The atmosphere at Glasgow’s Academy is electric as the venue fills with a mix of dance lovers and those who would unfortunately end their night in an alcohol fuelled argument with the bouncers for Duke Dumont.
London based, Dumont is currently on a string of shows in the UK and North America on the The Blasé Boys Club Tour to promote his upcoming album, of the same name, due for release on 15 October 2015.
The stage and lighting are set for Dumont to dazzle the audience opening with the killer anthems that brought the DJ out of the electronic underground and into the charts, ‘Won’t Look Back’ and ‘Need U (100%)’; hands fire into the air, a selection of the audience attempt to impress with the latest internet dance craze and everyone gets into the spirit.
Deep house mixtures of dark beats, energetic drops and alterations of popular songs the tracks effortlessly blend into each other with this years single’s, ‘Ocean Drive’ and ‘The Giver’, receiving ear-shattering roars from the crowd.
As with all DJ sets the lighting is a vital part of the show with the Academy being covered in strobes of blues, greens and pinks as trippy visuals surround Dumont on the decks.
The stage productions alongside deep house tracks are perfectly timed to make a smooth visual show.
Continued remixes thrown into the set drag along at times with the crowd becoming sluggish, although Dumont speaks to the audience on several occasions always bringing a fresh surge of enthusiasm back in the Academy.
Ending the night jumping straight into his 2014 number one hit ‘I Got U’ the Academy bounces in a trance to the power hit that seals the entire evening into a perfect pill of beats, techno and house bangers.
Dumont puts on an overall solid set, but it truly is the hits that steal the show, with the crowd feeling the passion Dumont brings to the set and reciprocate through cheers and enthusiasm.
Bringing deep house and techno into a more popular surrounding, Dumont is set to continue to take the dance world by storm one live set at a time.
Words: Lorne Gillies
