Rezz just made history in the most Rezz way possible — by hypnotizing 15,000 people using a giant LED portal exuding bass and surreal visuals. On September 28, the Canadian bass DJ became the first female electronic DJ to headline and sell out the Tacoma Dome, marking the largest solo headline show by a woman in electronic music history in North America. All we can say is that it was one of the most surreal and impressive shows we’ve ever witnessed.
Being huge Rezz fans (and big large-scale production fans), we were highly anticipating the PORTAL show all summer. It surpassed every expectation with its hypnotic visuals, stellar lighting, and entrancing track, proving once again that she’s paving the way for a new era of electronic performance art.
The night kicked off with Nikita the Wicked and Blanke setting the tone and warming up the crowd. Then the 7-foot-1 legend himself, Shaq (DJ Diesel), stormed the stage with a bass-heavy set and turned the Dome into a full-blown rave pit. The energy was already through the roof. Everyone was dancing, surprisingly belting We Are the Champions, and Tacoma was ready for Rezz.
Into the PORTAL
The lights dimmed, the hum of bass grew heavier, and the massive 60-foot circular LED screen felt like a gateway to another dimension. We had officially entered PORTAL, the third (and likely best) evolution of Rezz’s mind-bending audiovisual experience…