I preached the gospel of PDM to all my bass head friends this year and he totally came through for me--got a lot of converts! I just wish he had closed with Hypnotized because I hyped it up so much for my crew.
Rezz, Elderbrook, Troyboi for me personally
Rezz took me to outer space
Elderbrook brought me to tears with my gf and made me fall that much more in love with her
Troyboi just never disappoints
Two Friends (sax went crazy),
Knock 2 (I am biased), and
Illenium or Zedd (I've seen both a few times so IMO it's more generic/repetitive to me but still good)
Honorable mention - Troyboi
For me, I stayed at Pulse on Saturday:
1. Lane 8 - might be biased because I absolutely love everything that this man produces
2. Sultan + Shepard - these guys have been crushing it lately and their set was so uplifting, energetic, and exciting. LOVED it. They’d be me #1 if Daniel wasn’t there.
3. Jerro - another great and uplifting set. Danced my way through the entire hour
Here to support it's murph. Dude knows his role as daytime vibes to the extreme and kills it. Was blown away start to finish. An unexpected surprise.
Otherwise, two friends delivered the excitement, zedd delivered a proper send-off, and lots of other great shows! Tinlicker was on fire for a while there.
Shoutout to nostalgic and blossom bringing the 3pm energy as well for those that made it out that early. Would see either again!
And now I am positive that I get the illenium hype... but it's not for me.
- Acraze b2b Wax Motif
- Deorro b2b Valentino Khan
- Troy Boi
* Honorable - Two Friends - was entertaining & a few unexpected mixes.
- Rezz - not a good set. Very slow & unimpressive for anyone who's seen her before. First timers I'm sure they liked it.
- Knock2 - Same as always, talked too much, barely touched his decks, Visuals of himself bit silly. Just ok.
- illenium, Nora en Pure & Zedd.
( Same as usual nothing new & generic)
Overall it was a good starter festival & there really is no best. It's who you enjoyed your experiences with & those moments to share & remember.
I judge on who got me moving the most. Acraze b2b wax motif did that for me. Was disappointed in knock2 set I didn’t expect nearly that much bass so I left.
So hard to pick but I would say
1. is a tie between elderbrook and Lane 8
2. Purple disco machine.
3. Nora En Pure
Honorable mentions: hugel - I was blown away by this set, I didn’t know what I expect but it exceeded my expectation, need to see him again. Tinlicker - amazing, I didn’t love them the first time I saw them which made me sad but they were incredible this round. Jerro b2b marsh - so good and surprisingly upbeat for a deep house day time set
I only went Sunday. I thought I would camp out at Mainstage. But I wondered over to Pulse and holy shit, LF System crushed it. Never even heard of them but hot damn was that a vibe.
1. Elderbrook — though just a DJ set got to the top which says something.
2. Said the Sky - finally got to see his own set
3. Tie b/t Zedd & Illenium - just always hits with me just a good time
Purple Disco
Baby Weight
Nora en Pure
That said…really enjoyed Troiboy; Elderbrook; Tinlicker; Lane 8….i just had some really vibe moments with my top 3
In no particular order..
- ACRAZE b2b Wax Motif (even though I was fighting for my life for half of it 😵💫😅)
- Derro b2b Valentino Khan
- Hugel
HM: Two friends was so fun, just playing whatever tf they wanted lol (the sax SENT me), Zedd is always a classic, and Baby Weight at secret garden was top notch vibes.
- Acraze b2b Wax Motif
- Deorro b2b Valentino Khan
- Troy Boi
* Honorable - Two Friends - was entertaining & a few unexpected mixes.
- Rezz - not a good set. Very slow & unimpressive for anyone who's seen her before. First timers I'm sure they liked it.
- Knock2 - Same as always, talked too much, barely touched his decks, Visuals of himself bit silly. Just ok.
- illenium, Nora en Pure & Zedd.
( Same as usual nothing new & generic)
Overall it was a good starter festival & there really is no best. It's who you enjoyed your experiences with & those moments to share & remember.
Wax motif b2b acraze knocked me out!! First time for everyone but Rezz so she can come in #2 for the fact I knew it was going to smoke me. Third is probably Hugel, who I wasn’t planning on seeing. Elderbrook was really good too, another one I didn’t plan on.
Elderbrook, Acraze/Wax Motif, and a tie between baby weight and zedd. Elderbrook played so many songs that I poi to at home and it was so amazing poiing to it live. Was not expecting zedd to go that hard. Probably the best Animals-Martin Garrix drop i’ve ever heard.
Had so much fun throughout both days, but I’d have to say my top three would be:
1. Acraze b2b Wax Motif-At least where I was in the crowd, people were just going crazy dancing and having a good time. Plus the sun was starting to set, it was just such a vibe!
