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Originally posted by nima86 Phantom Chamber is the place to be but fuck Diggers and coxy on at same time

I noticed on the website, Phantom Chamber says "featuring Carl Cox & Friends", is that a special Carl Cox show? Maybe he has his own lighting and sound setup and that's why he's not on the main stage?

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Originally posted by Quazar I noticed on the website, Phantom Chamber says "featuring Carl Cox & Friends", is that a special Carl Cox show? Maybe he has his own lighting and sound setup and that's why he's not on the main stage?

phantom chamber is most likely inside the sports arena (with main stage outside again). I'd say sports arena is main stage enough

So now that Nocturnal is behind us, I guess it's time to turn the attention to MM.

This will be my 2nd massive, and after the amazing time I had at Nocturnal, I couldn't be more excited! Plus I have friends flying out from Atlanta for this.

I'm going the VIP route again. It'll be interesting to see how Go Ventures handles things because Insomniac did great with Nocturnal. At least I won't have to drive to the desert for this one.

EDIT: I also see a lot of stuff online about MM being terrible because of the crowds and stupid teenagers, but the 18+ rule and drug enforcement might make this the one to go to. At least I hope so!

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Originally posted by Quazar So now that Nocturnal is behind us, I guess it's time to turn the attention to MM. This will be my 2nd massive, and after the amazing time I had at Nocturnal, I couldn't be more excited! Plus I have friends flying out from Atlanta for this. I'm going the VIP route again. It'll be interesting to see how Go Ventures handles things because Insomniac did great with Nocturnal. At least I won't have to drive to the desert for this one. EDIT: I also see a lot of stuff online about MM being terrible because of the crowds and stupid teenagers, but the 18+ rule and drug enforcement might make this the one to go to. At least I hope so!

Whats up Quazar! Glad you had fun at Nocturnal. Best time ever right? Yeah, Noc was the most organized massive I've been to and the production was just too amazing. I think a big part of it was the 18+ limitation. It really filtered out the idiotic kids which made for a much better crowd/vibe.

I've never been to MM before, but this year, I rather not celebrate my halloween at a club or a house party. I gotta experience this for once.

Although I've never been to MM, I would think the crowd would be more aggressive and less easy going than lets say Nocturnal. On the flip side, since it's 18+, it probably won't be super packed which is a great thing! Gotta have room to dance and roam about, yes?

I see not too many people on this thread are happy about the line up b/c the lack of trance DJ's. But I'm loving the line up for the main stage (one more trance dj would make it perfect though). The best thing about this line-up is the variety. I'm most passionate about trance but I also love dancing to house, and Axwell (best of SHM?) is gonna get that crowd rockin'. Digweed, I have not see him live either, but I can't wait for him to drop some prog house/tech house and at least one Eric Prydz track! I'm also pretty excited to check out a full set from Gareth for once and I've never seen Judge Jules live before either. All this on one stage! Nice

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see any dubst ep or drum and bass DJ's. I don't care too much about it but thats a huge EDM fanbase they're missing out on.

Anyway, tix are damn expensive. Buy on ticketmaster and I think you can save a couple bucks on the additional fees.

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My VIP ticket for MM was the same price as the one for Nocturnal, so I guess it's not too big of a deal, especially considering that MM is a bigger event.

If the crowd is too aggressive for my tastes, I can just bail to the VIP areas I guess. :P

The lineup could certainly be better (I'd love to see one more trance DJ added, even if it's a small name), but it looks pretty good from a variety standpoint, like you said. Plus with all of the crazy sound and visuals, I'm sure I'll have a great time.

Plus, Gareth and Schossow!

I think the line up for monster this year is pretty dope, definitely a dark kind of sound this year. The main reason i'm going is so i can get my earful of cox! plus lawler, axwell and gareth make it icing on the cake. definitely hope its not too crowded, especially in the arena, cause i'm probably gonna have to bounce back and forth between the outdoor mainstage and the sports arena.

MM VIP includes open vodka/beer bar.

It will be 18+, too, so I wouldn't say it's gonna be larger (crowd wise) than Nocturnal necessarily, especially with Hard Halloween happening the following weekend. Sure a lot of people will have to make a choice.

And unless Reza really ups it, don't expect the type of overall production you see from Insomniac (note: TAO is GoVentures and Insmniac, MM is just GoVentures) at MM. He finally raised the production level noticeably last year thanks the mainstage being moved outside, hopefully he ups it again.

Steve Lawler, Digweed and Carl Cox are enough to get me to this event

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Originally posted by DaveT MM VIP includes open vodka/beer bar. It will be 18+, too, so I wouldn't say it's gonna be larger (crowd wise) than Nocturnal necessarily, especially with Hard Halloween happening the following weekend. Sure a lot of people will have to make a choice. And unless Reza really ups it, don't expect the type of overall production you see from Insomniac (note: TAO is GoVentures and Insmniac, MM is just GoVentures) at MM. He finally raised the production level noticeably last year thanks the mainstage being moved outside, hopefully he ups it again.

Hey Dave, it sounds like you went to MM last year. If so, just wondering how the outside stage Armin played at compared to the arena. Also, is it relatively a short walk from one stage to the other?

i for one am super excited about this line up! Lawler, Moby, Carl Cox, Digweed!!!!! one of my favorite sets in ibiza was Cox and a couple years ago at DEMF Moby blew me away with a sick techno set. i'm really looking forward to this night of music. and of course lawler is one of my fav's

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As far as production goes, I can only base it on videos, but last year's MM looked nuts with the massive amounts of strobes and plumes of fire shooting up and stuff.

EDC had an amazing looking main stage, at least in videos, but Nocturnal's Labyrinth was pretty tame with decorations and stuff. I was expecting each area to be heavily decorated for its theme, but Lab was just a big tent and not much more. Sure, Alice's House was cool, but that's just one stage. Some of the hangers had decent decorations, though.

I'd be pretty disappointed if the main stage at Monster isn't at least as cool as it looked like it was last year.

Like a lot of people have said, it remains to be seen how the 18+ rule affects MM's attendance. I wouldn't be surprised if they haven't booked another huge name specifically because ticket sales so far have them a little worried.

ahhh... monster massive..