BASSNECTAR at Red Rocks Amphitheatre 6/18/11

Bassnectar crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Ten thousand people sold out this amazing venue in Morrison, CO and Kevin & I experienced this entire show on the very front row among all of these people. This night was truly magical, as it was one of the biggest shows Bassnectar has ever had. The 10,000 people aren't the only thing that made it magical though, as I'm saying this because I saw certain people act in ways that I wouldn't have predicted. I'm not going to mention any names for this one, but I saw one person in particular that was seriously having the time of their life dancing and listening to Bassnectar's music. This person is kind of "behind the scenes" and so it was amazing to see someone so close to Lorin still have that much enthusiasm and energy during one of his shows. Sometimes at concerts you see friends or people that work for an artist just sitting down, looking at their cell phone, or just simply never smiling, but it was making my night to see how much this person was enjoying Bassnectar's show. Lorin himself, (not just his music) also made his set that much better because of how appreciative he was that we all were there for him. He thanked us all so many times and made us all take a minute to realize how valuable life is, and how amazing it is that we were all alive at that very moment. Lorin is truly an inspiring person, and him and his music have inspired me in so many different ways (this blog for one example).

Eskmo at Red Rocks

To back up the night a little bit, Eskmo opened before Beats Antique before Bassnectar and was really interesting and unique! Throughout his set he used different objects to create sounds on the microphone like squeezing a water bottle, ripping a piece of paper, and opening a Coca-Cola can. Sounds kind of weird I know, but it was actually pretty cool. He also said/sang things on the microphone that added more sound(s) to his songs. Check out my video of Eskmo below. (Remember to mute my playlist).

The crowd was just building at this point in the night. Kevin & I had spoke with Phillip Irwin before getting to Red Rocks about what time we should get there so we could get front row at the show. We ended up getting there around 3o'clock and to our surprise, no one was in line yet at one of the entrances for Red Rocks. So, we started the line along with Phillip and some of his friends that he came with. Yes, we were first in line to get into Red Rocks. Below is proof (although we look very tiny!) that we were in line first, as Stacy Morrow took this picture of us waiting to get into the venue! Haha, so cool that she could capture this moment.

First in line at Red Rocks, picture taken by Stacy Morrow (JuiceBoxBox)

Waiting to get into the venue wasn't the least bit boring either. About every 5 minutes a new group of bassheads would drive up and join us in line, so that part flew by so fast. Soon enough it was time to get into the venue, and we felt like little kids as security was yelling at us not to run as we were trying to beat the two other entrances for the front row. Needless to say, we got to the front row. :-) Center too!

Front row for Bassnectar at Red Rocks

This picture was taken after Eskmo, before Beats Antique. Beats Antique was SO GOOD! I have been so excited to see them, and they made it even better that they played my three favorite songs of theirs! Egyptic, Nesatovo, & Daze - all three of those are so good. My video below is when they played "Nesatovo" Kevin's personal favorite!

When Beats Antique first started playing, it was only two guys, and I was curious if that was it because I had always seen and pictured more people on stage (like the bellydancer) in the past, but she soon popped on stage, along with another musician. There were also other women who were dancers for Beats Antique who are part of every show on tour, not just added for certain shows. They all make up what is called Beats Antique and they put on a great and really cool show. 

Beats Antique dancers, picture taken by (SIC) Images

At the end of Beats Antique set, Bassnectar's AmBASSadors (the ones working for this specific show) got to come out and dance WITH Beats Antique. How cool is that? I'm not sure who is who because of the masks, but I was so excited when this happened for all of them! The crowd loved it too! (The AmBASSadors also did a great job at this show... giving people lots of water, full on fruit trays, and slices of pizza too, it was crackin' me up!)

Basnectar AmBASSadors dancing during Beats Antique's set

Next up ...the one and only... Bassnectar!!! By this time in the night Kevin & I couldn't have been more ready for him to come on! I never can decide if I should video the intro because if I video it, I can't fully enjoy it but then when I do video it, it's so sick to watch later (haha) so I decided that at this amazing venue I should just enjoy the intro, which I did to the fullest. Howeverrr I took three really amazing videos throughout the night. They are about 3 minutes each, and so sick when they catch the veryyy back of the crowd. Check. Them. Out.

This concert was seriously so awesome. It was in Colorado, our new state as of August, and I'm praying Bassnectar comes back again sometime this year! I can't believe he's going to be all over the east coast as soon as we move. Two shows in North Carolina too! Bass Center IV is also right after the two NC shows on September 24th and is in Washington DC. So all of you on the east coast better go for me!

Bassnectar at Red Rocks

"You're not just here to watch a show but you're here to be a part of something together." -Lorin

Crowd during Bassnectar, picture taken by Stacy Morrow (JuiceBoxBox)

Lorin said that quote above at the beginning of his set at Red Rocks, and it's so true - at least for me it is. His music is seriously like nothing else out there. I cannot WAIT until August 2nd when Divergent Spectrum comes out. Early birthday present to myself!

While visiting in Denver this past week, Kevin & I also checked out Skism at the Bluebird Theatre. As usual, we were so glad we did! Not only because Skism was sick, but the opening acts were awesome too! We missed Subliminal, but Dodger was really good, and then Jantsen was even better. Jantsen, who I actually got to meet after the show because I recently have become friends with Stacy Morrow (who's pictures I mentioned above) who is his girlfriend! Below is a picture of me with Stacy & Jantsen.

Jantsen had so much energy and really got the crowd excited and into his set! I hate when I don't see that out of music producers but when I do I know they have the talent to make it in this music industry. Jantsen's music was definitely sick and I look forward to seeing him again! (He also has made songs with Bassnectar! Heard Blast Off??? YEAH!)

Skism at Bluebird Theatre in Denver, CO

Skism was great too! I had only heard a few of his songs before the concert, like "Power" but he put on a really good show and I'd see him again. Definitely an artist to check out if you're a dub lover! Kevin & I were super excited about being at the Bluebird Theatre also because we can walk to it from our new apartment in Denver, how convenient for us? :-D Skism called the crowd the "Dubstep Capitol of the United States," which we thought was pretty cool since this is our new city.

Thanks so much for reading! I hope I made you wish you went to Bassnectar at Red Rocks, haha.. the more I watch mine and other videos I reallyyy want to be back in that moment. Can't wait for Bassnectar again, except this time I don't know when that will be! 

I may not be blogging again until I get back from Europe! I'm leaving this week but will be back July 15th, then heading to see Datsik on the 16th and Glitch Mob on the 17th. I'll be jet-lagged as hell, but...I can't miss either of those two. So talk to you then!!! ;-) 

*Kaycie

PS- obsessed with these two songs this week...
"Southpaw" by Datsik & "I Know The Truth" by Pretty Lights