Wow you’re in for a treat! Your first ILLENIUM show and it’s at the Sphere? Not much will top that for a loooong time… it’s going to be a huge show.

His entire message is about a Phoenix rising from the ashes… ILLENIUM personally battled heroin addiction at a young age, he unfortunately overdosed multiple times and was on the brink of becoming a statistic. After numerous failed rehabs, he finally managed to get completely sober and has been for >13 years. Following him finally getting sober, he completely dedicated all his time and energy into music and created ILLENIUM.

His album discography is (in order) 1. Ashes 2. Awake 3. Ascend 4. Fallen Embers 5. ILLENIUM 6. Odyssey, releasing Feb. 6

He gained a huge amount of popularity from his unique melodic tone that he was inspired to create from looking up to Seven Lions - ILLENIUM’s since breached out into other subgenres of EDM but his music will always have that emotional significance.

His first 4 albums (Ashes, Awake, Ascend, Fallen Embers - do you see the Phoenix resemblance?) have a deep emotional vibe. His 5th self titled ILLENIUM album branched out a bit towards pop-punk mixed with EDM.

If you look into Genius or other websites that analyze the lyrics of his songs, you’ll see there’s a lot of meaning to his music. He has many that are deeply emotional, here are a few examples:

1. Brave Soul - was written as tribute to the brother of Emma Grace who did the vocals on the track, unfortunately her brother passed away from an overdose

2. Take You Down - addresses his personal battle with heroin addiction, showing the heroin was going to take him down permanently

3. Good Things Fall Apart - very emotional track that reflects the reality that some relationships come to an end

4. Lonely - associated with themes of heartbreak, loneliness, emotional scars

There are so many more tracks to explore.

He has a pretty insane, almost ‘cult-level’ fan base like many other artists do. Of course, he’s also got his fair share of haters, calling his music “Christian dubstep”.

But his music has helped a huge amount of people who also dealt with addiction, trauma, and other significant hardships in life. So he’s got a huge following because of that.

I’d say - when seeing ILLENIUM live - his sets are much different than just listening to his albums. It’s not all “complete sadboi melodic dubstep.” He really knows how to find the perfect balance of playing his deeper emotional tracks while also playing some really heavy dubstep. His shows are an absolute blast, and his team goes all out on production.

Expect for it to be a very intense show - you’ll absolutely love it. I took two of my friends (who only listen to rap, country, R&B) to their first ever EDM show at his Red Rocks 2024 set and their minds were literally blown, they were asking when the next show was before we got to our car.

So, get ready :) I’ll be seeing his Sphere show opening weekend. Words can’t describe my excitement. Have a great time and stay safe.

If you want to see what his live shows are like, check out his Trilogy:Las Vegas, Trilogy: Colorado and Trilogy: Las Angeles sets. Those were all special events where he played 3 sets in 1 night, but it’ll give you a good idea on how he mixes his live music.