How two dance music festivals are vying for the same Costa Rican beach town
Can boutique festival Ocaso and established BPM brand both flourish, or even survive, in Costa Rica?
Too often the first sets you see of a hyped DJ underwhelm. Whatever Maceo Plex proceeds to feed the locals on this night is the exact opposite of that: a set chopped heavy with electro -- clear evidence of the artist's Miami roots -- and plenty of breakbeats, such as Chemical Reaction Food’s aptly named "Is No Way That the Crowd Can Sit Down." The impeccably architected set is scheduled to end at 4:00 a.m., but Maceo Plex is hearing none of it.
And recently, these locals have had myriad dance festivals to choose from, with Ocaso happening Jan. 9-13 and The BPM Festival, the Canadian-based international electronic festival brand, making its Costa Rica debut just days after -- from Jan. 15-19. But the closeness of these parties on both the calendar and in proximity -- both events happened in Tamarindo -- pitted the events against each other as they vied for both attendees and talent.
The festival remains quite rough around the edges; at times the skeleton crew seems to keep the seams from bursting with bubble gum and duct tape. But that’s really Ocaso's shaggy charm. Critical factors such as bathrooms and shuttles are never an issue; they have a surfeit of the former, and the latter are plentiful and run on time.
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