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From Techno to Indie Dance and back

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(photo credits: Sophia Ober and Nenad Ivic)

past:
21.6.2025 midnightti @ Kramladen
9.5.2025 Kollektive Zuversicht @ Loft
11.4.2025 Freudentaumel x Garten von Eben @ Flucc
9.8.2024 Perseidenshower Vol 2 @ Secret Location
19.7.2024 Bumzack Rave @ Secret Location
4.5.2024 Garten von Eben: Kapitel IV: Wurzeln der Zeit @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
8.12.2023 Unlock me im Garten von Eben @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria (b2b nafaka)
24.11.2023 Garten von Eben x PRST @ PRST, Vienna, Austria
10.11.2023 Garten von Eben x SOUL Spa, Vienna, Austria
26.10.2023 Garten von Eben I SASS @ SASS, Vienna, Austria
14.10.2023 Kramophon @ Kramladen, Vienna, Austria
1.9.2023 Garten von Eben x Secret Event
3.8.2023 Garten von Eben I SASS @ SASS, Vienna, Austria
15.7.2023 Kramophon @ Kramladen, Vienna, Austria (b2b Leo Stussy)
23.6.2023 Garten von Eben: Im Nachtschatten @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
27.5.2023 LÖWENZAHN | TECHNO OPEN AIR @ Himmel & Wasser, Vienna, Austria
26.5.2023 Garten von Eben I SASS @ SASS, Vienna, Austria
28.4.2023 Garten von Eben: Kapitel III: Im Wald des Unbewussten @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
10.3.2023 Kram brûlée @ Kramladen, Vienna, Austria
13.1.2023 Träume der Lust im Garten von Eben @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
16.12.2022 Garten von Eben Kapitel II: Im Schimmer des Nordlichts @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
30.9.2022 Garten von Eben Kapitel I: Aufbruch @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
23.9.2022 Galopp fürs Gehirn @ Ponyhof, Vienna, Austria
27.8.2022 Gürtel Nightwalk//DYSKO @ Loft, Vienna, Austria
22.7.2022 Garten von Eben @ rhiz, Vienna, Austria
21.7.2022 DYSKO @ Ponyhof, Vienna, Austria
12.7.2022 The Unknown @ Süß war gestern, Berlin, Germany
9.7.2022 Ouvertuere @ Das Werk, Vienna, Austria
28.5.2022 Incandenza x Air of Jasmine @ Rudolfstanz - Straßenfest 1150
28.5.2022 Tiefenrauschen @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
13.5.2022 Tabula Rasa /// Rhiz @ Rhiz, Vienna, Austria
7.5.2022 DYSKO Club /w Urlaub fürs Gehirn @ Electrosau, Vienna, Austria
15.4.2022 Hamsterrad x Maurice Mino (Ritter Butzke Berlin) @ Das Werk, Vienna, Austria
9.4.2022 Urlaub fürs Gehirn @ B72, Vienna, Austria
8.4.2022 Hamsterrad x FlucOBEN @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
12.3.2022 Ouvertuere x Hamsterrad x ANANAS @ Das Werk, Vienna, Austria
19.11.2021 Hamsterrad @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
30.10.2021 The Rocky Horror Techno Show @ USUS, Vienna, Austria
24.10.2021 Wüstendemo @ Wüste - Knartz Soundsystem, Vienna, Austria
9.10.2021 Hamsterrad @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
17.9.2021 Zartbitter x Hamsterrad @ Das Werk, Vienna, Austria
10.9.2021 Zuckerwatt x Hamsterrad @ Grelle Forelle, Vienna, Austria
3.9.2021 Wunderwandel-Stage @ Reindorfgassen-Fest, Vienna, Austria
12.8.2021 Urlaub fürs Gehirn @ Wunderwandel-Garten, Vienna Austria
1.7.2021 Urlaub fürs Gehirn @ Himmel & Wasser, Vienna, Austria
25.1.2020 @ Rhiz, Vienna, Austria
21.12.2019 Hamster XMS @ Donautechno, Vienna, Austria
30.11.2019 Hamsterrad im Fluc @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
2.11.2019 Hamsterrad Floor @ Grund für WKR, Vienna, Austria
27.9.2019 Magika Solstice - MiniFestival @ Das Werk, Vienna, Austria
20.9.2019 HamsdaZamda @ Fluc, Vienna, Austria
24.8.2019 HamsterLizm @ Himmel & Wasser, Vienna, Austria
16.9.2019 Club Muluc @ Club Muluc, Lower Austria
10.5.2019 TiefgaragenOrgie - 2 Jahre HamsterRad, Vienna, Austria
1.3.2019 Freaky Fusion @ Camera Club, Vienna, Austria
15.2.2019 HamsterRad Freundeskreis*spacetime @ Derwisch, Vienna, Austria
22.12.2018 HamsterRad Freundeskreis w/ Päther & Incandenza @ Derwisch, Vienna, Austria
30.6.2018 Techno Entgleist @ Auslage, Vienna, Austria

