Monster Massive 2009 Options

[manatsu]

I haven't seen the park being used. Not even EDC Used the park. EDC only used the area around the Arena and Coliseum. Adding the park would be crazy. I am going to guess The arena will still be main stage. That thing is a monster. Not as big as the Coliseum but very impressive. EDC was amazing by the way. 12hrs of you_know_what. Kaskade, Cosmic Gate, PvD I saw so many good DJs in 1 day. The only thing that is interesting is that the Massives in US are often all ages, where the massives in Europe is 18+ right?

The 12th annual Monster Massive returns after a record breaking attendance of over 65,000 last year with an expanded venue, new areas of music and all the costumed madness, debauchery and energy that Monster Massive has become world renowned for. Due to overwhelming response, we will be combining the Los Angeles Sports Arena/Grounds & Exposition Park and for the first time in a decade to make the largest dance music massive in N. America. Look for more information soon


So they will have the exposition park open and its never open before?

[elvi]

I believe with Ticket master you can ask them to mail the tickets to you. I am not sure, I buy my tickets from my local record shop. Cheaper and no service fees. I think the biggest trance in europe is Trance energy? EDC 2009 had some over 100K I believe, the Monster should break 80K. Picking up ticket is very fast so you shouldn't be worried. Just bring your credit card. Actually, I think buying from fla.vor or groovetickets is even faster.

Ok thanks, I will order my tickets and pick them up at the event.

[skyhi87]

I've been to 3 massives in LA, and it's hit or miss with some people.. me personally, I love going to these events with some of my closest friends and dancing the night away, all while making memories. On a bad note, it is indeed overcrowded and the scene in LA has been known to have so many underaged, drugged up KIDS (yes, kids, like 13-14 years old..other wise known as "ptots"), pick pockets, overdoses, pain in the ass to find parking and it's a bitch to move around. I'm guessing it's like this at every EDM party you go to. None the less though, they've all been memorable experiences.

[manatsu]

Oh dude, we been to many of the same parties. Vanguard, monster, club spin, I am surprised if we have never ran into each other lol.

that is true too many underaged kids. since its all ages. If you are going to go, please take a taxi there, park somewhere close, its 10 bux to there and 10bux out. Parking is 20 already so you might aswell spend the same money with less headache. Thats what I did at EDC. Took a Cab.

I've been to 3 massives in LA, and it's hit or miss with some people.. me personally, I love going to these events with some of my closest friends and dancing the night away, all while making memories. On a bad note, it is indeed overcrowded and the scene in LA has been known to have so many underaged, drugged up KIDS (yes, kids, like 13-14 years old..other wise known as "ptots"), pick pockets, overdoses, pain in the ass to find parking and it's a bitch to move around. I'm guessing it's like this at every EDM party you go to. None the less though, they've all been memorable experiences.

[skyhi87]

Oh dude, we been to many of the same parties. Vanguard, monster, club spin, I am surprised if we have never ran into each other lol.

that is true too many underaged kids. since its all ages. If you are going to go, please take a taxi there, park somewhere close, its 10 bux to there and 10bux out. Parking is 20 already so you might aswell spend the same money with less headache. Thats what I did at EDC. Took a Cab.

LOL, how often do you go to SPIN? At SPIN, I stick out like a sore thumb most of the time, I'm the only guy there with the light up gloves...I always get asked the question "Are you rolling?" or "Where can I find pills?"..My response is "No, do you not see the beer bottle in my hand?" and "See that guy in the black suit standing next to the door? He might be able to help you out" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

[manatsu]

I was there for markus and ferry. drove down and up after it was done lol

LOL, how often do you go to SPIN? At SPIN, I stick out like a sore thumb most of the time, I'm the only guy there with the light up gloves...I always get asked the question "Are you rolling?" or "Where can I find pills?"..My response is "No, do you not see the beer bottle in my hand?" and "See that guy in the black suit standing next to the door? He might be able to help you out" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

[skyhi87]

I was there for markus and ferry. drove down and up after it was done lol

That's the true definition of a trooper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[ManInBlack09]

I would seriously like to advise on maybe looking into SF Lovelution. It is a huge party, probably the biggest on the west coast now. I think someone said earlier that over 100,000 people showed from all over the world. I also believe the Rumor is that Armin will be headlining the event for a second year as well as the After Party by our biggest promoters Skills and Spundae. Armin was said to be impressed with the event and even mentioned that he would love to be back this year. The line up has not been announced but last year was huge. The biggest part of this event is not just the big event, but the lead up events and closing party, which last year hosted Ferry Corsten. Armin stuck around and partied as well. We call it love week and every day there is a clubs hosting parties with all styles of music. I have been to Monster Massive, and will travel down again to see Armin. Yet if I had to choose, I would take the Love week chance any day.

