“What do you suppose, this is not techno?” a girl asks. The pal subsequent to her, with stars on her sun shades and in her eyes, doesn’t ask such important questions. No, what Marlon Hoffstadt is certainly not techno. “Then why is he right here, on Awakenings?” The reply is straightforward, one take a look at the sector is sufficient: individuals dancing so far as you possibly can see, fingers within the air, 4 ladies within the entrance row with similar fan shirts: Inform Me Daddy. Daddy, that’s after all DJ Daddy Trance, the humorous nickname of Hoffstadt, the person of the spring. He has been inflicting congestion all over the place since ADE final 12 months, and that’s no totally different at Upclose. ‘It is that point so that you can get on the ground’, it screams throughout the pitch, full with hysterical referee whistles. And that is it. It is a pumping trance rammer that performs report after report. Are we listening to that proper, a 2 Limitless nugget? Is nothing sacred anymore? Hoffstadt turns round with a large grin and reveals off his supermodel-worthy tooth. He’s untouchable in the mean time.
For a lot of guests, Marlon Hoffstadt is the occasion starter of the day. The German headliner is already on stage at half previous three. This implies from the doorway diagonally throughout the positioning on to the furthest and largest stage of the six. Attending to know the brand new terrain will come later. However even with a fast stroll you already know that Upclose is definitely a special competition than you have been used to from Awakenings Pageant. It feels small, or higher: compact. The distances between the levels on the map appear longer than they’re in apply, and that’s normally the opposite means round. The ornament is remarkably sober, even a bit sparse, with out atmospheric parts or particular hanging areas. We all know from festivals like Wildeburg and Draaimolen that it’s doable with such a capability, however it’s important to need it. At present, Awakenings focuses primarily on the music, with the DJs on low, approachable levels which you can nearly all the time dance round. Honorable point out goes to the smallest stage in a sort of bowl within the forest, with astonishingly good sound on all sides. No cuts have been made, and that additionally says one thing in regards to the ambitions of this weekend. Let’s remedy a thriller: these mysterious numbers that the levels have been given discuss with key years within the Awakenings historical past. 97: the founding, 01: the primary competition, 24: the beginning of this new chapter.
