The Commitment to Diversity and InclusionĪt a time when seeing very few female artists on lineups is all too common, the undercard of LIB was stacked with them. The saxophone solos, pyrotechnics, and strobes that he had were the perfect cherry on top.ģ. He had the best stage presence of anyone, with off-the-charts energy and charisma. He encapsulated all the different genres of electronic music we had seen that weekend, and he felt like such a fitting culmination for the festival. He closed down the festival with the largest crowd I saw and played the perfect balance of bass-heavy bangers and electro funk jams. The true king of the weekend, though, was Griz. While my final tally of sets that I saw clocked in at 17, there were a bunch that stood out from the rest. Unsurprisingly, LIB is almost exclusively electronic music, although there were a few rap, reggae, bluegrass, and funk acts sprinkled in too. LIB is put on by the Do Lab, the group that does the production for the electronic music stages at Coachella. I actually ended up camping out at Lightning most days because of this. I’m thrilled to report that not only was there enough space to dance at the front (and respectful fellow audience members), but I could actually see the entire stage setup and performers. As a very short person, if I want to be anywhere near the front at a concert, I’m forced to accept that I won’t be able to see anything, and most times venues are so crowded near the front that you can’t dance. But most importantly, there was a ton of space. The sound was loud without making you feel like you needed ear plugs, and the acoustics were great. Lightning, the main stage, is definitely the best main stage setup of any festival I’ve been to.
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