Thanks for the answers folks, im almost 90% certain im going, MM is just an excuse to go really, I have seen some of last years videos and it looks good from what I could see.

Its also the opportunity of 5 days in LA, always wanted to visit America and couldnt think of anywhere better than LA. Found some really cheap flights.

Also thanks for the ticket link (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[DaveT]

Armin last year was fantassssssssssssstic at LoveFest (now LovEvolution). Armin had a great time last year, both at the festival and afterparty. I almost fell off the float a few times jumping around (when Armin was playing, I was just to his left behind the massive speakers...I was keeping the float clear for him as we had to clear it off as people kept jumping up on it, lol)

Here's the thread from last year when I posted Armin was playing at LoveFest...


http://forum.arminvanbuuren.com/index.php?showtopic=1199

Here's also a little video from way up above the crowd....(image there is just a big thumbnail...a new window will open with the video if you click on it!)

(IMG:http://www.spundae.com/flyers/sflovefest09/lf09birdseye_thumb1.jpg)

This all said, the top peeps are keeping incredibly tight lipped over the lineup this year and details aren't even filtering around the teams....I moved to Los Angeles (though I'll be up in SF come Oct 3 for LovEvolution!) so I'm not up in the Bay Area right now and not one to be a pest and get the lineups....so right now I have no real clue if Armin is actually playing this year. I hope he is though!


http://www3.sflovefest.org/birdseye.php
LoveFest? LovEvolution? Confused? Well here's teh story. It was original "Love Parade San Francisco" -- a sister party of the Love Parade in Berlin. The name had to be licensed as the Berlin organizers own the trademark to it. But then after years of the Berlin party struggling with costs, they got a big sponsor in 2006 and a part of that deal was they wouldn't re-license the name out unless that city was under contract still (onle one out of like five cities were)...so the name was then change to SF LoveFest. But then there's the "Love Festival" that takes place in LA, Vegas, and Hawaii. It's actually by the same people who do Monster Massive. It's just a regular ole big party at some bigger venues and nothing like "SF LoveFest". And they've been using that name longer. So instead of dealing with possible legal issues, the SF organizers changed the name again to one they could trademark themselves....and that's where the name LovEvolution comes in!!

Found a few pics from last year's afterparty

(IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/k22hkxv6c8/10102_123159.jpg) (IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/zfsxc7j5yq/10080_125512.jpg)
(IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/zfsxc7j5yq/10080_125503.jpg) (IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/zfsxc7j5yq/10080_122356.jpg)

This post has been edited by DaveT: Jul 30 2009, 03:33 AM

[manatsu]

anyone going to dress up? need some ideas here.

[meshblorg]

I will be there at MM in the outdoor Trance mainstage with pyrotechnics and fireworks the entire night (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[meshblorg]

Armin last year was fantassssssssssssstic at LoveFest (now LovEvolution). Armin had a great time last year, both at the festival and afterparty. I almost fell off the float a few times jumping around (when Armin was playing, I was just to his left behind the massive speakers...I was keeping the float clear for him as we had to clear it off as people kept jumping up on it, lol)

Here's the thread from last year when I posted Armin was playing at LoveFest...


http://forum.arminvanbuuren.com/index.php?showtopic=1199

Here's also a little video from way up above the crowd....(image there is just a big thumbnail...a new window will open with the video if you click on it!)

(IMG:http://www.spundae.com/flyers/sflovefest09/lf09birdseye_thumb1.jpg)

This all said, the top peeps are keeping incredibly tight lipped over the lineup this year and details aren't even filtering around the teams....I moved to Los Angeles (though I'll be up in SF come Oct 3 for LovEvolution!) so I'm not up in the Bay Area right now and not one to be a pest and get the lineups....so right now I have no real clue if Armin is actually playing this year. I hope he is though!


http://www3.sflovefest.org/birdseye.php
LoveFest? LovEvolution? Confused? Well here's teh story. It was original "Love Parade San Francisco" -- a sister party of the Love Parade in Berlin. The name had to be licensed as the Berlin organizers own the trademark to it. But then after years of the Berlin party struggling with costs, they got a big sponsor in 2006 and a part of that deal was they wouldn't re-license the name out unless that city was under contract still (onle one out of like five cities were)...so the name was then change to SF LoveFest. But then there's the "Love Festival" that takes place in LA, Vegas, and Hawaii. It's actually by the same people who do Monster Massive. It's just a regular ole big party at some bigger venues and nothing like "SF LoveFest". And they've been using that name longer. So instead of dealing with possible legal issues, the SF organizers changed the name again to one they could trademark themselves....and that's where the name LovEvolution comes in!!

