Derek Tacconelli Blog » hard haunted mansion http://dtacconelli.com/blog The Internet is Serious Business Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:46:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 HARD Haunted Mansion 2009 Saturday Recap http://dtacconelli.com/blog/hard-haunted-mansion-2009-recap/ http://dtacconelli.com/blog/hard-haunted-mansion-2009-recap/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:09:35 +0000 Derek http://dtacconelli.com/blog/?p=646 Warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'Array' was given in /home/ghep/public_html/blog/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 170
]]> Angie and I left for the USC area early this time. There was zero wait to get my tickets from Groove Tickets’ will call — a relief from the last HARD (Summer) — Read more on what happened HERE. Waited for a little over an hour to get in, in total. They actually let the doors open a half hour early (6:30pm). Met about 4 or 5 different people in line, all chill. We cruised around a bit and checked both stages. To my liking, the main stage was outdoors, YES — I always get way too hot at indoor dance parties. Classixx started at about 7:45pm — early as well! They were very good!

Next was Buraka Som Sistema, who I had never heard of before. They were aaaaammmazing. Two live drummers, two male MCs and one female MC. They really brought the energy, I would definitely see them again. They did this interesting thing at the end of their show where they wanted everyone to lay on the floor — realistically everyone crouched on the floor — and on the count of three the music started and everyone jump, jump, jumped! Awesome way to close their show.

We decided to wonder inside after Buraka Som Sistema finished to catch Steve Aoki. He rocked the house!! Angie and I just sat and got light shows during Aoki; also met up with one of the dudes I talked to in the security checkpoint line. Next we went outside to get ready for Basement Jaxx — finagled our way to the mid/mid-front row for an awesome show! They were very energetic (as expected) and played some really gnarly music. Met a lot of people during Basement Jaxx’s and Justice’s sets, very down to earth crowd!

Now, the highlight of the night for me was Justice. Angie and I were as mid-front row as mid-front row gets, and their big, glowing cross was sexy as hell! They are simply amazing live and in the studio. They really based their music off the crowds’ energy at HARD Haunted Mansion — they also played a wide array of music.

2ManyDjs ended up playing both nights to my amazement! They were great, but Angie and I were very tired by this time of the night. Basement Jaxx and Justice really wore us out! We watched from a distance and just enjoyed the music and chatted. Also got a few light shows. I was sending texts at this point in the night, and I guess I never grabbed my cell. Angie called it and someone answered! Someone had found it and gave it to one of the security guards. LUCKY ME! After this, we met up with Yvonne and her friends for the end of 2ManyDJs and half of Modeselektor. We left at about 3:45am (not counting daylight savings).

Very very exciting night, I had a lot of fun!

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]]> Here they are folks — the set times for Friday (tonight) and Saturday.  Have fun to all those going to tonight’s show! I am personally going to Saturday’s show.  DOORS OPEN AT 7PM BOTH NIGHTS!!! Without further ado, here are the times and stages:

FRIDAY SET TIMES

HARD STAGE

  • 8:00 Franki Chan
  • 9:00 Danger
  • 10:00 A-Trak
  • 11:25 The Bloody Beetroots
  • 1:00 2ManyDJs
  • 2:30 Deadmau5

EXPO HALL

  • 8:00 Staccato
  • 9:30 Harvard Bass
  • 10:45 Don Rimini
  • 1:30 Mixhell

SATURDAY SET TIMES

HARD STAGE

  • 8:00 Classixx
  • 9:00 Buraka Som Sistema
  • 10:10 Major Lazer
  • 11:15 Basement Jaxx
  • 12:30 Justice
  • 3:00 Modeselektor

EXPO HALL

  • 8:00 Paparazzi
  • 9:00 Shinichi Osawa
  • 10:30 Steve Aoki
  • 12:00 Crookers
  • 3:00 Zombie Nation

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]]> I recieved an e-mail today from Groove Tickets (God how I LOOOOVE Groovetickets, not) that Hard Haunted Mansion was split into two nights. Here is the e-mail:

Hi,

We’re excited to announce that HARD Haunted Mansion at the Shrine is now a 2 DAY EVENT!
Your ticket order is still 100% valid for SATURDAY NIGHT.
If you would like to switch your order to FRIDAY TICKETS, or the TWO DAY PASS instead, simply purchase the correct tickets and we will refund your original transaction.  You can notify us of the new purchase by emailing “help@groovetickets.com” or by sending a message to customer service by clicking the “Customer Service” link at the bottom of the page.
Sincerely,
Dr. Groove

Although it’s not Groove Tickets’ fault, I still was expecting to see A-Trak, Justice, and The Basement Jaxx in ONE night…now I don’t get to see A-Trak. I didn’t get to see him at Hard Summer because the police and fire marshal shut it down a few months back. Read more about it here. So, I am a little bummed about that, but it seems like they’ve added more artists. Hardfest has also finally selected a location for this rave; it will be at The Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles. GLAD they found a different venue than The Forum, it was way too small. Without further ado, the lineups!

HARD Haunted Mansion 10.30.09 Friday Lineup

  • Deadmau5
  • 2ManyDJs
  • A-Trak (<3)
  • The Bloody Beetroots
  • Mixhell
  • Destructo
  • Ron Rimini
  • Danger
  • Harvard Bass
  • Staccato
  • Collabo
  • Vello Virkhaus

HARD Haunted Mansion 10.31.09 Saturday Lineup

  • Justice
  • Basement Jaxx
  • Crookers
  • Major Lazer
  • Modeselektor
  • Buraka Som Sistema
  • Steve Aoki
  • Zombie Nation
  • Shinichi Osawa
  • Classixx
  • Paparazzi
  • Vello Virkhaus

I don’t mean to complain (especially since Saturday’s lineup is pretty stacked), but I really was hoping for a one night event that would be jam packed with as many big name DJs as possible. I still haven’t been able to see A-Trak, The Bloody Beetroots or Destructo, and I’ve been following 2ManyDJs (Soulwax) since I was a little kid. Plus, who the hell is Vello Virkhaus, and why is he playing both nights?

Enjoy the promo video!

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