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Decadence Arizona 2018 Was An Awesome EDM Playgound

By Benjamin Leatherman

Monday, December 31, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

Benjamin Leatherman Checking out the scene inside the Sapphire Ballroom at Decadence Arizona 2018. 1/100

Benjamin Leatherman There's a Rick for every occasion. 2/100

Benjamin Leatherman Not to be confused with Candy Crush. 3/100

Benjamin Leatherman He's king of the kandi kids. 4/100

Benjamin Leatherman He's the Yas King. 5/100

Benjamin Leatherman That's an ungodly amount of kandi. 6/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're ready to party. 7/100

Benjamin Leatherman Cosplaying Raven and Starfire at Decadence Arizona 2018. 8/100

Benjamin Leatherman This is what having fun looks like. 9/100

Benjamin Leatherman She commands the party rather fabulously. 10/100

Benjamin Leatherman Spotted on the midway. 11/100

Benjamin Leatherman Besties into beats. 12/100

Benjamin Leatherman Squad goals. 13/100

Benjamin Leatherman We see these two at a lot of EDM festivals. 14/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're magical and unique. 15/100

Benjamin Leatherman Which one of these is not like the other? 16/100

Benjamin Leatherman Don't forget to check the schedule. 17/100

Benjamin Leatherman These two are huge EDM fans. 18/100

Benjamin Leatherman What a bunch of party animals. 19/100

Benjamin Leatherman Having a blast at Decadence Arizona. 20/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're clearly having a great time. 21/100

Benjamin Leatherman Christmas ain't over yet for these two. 22/100

Benjamin Leatherman How to stay warm and comfortable at the same time. 23/100

Benjamin Leatherman There were tons of carnival rides at Decadence Arizona this year. 24/100

Benjamin Leatherman They just got done with the Tilt-a-Whirl. 25/100

Benjamin Leatherman Skrillex performs inside the Diamond Atrium during the first night of Decadence Arizona 2018. 26/100

Benjamin Leatherman You're pretty brave to go shirtless, sir. 27/100

Benjamin Leatherman That's an awesome coat. 28/100

Benjamin Leatherman The holiday squad is in the house. 29/100

Benjamin Leatherman We caught them on the way to the Ferris wheel. 30/100

Benjamin Leatherman We pledge allegiance to your jacket. 31/100

Benjamin Leatherman Looking fantastic. 32/100

Benjamin Leatherman We love that totem. 33/100

Benjamin Leatherman It's an IRL version of that one Pikachu meme. 34/100

Benjamin Leatherman Drezo performs inside of the Sapphire Ballroom at Decadence Arizona 2018. 35/100

Benjamin Leatherman The cold never bothered them anyway. 36/100

Benjamin Leatherman Attendees of Decadence Arizona 2018. 37/100

Benjamin Leatherman The scene inside the Sapphire Ballroom at Decadence Arizona 2018. 38/100

Benjamin Leatherman Spotted inside the Sapphire Ballroom at Decadence Arizona 2018. 39/100

Benjamin Leatherman Bad vibes need not apply. 40/100

Benjamin Leatherman This kind of sums up the emotion of EDM. 41/100

Benjamin Leatherman These two are going places. 42/100

Benjamin Leatherman Checking out the action from up front. 43/100

Benjamin Leatherman Life along the security barrier. 44/100

Benjamin Leatherman Peace back atcha, yo. 45/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're all smiles. 46/100

Benjamin Leatherman They lift her up to where she belongs. 47/100

Benjamin Leatherman In case you need to pray. 48/100

Benjamin Leatherman Um, do you realize how cold it is right now? 49/100

Benjamin Leatherman A force to be reckoned with. 50/100

Benjamin Leatherman The inside of the Diamond Atrium during Marshmello's set on Monday, December 31. 51/100

Benjamin Leatherman That's not the real Marshmello. 52/100

Benjamin Leatherman Alison Wonderland onstage during the second day of Decadence Arizona on Monday, December 31. 53/100

Benjamin Leatherman Marshmello was one of the headliners of Decadence Arizona 2018. 54/100

Benjamin Leatherman Marshmello rocks the crowd at Decadence Arizona 2018 on Monday, December 31. 55/100

Benjamin Leatherman Members of the style patrol. 56/100

Benjamin Leatherman He's Arizona Man. 57/100

Benjamin Leatherman Three's a crowd. 58/100

Benjamin Leatherman Hanging out at the far end of the Diamond Atrium tent. 59/100

Benjamin Leatherman Those are some big smiles. 60/100

Benjamin Leatherman Going with the flow with her light whip. 61/100

Benjamin Leatherman The latest in cold weather EDM gear. 62/100

Benjamin Leatherman Posing for a photo at Decadence Arizona's midway. 63/100

Benjamin Leatherman Spotted at Decadence Arizona 2018 during the second night. 64/100

Benjamin Leatherman One of the best-dressed couples at Decadence Arizona 2018. 65/100

Benjamin Leatherman Equipped for both a cold winter's night and an EDM rager. 66/100

Benjamin Leatherman Made in the shades. 67/100

Benjamin Leatherman Meet our friends, Mr. and Mrs. Sparkles. 68/100

Benjamin Leatherman We agree. 69/100

Benjamin Leatherman Kandi masks FTW. 70/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're in a great mood. 71/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're one of a kind. 72/100

Benjamin Leatherman Um, okay. 73/100

Benjamin Leatherman Caught in the moment. 74/100

Benjamin Leatherman Moving with the music. 75/100

Benjamin Leatherman Everything about them sparkles. 76/100

Benjamin Leatherman Excision has an ugly holiday sweater? Rad. 77/100

Benjamin Leatherman Best buds. 78/100

Benjamin Leatherman She's singing along. 79/100

Benjamin Leatherman Reaching out to find a friend. 80/100

Benjamin Leatherman Peace, love, and sparkles. 81/100

Benjamin Leatherman Meow. 82/100

Benjamin Leatherman See no evil, speak no evil. 83/100

Benjamin Leatherman Say hello to her little friend. 84/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're penguin pals. 85/100

Benjamin Leatherman Spotted in the VIP tent. 86/100

Benjamin Leatherman Too much to handle. 87/100

Benjamin Leatherman It's better than 3-D. 88/100

Benjamin Leatherman EDM is their thing. 89/100

Benjamin Leatherman Welcoming in 2019 at Decadence Arizona 2018. 90/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're, um, Thunderbuddies. 91/100

Benjamin Leatherman The Bro Patrol make an appearance. 92/100

Benjamin Leatherman All bundled up and ready for an evening of EDM. 93/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're loads of fun. 94/100

Benjamin Leatherman We were able to squeeze them all into this picture. 95/100

Benjamin Leatherman All warm in the Diamond Atrium. 96/100

Benjamin Leatherman These three sparkle and shine. 97/100

Benjamin Leatherman Silly rabbit. 98/100

Benjamin Leatherman They're about to get on the rides. 99/100

Benjamin Leatherman Getting one last use out of that ugly holiday sweater. 100/100

Decadence Arizona 2018 Was An Awesome EDM Playgound

Beats and bass filled the air at Rawhide in Chandler on Sunday, December 30, and Monday, December 31, during Decadence Arizona 2018 — and thousands of electronic dance music fans were there to soak up the sounds. This year's edition of the annual EDM festival and New Year's celebration featured three stages of DJs, sets by superstars like Skrillex and Rezz, a variety of carnival rides, and a lot of energy. In short, it was one of the biggest New Year's Eve parties in the Valley.

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