Found a few pics from last year's afterparty

(IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/k22hkxv6c8/10102_123159.jpg) (IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/zfsxc7j5yq/10080_125512.jpg)
(IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/zfsxc7j5yq/10080_125503.jpg) (IMG:http://www.eventvibe.com/common/storage/users/zfsxc7j5yq/10080_122356.jpg)

I'm dressing up either as a druid from A Clockwork Orange (ready for some ultra violence) or Mr. Clean.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/Metal...r07/MrClean.png
http://www.oakparkjournal.com/sports/mr-cl...peters-2005.jpg

[itzsteven730]

Armin is going to be playing outside as they are putting the mainstage in the outside parking lot.. i suggest u wear something kind of warm cause its gonna be cold! can't wait its gonna be mayhem!

[snakeboarder]

(Pictures from monster massive 2008)


I know from my personal accounts that episodes such as the ones described below are not isolated and cross many cultural and demographic lines. Research suggests that emergency room attendance does occur, all too frequently, and ambulance appearances can almost be anticipated at all major events. Please note that this account can be multiplied many times over in reference to this one event alone. Shouldn't something be done to address this issue?

Halloween, like any other holiday, has evolved and changed its meaning for me as I have grown. I used to be afraid of ghouls, goblins, and witches; now I fear for drug deals, rave promoters, and the LAPD. Halloween compounded with the rave culture in the Los Angeles area has resulted in an annual event “Monster Massive”(www.monstermassive.com). Monster Massive, like any other Halloween gathering is a mecca of freaks and indulgences. It is an all ages occasion with security and police supervision held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, owned and operated by USC. The event attracts tens of thousands of patrons and crams them into overheated, overcrowded, unhealthy spaces that cannot be properly monitored. I am ambiguous about the motivations behind allowing such an event to take place, as it jeopardizes the safety of each person entering the door.

I personally experienced the peril involved in such an event last Saturday, October 27 2007, when I came across a girl not much younger than myself collapsed on the sidewalk. I saw that people were not responding and decided to take her pulse. I am not a doctor, but given some minor medical experience I was able to conclude that she was not passed out due to heat or alcohol consumption, but rather a more serious neurological condition. I thought that she was suffering from something like the aftermath of a stroke. Her muscles were rigid unlike anything I felt before, aside from a dead person. Her color was becoming increasingly worse and she was shivering uncontrollably. She was accompanied by a frantic and delirious boyfriend, who seemed to lack any sense of reality. Her boyfriend went for help as my husband and I stayed and tried to keep her conscious and alert. Help was summonsed and a security guard came a number of minutes later. He did little but hold a flash light and perform minimal crowd control to cover up the intensity of the girl's condition. As time elapsed and her lips turned blue, we set there with her boyfriend asking, “Where are the EMTS?!? Is anybody going to come and help?” I didn't quite know what to do but to reassure the girl that she was going to be okay and that help was going to be there soon. But as the minutes (a total of 45) went by and her condition worsened and no help was in sight I began to realize the severity of the situation. Where were the people attending to the event? Why isn't there a realistic response time for a medical emergency? What type of people are behind this? The event security wanted the happenings to be kept quiet and tried to downplay the scenario, hoping she would regain her spirit and mosey down to the first aid room. With no response from First Aid or any staff with medical training, we were forced to move her from the sidewalk to an area closer to the light. At this point there was still no stretcher and only a lemonade stand table to place the rigid nearly lifeless body of the barely 20 year old girl. We were trying to move her to the first aid room, but efforts were halted by the security guard in fear there would be a scene.

Who regulates this type of event? Is there an agency that deals with conditions for concerts and acceptable venues? Why are these parties and events not publicized in the news? Does somebody with too much money and too much power have too much influence over what happens in Los Angeles?

The impact of ecstasy is highly disputed. The pills all look the same for the most part, and the contents are unknown. The substances induce a state of inebriation, but who is to decide what is actually in the pills.

Monster Massive was not some type of illegal party in the woods or desert; this was a mainstream event where people were falling out like a war zone of drugs. As history suggests, people are going to want to party and have fun, but it is the ultimate responsibility of the government to make sure there are safe guards in place to protect the populous. Whether it does so by shutting down event, something needs to be done to prevent other people from experiencing what happened to that girl that night. Because she isn't here to talk about it now. She died from liver and heart complications a week later.




