05.27
I was pumped to find out Calvin Harris was coming to NYC. His set at Masquerade Motel literally blew my mind and when he tweeted he was coming to New York I was sold. No questions asked.
When I found out he was coming to Pacha I changed my mind—-but then he decided to come to Lavo, aka Narnia on earth, and I was back on board.
So. Let’s talk about his set. First Calvies gets major points for actually hanging out in the crowd while Treasure Fingers was opening up. I didn’t even realize I was dance battleing him for a bit and then I put two and two together and figured the extremely tall British man was actually the DJ in question. If only he was sporting fly eyes.
His set was your standard Calvin Harris set. All bangers all the time. He mixed in some of his classics like “I’m Not Alone,” “You Used to Hold Me” and “Ready For The Weekend.” I literally got tingles when he started playing “Awooga” (awooga will always have a special place in my heart though) and he got the crowd bouncing with “Bounce.” In typical Calvin Harris fashion he mixed in some crowd favorites like “Dirty Talk” and “Barbara Streisand.” All in all a great house set.
Maybe it was because I wasn’t dancing in the sand, maybe it’s because it wasn’t Miami or maybe it’s because it was Cinco De Mayo and I was sincerely hoping he’d be wearing a bedazzled sombrero but his set was kind of a let down. There wasn’t as much energy, people didn’t seem as into it and I’m not sure if anyone could actually recognize the music but I’m starting to expect that with the NYC house crowd.
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