{"id":20892,"date":"2013-08-06T12:49:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T19:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/?p=20892"},"modified":"2013-08-06T12:51:31","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T19:51:31","slug":"festival-recap-hard-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/festival-recap-hard-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival Recap: HARD Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by : Elizabeth Ninivaggi<\/a><\/p>\n

The two-day sold out shows of HARD Summer attracted an estimated 60,000 attendees to LA Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles this past weekend. The festival hosted a variety of performers from every genre in electronic dance music: \u00a0Zedd, 2 Chainz, Fatboy Slim, Rudimental and Knife Party are only a small example of the weekend’s highlight performances.<\/p>\n

HARD Summer Experience<\/h3>\n

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Four stages designed to each represent a genre of music \u00a0organized the festival: heavy techno, dubstep, electro house, hip hop and tech house. It’s apparent that the impressive medley of electronic dance music\u00a0artists like Tommy Trash, Empire of the Sun, Justice and Dog Blood attracted festival goers and music lovers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was my first time at HARD Summer. So walking in, I had no idea what to expect. I think it was the vibes from the crowd I got all weekend which really made me enjoy the festival. Everyone was so friendly and respectful- you could tell they were their for a reason\u2014 the music,\u201d said Ashleigh, an attendee from Boston.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bought my HARD tickets because of the line-up, which I believe is the most impressive of any music festival this summer. I got to see some big name performers but also a lot of up and coming DJs who really impressed me. My favorite set was definitely Flux Pavillion, he always throws down hard,\u201d said \u00a0Ben from Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Stand-Out Performances<\/h3>\n

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Dupstep has always been a personal favorite, but English producers’ live set was mind-blowing. The energy emerging from the stage when he performed drastically changed as soon as he started spinning. Playing crowd favorites such as \u201cI Can\u2019t Stop\u201d and \u201cGold Dust\u201d had the main stage rocking, But, he also threw in remixed favorites like \u201cJah No Partial\u201d with Major Lazer which really lifted everyone off their feet jumping simultaneously.
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