Some might think that a concert a state away isn't the right choice for some college freshman without a car. We disagreed. After weeks of planning we were sitting at the always unreliable Amtrak station 20 min after our train was scheduled to leave. After darting across the city to the convention center, we entered the massive ballroom to the sounds of booming bass, and the sight of a laser display that could rival anything they have at EDC or Ultra (Mass EDMC had just added this feature to the Winter White Tour at this tour stop).
Bingo Players were the first act up and dazzled the crowd with their hard-hitting house beats. A high point of their set would have to be playing Kernkraft 400 to a rowdy audience.
Next Up, Hardwell showed off why he is the best upcoming DJ of the year with a high energy set featuring his original electro insanity as well as a build-up featuring Smells Like Teen Spirit that had the entire crowd belting out the lyrics.
Finally, Dada Life went bananas, starting their set with the ever popular Antidote by Swedish House Mafia and Knife Party before dropping into some of their massive hits. They teased at Kick Out the Epic Motherfucker, before dropping it just before the end of their set. Only Dada Life can successfully mix Cotton Eye Joe and Turbulence together, any other musician would be seen as INSANE. But we already knew that with Dada Life. With classic Dada antics by showering the crowd with bananas and champagne (real and blow-up), they controlled the room like no other. The audience, that consisted of mostly UMass-Amherst students, ate it up (no pun intended).
Overall, the vibe of the show was rowdy at the least, and promoters dressed up as yetis and bananas kept the crowd going by launching massive blow up "snow-balls" through-out the room… and who can forget the go-go dancers. Oh yeah there were go-go dancers.
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*This photo is an official event photo, we do not own it.
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