Concert Review: Far East Movement bedazzles crowd

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     Sunday night is where you're supposed to rest up for the upcoming work week. But when the LA-based pop group Far East Movement invaded Stereo Live yesterday, there was no way you can tell it was a Sunday.

     Before Far East Movement came on there were three opening acts that performed at the venue. The one that stood out was a guy named Elroy Boogie. His opening song was the Lion King song when the sun is rising throughout the animal kingdom, which blew my mind. He also played Daft Punk's "One More Time" in Spanish, Flosstradamous's remix of Major Lazer's "Original Don," and SBTRKT's "Wildfire." The crowd was getting into what Elroy was playing as he was mixing up the genres of EDM and bringing different moods throughout his set. No doubt, this guy was the best opening act I've seen at Stereo.



DJ Virman and Kev Nish raising the roof during the first
half of the Far East Movement show.

     Then Far East Movement hit the stage. When their set began, it was only DJ Virman and Kev Nish on the DJ booth. They were jacked up and instantly got the crowd going. The were playing some of the popular songs to play at concerts such as Dada Life's remix of Kaskade's "Llove" and Showtek's "Cannonball." Since the event said they were going to do a DJ set, I was assuming that it was just going to be DJ Virman and Kev Nish to orchestrate the show. But 30 minutes into the set, that all changed.



Kev Nish, along with Prohgress and J-Splif in the
background, singing "Like A G6" for the crowd.

     As soon as they cut the music for a quick pause, the other half of Far East Movment - J-Splif and Prohgress - showed up and turned the DJ set into a live performance. All four guys were present on the stage performing their notable songs: "Like A G6," "Rocketeer," "Turn Up The Love" and "Rattle" (with the Bingo Players). They escalated the crowd's mood while they were all on stage and interacting with the fans. At one point, Kev Nish leaped from the stage and into the audience singing "Rattle" and jamming with the crowd.



Prohgress, shown above, spraying
champagne into the crowd while
performing "Rattle."

     After the half hour of Far East Movement performing their essential hits, they all left except for DJ Vermin and he kept to turn up the music. From time to time, members of the LA-based group interacted with fans and came to take pictures with the fans. For the people who only paid $11 when Stereo Live first announced that the group was going to be there, they got their money's worth. It was overall a VIP experience that people pay hundreds of dollars for. The beats were loud, the group was nothing less from hype and the crowd's reaction towards Far East Movement's performance was a superb one.




4 out of 5

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