MrS - you can comment all you want - whether or not you have a valid opinion is another thing

Ok - so I went in with very low expectations - and I have to say that Tiesto did a fine job - the place was packed all night and he played some really good tracks. However, his mixing was non-existent, it seemed to me that he did very little, if any, mixing and was just dropping tracks. I probably danced the most that I've danced at a trance event in a long time - so that to me says that Tiesto did a good job.

Tiesto was also very interactive with the crowd - which was nice. I don't remember him being that way that last time I saw him about 2 years ago.

All in all another enjoyable night - now off to lay in the sun

... what treacks did he drop?

Not terribly upset I missed this but....
all depends on what you define as a great dj... is it crowd interaction? crowd energy / size? track selection? mixing?

I'd say a great dj usually has them all. Sounds like Tijs got 3/4, which is good... just not great.

can't wait to see the rest of the opinions from last night

Oh well....it is the last time I am going out to Vision for a while anyway, the place is just starting to bother me.

I guess if I was really in a partyin sort of mood I would have enjoyed it, but alas, I was really just there because I had already paid for it and I felt I "had to" see him.

On that note, it is breakfast/lunch time.

MrS

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unlike many of you, i have no real techy knowledge about what constitutes good mixing, etc. but i totally enjoyed the tracks, energy, and crowd/DJ interaction. tiesto rocked vision way better than avalon in NYC (there seemed to have been a major trainwreck there ). plus, the sound system, lighting, and overall club layout seemed a lot better at vision than avalon. i guess that's what makes it a mega-club . i danced my ass off and got lost in the music i love, and that to me is what a good night out is all about.

i'm terrible at ID'ing tracks, but I do remember Intergalatic, Traffic and Perfect Wave (which sounded f*cking incredible in the club!)

There was also "Forever Today" and the encore track was "Adagio For Strings". But he seemed to just stop halfway through "Adagio for Strings" and end the set right there which kinda ended the show on a bad note cause we were just left hanging...

P.S. I'm also terrible at ID'ing tracks

i have never posted on this board before, but have been reading for a while. This was my forth time seeing tiesto, and i have to say this was probably the worst i have seen him. He started out really weak i felt and took forever to get going. Then, his mixing was not there, and appeared to just be playing CD's all night. Both time i went up to the second floor and looked over teh DJ booth there were no records on the turntables.

His last hour I did enjoy though, played alot of good tracks. The ending i could not belive though. Only one encore and when he stopped halfway through Adagio for Strings, it really pissed me off. The best part of that track is the last. For the number one DJ, i felt his set was poor. Armin's set kicked Tiesto's $&#@ a few weeks ago.

hmmm, not too upset i missed this one.

what song did he open with?

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First time posting here. Set seemed pretty good on the floor, but I went up near the booth toward the end and it seemed like he had too much to drink or something was going on. He smashed one of his records and then continued to play some good tracks, but seemed to be more interested in talking to people and concentrating on those girls who were up there, barely having the next song on cue before the current track ran out. Better set overall than Armin (though hearing Communication was great then) but Armin was a bit friendlier with the fans after his set. Then again I'd probably be concentrating on groupies too if I were the #1 DJ in the world and not #3,294,931.

well, personally, i didn't enjoy. i think i'm in the same boat as MrS in saying i stayed to try and get my moneys worth. i never really was a tiesto fan and never saw him live, but thought i'd give him a chance. i didn't do much more than some head bobbing here and there. most of the people on the second and third floors looked more bored than i've seen at other shows. however, the people on the main dancefloor were going nuts. tiesto was very interactive as usual, and def had a little something in him. what thing that did bother me was how he was trying to hide everytime he took a drag of a cigarette off someone. its like the total opposite of sasha visuals were great as usual. i dont know, maybe i was just all tranced-out by saturday

even though i didn't really like the set, it'd be interesting to get a hold of it. looks like it was recorded with the crowd since
a) MrS pointed out the two laptops on the third floor
b) there were no nitrous blasts to interefere with the mics i noticed hanging above the mainfloor

EDIT: oh yeah, snagged a few clips. you know where to find 'em

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