Beyond wonderland 20193/4/2023 Worra, two utterly fun sets that had everyone dancing their booty off. The biggest surprises of the weekend for me were Carnage and Sage Armstrong B2B J. As always, Deadmau5 hypnotized the audience with extended live plays of his most famous songs combined with lulling outros that left me devastated when the set came to an end. Different from her self-titled tour, Rezz mixed an awesome combination of originals and other artist’s music to generate a set that had the entire audience head banging for over an hour. Zhu delivered an almost entirely new set, catering to the crowd with his “music for festivals” which he canceled his most recent tour to prepare. It was clear that I was not the only one captivated and the energy from the crowd during each of these sets was overwhelming. Although I have previously seen all three of these artists multiple times, each one of them brought something original and unheard to the stage. The most memorable sets from the weekend for me will be Rezz, Zhu, and Deadmau5. It was almost as if the expectations for performances was set quite high for this festival and on top of that each artist was trying to knock the standard out of the park. I am unsure if it was pure luck or if it was greater than usual preparation by the artists to truly impress this massive audience (and to do Insomniac good), but each artist seemed ready to inspire and leave a lasting impact on every audience member. Having attended a multitude of alternate EDM festivals I can say from experience that this is usually not the case. I still find myself amazed that upwards of 95% of the artists I saw not only met my expectations but also exceeded them. I could easily take the next 20 minutes of your life to gush about the stellar performances I was lucky enough to witness first hand at Beyond. I felt incredibly spoiled to not have a single complaint regarding the production quality of each and every stage. The entire weekend I experienced no sound bleed what so ever and no matter where you stood in the audience (even directly outside the structures) the music projection was clear and loud. Most impressive of all was no matter what stage you found yourself looking upon, you were guaranteed a quality sound experience. Located in a small tent central to the festival, a playful house DJ sat within a deck of decoration surrounded by hundreds of people gently bouncing to the groove or taking a rest upon the soft and forgiving grass. If you found yourself overwhelmed by the lights and projections, The Looking Glass was the perfect place to ground yourself. However, I couldn’t help but find myself also captivated by Caterpillar’s Garden where the DJ of the hour towered more than 100 feet above the audience incapsulated by a blinding hexagon. Most memorable this year, in my opinion, was Mad Hatter’s Castle, featuring a kaleidoscope of diamond shaped LED screens that loomed above you. Since the event ran from 5pm-2am both days, very little of the festival occurred in daylight and it was clear the majority of time and money went into the numerous LED screens and lights that hypnotized in the dark surroundings. The short and sweet way to describe Beyond’s overall stage setups and production value is utterly dazzling.
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