I should also mention that Echo Beach was once again a party on day two, and despite a brief closure due to rain, guys like Jay Lumen, Sharam, Paco Osuna and Luciano were all highlights. As was what’s being called the “hurricane set” by Green Velvet on the No.19 Social Experiment stage, as Curtis Jones fought back against the elements and whipped up one hell of a party.
While I unfortunately didn’t attend any after-parties during day one, I did venture out to the famed Guvernment for their day two post-party. Featuring a line-up that truly rivalled any of their recent all-access events (Tiësto, Dzeko & Torres in Kool Haus; Eric Prydz, Destructo in Guvernment; Paco Osuna in Skybar), the complex was a musical slaughterhouse all night. I only ended up in the main room (Guvernment), but Destructo laid down a monstrous two-hour sets that had the crowd in a sweaty, G-stepping mess, while the king of real progressive continued his relentless assault on Canadian soil (Waterloo on Friday, Escapade in Ottawa on Saturday, Digital and the Guvernment on Sunday).
This weekend was a marathon – one I gladly participated in, and one I would gladly venture to again. Kudos should be given to everyone involved in the planning for delivering a festival of this magnitude, with so many positives and so few negatives. Honestly, my only real regret of the weekend is that I couldn’t see all of the festival.
Until next year, Digital Dreams.
Tell us, did you make it out to the festival this year? If so, what did you think of it? Were you as impressed as we were?