![]() (Indeed, at that after party, he dropped a fantastic remix of Adele’s “Hello,” which surprisingly enough would not be the last time that particular song was sampled throughout the week.) By the end of his set, there was just one song that would be unacceptable not to play, and giving into the crowd’s demands, he dropped his now famous smash hit, “Street,” and after lighting the powder keg, blew the place up with the VIP remix at the second chorus. It was full sardine mode by this point, and despite the de minimus amount of wiggle room available, people were losing their minds and jumping for the ceiling as he dropped blazing remixes of Keys ‘N Krates’ “Dum Dee Dum,” GTA’s “Red Lips,” and original jams like “You.” It was clear, however, that he was not going to show all his cards at once, but was holding back a few of tricks in his bag for his after party slated at XHale later that night. Now a part of Skrillex’s OWSLA label, NGHTMRE carried the torch lit by Vanic, and dropped sonic booms on a crowd that somehow seemed to have grown a bit. Next up at the Sierra tent was NGHTMRE, whose meteoric rise in the EDM industry has been almost too quick and epic to believe. ![]() Indeed, Vanic set the tone for what would be an absolutely incredible display of musical talent. Initially, the heat emanating from the crowd was almost unbearable, but after stripping off the jacket, hats, and gloves, and setting in towards the side of the tent (which had a very welcome draft), the music unraveling drop after drop, it became apparent that this might be one of the best sets of the entire festival. But the reason for this warm reception was obvious: Vanic was dropping hit after hit featured on his SnowTape mix, which for many, was the first time hearing what this legend-in-the-making had to offer. It’s hard to recall a non-headlining act commanding such an audience at the festival, especially so early on. ![]() Instead, after getting through the gates with hundreds of kids clamoring to meet up with friends and start their three day adventure, it was off to the races to the Sierra Tent, where Canadian whiz-kid Vanic had already been firing off a trap maelstrom that could be heard from hundreds of yards away. In that moment, it’s impossible not to whisper to yourself, perhaps only in your head, “We have arrived.”īut due to a hang up at the hotel, there was no time to waste soaking it all in. With kids dressed from head to toe in ski gear, but still managing to pull off that nu-rave flare through several bulky layers, each demonstrated that they are not here for the “scene,” but for the love of the music. Stepping off the bus and onto the festival grounds for the first night of SnowGlobe, a bristling energy that is absolutely quintessential to this three day festival hits you in the face just hard enough to make you forget about the bite from the winter chill.
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