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Beautiful night last night! Parking was very easy at the Marriot and an easy walk across path to the convention center, which is beautuful inside and out! Got my credentials (thank you Insomniac/A&B) and entry was a total breeze. Although White was not "mandatory" 95% of people where in ALL white and there some pretty amazing costumes. It sure helped that it was 21+ as the maturity level and crowd overall was manageable. Not many pushers and shovers as I was front left all night. I missed Dash Berlin, but got there for Ferry's entire set. I had not seen Ferry in 3 years and he did not disappoint. He played many bangers/festival tracks but also some trance tracks, especially towards the end of his set. The original mix of "beautiful" was fun and he ended with "boombox" wow! Avicii had the largest pull and people seemed to be really enjoying his set. Although not my type of sound, I found myself in the mix as the vibe was good. Tritonal played some really heavy tracks, Im used to their trance sound but never the less, it was a fun set to dance to. They are very energetic and had some pretty trance tracks thrown in. Darin's sound is growing on me, I really enjoyed his set, sounds a lot like anjunadeep! just my opinion. The countdown was somewhat lackluster, as Tritonal stopped as the countdown began. There was no buildup to the countdown, just all of a sudden, 10-9-8...Above and Beyond came on right at 12;30 and played thier beautiful music. I was impressed with their set for a massive event. These guys never disappoint. I spoke with their light technician after the gig and he said A&B barely made it there in time(down from POP in SF), so we were lucky. Norin and Rads new track (not sure of name yet) was a dancefloor destroyer and the crowd reacted very well to the song (A&B typed that the track was from SoCal N&R) It seemed like most people stayed until the end and the place was still vibrant at 2:00 PM.
Pros- The lighting was ok
entry was easy
beautiful new convention center
free water refills
easy lines for restrooms
plenty of place to dance
music was amazing
energy was good
VIP area was wide open and leveled above crowd for good viewing
21+ event made it for a smooth night
Cons- music was very bass heavy
Being up front tore my ears even with earplugs (I guess to be expected)
Countdown was not great
took over an hr to get out of parking lot
Overall, way more pros than cons, really enjoyed the event and very thankful to A&B for their treatment. I will attend WW next year if it similar. Still on a high from event 
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