I rang in 2012, in my favorite city of brotherly love, seeing one of my favorite bands, LOTUS. If you don’t know who they are you better expand your musical knowledge and experience them. They have been described as "sexy and sophisticated dance music, mature enough to be played in the club or the living room".
I have always seen lotus on the festival trips I took, and it was usually late night. I have seen their shows in the past year where they have been headlining- and they have always raged. Due to their popularity in the festival circuit you will often find their shows sold out. A few of my friends who have recently started going to musical festivals would send me their music line up and ask me who to go see- and I would always say LOTUS. They are not the electronic UNTZing that Rusko and Skrillex promote, but more of a jam band with jazzy-house and drum 'n' bass and is mixed with elements of jazz, funk, and ethnic music from India, Africa, and Latin America. Lotus' seamless mixes and interlocking rhythms play like a DJ, but with a human touch.
Lotus played in a heated tent- that was filled with hoopers, poi ball throwers and people in costume. They opened up with one of their fan favorites- Hammerstrike- (I was secretly hoping for a Spiritualize opener)- and with their sound came a light show that mesmerized all of the fans. The set-break had all of the concert viewers running out to Festival Pier and watching the fireworks that brightened the sky when the clock hit midnight.
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