I’ve been slightly sick and a little bit out of the loop lately, but there are a lot of exciting things on the horizon. I will try to get back to more regular updates next week.

Meanwhile, here are some photos from Tiësto’s show at Beta Nightclub in Denver last Monday. For more pictures, check out Examiner.com and even more on my Flickr photo gallery.

Tiësto is an extremely popular trance music DJ/producer, and I actually happen to like a lot of his stuff (at least, back in my techno/trance music obsession phase many years ago, I used to listen to him quite a bit).

It was my first time at Beta, which I’ve heard a lot of good things about — eco-conscious design, energy-saving lights, state-of-the-art sound system, and so on. By the time I got there, the venue was packed wall-to-wall, and I found it difficult to move, let alone get close to the stage to get any decent close-up shots of Tiësto. After being squished by the dance-floor crowd from all sides as I tried to get closer, I finally asked one of the bouncers if I could come around the other side and take a few photos next to the stage. He said okay, but make it quick. So I grabbed my camera, made my way to Tiësto’s DJ table, which was actually blocked in my field of vision by a giant speaker and a wall, and literally extended my arm and took 4 or 5 blind shots, before the bouncer tapped on my shoulder and gestured for me to move back.

Other than being insanely crowded, the show was a lot of fun and I liked the venue quite a bit. However, I’m finding it more and more difficult to do nightlife photography on a regular basis, while also having to get up early in the mornings for my regular dayjob. Eventually, the lack of sleep is starting to catch up with me.

Anyway, here are some photos from Tiësto’s show.

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