The after parties have always been a bit complicated at Left of the Dial. There were years we had too many, and last year we clearly didn’t have enough after parties. Especially on Saturday night, the dance floors were uncomfortably packed.
That’s easy to fix of course, and this year there will be more after parties on different locations.
Now, every year we also get a few complaints about the music. Not many, but some people felt the music was ‘too poppy’, others criticized our DJs for playing only obscure songs. Having often DJ-ed ourselves, we know it’s impossible to please everybody, so there’s no simple solution.
Unless…
We give everybody the chance to DJ.
It’s still a work in progress, so bear with us, but this is the general idea:
In one of the late night venues we’ll have a DIY DJ Party where Left of the Dial ticketholders can play their favourite danceable tunes. Everybody who signs up gets a specific time slot to spin the wheels of steel, or whatever the expression is.
We have no idea how many people actually would want to DJ, so we can’t tell you yet how long those slots are going to be, nor do we know on which night or nights it’s going to be. That all really depends on you.
You don’t need much experience, there’ll be a skilled DJ present to help you out if needed. The only two requirements are:
You need to have a Left of the Dial ticket – we don’t want any wannabe professional DJs who are just looking for an extra gig, but who have absolutely no love for our community;
It’s supposed to be a party, so you need to play danceable music. This is not the time, nor the place to demonstrate your undying love for minimalistic ambient records…
Right now, we’re pretty busy working on the next lineup announcement, so we’ll get back to this later, probably with a colourful post, explaining everything (hopefully) in more detail.
If you can’t wait that long, you can also email us right now using ‘DIY DJ’ as a subject. Please include your Left of the Dial 2025 ticket number, so we know that you’re part of the family, and let us know what kind of music you’d want to play, which night you’d prefer, and how long you think your set should be.
Maybe, it will turn out that you collectively think this is the lamest idea ever, and you all rather just dance to other people’s music. That’s perfectly fine too, then we’ll never mention this again and just stick to the regular after parties!
Big love,
The floor fillers of Left of the Dial
