American DJ Steve Aoki summed up the weird and wild vibe of the Supersonic festival during his Sunday night headlining performance.
¡°This is the most energetic, quietest show I¡¯ve ever played,¡± Aoki said with a little laugh late into his set. ¡°Very interesting.¡± He then reminded the thousands of attendees inside Chiba¡¯s Zozo Marine Stadium to not scream, before deploying a blown-out bass drop that had hands in the air (and mouths shut).
Supersonic, held on Sept. 18 and 19, aimed to pull off a music festival amid a pandemic. Organizers Creativeman imagined the event ¡ª originally announced in 2020 as the Olympic-year replacement for its annual Summer Sonic blockbuster, but postponed ¡ª as a chance to jolt life back into the live-music scene following a disastrous 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company knew holding a music festival in 2021 would look drastically different from previous iterations.
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