Paul Oakenfold + The Crystal Method
The Bellwether
Los Angeles,
CA
This event is all ages.
Presale begins Thursday, October 15th at 10am.
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The general on sale begins Friday, October 16th at 10am!
For an additional $85.00, you can opt in to upgrade your experience to include access to the exclusive Looking Glass Lounge 30 minutes before and during the show! Please note all Looking Glass Lounge upgrades are subject to availability.
Join us at The Virginian for Happy Hour one hour before doors for food & drinks!
All doors & show times subject to change.
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Paul Oakenfold
Pete Tong said it perfectly: getting a release on Perfecto is like a badge of honor,” Paul Oakenfold recalls. “A dance music badge of honor! Those words really meant a lot to me as we began to consider how to properly pay tribute to Perfecto’s first three decades as a record label.”
Pete Tong, of course, is dance music’s longtime tastemaker supreme – but don’t just take Tongy’s word for it: in 2003, none other than the late Queen Elizabeth bestowed an award on Oakenfold on behalf of the British Empire as a “Pioneer of the Nation” for his contributions to dance music. All aspects of that legacy are coming together with “Perfecto 30”: a expansive series debuting in 2023-2024 spanning unique global events, musical releases, and exclusive artist/DJ performances that reflect not just 30-plus years of the Perfecto imprint’s success, but the goalpost-moving achievements of Oakenfold, Perfecto’s co-founder and figurehead, as well.
“I’m going back to doing straight club records – underground tracks that I love,” Oakenfold says. “You have to understand, Perfecto is now a thirty-year-old brand: there are generations that have grown up with the sound. They got into dance music and have grown up with the label, collecting our vinyl from day one. It’s turned into much more than a label. So to celebrate that spirit, I’m just going to do what I’m good at and really love – and go out in a blaze of glory for my last dance!
The Crystal Method
For nearly three decades, The Crystal Method has remained one of the most influential and well-respected acts in electronic music. Co-founded by Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan in 1993, the GRAMMY®-nominated duo pioneered the big beat genre and defined the sound of a generation, beginning with their platinum-selling debut, Vegas (1997).
To date, The Crystal Method has played more than 1300 shows—headlining EDC, Lollapalooza, and Ultra Miami—while their music has appeared in more than 100 film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Along the way, TCM has released such best-selling titles as Tweekend (2001), Legion of Boom (2004), and Divided by Night (2009)—the latter two of which earned GRAMMY® nods for Best Dance/Electronic Album. While Jordan retired in 2017, Kirkland reimagined The Crystal Method as a solo act. Now, the innovative artist continues the evolution with TCM’s seventh studio album, and his second solo outing, The Trip Out.
Zen Freeman
Zen Freeman is a London-raised, Los Angeles-based DJ, producer, and artist known for his cutting-edge, multi- sensory approach to dance music. A pioneer of the U.S. electronic scene, Freeman was among the first artists to land a Las Vegas mega-club residency — helping shape the city’s modern electronic club culture—while consistently touring internationally, performing at major festivals from Burning Man, Cannes to Coachella, and curating soundtracks for luxury brand, A-list events worldwide.