{"id":4151,"date":"2025-07-31T23:23:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/fvded-in-the-park-2025-review\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T23:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:23:27","slug":"fvded-in-the-park-2025-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/fvded-in-the-park-2025-review\/","title":{"rendered":"FVDED in the Park 2025: Zedd, Ti\u00ebsto and Kaytranada Help Festival Score Back-to-Back Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FVDED in the Park<\/a>\u2019s comeback story continues.<\/p>\n

The Canadian festival, which reinvented itself after a 2023 cancellation, doubled down on last year\u2019s revival. FVDED returned to its familiar stomping grounds at Surrey\u2019s Holland Park on July 4th and 5th, 2025.<\/p>\n

Its commitment to electronic music\u2014after pivoting from hip hop\u2014let organizers stack the lineup with world-class DJs and producers. Zedd, Ti\u00ebsto, Subtronics, Kaytranada, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Rudimental, RL Grime, Lane 8, Disclosure and Loud Luxury topped a deep lineup with too many names to count.<\/p>\n

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Zedd at FVDED 2025’s Pacific stage.<\/p>\n

Belong Photo<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the many great performances were three sets in particular: EDM.com Class of 2024<\/a> artists Levity and Of The Trees, as well as the rising UK garage superstar Sammy Virji.<\/p>\n

Virji\u2019s reputation precedes him, but the sheer number of bass-heads we saw grooving to his set speaks volumes about his artistry. The \u201cCops & Robbers<\/a>\u201d producer remains a must-see at any festival, regardless of whether or not UK garage is your preferred genre.<\/p>\n

The Levity trio keeps surpassing expectations. They sold out Village Studios on their last Vancouver stop and drew to\u00a0FVDED\u2019s Forest stage a flood of fans, who filled the dancefloor, walkways and outer edges of the stage. We were all swept up in Levity\u2019s mission to make sure fun stays front and center.<\/p>\n

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Levity at FVDED 2025’s Forest stage.<\/p>\n

Banana Cam Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of The Trees was one of Saturday\u2019s four closers. Appropriately nestled in the Forest, the renowned producer wisely drew the crowd in with a higher pace before easing us into a slower, vibey end to the weekend. He remains one of the most refreshing and inventive artists in electronic music.<\/p>\n

FVDED improved logistics this year, with water stations and bathrooms spread generously across the venue, especially along routes connecting the Pacific main stage and the Forest stage. Outside the music, a fleet of food trucks was stationed nearby as well. FVDED managed to maximize Holland Park, making the festival grounds easily traversable yet spacious.<\/p>\n

A new Propagate stage bumped the festival\u2019s total to four, hosting eclectic sets headlined by PARTIBOI69 on Friday and Rebecca Black on Saturday. The Northwest stage could benefit most from an upgrade. The tented stage has the best light production but falls behind in capacity, with the sound occasionally muffling and bleeding into the Forest.<\/p>\n

Tech hiccups sometimes occur at the pop-up sites. The main stage had to work through an extended issue that cut Juelz\u2019s set short, cancelled Uncle Waffles and ate into Virji\u2019s time. Fortunately, everything recovered from there and stayed consistent through the second night of the event, a testament to FVDED’s team.<\/p>\n

All said and done, it’s impressive witnessing what FVDED in the Park is becoming. There\u2019s always room to grow, but the festival’s reinvention has delivered in back-to-back years. It\u2019s fast becoming a must-see for a local scene that needs more marquee events.<\/p>\n

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