“Kashmir,” “Secrets,” “Mandala,” “Wildcard,” “Burn,” and also IDs, KSHMR’s performance was one of the strongest of the weekend, accompanied by his incredible visuals. It’s truly amazing how many hits KSHMR has and he tells a story with all of it. KSHMR would take it to yet another level, just laying waste to the crowd with his booming melodic big house sounds. It was nothing but butterflies for Tritonal’s set. The production of the mainstage went even further here. Tritonal were brilliant dropping all of their progressive house hits on the crowd. For me, this is where festival heaven begins. Valentino Khan rounded out the bass stalwarts at the mainstage before Tritonal showed up. The night got off to a rousing start with heavy bass and dubstep sets from Kuuro and Yultron at Queen’s Domain. Oh, if you thought night one was crazy, the crowd that descended upon San Bernardino for night two took it to another level. He threw in a few old songs, but mostly focused on newer Tiësto music like “Boom” and his remix of Marshmello and Khalid’s “Silence.” And the stage? World class production for a world class DJ. I’m happy to report that Tiësto focused mostly on progressive and big room, while playing a whole bunch of new IDs. He actually performed at Escape for Halloween and dropped a lot of bass in his set. From there, the one and only Tiësto took over. Seven Lions slaughtered the crowd with his inimitable blend of dubstep and future bass. I went back to the Queen’s Domain after that to witness Seven Lions and Tiësto. Not only did BTSM deliver a pulverizing set of their unique bass music, the production inside Mad Hatter’s Castle laid waste to any headliners in its path. In this instance, the Mad Hatter’s Castle had swirls of LED lights and a never ending barrage of lights and lasers the fired at a blistering pace. As is to be expected at any Insomniac fest, the second stage highlights unique artists and allows their visuals and productions to shine even more than the main stage sometimes. The crowd was rocking to “Renegade Mastah,” “Wombass,” “Waiting,” and of course “Gecko” and “Koala.”įrom there I made my break with the main stage to check out Black Tiger Sex Machine at the second stage (Mad Hatter’s Castle). Oliver Heldens delivered an irresistible set after that chock full of his hits and deeper Hi-Lo productions as well. K?d delivered an incredible set where he debuted his new production that he’ll be taking on tour this year. The stage also allowed for each individual artists unique visuals to really shine for each performance. It was amazing how precise the additions in the production were for each set as the night went along. The LED screen was formed in a partial circle, which created an incredible 3D effect with the additional lights on the trusses extending into the crowd. I spent most of my time on Friday at the main stage (Queen’s Domain). However, this year’s Beyond offered an especially tasty lineup. Original Photo via InsomniacĪs to be expected from any Insomniac festival, the lineup was stacked. Night two was PACKED! More than 70,000 headliners made their way to the NOS Events Center for Beyond this year. It felt like night one didn’t have quite as large of a crowd it was cold, and it did rain later in the evening. Other than that, if you’re a So Cal raver, you’re home. House and techno fans had to have been thrilled with the relocation of Caterpillar’s Garden stage to the large hangar at the south end of the campus (where the Asylum was for Escape.) Fans of after-hours and techno events were treated to artists like Solardo, Chris Lake, Claptone, Will Clarke, and Lee Foss in a massive space, completely apart from the rest of the festival (side note: I was not one of those people). If you’ve been to an Insomniac event before, you’re familiar with the NOS Events Center however, that didn’t stop Insomniac from changing things up. From the gigantic chess piece next to the pond to the epic queen’s throne photo-opp right next to that, you felt like you were down the rabbit hole the second you entered the venue. After last year’s “The Endless Sea” theme, this year’s Beyond saw it return to its full-on Alice in Wonderland homage roots. It was an icy cold winter here in Southern California (yes folks, it drops down into the 40s at night), so the first signs of spring and festival season were a sight for sore eyes. Insomniac kicked off its 2018 festival season with the eighth edition of Beyond Wonderland two weekends ago at the friendly confines of the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino.
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