Live: Mad Decent Block Party Descends on Baltimore

Photographer Emily Cohen
August 05, 2013
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    Somehow, without letting up, The 2013 Mad Decent Block Party continues to travel the country with the help of PUMA. This week it landed in Baltimore at the legendary Merriweather Post Pavilion, which didn't have a pool like the Vegas stop, but did feature basketball courts, which seem like a pretty wholesome way to burn off all that party energy. During the Major Lazer set, Diplo went out in the audience in a giant plastic bubble, which we're now convinced were invented specifically for traveling through crowds at festivals. Somehow they managed to get just about everyone (themselves included) to take their shirts off at the exact same time. Not to be topped by that legendary display, Riff Raff had an actual, useable slip n' slide on stage with him. Maybe a pool isn't as necessary to life and/or fun as we previously believed? In addition to the above, there were sets from Zeds Dead, Flosstradamus, SBTRKT, Skream, Lunice, DJ Say Wut, Anamanaguchi and Griz. If you plan on hitting one of the future dates, feel free to use hashtag #MDBP2013 so we can see what you're up to, and as always, check back here for more Mad Decent Block Party updates, including photo recaps and, very soon, a video interview with Jillionaire from Major Lazer.

    Live: Mad Decent Block Party Descends on Baltimore