This past Sunday I attended the DJ Tiesto show in Sydney. Tiesto puts on some of the very few sold out dance shows in the world. I have never been to anything quite like it. I have seen a few DJ’s live (RJD2 and other opening DJ acts) but their shows were simple and based on the music and much more mellow. Tiesto’s show was a performance. He danced with the crowd, the lighting was interactive, the smoke machines were going nuts, the fans were dancing and chanting and soaking it all in. I really enjoyed attending Tiesto’s show. He put on an exciting performance. I do not feel that I would like to listen to trance or house music much just hanging out. In this case the live experience was everything. All the components of the experience made it worth while and enjoyable and I don’t think it could be replicated by means of file sharing or CD purchase…only the true blue (and red and green and yellow and purple) experience!
The live experience
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May 26, 2008 at 4:27 am
missjess87
Dance/techno music live seems like such an amazing experience. Looking at the pictures and videos is just mind blowing and I can’t even begin to imagine the feelings and atmosphere that the artists produce. This type of music is probably one of the least promoted and advertised in the industry. It is most certainly not addressed here at Popular Music Press. Further research into live techno music needs to be conducted and results to be published in our magazine.