A German DJ has issued a stern warning to Australian partygoers at a wild music festival.
Marlon Hoffstadt, who uses the stage name DJ Daddy Trance, stopped his show at the Wildlands Festival in Adelaide on January 5.
Hoffstadt urged the crowd to “chill” during a particularly “rowdy” moment.
“As much as I love you all, and as sick as it is to play for you, it looks damn loud down there from here,” he said from the stage.
‘That’s not a compliment. Everyone drinks some water, looks out for each other and chill a bit.
“I know it’s so much fun, but let’s chill a little bit,” he added.
A German DJ has issued a stern warning to Australian partygoers at a wild music festival. Marlon Hoffstadt, who uses the stage name DJ Daddy Trance, quit his show at the Wildlands Festival in Adelaide on January 5.
Hoffstadt later elaborated on the situation on Instagram, revealing that he saw people faint during his set.
“There’s one thing I’ve really noticed at all these festivals: people are fainting,” he wrote.
“I know going crazy… and that’s fun, I’ve been there, done that, but in order to create a safer space on the dance floor, there are a few things that need to be in place.”
‘One of them is safe drug use and looking out for each other. “I’ve seen so many people faint, really young people faint,” he continued.
‘Maybe it’s time to educate yourself about what these medications can do to you. For me, it’s not fun to see people fainting during my set and being carried out by security.
‘It’s also not fun to stop my music because someone in the middle can’t get out of the crowd.
‘I think you just have to do less. Guys drink some water, do a little less, go longer, not faster. It could be really damn dangerous.”
Australian DJ Fisher leads a huge international line-up for Wildlands Festival 2025.
“As much as I love you all, and as sick as it is to play for you, from here it looks damn loud down there,” he said from the stage
Hoffstadt later elaborated on the situation on Instagram, revealing that he saw people faint during his set
The ARIA Award-winning tunesmith will be joined by US rapper Ice Spice at the top of the festival programme, which kicked off in Brisbane on New Year’s Eve before heading to Perth and Adelaide.
British drum and bass duo Chase & Status, who were Down Under in April, also returned for the three-day electro-pop festival.
Also appearing at this year’s festival are Berlin-based rave king Marlon Hoffstadt, Sydney duo Royel Otis and American R&B pop star Tinashe.
UK Garage deck spinner Sammy Virji also appeared at the Brisbane and Perth events alongside US rapper RL Grime.
The first lineup announcement for the 2024 festival also includes Believe Me Now? hitmaker Becky Hill, plus Horsegirl, Wilkinson, Confidence Man, Joy (Anonymous) and Lola Young.
BARKAA, Melugi, Sam Alfred, Hannah Laing, Issey Cross, MESSIE, Little Fritter, 1tbsp, SAMMYTHESINNER, Moss, Djanaba and British-Dutch popsters GIRLTHING round out the huge line-up.
Wildlands’ first line-up is a great opportunity for punters who can’t make it to the popular Lost Paradise festival in New South Wales’ Glenworth Valley or the Victorian Beyond the Valley festival, which also has many acts on the bill.
Wildlands started in Brisbane on December 31 and headed to Perth on January 4 and Adelaide on January 5.
The wave of summer festivals comes after a string of recent event cancellations, including the long-running Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Splendor in the Grass, Groovin the Moo and ValleyWays.