CREDIT: NICK REYNO
Adventure Club's Made In Canada tour made a stop at the London Music Hall on January 9th.

London is predominantly known for two things: being the forest city and having one of the best music scenes in all of Canada. On any given night you can find dozens of concerts at the local venues with artists from all genres and decades; but if you're looking for something really special, I suggest you head to the London Music Hall.

On Jan. 9 I did just that.

The venue was hosting the second stop of Adventure Club's Made In Canada tour, with support from DJ's Vanic and Boomslang.

It was a crisp winter night, but that wasn't stopping anyone from bearing some skin and braving the cold to see Adventure Club. Having never gone to an electronic dance music (EDM) concert, I wasn't sure what to expect.

Would I be accepted by the masses? Would my plain black t-shirt clash with their ocean of neon? Are those glow-sticks complimentary?

Once the music started, none of this mattered. I'm sure I could have been dressed up in an alligator costume and no one would have given it a second thought.

The evening kicked off with local artist Boomslang who took the crowd from zero to 100 real quick. His infectious bass rhythms and a dazzling light show transformed the music hall from a simple building, to a fantasy world of synths and strobe lights.

Boomslang gave way to the BC artist Vanic who delivered a beautiful combination of big-room house music and dubstep.

While he didn't rely much on fancy LED displays, he knew exactly how to get the crowd jumping. Between the anticipation of Adventure Club taking the stage and everyone's drugs finally kicking in, the London Music Hall was literally shaking with excitement.

At the first sight of Adventure Club (Christian Srigley and Leighton James), the crowd let out a deafening roar. I would have feared for my life if I weren't completely captivated by the Montreal duo.

It's one thing to listen to a group on Spotify, but to actually see them in action is an incredible experience. Between their heavy bass drops and sporadic lightshow, it was easy to get lost in the moment.

While some DJs simply stand behind their mixer and jump around a bit, these two seemed to thrive off the crowd's energy, returning the excitement tenfold.

Over the night, they showered the fans in water, crowd surfed and even organized a mosh pit.

Going into an EDM concert, a mosh pit was the absolute last thing I expected to see. Although it's not completely absurd considering the duo started off as a pop-punk band. It might have been a new concept to some of the concertgoers, as the DJs had to give a detailed explanation of how to mosh.

It's easy to see why Adventure Club has such a notorious reputation. The duo delivered an expert blend of songs from all genres and decades, peppering the evening with their own material. They played everything from their newest single “Limitless” to their classic remixes of songs like “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and “Crave You” by Flight Facilities.

Perhaps the best part of going to a concert like this is that you never know exactly how the songs are going to come across. While most bands simply play their tracks and occasionally drop the music to let the crowd sing the hook, DJs can remix their tunes on the fly and create an entirely new experience. The integrity of the song is still there, but they have the chance to bring so much more to it. This ever-changing experience of the songs from year to year, and even from show to show, gives the crowd hundreds of reasons to keep coming back for more.

Credit: Nick Reyno

Credit: Nick Reyno

Credit: Nick Reyno