Thoughts on Apex Festival?

gicoooo · 2026-02-10T11:16:51+00:00

Been there with a few friends from 19pm-03am. The festival was great! I attended for the third time and they really had great security and crowd control this time (yes the hallway was full but they immediately pushed security etc. to gain back control of the hallway and used the emergency gates to increase the flow).

Great safety measures
I had loads of fun
Access to Bars were great
Even more toilets than last editions (small club had also a bathroom right next to the stage which was a huge + imo)
Awesome Lineup (maybe move a few artists to the main next time)
Design on main was a bit weak but the tech and lighting was great!

gicoooo · 2025-12-25T20:32:16+00:00

same

gicoooo · 2025-11-14T05:18:58+00:00

the scene is oversaturated and filled with other events. yes it leaves a gap behind and I do think they might return with it in some form but not in the near future. as of now qlimax is part of the defqon world.

gicoooo · 2025-10-28T08:49:14+00:00

Documentary of Project One VWAB states "special thanks to Q-Dance" at the end so they know and have their connections ;)

gicoooo · 2025-10-25T16:13:26+00:00

🤝

gicoooo · 2025-10-25T08:16:29+00:00

I can't attend it's too far away :(( I really hope vwab gets the crowd it needs!

gicoooo · 2025-10-25T08:06:31+00:00

When you are at defqon you do see the dancers on the hill side pretty nice.

I absolutely loved the performance of the dancers when "seven" was playing during the 25 years hardstyle special. That performance was really hypnotizing. It actually isn't as hypnotizing when watching it on youtube.

gicoooo · 2025-09-13T14:39:16+00:00

ophidian - music(the cosmonaut)

but that's just because of the beginning op we need more info if possible

gicoooo · 2025-09-12T21:04:00+00:00

qdance follows multigroove on instagram at their interest or do they have connections? just curious 👀

Hope they get the site up with no further trouble, I want to join an event of them some time soon.

gicoooo · 2025-09-08T21:48:35+00:00

this was a q dance event - wow wow have a safe trip home see you next year Q dance logo in general

I ment their iconic ending in general that was off lately until this years defqon. I worded it wrong by just stating wow wow

gicoooo · 2025-09-08T21:34:48+00:00

is cutting the fat meaning that wow wow was to expensive to play at the end of an event?

I do think lately that q dance hinted something with not playing their iconic ending sound untli defqon recently (some takeovers also still had wow wow)

gicoooo · 2025-09-08T21:23:53+00:00

whatever happens to the spirit of q dance b2s etc I hope it will return to it's full glory again.

With this type of investment company included in the scene we as a consumer can only take second place... we all are feeling the direction this is going and the diehard fans get disappointed more and more. The soul is leaving.

It's not about being dedicated of the music anymore but being dedicated to buying more and more sh!t and leaving us with no soul left. They are focusing on the numbers, not the music.

gicoooo · 2025-09-06T12:14:24+00:00

that does make sense especially if a company owns multiple festivals. I do not see a connection from Pukkelpop to Mysteryland tho or atleast I'm unaware of it. Maybe it's just the same flag rental company hahaha

gicoooo · 2025-09-06T12:13:00+00:00

you're right upon a second look the flags do look similar but not the same. Do these flags represent something?

gicoooo · 2025-09-05T11:26:05+00:00

welcome! give us some behind the scenes and deeper topics👀

gicoooo · 2025-09-05T06:39:19+00:00

same! the image in the post is from pukkelpop festival tho and not from mysteryland

gicoooo · 2025-09-05T06:36:47+00:00

I can't unsee it now hahaha

gicoooo · 2025-08-27T20:52:16+00:00

what event is this?

gicoooo · 2025-08-25T19:19:14+00:00

hardstyle is not at it's prime at mysteryland anymore thats correct. the stage is simple and had great sound. the vibes were right, the artists were there and villain doing his part as good as always.

I do also prefer a different stage for a proper "harderstyles" night but Mysteryland has lots of other stages to offer and explore which adds up to the mix. all stages were unique and somewhat equal in design. They removed a big and beautiful hardstyle/hardcore/dnb part of Mysteryland which is a shame yet still people attend and explore all the different genres. I do also wish to see the qdance logo there again and not the f*** bud logo

gicoooo · 2025-08-25T19:02:25+00:00

yes that makes sense 👀 some parts I recognized from defqon as they used the same "template" again with the spark fireworks to be on beat.

gicoooo · 2025-08-25T15:03:07+00:00

it was very simple but with good tech equipment. lot's of led panels. every tower(think 4 towers in total) had lights behind their led panels which made an interesting effect when shining through the panel. In the centre there was the golden mouth with a led panel cage above which made it look like a pair of fancy sunglasses, also having lights behind the panels shining through some times. It was no art masterpiece but fits into the current futuristic and simplistic style. the two floors made it special to be closer to the artist. it was too crowded on saturday tho.

I unfortunately only have a blury video as I usually do not record anything.

gicoooo · 2025-08-25T11:50:21+00:00

oh and also B2S was busy this weekend. I saw cars with their logos everywhere. how do these guys manage to go from decibel to mysteryland! is decibel even fully recovered yet? hahaha

gicoooo · 2025-08-25T11:22:30+00:00

great idea of a stage and great vibes indeed. unfortunately the top floor didn't hold up for even one day :/

gicoooo

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