They really peaked with ZABA imo. Everything after that just felt like gentrification pop, which don't get me wrong, ZABA toes that line. But it does not cross it. Pools is still my favorite track.

Thinking about the weather thing, is so true. Suwannee always brings the rainy vibes and NOLA had them rainy vibes 😂 the freaking eclipse set 😅

Wish i woupdve stuck around for the afters there at Orion! Took my sister out to her first Tipper and Friends, and she has fallen in love yall! Sadly i was feeling like total crap the whole time i was there. Still had an amazing time though 🤌 Orion was so amazing, they delivered drinks to us at out seats in the front! Everyone and thing there was on point. Really hoping for one more shindig there this 2025.

I’m upset I missed this event as an HSV N8tive and DJ! 😢I worked for Uber/Lyft that weekend. My background is in Hip-Hop so I was out of the loop unfortunately. I met so many amazing ppl that came from across the country to Huntsville, Alabama of all places! We’re changing the narrative of what “Alabama” actually is. We have tons of creative talent here! S/O to Ryan and Ben from tvg Hospitality for operating the Orion and the City of Huntsville for building such an amazing venue! Thx to all that showed up! The Orion is MY favorite venue of all time! Sound is great no matter what seat you have! #GetHSVFresh #djrestar Appreciate the content y’all! HMU 🤙 ☮️ ❤ 🍄‍🟫

I missed Friday night. I live 4.5 miles from the venue and I was able to hear those Funktion ones pounding. I didn't miss Saturday or Sunday .😂 After living on the west coast for several years, it was super refreshing to experience something on this magnitude in my home town. Huntsville is extremely blessed to have the Orion. It's absolutely one of the best venues in the country.

Thankms! cool insights for me. As someone who watched Tipper from like 2004-2010 mainly around the West Coast, this whole Colorado to East Coast , Tipper and Friends world was a big unknown to me . I just saw Tipper in Texas a few months ago and it was such a different experience than back in the day. Instead of a couple hundred people, half of whom I knew, it was 1000s of people . After getting back home some weeks later, I started watching the Tipper youtube videos from last couple years and they were so intense, the visuals were like tripping, it was disorienting. We use to dance in the woods with no visuals except the ones you generated inside yourself :) TIpper was also a niche thing the day. back in Some my friend were obsessed with him like me and some didn't care. He has alwas been my favorite DJ but I never imagined it would grow so big. I felt like his music was difficult for many people access. I also found it quite psychedelic but found it surprising how non-pyschedelic the sets were visually backj then. I was a photographer at the time and always trying to capture the other worldly experiences visually but with TIpper he wa always serious and straight lace and the psychedelic part rarely came across. Now in these shows I see on KZbin they are mind blowingly psychedelic. here is a blog on some history with a couple of photos of mine: www.therustmusic.net/rust-blog/coalesce-to-write-new-chapter-in-history-of-bay-area-bass

As a Suwannee regular, I must say TnF Orion was insane. Projection mapping really raised the bar and made it special

I was Colorado sober at the show (lots of cannabis/herbs and microdose shrooms)

The song you were listening to at 24:30 mins in is called ‘What So Not by Divide and Conquer - Noisia Remix Tipper edit’. The original is released and pretty similar if you wanna check it out.

I heard Mumford and sons lead singer was an angel investor in the venue. So that's partially why the venue came about

Such a blast each night was incredible in its own way 🔊🛸

I was sober for these shows aside from a few tokes of weed on downtempo night and I had a transcendental experience. I definitely felt like I was in an altered state from the music and visuals.

I haven't even heard your opinions yet, but your chakras are already off Blake 😆