I’ve experience Electronic DJ’s at Summer Jams and Multi Pop Music Concerts but I’ve never experienced an all Electronic Music Concert neither an Alternative Rock Show which i never been to a music festival. I’ve always wanted to see an EDM Artist for a concert.
On the 14th of July 2023, I went to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York, to see ILLENIUM which he was on of the my top artists since 2017.
I took the train to see the Concert. When I got to the Barclays Center, The Illenium bird logo reminds me of the Bird from Liverpool FC.
The show started off with Annika Wells and then William Black which I went for a little walk before the big star took the stage so I can save my hyper energy. Ana Welks sing Back to You by Slander and William Black. Run it by Midnight Kids featuring herself, and she wrapped up her show with her other 2 best friends in F*ck Being Sober because the music video is about them living the life of doing whatever they want with their reckless of fun like riding their shopping cart, running to the beach or having drunk stories at the house. After the music video ended, she brought her friends to say cheers for never getting sober and the fans cheered for her support.
Afterwards, William Black took the stage and started off with Pieces featured Dia Frampton and had another song with her and Fairline on Butterflies. He ultimately played is icon songs that I know like Island by Seven Lions with Wooli & Trivecta, Love is Gone by Dylan Matthew and SLANDER, which my favorite part was when he played Clarity by Zeed but used his style of remix which it was out of this world. The song was all the way from 2013 but sparked up the memory when Pop Music brought EDM in the Mainstream Industry. William Blacked wrapped up his own show with Back to U by SLANDER includes himself.
Before the main show started I heard SVDDEN DEATH and then heard the Drum n Bass Show for 15 minutes before ILLENIUM which I heard Sub Focus and Wilkinson for the background music one of Wilkinson songs Frontline was the key song for drum n bass for the background song before the big show started.
Once ILLENIUM took the stage, it was the artist who made the stage more exciting and entertaining. He played many of his greatest songs in a 5 minute remix with Rocktronic, Dubstep and Sadly Melody. It didn’t stop the action with the lights, fire popping out, fireworks and the cool animation clip on the screen and the live action of him playing with colorful lights on the screen. Most of songs I remembered
When his show started, he played Without Me by Halsey while Annika Wells joined the song with Illenium. One of my favorite highlights of the concert was when he played Fall Apart with Jon Bellion the local singer on Long TIsland, which when the main verse came up the confetti blown up and the fans cheered. He played Worst Day of my Life with Max, Shivering, Crawl Outta Love with Annika Wells and extended the original version to add a remix to came the song running with the excitement of hyping the energy. He eventually played Lifetime with jdnx, and used the guitar and use the fire around the stage on each member. He also played some random song for his remix like Anti Hero from Taylor Swift. He also shoutout to his fans that he released the latest song Eyes Wide Shut with Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker. It sounds like a good rock n roll. I decided to sing along after a little selfie break and played Takeaway from The Chainsmokers which there confetti, fireworks and sparks from the stage. He also played metaltronic to make metal into electronic music. He played Insanity with American Teeth which I loved the animation style in the music video which it was really interesting with the storyline and fighting for his moment in a snowstorm.
During the final 15 minutes of the show, he added another song with an animated film for his music video. Illenium also played Luv Me a Little with Nina Nesabitt. It was the best of awesomeness and joy of happiness which I always wanted to go to a Electronic Music Concert. The show wrapped with the whole cast of ILLENIUM’s Lineup. It was a concert to remember and it was cherished the moment whenever happened and I will always be grateful for the opportunity to see ILLENIUM as the best Electronic Artist. Some of his songs has very touching moments and it expressed everyone’s feelings and realize that some people have similar traits from his songs based on the storyline of his songs.
The show ended with
I talked to some women on the train to Jamaica to explain for some good music shows outside like Miami Ultra, Tao Beach in Las Vegas, pool parties which I would love to do it the more I get used to my independence traveling on my own. I wanna discover the world and see what Electronic Music is all about.
Ever since the concert, I’ve played ILLENIUM a lot of times and love the harmony of most of the songs and it has really good storytelling like parts of my life if I remember.
0 Comments