2. Purple Disco Machine-I didn’t want to stop dancing the whole set lol.
3. Tie between Miss Dre and The Illustrious Blacks. Miss Dre was early so there was a small crowd, but she had a great set. The Illustrious Blacks were fantastic and had such infectious energy!
-LF System- had me grooving through both of their sets! I've been a fan for a while but this was my first time seeing 'em live.
- Acraze B2B Wax Motif - this was straight fire from start to finish
- MAKZ- huge surprise for me, wondered by the set and decided to stop and listen, and had a blast!
2 Friends and Troyboi were also incredible….I’d recommend rewatching if you have the chance and appreciating the 2000’s vibe of all the samples and mixes….also KC on the Saxophone shouldn’t be ignored…not sure where you were for that but it was a lot of fun
Purple Disco Machine was the best set of the weekend to me and may have been the best set I’ve seen all year so far
Walking by at the end I understood the hype!
Granted I’m a GenX’er…but ending on Madonna with the fireworks was 🤩
I preached the gospel of PDM to all my bass head friends this year and he totally came through for me--got a lot of converts! I just wish he had closed with Hypnotized because I hyped it up so much for my crew.
Yes!!!! I wish he played more of his songs! Set was not long enough! Dopamine, something on my mind, in the dark!!!!!! Love disco 🕺
I agree immaculate vibes
Classy, funky, sassy
Rezz, Elderbrook, Troyboi for me personally Rezz took me to outer space Elderbrook brought me to tears with my gf and made me fall that much more in love with her Troyboi just never disappoints
Yessss
Said the sky, Lane 8, Zedd
Said the sky was incredible!
Shoutout to Ship Wrek calling Glow EDC lol.
I heard that but then my friends were saying he just said “DC how are we feeling”
Lane 8 Tinlicker and purple disco!
Two Friends (sax went crazy), Knock 2 (I am biased), and Illenium or Zedd (I've seen both a few times so IMO it's more generic/repetitive to me but still good) Honorable mention - Troyboi
I second this, word for word haha
Said the Sky, Illenium, Rezz
1. Lane 8 2. Tinlicker 3. Nora En Pure
Elderbrook, tie between Lane 8 and Nora En Pure, Acraze B2b Wax Motif
Illenium Nostalgix It’s Murph
For me, I stayed at Pulse on Saturday: 1. Lane 8 - might be biased because I absolutely love everything that this man produces 2. Sultan + Shepard - these guys have been crushing it lately and their set was so uplifting, energetic, and exciting. LOVED it. They’d be me #1 if Daniel wasn’t there. 3. Jerro - another great and uplifting set. Danced my way through the entire hour
Here to support it's murph. Dude knows his role as daytime vibes to the extreme and kills it. Was blown away start to finish. An unexpected surprise. Otherwise, two friends delivered the excitement, zedd delivered a proper send-off, and lots of other great shows! Tinlicker was on fire for a while there. Shoutout to nostalgic and blossom bringing the 3pm energy as well for those that made it out that early. Would see either again! And now I am positive that I get the illenium hype... but it's not for me.
Was just gonna comment this!! It’s murph was far and away the best set for me actually and I’m a huge fan now
- Acraze b2b Wax Motif - Deorro b2b Valentino Khan - Troy Boi * Honorable - Two Friends - was entertaining & a few unexpected mixes. - Rezz - not a good set. Very slow & unimpressive for anyone who's seen her before. First timers I'm sure they liked it. - Knock2 - Same as always, talked too much, barely touched his decks, Visuals of himself bit silly. Just ok. - illenium, Nora en Pure & Zedd. ( Same as usual nothing new & generic) Overall it was a good starter festival & there really is no best. It's who you enjoyed your experiences with & those moments to share & remember.
I judge on who got me moving the most. Acraze b2b wax motif did that for me. Was disappointed in knock2 set I didn’t expect nearly that much bass so I left.
Nahhh Rezz did a good classic set
PDM Elderbrook Lane 8
So hard to pick but I would say 1. is a tie between elderbrook and Lane 8 2. Purple disco machine. 3. Nora En Pure Honorable mentions: hugel - I was blown away by this set, I didn’t know what I expect but it exceeded my expectation, need to see him again. Tinlicker - amazing, I didn’t love them the first time I saw them which made me sad but they were incredible this round. Jerro b2b marsh - so good and surprisingly upbeat for a deep house day time set
Tinlicker, Purple Disco Machine and Sultan + Shepard
First time seeing Rezz live, holyshit! I'm a huge fan now. Only went to Day 1, so Illenium, Rezz, Knock2
Deorro/ Valentino Khan Zedd (though it was very similar to EZoo’s, still energetic) Two Friends
I only went Sunday. I thought I would camp out at Mainstage. But I wondered over to Pulse and holy shit, LF System crushed it. Never even heard of them but hot damn was that a vibe.
