"Where Friends Become Family": Friendzy Fest Returns for Successful Sophomore Year - EDM.com

Final month, associates from close to and much retreated to Rangton Park, Alberta for the second version of Friendzy Fest. Hosted in the course of the peak of summertime within the Canadian prairies, the intimate dance music gathering happened on a campground simply exterior of Evansburg, alongside a meandering river.

Boasting two levels this 12 months, the Pal Den and a brand new seaside stage dubbed Havoc on the Seaside, the fest featured music across the clock. In the course of the daytime, Havoc on the Seaside set the temper whereas attendees obtained to know each other, decompressed and cooled off by the river. Within the afternoon and night, the Pal Den got here to life, conveniently positioned near camp.

Kicking issues off on Thursday on the Pal Den, standout performances included units from Woofax and Zovah. On Friday, the Seaside stage opened up with Havoc Industries, adopted by an Affinity Expertise takeover earlier than Lao Zi carried out because the solar went down. To not point out a stellar efficiency from one of many fest’s headliners, Jaenga on the Pal Den.

And in the event you stayed up late, there was a particular visitor home set and a thriller home set back-to-back that includes PINEO & LOBE and Prayer Handz from 2 to 4am Saturday morning.

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Understandably, Saturday was off to a sluggish begin. However units from X-Ray Ted and Def3, amongst others, drew attendees again to the dancefloor for extra. Whereas forecasts did name for rain early-on that night, it appeared to blow over with out inflicting a lot of a damper on the night’s programming.

One of many weekend’s most enchanting nights was Sunday, when Hypesetterz set the tone for the night with a vibey efficiency. That evening it was onerous to go away the Pal Den, the place Mt. Doyle, Father Funk, Stickybuds and extra have been stacked one after one other. To not point out, Stickybuds’ Friendzy Fest set marked solely the second efficiency since his return to Canada. You’ll be able to take a look at a brief clip of his set beneath.

With its sophomore version now within the books, Friendzy Fest continues to evolve as Alberta’s budding new music pageant. Its dimension, location, lineup and performers all contribute to the underlying ethos that the organizers place on offering a cushty and pleasurable expertise, one the place “associates develop into household.”