Imagine Music Festival – An Aquatic Fairytale [Event Review]

This previous weekend was the fifth anniversary  the Imagine Music Festival. Imagine takes place on the Atlanta Motor Speedway and welcomed over 35,000 competition goers for 4 days tenting, workshops, and a killer lineup together with acts like Kaskade, Armin van Buuren, ZedsDead and extra. Imagine Music Festival was additionally my first ever competition and it could not have gone extra easily.

Day 1 – Friday (12th Planet, The Glitch Mob, Armin van Buuren)

Getting into the campgrounds and establishing camp was fast and straightforward and an effective way to start out the weekend. I took f with some new buddies to stroll across the grounds, see some distributors and course, get my first peek on the Imagine signal. I bought my first pashmina to avoid wasting me from the solar and at last turned a full competition goer. My group and I have been wanting to lastly get contained in the speedway so we received prepared and headed into day one Imagine.

Friday night time was full of units from Zaxx, Riot Ten, 12th Planet, The Glitch Mob, Galantis and Armin van Buuren – and that was simply the principle stage. With 4 phases all through the entire competition, there was a continuing selection music enjoying in all places you went. Throughout the speedway, there have been artwork installations that added to the texture the competition completely. From an enormous LED pyramid to murals on the principle road, artwork was in all places in each type. If you have been hungry or thirsty, there have been a lot distributors to cease by and refuel at.

Zaxx and 12th Planet introduced the home down and is the place I spent most my night time and vitality. While recouping subsequent to the pool, I watched The Glitch Mob's killer set and graphics and went again into the motion for Galantis.

Below yow will discover some clips from Galantis and Armin van Buuren.

(Thank you Whitman Bransford for the video.)

Day 2 – Saturday (Ekali, Liquid Stranger, Bassnectar, Zhu)

Saturday day was spent conserving vitality as a result of I spotted simply how a lot I wanted to completely rage afterward within the night time. I walked across the campgrounds, grabbed scrumptious meals from distributors, took a free bathe – a lifesaver actually – and loved the ambiance. Around the place the distributors have been native DJ's preserving the vitality excessive. It was superb to see everybody dancing and having a very good time in any respect hours the day.

Saturday night time I stage hopped like no different. I went forwards and backwards from Oceania to Amazonia seeing acts like Leah Culver, Ekali, Liquid Stranger, Adventure Club, Bassnectar, and Zhu. Ekali is one my favourite DJs and it was such a deal with to lastly see him stay on the Amazonia stage. Sets like Liquid Stranger and Adventure Club have been newer to me, however the publicity to new artists was appreciated and I am now without end obsessed. Last however undoubtedly not least for me was the Bassnectar set. I do not suppose I've ever skilled something like that and am already trying ahead to seeing him once more. Saturday was offered out as a result of Bassnectar and you can inform as a result of the entire subject was completely packed and full good vibes.

Find clips from Bassnectar, Adventure Club and Liquid Stranger under!

(Adventure Club video by Stoyan Stamatov.)

(Thank you @lilmanderssss on Twitter for the video!)

Day three – Sunday (Getter, RL Grime, ZedsDead, Kaskade)

Sunday was once I found that nobody actually sleeps at festivals. Music was enjoying by way of the campgrounds in any respect hours and it was actually superb. After mainstage reveals, some DJs would present up on the Silent Disco for shock units as early/late at 5:30 am. It was superior having fixed vitality all through the week and is what actually saved me going.

Sunday night time my world was modified with the lineup Getter, RL Grime, and ZedsDead. I used to be on the center rail for all these units, so I received the total basshead expertise. The manufacturing the phases and units have been out this world and extremely spectacular. Imagine made positive to maintain headbangers on the rail hydrated and funky with free water bottles and walked by with followers. It was nice to see a competition maintaining a tally of their ravers and ensuring we have been all secure and hydrated.

After tons bass, we ended the night time with Kaskade's stunning, sparkly dancing set. Kaskade was the proper technique to finish an ideal weekend with infinite quantities confetti, bouncing seashore balls, and fireworks.

Clips from Kaskade and ZedsDead under!