides lazer trance DJs on weeknights at Opera? If people weren't so dependent on a big name like Ferry Corsten and Armin and actually gave smaller artists a chance, we would get way more talent - and probably on weekends.. Congratulations on being part of the problem.
Tomorrow! Any news on whether all three of them will be there?
Also, anyone know if it is still possible for would-be Tiesto attendees to claim free tickets for this? I requested mine on Sunday, but I haven't received a reply.
Nov-10-2009 20:49
TranceLuver4evr
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Everywhere!!!
quote:
Originally posted by Calamar
Tomorrow! Any news on whether all three of them will be there?
It's always 2 only when they go out of the country to tour, 1 stays in the office to take care of business. I know Jono is coming but dunno who the other be, hoping it's Tony!!!!!
Nov-10-2009 21:44
mistiso
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Close Enough...
quote:
Originally posted by X-Treem
This list speaks itself...
Opera + Top trance artists = weekdays
Indeed.
Cosmic Gate was also on a Wednesday (even though it wasn't a Liquified event).
Prompters in Atlanta just don't have the money to bring big name trance acts to Atlanta on the weekend on a REGULAR basis.
Sure, there was the "Tiesto debacle" on a Saturday, but try bringing Armin here now for a Saturday night.
I'd like to go back a few years where we would have some of the "bigger" names here on Thursday nights. Those were awesome shows and people always turned out.
But alas, hip-hop "college nights" will always prevail.
Anyhow...I've got my day off tomorrow so I'll be jamming out tonight with my brotha Jack
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Tritonal - Suede (Stoneface & Terminal Remix)
Arnej - They Need Us
Zoo Brazil feat. Leah - You Can Have It All (George Acosta Remix)
Nov-11-2009 16:18
TranceLuver4evr
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Everywhere!!!
quote:
Originally posted by mistiso
Anyhow...I've got my day off tomorrow so I'll be jamming out tonight with my brotha Jack
werd!!
Nov-11-2009 17:21
Jonathan Allyn
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Los Angeles
I brought Above & Beyond to Atlanta for their first show here on a Friday back when it was Eleven50. The thing is that it can be done. The problem is that the bigger clubs dont necessarily want that type of EDM in on their big weekend nights where they are going to have a much more mainstream crowd there. Yes the artists are cheaper during the week but thats not always the reason for having them in during the week and IMO Liquified does a good job getting the right DJ's in the at right venues. Its too bad we dont have a big club in Atlanta that consistently wants to support good dance music.
Originally posted by Jonathan Allyn
I brought Above & Beyond to Atlanta for their first show here on a Friday back when it was Eleven50. The thing is that it can be done. The problem is that the bigger clubs dont necessarily want that type of EDM in on their big weekend nights where they are going to have a much more mainstream crowd there. Yes the artists are cheaper during the week but thats not always the reason for having them in during the week and IMO Liquified does a good job getting the right DJ's in the at right venues. Its too bad we dont have a big club in Atlanta that consistently wants to support good dance music.
They were relatively unknown at that point. Anyone could have brought them in here at that point in time so don't flatter yourself.
They're a top 5 act right now and have been for the past couple of years. Try bringing them on a Friday night now.
Atlanta HAD a great dance club for a while that was great for EDM - WETbar.
The problem in Atlanta is that promoters / club owners get greedy and / or have to find new ways of making more money or just trying to stay afloat.
All these club "closures" where they re-open under a new name is bullshit. It's always so incredibly short-lived, then it just becomes a very vicious cycle.
The Mark is a prime example of epic failure and Opera, if it continues its ways, will be the demise of EDM in Atlanta. Period.
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Current Favorite Tunes:
Robert Burian feat. Zdenka Predna - You (Club Mix)
Tocadisco feat. Nadia Ali - Better Run (Wippenberg Mix)
Tritonal - Suede (Stoneface & Terminal Remix)
Arnej - They Need Us
Zoo Brazil feat. Leah - You Can Have It All (George Acosta Remix)
Nov-11-2009 23:22
Jonathan Allyn
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Los Angeles
quote:
Originally posted by mistiso
They were relatively unknown at that point. Anyone could have brought them in here at that point in time so don't flatter yourself.
They're a top 5 act right now and have been for the past couple of years. Try bringing them on a Friday night now.
Atlanta HAD a great dance club for a while that was great for EDM - WETbar.
The problem in Atlanta is that promoters / club owners get greedy and / or have to find new ways of making more money or just trying to stay afloat.
All these club "closures" where they re-open under a new name is bullshit. It's always so incredibly short-lived, then it just becomes a very vicious cycle.
The Mark is a prime example of epic failure and Opera, if it continues its ways, will be the demise of EDM in Atlanta. Period.
No one is flattering them self. The point that you apparently missed is that it "IS" possible to bring top talent on weekends but that the bigger clubs are not going to consistently support something like that on a weekend night nowadays. They dont have to invest X thousands of dollars to bring in a headlining act when they have a good crowd there for a more mainstream night. WetBar was a good club but there again lies that fact the people who want to see major talent on a weekend were not coming out in the #'s to keep the night thriving and if they were, there just is not enough of them.