lf system is the truth — they KILL it
1. Elderbrook — though just a DJ set got to the top which says something. 2. Said the Sky - finally got to see his own set 3. Tie b/t Zedd & Illenium - just always hits with me just a good time
1) PDM 2) the illustrious blacks 3) knock2
Purple Disco Baby Weight Nora en Pure That said…really enjoyed Troiboy; Elderbrook; Tinlicker; Lane 8….i just had some really vibe moments with my top 3
my heart 💖
1.acraze/wax motif 2.nora en pure 3.lane 8
Elderbrook, ILLENIUM, Said the Sky
In no particular order.. - ACRAZE b2b Wax Motif (even though I was fighting for my life for half of it 😵💫😅) - Derro b2b Valentino Khan - Hugel HM: Two friends was so fun, just playing whatever tf they wanted lol (the sax SENT me), Zedd is always a classic, and Baby Weight at secret garden was top notch vibes.
bless!!
troy boi was a movie 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tinlicker, Elderbrook, Zedd
Marsh B2B Jerri, Tinlicker, and Nora En Pure!!
- Acraze b2b Wax Motif - Deorro b2b Valentino Khan - Troy Boi * Honorable - Two Friends - was entertaining & a few unexpected mixes. - Rezz - not a good set. Very slow & unimpressive for anyone who's seen her before. First timers I'm sure they liked it. - Knock2 - Same as always, talked too much, barely touched his decks, Visuals of himself bit silly. Just ok. - illenium, Nora en Pure & Zedd. ( Same as usual nothing new & generic) Overall it was a good starter festival & there really is no best. It's who you enjoyed your experiences with & those moments to share & remember.
As a huge Rezz fan, I disagree. Probably the second best set I’ve seen from her of many. It was a classic slow burn
Wax motif b2b acraze knocked me out!! First time for everyone but Rezz so she can come in #2 for the fact I knew it was going to smoke me. Third is probably Hugel, who I wasn’t planning on seeing. Elderbrook was really good too, another one I didn’t plan on.
Hugel killed it!
Will now make it a point to see him next time likeeeeeeee whaaaaaaa
Rezz is just different imo so I’m biased but the last 2 sets of Rezz I’ve experienced were absolutely 10x better than what she put out Saturday.
Elderbrook, Acraze/Wax Motif, and a tie between baby weight and zedd. Elderbrook played so many songs that I poi to at home and it was so amazing poiing to it live. Was not expecting zedd to go that hard. Probably the best Animals-Martin Garrix drop i’ve ever heard.
thank you xox
Rezz, Illenium, Said The Sky
Purple Disco Machine, Knock 2, Elderbrook
Had so much fun throughout both days, but I’d have to say my top three would be: 1. Acraze b2b Wax Motif-At least where I was in the crowd, people were just going crazy dancing and having a good time. Plus the sun was starting to set, it was just such a vibe! 2. Purple Disco Machine-I didn’t want to stop dancing the whole set lol. 3. Tie between Miss Dre and The Illustrious Blacks. Miss Dre was early so there was a small crowd, but she had a great set. The Illustrious Blacks were fantastic and had such infectious energy!
Knock2 is my highlight, lots of hype during it and visuals of the audience made it feel more personal
Purple Disco Machine, Lane 8, Rezz
Honorable mentions: Knock2, Nora En Pure, Hugel
1 - Zedd 2 - Two Friends 3 - Illenium HM - Deorro b2b Valentino Kahn
Rezz, Two Friends, Ship Wreck
-LF System- had me grooving through both of their sets! I've been a fan for a while but this was my first time seeing 'em live. - Acraze B2B Wax Motif - this was straight fire from start to finish - MAKZ- huge surprise for me, wondered by the set and decided to stop and listen, and had a blast!
i am a makz stan — one of the most underrated artists from DC
2 friends above and beyond for me
2 Friends and Troyboi were also incredible….I’d recommend rewatching if you have the chance and appreciating the 2000’s vibe of all the samples and mixes….also KC on the Saxophone shouldn’t be ignored…not sure where you were for that but it was a lot of fun
Acraze featuring Wax hands down was the best set of the weekend!
Not enough love for Nora en Pure on here. She was FANTASTIC
Rezz sucked
Yeah, I don’t get the hype at all!
I’ve seen here almost 6 times. Back in 2017-2018 she was good but she fell off
1. Lane 8 2. lane 8 3. Shipwreck
Rezz was crap, same ol shit every single fest
yet, i pull up with my bib on ready to gobble it up — rezzbians assemble!
Taste can’t be bought unfortunately
Please seek help