Goldrush Music Festival 2018 Was Pure Gold
Monday, October 1, 2018 at 9:11 a.m.

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Welcome to this year's Goldrush Music Festival.
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Born Dirty performs on The Hideout stage.
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The Pioneer Peak stage during Blossom's set.
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Yes, they had a Ferris wheel there.
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All aboard.
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Showing off his two-steppin' skills.
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Gordon Ramsay makes an appearance at Goldrush.
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Local artist Spawk paints a mural at Goldrush.
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Stevie-C raps during his performance on the Wagon Wheel stage.
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A painting for sale at a vendor tent.
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DJ duo Animate performs at the Wagon Wheel stage.
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Deadmau5 performed atop a giant cube.
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That's not the real Deadmau5.
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Tripping the light fantastic.
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Showing some love for Deadmau5.
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This is what headbanging looks like at an EDM festival.
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Deadmau5 headlines the first night of the 2018 Goldrush Music Festival.
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An attendee of the Goldrush Music Festival gets a photo.
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Hip-hop artist Vincent Staples helps wrap up the first night of the Goldrush Music Festival.
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A huge crowd gathered for Vincent Staples' set at Goldrush.
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She's feeling the music.
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Vince Staples performed many of his hits, including "Norf Norf" and "Blue Suede."
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Alternative hip-hop artist JPEGMAFIA gets the second day going on Sunday.
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JPEGMAFIA busted out with a very active set.
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JPEGMAFIA really got into his performance.
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Fans got to experience JPEGMAFIA up close as he took his performance into the crowd a few different times.
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JPEGMAFIA put on one of the most memorable sets of the festival.
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JPEGMAFIA threw a lot of energy into his set.
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Riding high.
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Trippy.
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One of the many costumed attendees of Goldrush.
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A silhouette of EDM artist/producer TOKiMONSTA.
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TOKiMONSTA handed out dozens of rabbit masks to the crowd during her set.
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TOKiMONSTA does her thing.
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A fan of EDM trio Black Tiger Sex Machine.
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Two of the three members of Black Tiger Sex Machine during their set.
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BTSM fans show the love.
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Nicholas D. Miller, better known as Illenium.
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Illenium's set was big on energy.
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A huge crowd at the Golden Gorge main stage.
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Illenium laid down a mix of trap, future bass, and hip-hop during his set.
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Rich the Kid's set got off to a bit of a late start, but the rapper made up for it with a great performance.
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Rich the Kid was on fire during his set.
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Rich the Kid released his debut album, The World is Yours, back in March.
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Steve Aoki was all about the energy during his headlining set on Sunday night.
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If you say so.
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One of the many costumed dancers that performed onstage at Goldrush.
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Entertainment was everywhere at Goldrush, including juggling.
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The crowd at the Golden Gorge stage during Steve Aoki's performance.
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Rapper Kevin Gates had the honor of performing the final set of the weekend at Goldrush.
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Kevin Gates doing his thing.
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Goldrush Music Festival 2018 Was Pure Gold
One of the Valley's biggest music events of the fall took place on Saturday, September 29, and Sunday, September 30, when Goldrush Music Festival 2018 took over Rawhide Western Town in Chandler. The two-day event features a treasure trove of hip-hop and electronic dance music with over-the-top performances by such gems as Vince Staples, Deadmau5, Illenium, Deorro, Kevin Gates, TOKiMONSTA, Rich the Kid, and JPEGMAFIA.
One of the Valley's biggest music events of the fall took place on Saturday, September 29, and Sunday, September 30, when Goldrush Music Festival 2018 took over Rawhide Western Town in Chandler. The two-day event features a treasure trove of hip-hop and electronic dance music with over-the-top performances by such gems as Vince Staples, Deadmau5, Illenium, Deorro, Kevin Gates, TOKiMONSTA, Rich the Kid, and JPEGMAFIA.
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