Sensation White - NYE 2008

Well it has been announced, the worlds biggest Dance Event is coming to Melbourne for New Years Eve 2008!

Sensation commenced in Amsterdam in 2000, and since then, over half a million people have experienced one of the most spectacular dance and music phenomenons in the world.

The first Sensation took place at the Amsterdam ArenA – home of the Ajax Football Club - and was experienced by 20,000 revellers. The following year, Sensation as we know it was born. As a tribute to his brother Miles,
who helped found ID&T before sadly dying in a car accident, Sensation CEO, Duncan Stutterheim, asked visitors to dress in white as people did at Miles’ funeral. Numbers had doubled from the first year and eighty percent of
the 40,000 attendees were decked out in white attire, creating an image so staggering that the dress code has remained the same ever since.

World-renowned DJs take to the Sensation decks during each eight-hour spectacle, which includes extraordinary stage shows, acrobats, actors, state-of-the-art light shows, laser and fireworks. Performers dance across the
venue and abseil from the roof while flames shoot from the stage and carnival floats part the crowd.

Some of the world’s best DJs have played Sensation over the years, each taking the partygoers through the night as the perfect musical accompaniment to the unfolding show, making Sensation what it is today. Tiesto,
Sven Vath, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Richie Hawtin, Axwell, Fedde Le Grand, Steve Angelo, Sebastian Ingrosso, Erick Morillo have all graced the Sensation stage, with many referring to it as the highlight
of their career.

As Sensation’s reputation has grown, the music has evolved and taken on its own style. It is not just about booking the biggest name DJs anymore, it is about choosing the people who can make Sensation the best event
possible by playing the most cutting edge music of today and tomorrow. Sensation also continually champions the local heroes, the stars of the moment and the stars of the future, with local DJs who are handpicked to open
or close the show in their home country in front of their home crowd.

Besides the DJs and performers, the renowned Megamix is, for many, an exciting climax of any Sensation show, setting it apart from all other dance events. This moment during the show is when the music and the crowd, not
the DJs, are the stars. Compiled by one of the musical masterminds of ID&T Sensation, this musical trip through history features a range of old and new classics, accompanied by a spectacular show and fireworks display.
With a different theme every year - from Space to the Garden of Eden to Ocean of White - every single show is completely different. The new theme is launched at the Amsterdam edition each year before travelling the
globe.

Sensation has expanded beyond Amsterdam, with shows in countries across Europe including Germany, Belgium, Russia and Poland. And keep checking the tour schedule for 2009 – Sensation is planned to wow revellers in 22
countries including Australia, Spain, UK, South America and more.

scene: Festival

dresscode:
WHITE!

lineup:
- Ben Morris

- Erick Morillo

- Smilie & Course

- Fedde le Grand

- Marco V

- Tydi