Apologies for this, as I've just read the entire thread (yes, it's a quiet morning)
Privilege need a second big night. they need to hurl some money at Deadmau5 imo. unlikely because he obviously isn't the travelling/residency type.
Deadmau5, as much as he whines about travelling, is almost constantly doing tours within the US and Canada. He had the cream residency in 2010 and that worked well for him. His issue with something like Privilege would be all his equipment, as it'd stop him touring elsewhere (He's only got one cube, for example), unless he does his unhooked sets. Personally, I reckon the mau5 would work very very well in privilege.
...I think the gatecrasher nights at Privilege could work a lot better, they seemed to be not advertised or hyped up much, and putting them against Be was perhaps a mistake in terms of their trance line-ups. Above and Beyond at Privilege would be good!
Right, I've said this before, Privelege needs a big weekly Trance night to give its soundsystem a run for its money (since Tiesto is playing more progressive/electro - we don't need to argue what genre he plays!!!!!!) .
We've seen the Godskitchen Boombox for a couple of weeks + a 4 week Gatecrasher residency. So I was wondering what about Ferry Corsten moving from Sankeys and possibly maybe the likes of a few others e.g. Dash Berlin, Richard Durand, Paul Okenfold (whether you like him or not) to host a large Trance night.
As there are only really three others, so there must be space for a fourth!!!!!
Above & Beyond by themselves wouldn't sell out privilege, and they don't tend to do extended sets beyond four hours either.
Gatecrasher would work very well, me thinks, but Godskitchen would work better. And gods has the boombox. Maybe Gods at Priv, and Gatecrasher at Eden or Amnesia?
Privilege is just too big for it's own good now. They could do with spending some cash sorting the place out (the toilets are disgusting, for example), and giving it a general refresh.
Ferry didn't sell out Sankeys, as far as I am aware. We went at the end of july, and while fairly busy, it wasn't so rammed. I don't think Ferry has a big enough pull to sell out Privilege without one hell of a line up. (That DOESNT include Dash Berlin)
Judgement Sundays will stay in San An, obviously.
Godskitchen, to work well, needs a decent set of DJs. Having Sander Van Doorn, Richard Durand and Cosmic Gate are not big enough for a club like Privilege. Paul Van Dyk, on the other hand, along with those guys? That'd be a spectacle.
There are a lot of Trance DJs out there, but none of them have the name of impact to pull in the punters like Armin Van Buuren, Eddie Halliwell or Schulz does. Most of you guys will know of these ones, but will you have heard of guys like Solarstone? Arnej? Mat Zo?
Personally, I'd love to see an Anjuna night launch on the island. Above & Beyond, Super 8 & Tab, Arty and Mat Zo on a lineup in one room, than the AnjunaDeep boys in the second room. But would it sell out?
This is one night I've not been to it years. This Tiesto thing is interesting. To anyone that has been this year, what are the numbers like? Is he any good? Is he bored? ...
I know I suggested it too. But in reality, would Tiesto do a night that wasn't all about him? E.g. a Prydz / Tiesto / Annie Mac night at Amnesia.... and could anywhere afford him. I'd imagine he has a HUGE €€€€€ Fee....
Tiesto wouldn't do a night that wasn't his, and for his ego, amnesia is too small. It was a busy party this year, busier than 2009 or 2010, which was interesting. I don't like his 2009 - 2010 musical direction, but he seems to be trying to push his way back in to the 'trouse' scene which seems to have taken over Trance. I don't think he'd move though.
