Defqon.1 2019: we are one tribe
| Tingling feet, whispering ears, heavy eyes. But especially the empty feeling inside me is one that I will never get used to. The hangover can't be any worse. We are back home. It's over again. We have to wait for another whole year. The post Defqon.1 depression is a bitch. From The Gathering to The Closing Ceremony, and everything in between: Defqon.1 is a magical experience, over and over again. From camping on the campsite with other Weekend Warriors to dancing around at the holy festival ground with your best friends. Here you can go crazy, discover new artists and keep on after partying until you drop. Talk about crazy stuff, put your body (and mind) to the test, do stupid things and always keep ongoing. It’s a bizarre trip that flows past me, just in one blink of the eye. It’s Friday morning and the festival ground is beautiful as always. The peace and serenity that reigns over the festival terrain before Defqon.1 erupts is bizarre. As if it says: “I'm ready to be demolished, all the way to the ground.” When the holy gates open at 12.00 and the first Weekend Warriors (who have been standing in front of the fence for hours) storm on the terrain, it’s as if we all get on this crazy roller coaster that will go on maximum force for the next three days. 340 kilometers per hour, including loops, turns and a pure adrenaline rush. While everyone is busy building up and installing their camp spots, the real party has already started in all corners of the terrain. At Q-dance Radio on the Wasted Lands we can enjoy great classic sets. After that, we can enter the most beautiful festival tent on earth: the BLUE, where we hear the words we've been waiting for a whole year: “Weekend Warriors, welcome home”. A wave of energy, discharge and emotion blows through the tent. And we dance, until the sun disappears behind the horizon. This is Defqon fucking 1. |
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“ONE BLOOD, ONE LOVE, ONE TRIBE”
2 packed festival days and 300 harder styles acts rage past. From emotional hardstyle tracks in the end show to Christmas mash-ups at POWER HOUR. Defqon.1 is such a special experience, that I put my timetable aside and let myself be surprised by everything I encounter along the way. I immerse myself completely in the adventure and magic of Defqon.1 and end up in the most beautiful places. Whether I’m balancing my ass off in a rotating stage or jumping between all the other Weekend Warriors, while Sefa completely breaks down the RED. It's not just the music, the crazy show or the beautiful stages. It's not just the brilliant production, the atmosphere or the audience, it’s the fusion of all those elements. The magic of Defqon.1 is the coming together of everything. Living in the moment and having fun, as if it were your last day on earth. 78,000 Weekend Warriors, Q-dance, artists and hardstyle music, we are all in it, as one tribe. Dear Weekend Warriors, look at where we are. Sure, we still can't be played on the radio. The most of them, still doesn't know who we are, and yes, we are still portrayed as outcasts or drug addicts. But we’ve grown from a little festival on Almere Strand into the biggest dance festival of the Netherlands with 78,000 harder styles lovers from 110 different countries. But perhaps the best part is: we’ve never been concerned with being the biggest, most famous or the coolest. Our passion, dedication or love cannot be measured by those kind of things. We are the Weekend Warriors. We are One Tribe. We are Defqon.1, the most beautiful festival on earth. |
