Datsik’s “Most Wanted Tour” will be making a stop in Iowa City this Thursday at the Blue Moose Tap House. Want a few reasons to go? Here are five:
- Can you even comprehend how badass this will be? This is literally the most wanted tour in America right now. This is like Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde all coming to Iowa City — and then making dance music at 140 bpm all night. Here’s hoping John Walsh doesn’t find out about it.
- In an October interview with Do Androids Dance, Datsik’s Troy Beetles proclaimed his love for dubstep:
“Honestly, I still love dubstep, will always love dubstep and and a huge huge fan of it and there are A LOT of people who feel the same way. For me, it’s not just a fad. I’ve loved it since the start when I got into it.”He will literally always love dubstep. You’ve got to respect that sort of commitment to a musical genre.
- Datsik’s rising profile (he just hit 1,000,000 “likes” on Facebook) has seen him tour with other dubstep luminaries such as Steve Aoki and KORN, as well as play at festivals like Coachella and Stereosonic.
- Not one to rest on his laurels, Troy Beetles has decided to give back and started his own label — Firepower Records, of course — and has signed a number of up-and-coming producers such as Getter, Delta Heavy, xKore, Terravita, AFK, The Frim, Bare Noize, Barron, Rekoil, Sub Antix and DKS.
- The show is sponsored by Rock Star Energy Drink, which all but guarantees the performers will “party like a rock star” during the show. Judging from Datsik’s Facebook page, “partying like a rock star” seems to involve DJing in a giant glowing orb, gratuitous stage-diving, and wearing baseball caps backwards.
In other words, do you like dubstep? If so, this is probably a show you won’t want to miss. Funtcase, Protohype and Rise at Night are set to open. Ticket information is available here.
