Bassnectar - Tours and Live Performances

Tours and Live Performances

Bassnectar is distinguished by his live performances and light shows. Since 2005, he has been touring constantly in the states as well as overseas, including performances at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in 2011 and 2012 as well a special performance each New Year's Eve. His performance for New Year's Eve 2011 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN sold out to 10,000 fans, and a sequel event took place for New Year's Eve 2012. Bassnectar also performs regularly at a variety of music festivals, including Camp Bisco, Coachella, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, the Electric Daisy Carnival, the Electric Forest Festival, Lollapalooza, and Wakarusa.

Bassnectar has coordinated a number of large regional events called "Bass Centers" in addition to his tour performances. The original Bass Center took place in October 2010 at the First Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Since then, the Bass Center legacy has continued through seven installments, the most recent being Bass Center 7 in St. Louis, MO, which took place in October 2012, two years after the original Bass Center debuted. Each Bass Center has proved to be massive, including special opening acts, musical collaborations, and circus-style performances.

On August 13, 2011, Bassnectar launched the inaugural Bass Island event, the first of a trilogy, which was held at Governor's Island in New York City. The event was attended by 10,000 people and included supporting acts from Lupe Fiasco and DJ Z-Trip. On February 29, 2012, Bassnectar announced via Twitter that the next Bass Island would take place in summer 2012 at a new location; however, no further details have since been released and it appears that the Bass Island trilogy is on hiatus. Instead, Bassnectar returned to New York City for a double-header at Terminal Five in November 2012.