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Even though Global Dance Festival Day two was cancelled under inauspicious circumstances, namely Colorado weather choosing to do a 180 and hail down, lash out with winds, and blow down stages, we can rest (at least somewhat) easy in the fact that Global Dance Festival Day 1 was, for lack of a better phrase, fuc*ing epic. In the course of my day one, given that I went to the festival by myself, I ran into a friend name Heavenly and we were able to have a wonderous time roaming around, dancing, drinking, and otherwise letting ourselves go.

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I’d be a liar if I didn’t point out that there was talk throughout the day, from various corners of the attendant populace, that Day 1 had a better line up than Day 2, which is an interesting thing to hear considering day 2, or the final day at any festival, is usually a finale blowout event. Whatever it is, it is, and we are left with nothing but memories and pictures. The fact is, Black Caviar, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Diplo, and others including Kascade, absolutely destroyed Day one and made for a one day festival that was well worth it.

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While everyone has been writing about the closure of Day 2, we are not. It doesn’t really matter to us. In fact, we were going to leave Day 2 early to go to the see The Growlers at The Ogden Theater anyways. That’s on another post, which you should check out, because The Growlers are awesome and their opener, Bronchos, are as dope. In any case, cheers to all the friends we made, to all the dances danced, to all the drinks we had, especially all those free ones we got at the Patron House tequila booth, and the perfect weather; we say thank you. Until next year, and until we meet again. May the Colorado weather gods bless us next time. And all the Coloradans say P.L.U.R.

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Enjoy some random photos we managed to snap in the madness. That’s our managing editor, De La Vaca, and his friend Heavenly. Represent.

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DLV and Heavenly

Heavenly smile

Explain this

You got the shot?

In the matrix

GLOBAL flag

GLOBAL

Wobblin

DANCE

“I see you and your camera”

and…POSE

Spirit animal

Universal

“I’m feeling myself”

Aliens.

“This is my daughter”

Cheeeeese

Lit

Mohawk

“So…you like my cabana?”

The worst investment

Ride it

Girl squad

Phoebe

Flower for the pretty lady

That smile

Live

Happy

IDK

GO GO DOLL

Stilts FTW

Chilling

Our first friends

Patron Tequila

Heavenly less than sober

Ecstatic

Heavenly makes friends with a tree

Pixellation

Carnival rides

Go go’s killed it

Give us more

Light it up

Explosive

That crowd during Kaskade tho

Heavenly

The Most Fabulous

Badass

A little sick

Patron Tequila popup

Our general mood

Finale

End of night emotions

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Global Dance Festival website

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The Global Dance Festival is back and better than ever for its 17thannual event armed with must-see headliners, maintaining their reputation of being bigger and better every year. The festival is condensed into two nights of live music, dancing, carnival rides, food, and art at the Mile High Sports Authority Field (where the Broncos play!), in Denver from July 19-20. This event is basically a playground for all ages (18+ for VIP, 21+ for bar). You do not want to miss out on the largest summer festival in Colorado. 

Knowing they have big shoes to fill, the Global Dance Festival has amplified their immersive experience by implementing numerous art exhibits and food trucks to fuel your bodies and minds. A multitude of food and beverage opportunities will be available to you throughout the festival grounds, including a Food Truck Market Place offering varying cuisines, and free water refill stations located throughout the venue. 

STAGES:

Now, let’s talk lineup. Even if you’re not an electronic dance music addict, you’re bound to recognize some of these sets.

Summit Stage: aka, the mainstage, requires a considerable amount of talent to fill the area with high energy music and captivating visuals. This year, Summit Stage will feature Diplo, Excision B2B Illenium, Galantis, Kaskade, ZHU, and more.

Northern Lights Stage. This dream-like venue is encapsulated in a tent with incredible production quality, known to generate heavy base and head-banging sounds. 

Northern Lights Stage will feature artists Chase & Status, Herobust, Krewella, Space Jesus, and Blanke, among many.

Next is Amazon Stage, arguably the grooviest stage of all. They’re bringing out Green Velvet, Shiba San, Black Caviar, Destructo, Dr. Fresch, Eli & Fur, and the list goes on.

Tundra Stage, a dancer’s own personal electronic heaven, will feature Dabin, Elohim, Keysnkrates, Bronze Whale, and Toy Box. Ready to play?

Monstercat Stage, last but not least, brings a lively crew, full of electric, moving and grooving noises brought to you by artists such as Cloudnone, DirtyPhonics, Grant, Kuuro, Notaker, Riot, Snavs, and CaseClosed.

Once again, the Silent Disco is back. Leaving the choice up to you, there are several different multi-genre sets to experience, all originating from the mile-high city itself. Tune into local artists with like-minded people to create a unique experience provided by the Silent Disco.

During your time at the Global Dance Festival, you will be immersed in an environment populated by performers of all types; including dancers, circus performers, and stilters in costumes scattering fairytale-like energy across the magical festival fields. 

VIP access is available for festival-goers ages 18 and up. Is VIP admittance worth it, you may ask? The short answer is splurge. The VIP experience includes accelerated festival entry, allowing you to skip the sweaty lines we are all too familiar with, various private and up-close viewing areas, a VIP lanyard, and admission into private bars, bathrooms and lounge sitting areas. 

Why not enhance your festival experience?    

As you may already know, Global Dance Festival changed their venue in recent years from the beloved Red Rocks Amphitheater, to the much larger Sports Authority Field. This change is supposedly due to demand in ticket sales and bigger headliners, bringing much larger crowds in attendance to the 2-day festival. When questioned about the change of venue in 2017, the festival was hesitant to reply, cryptically quipping, “We will have more details at a later date”. The transformation of Global Dance Festival didn’t have a negative impact on sales, continuing to live up to the hype as the largest EDM summer festival in the Rocky Mountain region.

The art installations of the festival also have a pretty stellar reputation to uphold. An example of last year’s exhibit included the Dragonfly Art Park, which was an enchanting grassy field of inflated dragonflies and glowing tall metal flowers, providing both a shaded chill area and pleasant visuals. 

In preparation for a stress-free festival affair, here are a couple helpful hints regarding tickets and smooth entry. Tickets will be sold at the festival itself, providing the tickets do not all sell out in advance. If the event does not sell out, you can buy tickets at the box office. 

Bags, purses, and hydration packs must be within the 12”x12” guidelines. Also, keep in mind this is not a camping festival. Check out hot hotels near the grounds here- https://globaldancefestival.com/2017/hotels/ or consider AirBnB. And lastly, attendees are not permitted to re-enter the festival once they have exited. 

The largest electronic dance music event in Colorado is just a couple days away, don’t pass up the opportunity to experience an enchanting weekend. For more information on tickets and the event itself, visit https://globaldancefestival.com/2017/tickets/ga-tickets/.

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