Das Energi Overcame Bad Weather and Returned Fully Charged [Event Review]

The state of Utah may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of electronic dance music and music festivals, but take it from us, Salt Lake City’s scene is not only growing, but thriving. Thanks to event organizers V2 Presents, SLC is being put on the map as a destination for dance music, especially with their largest music festival, Das Energi.

Das Energi returned to The Great Saltair for its 7th edition on August 17-18. The historical two-story venue held the Synergy Station stage that blessed us with everything from trance, DnB, and some heavy hitting bass over the course of two days. The venue opened up to the Energi Field, Das’ main stage which stood tall in front of the picturesque mountains and the beautiful Great Salt Lake. Past the grassy field and into the sand, lay the Galactic Flats. Equipped with blazing fire and banging tunes, this became a haven for the lovers of the harder styles of dance music.

Day one brought us the likes of SHSTR, Spencer Brown, ATL, Bonnie X Clyde, Morgan Page, Dillon Francis, Kaskade, and more. Due to unforeseen weather conditions, the first day started out a little rough. As Spencer Brown had us in a progressive trance inside the Synergy Station, the music suddenly stopped and we were notified that unexpected high winds, lightening storms, and heavy rain made for unsafe conditions and the two outdoor stages, Energi Field and Galactic Flats, were shut down. Thousands of attendees flooded the Station until conditions were deemed safe enough to continue. After a couple of hours of waiting out the storm, the music was back on and better than ever!

Morgan Page kicked off his set to a full room of anxiously awaiting ravers, while JOYRYDE’s bass house shook the Energi Field yet again, possibly harder than the storm itself. From here on out, the set times were adjusted and Das Energi was extended until 3 AM to help make up for lost time. Unfortunately, the Galactic Flats remained closed and the performances there had to be cancelled for the remainder of the night. The closers of day one consisted of Utah’s hometown hero himself, Kaskade, and the legendary group, Rabbit in the Moon.

The energy flowing on day two was stronger than ever. We returned expecting some closures or even some damage from the storm. However, that was not the case at all and it was quite impressive how they recovered so quickly. Das Energi had returned fully charged!

We started day two at the Galactic Flats with SOSAY. The stage was set on the beach with the sand beneath us as our dancefloor and a giant disco ball flamethrower that erupted to every grimey beat.

After that fire performance at the Flats, we cooled off with a quick stop at the colossal Das Energi sign. We took some photos (which is a must,) before ultimately heading to the Energi Field for the mystery special guest, 1788-L.

Inside the Synergy Station, drum and bass fans reveled over the notable Camo & Krooked. The pair electrified the crowd with piercing multicolored lasers and the fan favorite “Good Times Bad Times.” The duo’s set was followed by the all mighty, breaker of the necks, dancing machine, 12th planet. As soon as he hit the decks, the bass faces were out, the dubstep was dirty, and the rails were shook.

The current of the Energi Field flowed through us for the remainder of night. Anna Lunoe captured our hearts with a phenomenal house set. She flawlessly transitioned from one track to another, keeping the crowd moving to her chart-topper, “Radioactive” and  Skrillex & Habstrakt’s “Chicken Soup.” Chris Lake followed the house love with “Lose My Mind,” “Stomper,” and “Pizza.”

The next three-ish hours of the night consisted of a mau5trap marathon. Space mom, REZZ, abducted Das Energi attendees with an otherworldly performance. Spellbinding red visuals streamed across the stage and a Certain Kind of Magic occurred as “Life & Death” and “H E X” filled the speakers.

The man of the hour, deadmau5, was up next. mau5heads were out and fans were eagerly awaiting what was to come. Joel took the stage and our progressive tech journey began. It was quite the adventure. One minute, the three-tier stage flashed hypnotizing images and the next, comical graphics plastered the screen. If you’ve seen the music video for “Monophobia,” then you’ll understand what we mean by comical. Joel played newer releases, as well as classics, including “Avaritia,” “My Pet Coelacanth,” “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff,” “Monophobia” and closed with the classic, For Lack of a Better Name original, “Strobe.” After blowing our minds and leaving us in awe, Joel concluded his set with a simple, “Thanks,bye,” before exiting the stage.

And with that we’ll leave you with this video of deadmau5.

Overall, the vibes were out of this world (thank you SL, UT fam for welcoming us with open arms,) the location was breathtaking, and the music selection was superb! Thanks to V2 Presents for giving us the opportunity to cover the festival. We applaud you for putting attendees’ safety first and returning Das Energi fully charged.

Das fam, we hope to see you again next year!

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