We love Above and Beyond!!

Philadelphia, TLA 10FEB2012 8:00pm – 2:00am

It was a cold, wet and dreary night but my spirits were at an all time high. Above and Beyond in Philadelphia? I thought I would never have seen the day. I used to listen to these guys when they were doing remixes for Ayumi Hamasaki (Japanese pop star) back in Australia in 2000! I've also been listening to their broadcasts Trance Around the World religiously. Amazing how far they have gone and how popular they have become.They are truly amazing and it is wonderful to see that the Philadelphia trance and progressive movement is definitely getting bigger. From the small raves at Transit and Shampoo in the hay days of college, Philadelphia has never been a great draw for Trance artists. Heard the TLA was not so big I figured A&B (who are truly the number one DJ's in the world – Yeah F*** David Guetta) would have had a bigger draw. Speaking of David Guetta, it's so funny seeing how many people rock these F*** David Guetta shirts – saw them at this show also. I always give them props when I see them Haha. Nevertheless the venue was definitely big enough to hold a great show (A little smaller than the electric factory). Only Jono and Pavo were there last night. Some girl told me Tony (who is my favorite) was back in England taking care of the TATW broadcasts while the other two tour America.

Tour Van - Group Therapy North American Tour Pt 1

SOLD OUT

Some lesser known artists opened for them. One of them was named Ned Lex. They weren't too bad but I was really hoping for someone like Mat Zo or Jaytech open for them (Jaytech is from Australia!). Hopefully they do when round 2 comes.

They played a two hour of songs and remixes from their Group Therapy album. Their light show and production was great too especially when their Group Therapy ribbons came on for their opener. I couldn't ID the opening track but I have heard it soo many times on TATW.

Here are some videos from the night. The highlight of the night was definitely when Sun and Moon came on in the middle of the set. I don’t think I saw a single soul not dancing or singing to this song. I love this song and you can always catch me humming and singing it out of nowhere. It was truly an experience.

What's always awesome about A&B shows is the messages they have at the end of their shows to reflect on some of the life changing world events such as the Japanese Earthquake and  reach out to our friends in Japan and all over the world of all the catastrophic events that happened and to unite and overcome. Truly inspirational and uplifting. I can have a busy and long day and come home and throw on some A&B and feel like my all my troubles and worries have disappeared for just that time. Their music has that effect on me.  I would definitely recommend you check them out. They promised that they would come back to Philadelphia. The energy that they bring to the crowd is amazing.  Hopefully they will be at EDC this year.

 I love these guys and will never stop listening them. PLUR.