Above & Beyond at the Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, February 15, 2015
Deep freeze? What deep freeze?
The extreme Toronto temperatures were left at the door as Above & Beyond played to an impressive and enthusiastic crowd Sunday night, headlining a 2.5 hour set with great support from Lane 8 and Mat Zo (also a Progressive Trance producer in his own right).
The U.K. Progressive Trance giants have a solid history with Toronto, having headlined VELD Festival and performances at the iconic Guvernment in recent years. This deep connection with our community was highlighted in their LED visuals to great response from the crowd. As expected, the show was highly original, with a stellar, dazzling light show perfectly integrated with a riveting, dynamic performance which moved easily through Progressive Trance, Ambient and pop-infused numbers which were well-received by a hyped up crowd dressed in their summer festival best (or least) in defiance of the weather outside. “Sticky Fingers “(feat. Alex Vargas) is an instant classic with a gorgeous vocal hook. We see a festival hit in the making with its refrain “ Get your sticky fingers out of my head.”
Check out the video for “All Over The World” also featuring Alex Vargas:
Above & Beyond ( Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamaki) is touring their January 2015 release, We Are All We Need. Their tour will be waking up neigbourhoods and shaking music fans out of their winter slumber throughout U.S. cities until the end of March. We’ll look forward to their next summer festival stop in Toronto, where they are always welcome.
Bitter Dregs Magazine 
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