DREAM VALLEY, BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA
Digitaria
house vein with Daniela singing their own ‘Crazy Life’, a tune out now on Hot Creations, as part of the duo’s ‘Masochist EP’.
On the main stage, meanwhile, things are gearing up for French duo Justice. The arena is ram-packed as they start their set, but a couple of tunes in and the crowd seems perplexed. Instead of dancing, arms-in-the-air style, like they did for Nervo, the crowd seems confused by the rock-tinged, electronic beats that Justice play. And when they weave a sample from T Rex’s ‘Get It On’ into a 4/4 beat, the entire crowd seems to be standing still. By the time Guetta is ready to take the stage, after Justice, there’s a total roadblock across the festival ground. People are being told they can’t come in and out of the site for the next half-hour, until he starts his set. Dixon is about to play on the Mystery stage, but there’s no way to switch between the two and catch both play at once.
Then, with an intro that would imply the advent of something celestial, Guetta arrives onstage. There must be at least 30,000 people crammed into the area in front of him as he opens his set. From the back of the arena, the sea of people is dotted with thousands of tiny, blue-lit mobile phone screens, all held up to film the skinny French DJ-popstar as he plays his first song. Like the modern day version of waving a lighter at a gig, screen-lights illuminate the crowd like thousands of electric blue fireflies. It’s breathtaking and, in that moment, it’s almost impossible not to be gripped by Guetta Fever, even if the set he launches into is the usual pre- programmed, flawless blend of chart-hits such as Swedish House Mafia’s ‘Don’t You Worry Child’ and his own releases. Halfway through his set and there’s a commotion onstage as Dutch big room DJ Hardwell, who’s due to play after Guetta, clambers up onto the decks. Guetta doesn’t seem bothered as the 20-something DJ starts clapping and dancing in front of the huge crowd. It’s that level of excitement that Hardwell then packs into his big room house set, which closes the festival. Luckily, as the last tunes play out, there’s still no sight of the tigers. And the only roars you can hear are from the 50,000-strong crowd. CLAIRE HUGHES
VIVA SANTA 01. SPACE
Since it opened in Santa Catarina last year, it’s another world-class spot in the area — along with Warung and Green Valley.
02. BEACH CLUBS Last month, over 150,000 people went to Fatboy Slim’s Big Beach Boutique on the sands of Balneario Camboriu. And that’s not to mention the smaller, lesser-known after-party events that happen every week.
03. WINTER CLUBBING Brazil’s summer starts in December and lasts until April, making it the perfect place to head if you need a sun-kissed, beach-infused dance fix during Europe’s long winter.
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CATARINA Check below for three reasons why this part of Southern Brazil is the world’s newest electronic dance music hotspot
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