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Ok, so I like electronic dance music, more specifically Trance. When I started in the 1990's, the US was a bit behind in that department.
Still, with San Francisco and San Jose nearby, I've had some opportunities to see some great EDM/Trance DJs. Back in the early 2000's, they sadly played club music in the US that was nowhere close to the hits they had composed and were known for, but over the years, as Trance started becoming more popular, those DJs finally started playing their good tunes in the US too, and maybe from 2004 on, it's only been getting better.
Popsicle Halloween 2004 was really the beginning of great music parties in the San Francisco Area, and thankfully things have gotten even better since then

As a matter of fact, after another 10 years (2015 and beyond) the good news is that Trance has grown quite a following in the US, and places like the SF Bay Area, and while Trance has been declared dead a few times in the last 10 years, it's still going strong here.
Trance Family SF is definitely strong in the area, we've been getting more big trance parties every year, including many top DJs that come visit us what feels like every other week now (as of 2018-2019), and through those events, I made many friends in Trance Family SF. Thanks to you all.

Over those years, I got the chance to meet a few of my favourite DJs, including Armin more than once, and my last hobby has been to work on lights for my shirt and pants (version 3) and (version 4)



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2024/07/29 Ozora Festival near Hungary
π 2024-07-29 01:01 in Clubbing, Festivals
After going to Boom in Portugal last year, Ozora was the other big psytrance festival I had to check out, and thankfully it didn't conflict with Untold this year, so I was able to attend just after tomorrowland.


Getting There and Grounds

Getting ready before the festival, barely enough time to recharge my gear before going to Ozora:


Flight to Budapest
Flight to Budapest

More last minute charging at the bus station to Ozora :)
More last minute charging at the bus station to Ozora :)

waited 1h30 for the next shuttle, nice bus
waited 1h30 for the next shuttle, nice bus


Finally got there, but they dropped us a long walk away from the real entrance when you have heavy luggage, no idea why. I got lucky on the way in with a tractor ride that is only there randomly, so timing was good. On the way back however, I waited over 1h for the tractor that was supposed to get around, and it never came. Dragging my luggage back out was absolutely terrible since it was more than 50kg total, and of course it broke the wheels after being dragged in pebbles and dirt for too long.
Also, you'd better know where you are going since there is almost no cell once you go in, so you won't be able to find any maps or easily know where you are.


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long ride up
long ride up

If you get lost:

cool signs, but the first time, it's confusing
cool signs, but the first time, it's confusing

After strategizing for an hour and walking around, found a good place for my tent:


view from my porch
view from my porch

many stores and dining hall
many stores and dining hall

Charging was tricky, I had to use a nearby store's back plugs but my things were not secure and some of the store owners were not super happy. There wasn't a very good solution to this:


Power was non trivial, vendors and eating locations did have some power plugs, but of course leaving anything to charge was at your own risk, and theft was reported to be an issue. Honestly only people with a car they could lock up, were safe. Everyone else was taking risks and I heard people who had their entire luggage including passport stolen from their tent, not good :-/ But back to lights, kudos to all the people who brought some, including fancy ones


For most people, they had to hunt for a plug:


Now, you would say, why don't you just go use lockers, well, lockers were not really that but just a bunch of numbered holes that someone was kind of watching. I honestly don't think I'd feel that comfortable leaving my passport anywhere but a locked car, so I kept it on me the entire time, along with other things, which wasn't too convenient.

this was the 'lockers', would you leave your wallet, or passport, or computer there?
this was the 'lockers', would you leave your wallet, or passport, or computer there?

I had a massive failure of my LED strings, thankfully I had just enough tools to barely fix it:


There were basic stores close to where I camped:


prices were very reaosnable
prices were very reaosnable


Camping was everywhere and some things were far:



There was even a farm:


Middle Earth

One thing I really liked about Ozora, was the middle earth feel:




very cool
very cool




nice places to hang out
nice places to hang out











Interesting set list:


Random things I went to visit at night:






row of food and drink stores with reasonable pricing
row of food and drink stores with reasonable pricing



Also another row of random stores, mostly clothes and trinkets:










Mainstage

But of course, everyone was there for the music. There were multiple stages, but mainstage was the main one, and by a lot...



Of course, night was the best time:






yes, it is a bit crazy at times, yo have to live it
yes, it is a bit crazy at times, yo have to live it

can be enjoyed from almost anywhere :)
can be enjoyed from almost anywhere :)


I was pretty impressed by the amount of LEDs and lights, considering it wa not easy to charge
I was pretty impressed by the amount of LEDs and lights, considering it wa not easy to charge




things got crazy late at night, BPMs went higher and higher, reaching almost 200 :)

yes, it's real, this was captured by my phone
yes, it's real, this was captured by my phone

Other Stages

There were 5 or 6 stage depending on how you counted, one was not far from my tent. Yes, it was warm during the day, but they had you covered:



Lots of stages and lots of DJs, definitely a lot more variety than Boom:

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