Under a gray sky of low-hanging clouds, Seven Lions returned to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 22 for another chapter in the Higher Love mythology. The Codex arrived prepared, cloaked in pashminas and ponchos, and ready to dance through the storm. By nightfall, the sold-out amphitheater felt less like a concert venue and more like a gathering between worlds.
As we entered the venue, HVDES was just starting her set. She drifted between eras and genres, weaving throwback dubstep, drum & bass, and a bit of hard techno into a hypnotic opening ritual. When her remix of “Bullet Train” echoed through the canyon, it brought a rush of nostalgia with it. She also unveiled several unreleased tracks, including a collaboration with Flux Pavilion and a reimagining of MGMT’s “Kids” that featured Trivecta on stage. The visuals surrounding her set established the tone for the evening: dark and cinematic.
Next up was the dubstep OG Kill The Noise, and he brought the heaviness. Opening with “Song of the Year,” his collaboration with Wooli, he immediately shook Red Rocks awake. His set moved between headbang-inducing drops and razor-sharp edits, including his remix of Subtronics’ “Scream Saver.” At one point, Trivecta also joined him on stage to debut a brand new track. In the VIP section, fellow Ophelia artists Blastoyz and Blanke could be spotted in the crowd, taking in the madness alongside everyone else.
One of the night’s most anticipated moments arrived with the first official back-to-back set from MiTis and Trivecta. Together, they brought emotional melodies colliding with earth-shaking bass, psytrance energy, and flashes of techno. The duo celebrated the release of their first collaboration, “Weightless,” which was officially released earlier that day. Trivecta played his mashup of Bastille’s “Pompeii” and his track “Drinking Like Kings.” MiTis dropped his emotional anthem “Moments.” Blastoyz left the crowd and joined them on stage for “Arise.” At one point, they played the trance classic “Concrete Angel” by Gareth Emery, and it washed over Red Rocks like a memory from another lifetime. Trivecta stepped forward with his guitar throughout the performance, bringing a powerful live element to the set. They closed with “Wake Me Up” by Avicii, a finale that spoke to how surreal playing a venue like Red Rocks is.
Nothing could have prepared the crowd for what was to come once Seven Lions took the stage. His production felt otherworldly. Cascading lights descended from the ceiling during key moments, while lasers sliced perfectly through psytrance drops. His visuals remain some of the most immersive in the scene, not merely background screens, but living pieces of the worlds his music creates.
He opened with “A Crown of Seven Moons” and “Free,” both taken from his latest EP, The Dreams Strange and Eternal. Tracks from Asleep In The Garden Of Infernal Stars followed, including “Past You,” “From Beyond,” and “By The Light of the Moon.” Throughout the night, beloved anthems like “Island,” “Not Even Love,” “Places I Belong,” “Another Me,” and “First Time” turned the crowd into a choir of thousands. What makes a Seven Lions set so special is how effortlessly he moves through genres. Melodic bass gave way to psytrance, hard techno erupted unexpectedly, and drum & bass increased the tempo between waves of emotion.
Special guests elevated the experience even further. Last Heroes joined him for an unreleased remix of “Past You,” while Kill The Noise and MUST DIE! appeared for a massive unreleased collaboration. When Lindsey Stirling stepped onto the stage, violin in hand, Red Rocks collectively lost its mind. She began with “Crystallize,” dancing across the stage with her violin before seamlessly transitioning into “Rush Over Me.” After she delivered her version of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” that felt even more cinematic than the original.
As the final notes of “Strangers” echoed into the crowd, the feeling throughout the amphitheater was unmistakable: this was more than a show. It was a reunion of a community bound together by song and the emotions they evoke.
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