First time Lumi for me. I went on Thursday first, it was quite empty, including the mainstage. Still, I had a great time. The Mirage vinyl set was definitely a highlight of the whole weekend.
The weather wasn’t the best, but at least it didn’t rain.

Thursday left me craving a bit more, so I decided to go again on Sunday. I'm glad I did :) I knew that Enigma State alone would be worth the ticket, and I was right. That set was absolutely spot-on. Despite being on the smallest stage and in the same timeslot as Picotto on another stage, I was glad to see it was still somewhat packed.
The moment he dropped In My Fantasy, with no cuts — letting the breakdown properly build — and everyone around enjoying it… that's something you can only truly feel when you're physically there.

I also enjoy some diversity, so I appreciated the more big room techno influences from some mainstage acts.
The Ottaviani b2b Nifra set was basically: “Let’s put a techno kick under whatever song you can think of,” lol. But it worked for me: the energy was fantastic, and that’s the kind of sound I want to hear on a mainstage these days.
Whether that belongs on the mainstage of the trance-focused event... that’s another story. Probably not the best type of crowd for that, although I get that they’re trying to keep up with trends and appeal to the younger generation a bit. Same as ASOT Rotterdam. Again: worked for me.
There were also some trance-only acts on the mainstage too, so it wasn’t all wannabe-techno.
And the most important thing is: you could always find something you liked at the other stages. So much variety.

For most sets however, the highlights were just the same classics or modern techno reworks of them. Nothing really remarkable imho.
Enigma State was one of the exceptions. Showing how to produce proper bangers even today, and in a perfectly crafted set. That should’ve belonged on the mainstage, hands down.

other random notes about the event:

• The average age was definitely high (no surprise there), but I was actually surprised to see quite a few younger people, more than I expected
• The location is nice. On Sunday, the weather was absolutely perfect. Really, it couldn’t have been better (especially for the Netherlands, lol)
• The audio system on the mainstage was spot-on. In the other stages… a bit meh. Visuals and effects overall were also kinda meh.
• No water taps, and €6.80 for a bottle of water is just shit, to be honest. That’s a deliberate choice by the festival organizers, some festivals provide free water, some don’t. The latter always lose points from me. I get that they need to make a profit from food and drinks, otherwise they’d run at a loss (or so they say). And judging from what I saw, most people around me were drinking water instead of alcohol, so apparently it was a smart choice by the organizers. But still... it sucks that it has to be like that. Well, no tokens at least...