Our Blow-by-Blow of Bassrush Massive Last Night in Las Vegas
Categories: EDM Takeover!
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| Orleans Arena dropping the bass at Bassrush Massive |
12:00 am: I'm about to arrive for the only 18+ event revolving around EDC, Bassrush Massive. Looking at the title I can already feel my heart violently pounding because the bass will be so deep. Bassnectar will be on as I walk in, followed by Knife Party, Datsik and Borgore. I'm ready to see what Vegas bassheads have to show for themselves.
12:05 am: I just arrived in the parking lot of the Orleans Arena. A raver girl is wearing green Tron suit made of glowsticks and some furry boots, just barely upstaging a girl next to her girl wearing a sparkling gold jacket who claims to be suffering from vaginal elephantiasis (gross). You know the EDC spirit is in the air when a dubstep show hosts an arena full of people in kinky, creative costumes saying obnoxious shit.
12:20 am:Walking down the aisles of the arena, there is an enormous light display dangling from the rafters of the arena, blinding strobe lights, and bass so strong it is making my vision blurry.
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| Rawr |
12:40: Bassnector is playing some hip-hop infused dubstep. While walking up to the stands as the bass dropped I see people spinning strings of glowsticks like yo-yos and spinning them around like Zulu warriors. For the sake of not getting hit in the face, I wish these fools would leave some of their douchey stunts to the professionals.
12:45 am: Bassnectar begins spinning at a slower BPM and plays a love-step remix of "Timestretch."I see a couple holding hands while they shuffle together as if it were a slow dance at prom. Or maybe the psychedelics have already left them zombified.
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| Are those 3D glasses? |
12:48 am: Woah, things are starting to get live seconds Bassnectar says, "Get the fuck up," I now can't see anything because of all the girls -- and some guys -- sitting on their dudes shoulders. They the crowd starts to shuffle to drum and bass and wah-wahs to "The Matrix"
1:00 am: This guy's costume looks like a laser tag uniform covered in neon colored furry balls, whiffle balls. Imagine all the time it must've taken to put this ensemble together, just for the simple pleasure of yelling the punchline "I'm rolling balls," as he skates away. Yep, that was totally worth it, bro.
1:00 am: This guy's costume looks like a laser tag uniform covered in neon colored furry balls, whiffle balls. Imagine all the time it must've taken to put this ensemble together, just for the simple pleasure of yelling the punchline "I'm rolling balls," as he skates away. Yep, that was totally worth it, bro.
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