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Do you hear what I hear? It’s the sound of the weekend. Hidalgo’s third annual Winter Fantasy featuring deadmau5 (unhooked) is almost here and soon we’ll be listening to Adventure Club, Showtek, Le Castle Vania and Nom De Strip perform with the mau5 on stage on Monday, December 30th at the State Farm Arena.

Since we won’t get down at Winter Fantasy for another two weeks, our weekends have been filled with mixes highlighting an artist from our lineup to help get you pumped for the upcoming event.

This week’s weekend warrior is our quick-witted headliner deadmau5. The ground-breaking talent always treats fans to his newest edits and productions on the latest tech-savvy equipment whenever he performs. These three sets will give you an idea of the crazy energy and innovation deadmau5 brings to his sets.

Be sure to grab your tickets before it’s too late.

Classic Mixmag Cover CD: Deadmau5

When Mixmag was celebrating their 30th birthday, they uploaded some of their most legendary cover CDs. Chosen by the staff, the mixes chosen rocked the office stereo and sent some of the biggest names in the game on their way to stardom. Our headliner was one of their favorites – and understandably so. The mix weaves artists like Pryda, Tsuba, Joris Voorn and a some of deadmau5’s early tracks like “Complications” and “Arguru.”

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Live at HARD Day Of The Dead 2013

Celebrating el dia de los muertos, deadmau5 closed out the Los Angeles festival a few months ago with an absolute bang. Utilizing his touchscreen Holodesk, deadmau5’s set features both old and new mau5 favorites backed by some crazy energy.

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Live at Lollapalooza (Sao Pãulo, Brasil) 2013

Lollapalooza has been bringing legends and pioneers from all sides of the music industry to destinations around the globe. Our talented headliner lent his talents to the occasion packing in an set of electro, progressive and even a little bit of dubstep. When deadmau5 drops that massive edit of Rage Against The Machine’s anthem “Do What They Told Ya,” we wanted to jump inside our speakers desperately.

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We are so close to dancing in a winter wonderland as Hidalgo’s third annual Winter Fantasy takes over the State Farm Arena (outdoors) on Monday, December 30th. Disco Donnie Presents, Global Groove Events, and Sugar Society are excited to have deadmau5 headline the holiday event and perform his unhooked set. What’s an unhooked set? We’re glad you asked.

Though critically-acclaimed, deadmau5’s unhooked sets are a rare occasion. While most of the unhooked shows are in a small space with fewer than 400 people to fill the space, for Winter Fantasy we’re lucky enough to experience the show with thousands of our closest friends. Armed with a Mac, CDJs, a mixer, and an effects unit, fans will get to see the electronic wizard work his magic behind the scenes as there is no LED cube to obstruct your view. Most sets begin without the iconic mau5head, but if we’re lucky enough, we’ll get a little “head” action later on in the set. Simply put, unhooked is more a DJ set than it is anything else.

So come get intimate with deadmau5 on Monday, December 30th for the third annual Winter Fantasy. We’re sure you’ll get an explosion of energy as he delivers his signature electro laced with big drums beats and even bigger bass lines.

Tickets are still available online but going fast! Grab yours before it’s too late.