Exactly one year after Fedde Le Grand took to his private jet and set off on his monumental 2010 Summer Takeover Tour, the invincible Dutch DJ now takes his fans on a truly unforgettable audio-visual experience through his frenzied journey of yesteryear, in what is, hands down, the best 18 minutes of solo DJ video footage you will witness this year.
What is essentially a short film installment of Fedde’s FLG TV series, Episode 7: The Takeover Tour gives us a seamless, unrelenting and witty insight into the most hectic and success-ridden four months of Fedde’s career to date. With a soundtrack featuring the crème-de-la-crème of his studio output of the last 12 months (Running, Autosave, Missing, Metrum and Control Room to name just a few) to supplement some truly incredible video footage, we begin to understand why he is amongst the most loved and admired DJs on the planet. It’s an exhausting, remarkable and hilarious watch.
The episode kicks off with the European leg of his tour. After a ‘leisurely’ start at Indian Summer Festival (Netherlands), Ministry of Sound (London) and Global Gathering (Kiev), we see Fedde furiously crank up the pace… Sea of Love (Germany); the Space Terrace with Carl Cox (Ibiza); back to the UK for another Global Gathering; Le Palais (Cannes); Street Parade (Switzerland); Loveland Festival (Netherlands); special guest for Tiesto at Mysteryland Festival (Netherlands); Felsziget Festival (Romania); and two headline shows on the stunning islands of Madeira and Mikonos – Fedde accompanies us every step of the way – and that’s just Europe!
We then follow him Stateside for a spot of gambling and a very special birthday show at Wet Republic in Las Vegas, followed by electrifying sets at LIV (Miami), and Nocturnal Festival (Texas) – where we’re entertained by a hysterical altercation with a taxi driver. Flying high, he finally ends his mammoth summer tour in the Big Apple, with a special guest appearance on Sirius XM Radio and a concluding explosive show at the mighty Electric Zoo Festival that’s absolutely not to be missed.
From June to September, Fedde Le Grand quite literally took down parties at every corner of the globe. Whilst also managing to hold down a weekly residency at Ibiza superclub Pacha, he dedicated four long months towards gracing his international faithful with performance after performance of exquisite Le Grand showmanship gold. And guess what? This episode is just a taster of things to come because this year he’s going to do it all again – only bigger! As Fedde embarks on his 35 show (and counting) international gigging schedule across July and August, 2011’s Summer Takeover Tour is set to exceed all expectations. So stay tuned. It’s going to be huge. It’s going to be le Grand.
Do not miss the magnificent appearance of Fedde Le Grand at Tomorrowland 2011 festival Friday July 22nd from 23.00-01.00 at the famous Belgian club Versuz stage.
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