This post has been edited by Ruben: Nov 11 2009, 11:01 AM

[andrewk529]

[quote name='snakeboarder' post='361641' date='Oct 30 2009, 01:05 PM'](Pictures from monster massive 2008)


I know from my personal accounts that episodes such as the ones described below are not isolated and cross many cultural and demographic lines. Research suggests that emergency room attendance does occur, all too frequently, and ambulance appearances can almost be anticipated at all major events. Please note that this account can be multiplied many times over in reference to this one event alone. Shouldn't something be done to address this issue?

Halloween, like any other holiday, has evolved and changed its meaning for me as I have grown. I used to be afraid of ghouls, goblins, and witches; now I fear for drug deals, rave promoters, and the LAPD. Halloween compounded with the rave culture in the Los Angeles area has resulted in an annual event "Monster Massive"(www.monstermassive.com). Monster Massive, like any other Halloween gathering is a mecca of freaks and indulgences. It is an all ages occasion with security and police supervision held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, owned and operated by USC. The event attracts tens of thousands of patrons and crams them into overheated, overcrowded, unhealthy spaces that cannot be properly monitored. I am ambiguous about the motivations behind allowing such an event to take place, as it jeopardizes the safety of each person entering the door.

I personally experienced the peril involved in such an event last Saturday, October 27 2007, when I came across a girl not much younger than myself collapsed on the sidewalk. I saw that people were not responding and decided to take her pulse. I am not a doctor, but given some minor medical experience I was able to conclude that she was not passed out due to heat or alcohol consumption, but rather a more serious neurological condition. I thought that she was suffering from something like the aftermath of a stroke. Her muscles were rigid unlike anything I felt before, aside from a dead person. Her color was becoming increasingly worse and she was shivering uncontrollably. She was accompanied by a frantic and delirious boyfriend, who seemed to lack any sense of reality. Her boyfriend went for help as my husband and I stayed and tried to keep her conscious and alert. Help was summonsed and a security guard came a number of minutes later. He did little but hold a flash light and perform minimal crowd control to cover up the intensity of the girl's condition. As time elapsed and her lips turned blue, we set there with her boyfriend asking, "Where are the EMTS?!? Is anybody going to come and help?" I didn't quite know what to do but to reassure the girl that she was going to be okay and that help was going to be there soon. But as the minutes (a total of 45) went by and her condition worsened and no help was in sight I began to realize the severity of the situation. Where were the people attending to the event? Why isn't there a realistic response time for a medical emergency? What type of people are behind this? The event security wanted the happenings to be kept quiet and tried to downplay the scenario, hoping she would regain her spirit and mosey down to the first aid room. With no response from First Aid or any staff with medical training, we were forced to move her from the sidewalk to an area closer to the light. At this point there was still no stretcher and only a lemonade stand table to place the rigid nearly lifeless body of the barely 20 year old girl. We were trying to move her to the first aid room, but efforts were halted by the security guard in fear there would be a scene.

Who regulates this type of event? Is there an agency that deals with conditions for concerts and acceptable venues? Why are these parties and events not publicized in the news? Does somebody with too much money and too much power have too much influence over what happens in Los Angeles?

The impact of ecstasy is highly disputed. The pills all look the same for the most part, and the contents are unknown. The substances induce a state of inebriation, but who is to decide what is actually in the pills.

Monster Massive was not some type of illegal party in the woods or desert; this was a mainstream event where people were falling out like a war zone of drugs. As history suggests, people are going to want to party and have fun, but it is the ultimate responsibility of the government to make sure there are safe guards in place to protect the populous. Whether it does so by shutting down event, something needs to be done to prevent other people from experiencing what happened to that girl that night. Because she isn't here to talk about it now. She died from liver and heart complications a week later.




http://www.headlinezone.com/index.php?showtopic=11638


didn't you make the same post last year on a different forum?





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3M7umVeJUw

I know from my personal accounts that episodes such as the ones described below are not isolated and cross many cultural and demographic lines. Policy should address what is actually occurring in a society, rather than establishing laws and protocol for idealistic conditions. People, many, many people, use ecstasy and current policy encourages harmful behavior on the behalf of rave promoters and drug dealers by allowing them to distribute pills that are not regulated, nor is pill testing encouraged and permitted. Research suggests that emergency room attendance does occur, all too frequently, and ambulance appearances can almost be anticipated at all major events. These behaviors, however, are not always present in all cultures, particularly all-access drug policy cases. People all over the world listen to electronic music. So one must why the cases are so numbered in certain areas. A rational response would include that the pills being consumed are not what the user intends to ingest. Adulterated pills include a range of substances varying from meth, a more expensive substitute, to DXM and a spectrum of research chemicals that can be easily obtained. Please note that this account can be multiplied many times over in reference to this one event alone. Shouldn't something be done to address this issue?