Electronic music lovers know Dimitri and Mike Thivaios as the monolithic brotherly duo "Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike". The brothers are superstars in the electronic music scene that earned the adoration of crowds around the globe. From becoming the first-ever duo to win the World #1 DJ's crown at the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll in 2015 and 2019, the twosome has continued to stand firm and stay in the top 5 positions in the Poll since 2014.

Collecting more Gold and Platinum records than they can count, Dimitri and Mike have won the hearts of icons across genres collaborating with heavyweight hitters like David Guetta, Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha, Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, Martin Garrix, Diplo, Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren, Afrojack, Ne-Yo, Wiz Khalifa and many more. An invite from Disney Records led the brothers to work with Hans Zimmer on a big room flavour of the film's lead score 'He's a Pirate' for the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise Dead Men Tell No Tales. They also created the theme for Mortal Kombat 11, the latest instalment of the iconic video game series.

After a stellar rise in the scene for many years, their monumental single 'The Hum' starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Charlie Sheen in the music video scaled new heights. Netting the #1 spot in their native Belgium, the single went platinum, with the music video receiving over 200 million views online. The brothers repeated their magic touch on the Ne-Yo collaboration 'Higher Place', which spent ten weeks atop the Belgian singles chart and secured the #1 Billboard Dance Chart spot. They claimed the #1 spot again with the release of their Diplo collaboration 'Hey Baby' and then again when 'Selfish' featuring Era Istrefi secured the #1 position on the Billboard Dance Chart. Their summer 2017 single 'Complicated', with David Guetta and Kiiara, became one of the year's biggest hits with over 165 million streams on Spotify and 88 million YouTube views. The duo joined forces with W&W on 'Crowd Control', the sonic representation of their iconic dance move. Their involvement on the All-Star collaboration 'Instagram', which included David Guetta, Afro Bros, Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha, gifted the scene with one of the biggest songs of the summer in 2019 and which currently sits at more than 280 million streams on Spotify. In 2020 they released this monster hit Do It! together with Kimberly Loaiza and Azteck. The single has received more than 235 million TikTok views and over 80 million total streams.

The launch of their yearly homecoming arena concert in 2013 was another example of their enduring appeal. Nearly a decade later and after 25 sold-out concerts, welcoming more than 500,000 fans, Dimitri and Mike had firmly brought the madness of the biggest annual arena show to Antwerp's Sportpaleis. However, it's their position as the ambassadors of the worldwide phenomenon Tomorrowland which has seen them grow to an unprecedented level of stature, playing their part in the incredible rise of the world-famous Belgian festival.

Dimitri and Mike are locking up more than 30 million fans on social media, combined with billions of music streams and video views. In the meantime, they tour the world, selling out stadiums and arenas with immersive live performances. From iconic clubs like Amnesia, Green Valley, Ministry of Sound and Ushuaïa Ibiza, where the duo holds a summer residency in partnership with Tomorrowland, to festival mainstages such as Airbeat One, Balaton Sound, Creamfields, EDC Las Vegas, Lollapalooza, Parookaville, Soundstorm, World Club Dome, Tomorrowland, Untold and many more.

With a globe-trotting tour schedule while running one of the most iconic record labels in the scene and producing some of the biggest electronic records of the past decade, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have proved that together, they have what it takes to dominate the scene as they persistently strive to give their global fan base the best experience and memories feasible.

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