Tonight I'm Going to Kuala Lumpur's Uplifting Trance Event “STAKE OF SOUND”

I'm currently on a long-term stay in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur, and tonight I'm going to KL Live for the uplifting trance event, “STAKE OF SOUND – Unlimited”.

EDM and Trance Seem Strong in Kuala Lumpur

From what I can see, Kuala Lumpur seems strong in EDM and Trance. In 2014, it also hosted ASOT650MY (A State of Trance).

MaRLo, OMNIA, ANDREW RAYEL and other acts that were on a roll in 2014 were in the lineup.

The Bukit Bintang club ZION is holding an event on Friday, April 26 with GREG DOWNEY as the main act: “SKULLDUGGY KUALA LUMPUR”.

Also appearing are Alex Di Stefano, Stoneface & Terminal, making it a lineup that will appeal to uplifting trance and tech trance fans.

In Bangkok, Thailand, Transmission has been held consistently over the past few years, and Taiwan hosted FSOE. The trance scene in Southeast Asia is looking good.

Lineup

Giuseppe Ottaviani, Sneijder, Chris Schweizer, Scot Project, Shugz and others—a pretty packed lineup.

The flyer does not list the event time, but it runs 18:00-26:00.

About KL Live

It is more of a live venue than a club.

From Bukit Bintang, you can reach it by monorail or GO KL (the free bus), or in about 10 minutes on foot.

Map

Additional Note: Essential Apps for Visiting Kuala Lumpur

When visiting Kuala Lumpur, I recommend installing Moovit, a maps and navigation app, and Grab, a ride-hailing app.

Moovit

Moovit is like Japan's NAVITIME, although NAVITIME is awkward to use, haha. It provides powerful support for bus, train, and monorail routes, transfers, and schedules.

It supports Japanese and is easy to understand, and can use your location to notify you when you arrive.

Kuala Lumpur buses do not announce their stops, so you have to press the button yourself when you approach where you want to get off. This makes the app very helpful.

Grab

Grab is Southeast Asia's version of Uber, a ride-hailing service.

Taking taxis abroad can make you very anxious about language barriers, being overcharged, or being taken to the wrong place. All the more so late at night.

In particular, many taxis in Kuala Lumpur overcharge, but, like Uber, Grab makes the destination and fare clear, with reasonable prices even over long distances, so it is reassuring.

Tickets

Calculating at 1 RM = ¥28,

There is also a small system usage fee.

I decided to go the day before the event, so Normal was the only ticket option I was considering.

In Tokyo, around ¥4,000 is normal for this lineup, and the difference was only ¥1,000, so I chose VIP this time.

Tickets use QR codes and support PDFs and the iPhone Wallet. When will Japan finally get rid of its tear-off tickets?

[April 2 Update] I went to the event! I have written up a report, so see the article below.

[First Visit] I Went to Kuala Lumpur's Uplifting Trance Event “STAKE OF SOUND”! April 2, 2019