w/ New World Sound, Joel Fletcher
You got to give credit where credit is due. 24 year old, solo DJ, Tim Bergling, better know by his stage name as Avicii, sold out the Riverstage. Not to mention selling out countless other stadium sized venues all over the world. Although being around for quite some time with his studio album True, he has become a true force to be reckoned with.
Starting with the opening of the gates at a hell early 5pm, was Australian DJ Joel Fletcher. Although there was only a relatively small mosh at base of the hill, those who there were up and dancing. He was very smart in his choices of songs to remix, crossing a whole range of songs into true dance tunes, including “Sweet Dreams”, Linkin Park’s “In the End” and Zedd’s “Clarity”. He was smart in his choice of drops and worked the crowd well.
With no more than a minute in changeover time New World Sound were on the decks. Now, this was an all ages gig, with too many teenagers underdressed and many parents there with there pre-teen children. Keep this in mind when I say that the first song NWS played was full of profanities. Hey, I’m the first to admit that in dance music it’s not only ok to drop the f bomb, but expected. But in an all ages gig, I thought it would be a little more tactful. Moving on. New World Sound were not as bassy as I would have expected and had a totally different way of live remixing. Their latest original track was really rad. They are really good at what they do, however they should never be allowed to have a microphone. All their aside comments were completely unnecessary and broke the continuity of the set.
Avicii. Where do I even start? He is very good at what he does. As soon as he walked on stage, the whole Riverstage exploded with energy. As well as his own songs, he remixed versions of Florence’s “You got the Love”, and “Tracks of My Tears”, both of which really stood out amongst the other remix tracks. It still amazes me how a single man on stage can actually connect with the audience, however he was so engaging to watch while he mixed. There was not a single moment where he lost the silly little grin he had on his face. It was infectious. Put that together with the amazing graphic production behind him and it made for a visually amazing show.
While his remixes were thoughtful and well done, it was his originals that really got the crowd dancing like maniacs. Take “Levels” for example. You could hear the entire 9000+ strong crowd singing along and really making it a fantastic experience.
With Brisbane the first stop on his international tour it was an intense, amazing and rather special night. Who can ever have too much dance music right?
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