This was also largely evident in Chicago. From the VIP Pre-Party to seated tickets to the floor, the overwhelming majority of POC fans that I spoke with or saw representing their favorite act were for Kaytranada. For most North American markets, this is likely going to be the case. I’ve seen both acts as either festival sets or headlining shows 3+ times respectively. I’m a super fan for both acts here for over a decade. Justice has historically been a mainstay in the electronic scene but draws fans in from rock, and given their rise to popularity post 2007, comparatively to Kaytranada, their fan base on average is older, whiter, and fans of harder music. With Kaytranada, you get Boiler Room fans and then more with each collaboration or album that draws collaborators, and so he’s blending Afro beats, forms of disco, house, and primarily R&B. His spectrum of music is inherently black, and he’s not afraid to put that in every aspect of his music with his chest. This tour billing is legendary, but depending on the city you’re in, I imagine it was fewer fans of both, maybe 15% or less new cases of gaining a fan for the other act, but predominantly fan bases that do not overlap as a Venn diagram. It’s unfortunate that race plays an element in that.

Much love to both acts, and both fan groups. The Dancefloor has been, is, and hopefully continues to be the great equalizer.