Fuse-IN Detroit! (or DEMF, or whatever we're calling it)
So... yesterday I went to FUSE-IN Detroit. I've never been to the electronic music fest, but I've always heard it's a blast. My first year going was no dissapointment... it was friggin sweet!
We left Brighton around 11am. Jeff graciously agreed to drive (and pick up Joe) to which he has a huuuuuge "thank you!" from all of us! We got there around noon. In our car was me, Paul, Aiwen, Jeff, and Joe. Here's some pics:
Horrible pic of me, taken by me
Paul looking at me like "hey, why are you taking a pic of me!?!"
I think I made Aiwen mad... ;_;
Here's Jeff... our driver! He's making a silly face!
Here's Joe... and he's got light sticks!
Here's a pic of the promenade area (basically, where the shops and the fountain were... and where there were no music stages) It was taken early in the afternoon before things really picked up:
Here's another panorama from the early part of the day. The pic is of the main outdoor stage. Early in the day it was a place for people to go and chill. In the evening, it was the central hub of activity. Imagine that whole thing filled with people:
For the first few hours it was pretty slow, but it was a great chance to tour all the dance stages and check out all the shops. Here's one of many booths where musicans strut their stuff:
There were several dance tents setup. We spend a good chunk of our time there in the afternoon. Joe drew some arrows on some paper and was DDR'ing in the dance tent! That was cool. Jeff pulled off some pretty crazy moves as did Paul (with his crazy rave ball). Aiwen and I were a bit more conservative with our moves =P. There was this one girl we saw dancing who looked like a fish when she danced... were were all confused... lol. :
Here's a pic of "The Underground." This became the best place to dance at night, the music was amazing, and wow... the crowds were insane! It was really warm because that whole dance floor became filled with people:
Here's a pic of... well... hehe, the pic speaks for itself:
There was this old lady around during the afternoon who we're pretty certain was homeless. She walked around talking to garbage cans, so I'm guessing she was a little bit nutty too. She pulled off some pretty crazy dance moves though... he she is (sitting down):
The crowd here is starting to pick up! This pic was taken around 5:30. Around this time we met up with Rocheleau. Soon after, Vinh and Dan met up with us.
Here's my only night shot of FUSE. Since I just had my phone, it really sucks at night shots:
After the sun went down the party really kicked up a few notches. The underground turned into a crazy pit of dancing insanity. It was actually pretty cool. Tons of people were dancing to some of the world's best DJ's, and the vibe was amazing. It did get warm down there... we were there for awhile. Oh, Jeff had to pee, and proceeded to pee through the tarp and nearly have his Penis ripped off by a not so happy (and very BIG) security guard. Whoops! We left the scene a bit before midnight. Good times for sure!
We left Brighton around 11am. Jeff graciously agreed to drive (and pick up Joe) to which he has a huuuuuge "thank you!" from all of us! We got there around noon. In our car was me, Paul, Aiwen, Jeff, and Joe. Here's some pics:
Horrible pic of me, taken by me
Paul looking at me like "hey, why are you taking a pic of me!?!"
I think I made Aiwen mad... ;_;
Here's Jeff... our driver! He's making a silly face!
Here's Joe... and he's got light sticks!
Here's a pic of the promenade area (basically, where the shops and the fountain were... and where there were no music stages) It was taken early in the afternoon before things really picked up:
Here's another panorama from the early part of the day. The pic is of the main outdoor stage. Early in the day it was a place for people to go and chill. In the evening, it was the central hub of activity. Imagine that whole thing filled with people:
For the first few hours it was pretty slow, but it was a great chance to tour all the dance stages and check out all the shops. Here's one of many booths where musicans strut their stuff:
There were several dance tents setup. We spend a good chunk of our time there in the afternoon. Joe drew some arrows on some paper and was DDR'ing in the dance tent! That was cool. Jeff pulled off some pretty crazy moves as did Paul (with his crazy rave ball). Aiwen and I were a bit more conservative with our moves =P. There was this one girl we saw dancing who looked like a fish when she danced... were were all confused... lol. :
Here's a pic of "The Underground." This became the best place to dance at night, the music was amazing, and wow... the crowds were insane! It was really warm because that whole dance floor became filled with people:
Here's a pic of... well... hehe, the pic speaks for itself:
There was this old lady around during the afternoon who we're pretty certain was homeless. She walked around talking to garbage cans, so I'm guessing she was a little bit nutty too. She pulled off some pretty crazy dance moves though... he she is (sitting down):
The crowd here is starting to pick up! This pic was taken around 5:30. Around this time we met up with Rocheleau. Soon after, Vinh and Dan met up with us.
Here's my only night shot of FUSE. Since I just had my phone, it really sucks at night shots:
After the sun went down the party really kicked up a few notches. The underground turned into a crazy pit of dancing insanity. It was actually pretty cool. Tons of people were dancing to some of the world's best DJ's, and the vibe was amazing. It did get warm down there... we were there for awhile. Oh, Jeff had to pee, and proceeded to pee through the tarp and nearly have his Penis ripped off by a not so happy (and very BIG) security guard. Whoops! We left the scene a bit before midnight. Good times for sure!