Martin Garrix at Austin City Limits 2017: Watch The Full Set Including 3 Unreleased IDs
Austin City Limits had it’s first weekend this past Friday through Sunday. There were concerns about the safety of the festival after the deadly terror attack in Las Vegas, luckily C3 Presents made sure the event was both safe and a massive success. It was a true celebration of music of all genres featuring acts including Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Gorillaz and of course Martin Garrix.
One super fan recorded Martin’s entire set from the festival. It was absolutely breathtaking. Garrix not only demonstrated how in demand dance music was at the event but also showcased is gorgeous new productions. At the 9:30 mark you can hear him do a live mash up of ‘Animals’ and his soon to be released ID with Loopers. At 15:10 there is an entirely new, never before heard ID. Finally at 34:32 Garrix debuts a beautiful ID known simply as ‘Back In Time’. No artist has been confirmed on that track. Check it all out below!
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The Garrix/Loopers ID Became “Game Over”
That “Animals” mashup ID teased here with Loopers eventually got its proper release as “Game Over,” giving fans official closure on a track that had been circulating in Garrix sets for a while by that point. It’s a good example of how patient dance music fans often have to be, tracking an ID across multiple festival appearances before it finally gets an official title and release date.
This ACL set is also a nice snapshot of just how packed Garrix’s unreleased-music pipeline was during this stretch of his career, debuting multiple new IDs in a single set rather than saving them for one-off moments. That kind of constant creative output, paired with headlining slots at massive, genre-spanning festivals like ACL alongside acts like Jay-Z and Red Hot Chili Peppers, helped cement Garrix’s reputation as dance music’s most in-demand young star during this era.
Heightened festival security in the wake of the Las Vegas tragedy just weeks earlier added an extra layer of significance to ACL going off without a hitch. C3 Presents’ handling of the event helped reassure both fans and artists that major festivals could still operate safely, and Garrix using that same stage to debut brand new music was a small but meaningful sign of the live music industry pushing forward during a genuinely difficult stretch for festival culture as a whole.