Halloween, like any other holiday, has evolved and changed its meaning for me as I have grown. I used to be afraid of ghouls, goblins, and witches; now I fear for drug deals, rave promoters, and the LAPD. Halloween compounded with the rave culture in the Los Angeles area has resulted in an annual event “Monster Massive”. Monster Massive, like any other Halloween gathering is a mecca of freaks and indulgences. It is an all ages occasion with security and police supervision held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, owned and operated by USC. The event attracts tens of thousands of patrons and crams them into overheated, overcrowded, unhealthy spaces that cannot be properly monitored. I am ambiguous about the motivations behind allowing such an event to take place, as it jeopardizes the safety of each person entering the door.

I personally experienced the peril involved in such an event last Saturday, October 27, when I came across a girl not much younger than myself collapsed on the sidewalk. I saw that people were not responding and decided to take her pulse. I am not a doctor, but given some minor medical experience I was able to conclude that she was not passed out due to heat or alcohol consumption, but rather a more serious neurological condition. I thought that she was suffering from something like Serotonin Syndrome or the aftermath of a stroke. Her muscles were rigid unlike anything I felt before, aside from a dead person. Her color was becoming increasingly worse and she was shivering uncontrollably. She was accompanied by a frantic and delirious boyfriend, who seemed to lack any sense of reality. Her boyfriend went for help as my husband and I stayed and tried to keep her conscious and alert. Help was summonsed and a security guard came a number of minutes later. He did little but hold a flash light and perform minimal crowd control to cover up the intensity of the girl's condition. As time elapsed and her lips turned blue, we set there with her boyfriend asking, “Where are the EMTS?!? Is anybody going to come and help?” I didn't quite know what to do but to reassure the girl that she was going to be okay and that help was going to be there soon. But as the minutes (a total of 45) went by and her condition worsened and no help was in sight I began to realize the severity of the situation. Where were the people attending to the event? Why isn't there a realistic response time for a medical emergency? What type of people are behind this? The event security wanted the happenings to be kept quiet and tried to downplay the scenario, hoping she would regain her spirit and mosey down to the first aid room. With no response from First Aid or any staff with medical training, we were forced to move her from the sidewalk to an area closer to the light. At this point there was still no stretcher and only a lemonade stand table to place the rigid nearly lifeless body of the barely 20 year old girl. We were trying to move her to the first aid room, but efforts were halted by the security guard in fear there would be a scene.

Who regulates this type of event? Is there an agency that deals with conditions for concerts and acceptable venues? Why are these parties and events not publicized in the news? Does somebody with too much money and too much power have too much influence over what happens in Los Angeles?

The impact of ecstasy is highly disputed, but many agree that there are potentially beneficially uses. Imagine trying to buy a glass of moonshine from your neighbor during prohibition; if you really wanted to get your hands on a glass of alcohol you could, but with a cost. There was always a Russian Roulette risk of not knowing what one was buying; one glass could kill you and the other just make you drunk: the same is the case with ecstasy. The pills all look the same for the most part, and the contents are unknown. The substances induce a state of inebriation, but who is to decide what is actually in the pills.

Monster Massive was not some type of illegal party in the woods or desert; this was a mainstream event where people were falling out like a war zone of drugs. As history suggests, people are going to want to party and have fun, but it is the ultimate responsibility of the government to make sure there are safe guards in place to protect the populous. Whether it does so by shutting down event such as this or by regulating ecstasy so that it is not laden with other drugs like research chemicals and amphetamine, something needs to be done to prevent other people from experiencing what happened to that girl that night. Because she isn't here to talk about it now. She died from liver and heart complications a week later.

This post has been edited by Ruben: Nov 11 2009, 11:01 AM

[Ruben]

rant

Are you an activist againt 'Raves"? I'm sure there are more wounded at a Metallica concert than at a huge event like Monster Massive.

[andrewk529]

Are you an activist againt 'Raves"? I'm sure there are more wounded at a Metallica concert than at a huge event like Monster Massive.

he's obviously an over zealous idiot...considering with 5 min, i was able to pull up his multiple postings from subsequent years bashing raves and making up outrageous lies....snakeboarder what happened to all of your colorful pictures?...what a tool!

This post has been edited by andrewk529: Nov 11 2009, 06:02 PM