three days. three exhibits. three places. Group Therapy 300.
Above & Beyond
(Jono, Paavo, and Tony) introduced Group Therapy to the far east for the primary time this weekend to rejoice the 300th episode of their ABGT radio present.Building on final 12 months’s iconic 250 celebrations on the Gorge Amphitheater, Group Therapy 300 weekend noticed followers from over 50 international locations descend on the worldwide hub, watched by over 500,000 individuals on-line, and hundreds of thousands listening FM and Satellite radio companions. Group Therapy additionally aired reside for the primary time in China in partnership with Netease.
The Friday noticed Above & Beyond take to the seas for a 1 hour deep DJ on a standard junk boat in the course of Victoria Harbour; set in opposition to the dramatic metropolis skyline. The set, that includes world exclusives from Ben Böhmer, Dosem, and Tinlicker.
The Saturday night time noticed Jono, Paavo and Tony’s broadcast ABGT300 (their 750th radio present in complete) reside from a offered out Asia-World Expo centre. The marathon Eight-hour present noticed Ben Böhmer, Spencer Brown, GRUM, Andrew Bayer and ilan Bluestone take to the stage, along with an immersive 2-hour headline set from Above & Beyond; reworking the sector right into a neon-lit road market scene.
Above & Beyond debuted 4 new unique productions, together with ‘There’s Only You’ (feat. Zoë Johnston) and ‘Flying By Candlelight’ (feat. Marty Longstaff), taken from their forthcoming ‘Common Ground Companion EP’. Typical of the inclusive spirit of Group Therapy, this 12 months’s Push The Button second noticed members of the China Trance neighborhood and Anjunafamily unite on stage to hit play on ‘Sun & Moon’. You can watch Above & Beyond’s headline 2 hour ABGT300 set, or hear now on streaming as nicely.
Providing a downtempo, reflective finish to the weekend, issues moved again to the town for Anjunadeep Open Air: Hong Kong on Sunday. Taking over the harbourside at Nursery Park, the day started with a meditative second courtesy of a uncommon Above & Beyond Yoga set led by Paavo and native teacher Chaukei Ngai. Anjunadeep mainstays Luttrell, James Grant, and Jody Wisternoff, Ben Böhmer, Dom Donnelly and Penelope supplied the soundtrack on the sundown over Kowloon Bay.
Anjunadeep Open Air: Hong Kong shall be broadcast within the coming week on the Anjunadeep Youtube channel and Facebook pages.