The day has come and gone, but the legendary progressive house master Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) recently graced San Diego with his presence for his first ever stadium show. A night full of monsters, mau5 heads, sketchy dirty-looking rats, skeletons, sparkly sluts, and tripped out fairies basically gave us an extra holiday, a pre-Halloween, where anyone felt right at home hitting the streets showcasing their fancy outfits; Even Joel donned his ghostly sheet and, with the help of Sofi, persuaded a fan to pass up their custom made mau5 head. After lulling the crowd into a trance with his classic progressive house tracks, he dropped the ever-drippy, strung-out “One Trick Pony” sung by the talented Mrs. Sofi, instantly snapping the crowd back into reality and sending arms flailing into the night sky. Lasers and lights galore, Petco Park was torn to pieces, eventually unleashing the spookily dressed crowd to infiltrate the city streets and seek out one of many abundant after-parties. Stoked to see the inevitable, as more EDM events take over such massive venues in San Diego. Peep all photos on the Facebook page!
Photos and text by: Spencer Handly