HARD Day Of The Dead Features Diplo, Justice, Major Lazer
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A view of downtown L.A. from the base of the Ferris wheel at Day of the Dead. (@mstanayag/Instagram)
The last rave in a series of three major massives in Southern California this Fall, ran from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. In a successful effort to encourage attendees to take the Metro, guests got a free round-trip ride with their event tickets.
Although there were initial problems getting into the event and many attendees complained that it took up to two hours to get in, once inside the L.A. State Historic Park in downtown, ravers were transported to a dazzling underworld of ghastly delights.
Party goers donned face paint and skeleton costumes (as well as other costumes -- everything from Pikachu to Nicki Minaj) and raged on into the night to their favorite artists; and boy, were there some stellar acts to choose from.
Aside from the struggle to get into the actual event, the next most distressing aspect was which of the four stages to visit at any given time. This dilemma was due to the stellar lineup full of heavy hitters which would often be playing at the same time on different stages because there were so many great acts booked.
A look at Zeds Dead at Day of the Dead. (@mstanayag/Instagram)
Tommy Trash had a great performance as well from what we were able to catch, and Dillon Francis, Kill the Noise and Foreign Beggars were highly anticipated as well.
Unfortunately, one of the acts our group was most excited to see, araabMUZIK, was scheduled to play earlier in the evening. In fact, he was the reason we went extra early to the venue, only to finally get in after the MVP of the MPC's set had just ended.
It was a crazy kind of night; one where Diplo himself rolled around in a plastic hamster-like ball over the crowd during Major Lazer's set.
On top of that, Diplo even dropped PSY's "Gangnam Style," and the outstanding trap remix of "Mercy" was also played at one point to the crowd's delight. Hardwell's trap remix of "Spaceman" was also a popular choice among the talent playing Saturday night.
The setting of the park, conveniently located in downtown Los Angeles, offered a view of the L.A. skyline in the background while in line for the Ferris wheel. The view of the event from the top of the Ferris wheel looked like the L.A. State Historic Park had been taken over by a zombie apocalypse. Both rides, the other one called "Holy Ship!," were free for concert goers, as was the water at different stations set up around the event.
Although the event was 18+, there was a beer garden for the 21+ crowd which gave a little more space to breathe. It was conveniently located near the HARD main stage, and thus people could still listen to the music while taking a break from the dancing and jumping.
Thanks to Day of the Dead, it was one last night of costumed shenanigans before the advent of the more tame holidays to come.
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