Dash Berlin Cancels Festival Performance For Undisclosed Health Complications

Spring Awakening is taking place this weekend in the windy city of Chicago. The festival which has grown exponentially year to year since its inception following the one-and-done EDC Chicago has curated one of the most impressive lineups in all of Festival Season. That being said 2018 has come with a few challenges so far. Spring Awakening and their incredible active Twitter account have smoothed things over time and time again.

Spring Awakening Replaces Dash Berlin

First Porter Robinson changed his set from a Virtual Self performance to just a Porter DJ set after issues with stage design. Now Dash Berlin has canceled his performance because of undisclosed health concerns.

The festival has promised to announce the replacement for Dash tomorrow, but trance fans who are planning to attend are understandably upset. We have full faith that Spring Awakening will bring in some heat to fill the void, and wish Jeff a quick and speedy recovery from whatever is plaguing him!

Due to health issues, we regret to inform that @DashBerlin is not able to come to the show this Sunday. He is sorry to disappoint you and would have loved to come and see you all! We wish him all the best!

We will announce his replacement in The Middle of Saturday morning 😉

— Spring Awakening (@SpringAwakeFest) June 7, 2018

Jeffrey Addressed What Was Going On

This wasn’t an isolated cancellation – Dash Berlin (Jeffrey Sutorius) had already pulled out of A State Of Trance 850 just weeks earlier for the same undisclosed health reasons, which understandably had fans worried. He later broke his silence publicly, addressing both the health strain he’d been under and some behind-the-scenes management and business complications that had piled up around the same time. He was candid about needing to step back and prioritize his wellbeing rather than push through a packed touring schedule.

Dash Berlin has continued touring and releasing music in the years since, and the trance community’s response to his openness about needing a break was largely supportive. It’s a reminder that even at the top of a demanding touring circuit, artists sometimes need to be upfront with fans about taking care of themselves first.