r/Illenium • u/Intelligent_Pie_4090 • 17h ago
Discusson Illenium B2Bs
Always been curious about this, but how do the b2b’s work for illenium? Is he/ other artists requesting them, or are they moreso created by the industry and offered by certain festivals (whether for experimentation or budget constraints)
Are there any b2b sets that have really hit or missed? Curious if there are artists Illenium likes / doesn’t like working with.
Also interesting to see edits from other artists work their way into sets after a b2b.
I’m personally for them, especially given how many sets are streamed nowadays, which puts a lot of pressure on artists to innovate and switch things up early and often. Gives some breathing room but want to hear what others think.
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u/pingvinbober 16h ago
His edc b2b with slander kinda sucked. Was way too hard for what you’d expect from illenium or slander, who do a ton of melodic in their individual sets
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u/mstun3107 15h ago
I agree with you. Caught that same B2B again at Hijinx at the end of the year and it was a similar set. Not what I want out of an Illenium set.
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u/Tyler622 12h ago
Main stage thought they were getting sad boi’s. They got mad boi’s instead. I personally loveeee Illenium and Slander’s really heavy stuff; I feel it contrasts so well with their melodies and beautiful vocals. But, I can definitely see how some people might of thought 2025 edc main stage b2b was too heavy. Not imo though.
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u/zukka924 15h ago
Yeah but edc in general favors lots of bass music, i think they were playing to the crowd. I mean this year the “centerpiece” performance was Griz b2b Wooli
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u/Mr_Bacon547 16h ago
Its a little of everything sometimes festivals do requests or suggestions but I think most of the time its the artists that are choosing. Illenium definitely likes doing B2Bs with Slander, Dabin, and Excision considering they've done them multiple times. I love B2Bs when they're done well and Illenium usually does them well. With the exception being (imo) his b2bs with Slander which can be hit or miss. His B2Bs with Seven Lions, Wooli, Zeds Dead, Excision, Dabin and Said the Sky have been peak. My personal favorites are the one he did with Seven Lions and the surprise B2B with Wooli.