Making it to Dancefestopia

     If you have been following the blog, you have likely ran into either a post or reference to multiple festivals. What I omitted was the "horrendous" cost of these large festivals. Making it to Dancefestopia will cost you, but I doubt you will regret it.

Electric Daisy Carnival 3-day general admission tickets are 426$
Tomorrowland 3-day general admission is 868$
Dancefestopia however is only about 168$

   "Only" may seem like an under exaggeration, it is a-lot to spend for most people. When you consider what that 168$ purchases though it is actually quite the deal. There will be 75+ sets performed at Dancefestopia this year, 3 days of nonstop music and enjoyment, the experience is more than worth it. There are other expenses to consider though before you just run out and get festival tickets. A 3-day festival will require you to purchase/bring plenty of food and water. Also if you don't have a tent, you will either need to get one from the DFT shop or buy your own. Also gas and a required parking pass if you drive there. This means in reality the entire weekend will cost you around 300$ to 400$.

     BUT Dancefestopia offers you the opportunity to get your tickets free by selling them on their behalf. http://dancefestopia.thephysicalnetwork.com
Sell 8 tickets get yours free, there are also a number of other incentives depending on how many tickets you manage to sell. This is a cost effective way for determined festival-goers to make it to them more often.

     It located on the bank of the river.

Dancefestopia

     The footage of EDC 2014 and Tomorrowland always invoke a sense of excitement in ravers hearts. For some of us though, those events are out of reach. For those of us living in Kansas though, we have Dancefestopia, and Dancefestopia is awesome.

     Don't believe me? Check out this video teaser for last year's Dancefestopia.

     Dancefestopia is in Kansas City, which for most of us is a relatively short drive. It is a 3 day festival with onstage performances non-stop. There will be 3 stages and with the way acts are set up it is possible to see all 35 of the headliners and majority of the other 40 or so acts that will perform during the festival: and most importantly there will be access to showers this year! Which if you've never been to a festival seems like an odd thing to be excited about... but trust me you, and anyone near your tent will be more than happy about it.

Here are a couple of pictures from Dancefestopia and also this years line up of performers.

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Show Review: Kap Slap & Gazzo @ The Granada

     Kap Slap & Gazzo stopped in Lawrence on their "BREAKOUT" tour. The show hosted by Hy Tekk Productions at the granada was one to remember. The names attached to the show were not the biggest in the mainstream industry, so the crowd was not as packed as it gets at many Hy Tekk shows. There was however a building of over flowing support, and the slightly smaller crowd did nothing to dampen the night for the DJ's. Doors opened at 7 and the pre-show session was a nice primer for the sets starting at 8. Two local DJ's opened the show and they did great, but the show took on a completely different life after Gazzo opened his set. Gazzo's energetic set and use of familiar mixes put the crowd into the right energetic mood. Then the lights changed and Kap Slap appeared on stage and that was when the show had started to reach its peak. Kap Slap's mix selection was always in line with what the crowd wanted. He kept the crowd jumping, and dancing constantly. His pacing was also great too, some DJ's just hit you constantly with bass and that can get tiring physically and mentally. There were "rest" songs in between his hardcore mixes and he also shot a cooling agent out into the crowd to keep everyone cool. That is an underappreciated service at shows, the level of energy and body heat in the crowd, he very well may have saved a life with these practices. I could sing praises for days for his performance today, and the 4 or 5 encore songs he treated the crowd to. Kap Slap is definitely someone you want to keep your eyes on in the EDM scene.

     Here is a 60 minute Kap Slap Mix for your enjoyment.

Check out his youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/KapSlapEntertainment

Hy Tekk Productions

    If you are an EDM fan in the NE Kansas & NW Missouri area then chances are you have either heard of or been to a show hosted by them. Hy Tekk Productions is a great EDM production company. Founded 5 years ago in Kansas City Missouri they have grown exponentially over the last couple years. They are now one of the biggest EDM show organizers in the midwest. They have an excellent reputation for their shows, and house parties and are attracting big names in the EDM industry to our little neck of the woods. If you are thinking about going to a show in this area of the country, then you are definitely gonna wanna check out their shows.

     Their Official website with everything you could want to know, and also a lot of great pictures from their events.
http://hy-tekk.com/

     Follow them on facebook for event details and free ticket opportunities.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hy-Tekk-Productions/184187091852