Galantis is ready to deliver a contact of folkloric terror to Colorado’s Purple Rocks Amphitheatre with a Midsommar-themed live performance, the DJ introduced right this moment.
Midsommar is a conventional Swedish pageant celebrating the summer season solstice by advantage of vibrant communal gatherings with maypole dancing, feasting and Scandinavian folks music. Typically related to pagan roots, it symbolizes renewal and neighborhood, although its depiction in Ari Aster’s spine-chilling 2019 horror movie of the identical title casts a darker, fictionalized lens on the rituals.
Billed as “Midsommar: All Hallows,” Galantis’ upcoming present nods to Aster’s daylight nightmare, which had viewers rethinking floral crowns and European holidays. Scheduled for November 1st, the one-night-only occasion guarantees to mix the Swedish EDM powerhouse’s anthemic beats with eerie pageant aesthetics—minus the bear carcasses and human sacrifices, we hope.
It is the newest in a collection Galantis had historically offered on the Brooklyn Mirage, attracting over 40,000 followers at eight sold-out exhibits over the course of the final 4 years. He’ll now head to Purple Rocks, the place the venue’s towering monoliths and pure amphitheater setting will present fairly a backdrop for what he describes as “the loopy Midsommar spirit.”
Whereas he hasn’t specified if attendees ought to put on white robes or deliver emotional baggage like Florence Pugh’s character within the horror movie, a press launch guarantees a “dreamlike sensorial expertise.”
“This occasion means the world to me, I could not be happier to deliver the loopy Midsommar spirit to one of the iconic venues, Purple Rocks,” stated Galantis, who additionally inspired followers to rock their finest costumes.”‘Midsommar: All Hallows’ shall be an evening to recollect.”
The evening will even characteristic DJ units by Dillon Francis and Forester previous to Galantis. You may take a look at a teaser under and buy tickets right here.
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