TuneLab
3 Are Legend (Dimitri Vegas, Steve Aoki & Like Mike )
Tomorrowland 2022 - WE3
Let’s be honest: we’re not here for subtlety. We’re here because 3 Are Legend at Tomorrowland 2022 is a spectacle, a carnival of excess, and sometimes you just need to mainline some ridiculous, high-BPM joy. This is the audio equivalent of a fireworks display synced to a demolition derby. The vibe is a hundred thousand people in a field, losing their collective mind to every predictable yet thrilling drop. Technically, this is big room house and electro house at its most maximalist, with a wildly variable BPM average of 130.5 that spans from hip-hop tempos (94) to hardstyle territories (158).
The key of 12A dominates for its anthemic quality, with 8B and 5A adding darker, more aggressive tones. The energy is a blunt instrument: a solid low-end (0.44 avg), a punchy, in-your-face mid-range (0.43), and aggressively present highs (0.13) designed for festival-sized speakers. The mixing is fast, often relying on hard cuts and dramatic breaks to service the next ‘moment’, a style where the journey is a series of explosive peaks. The tracklist is a greatest hits of EDM bombast. The relentless ‘Pump It Up’ by the supergroup themselves is the obvious centerpiece.
Throwing it back to 2 Unlimited’s ‘Get Ready’ with a Steve Aoki extension is a brilliantly shameless move. ‘Boneless’ by Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo remains a filthy, squelching weapon, and closing with the stadium singalong of ‘If I Lose Myself’ by OneRepublic & Alesso is pure mainstage logic. The journey, frankly, is a barrage of highlights, but it starts with unknown anticipation, peaks with the cartoonish energy of ‘Pump It Up’, and sends the crowd home humming the Alesso anthem—a tracklist for when subtlety is a sin.