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125-720: Stereosonic was an annual electronic dance music festival held in Australia in November and early December. Stereosonic was held in Brisbane , Adelaide , Perth , Sydney, and Melbourne , attracting attendances of up to 200,000 patrons nationally featuring the biggest electronic artists in the world. Stereosonic was a collaboration of two major Australia promoters Totem Industries and Onelove Music Group. In 2010 Totem Industries and Onelove Music Group created Totem Onelove Group, Australia's leading electronic music companies. In 2013 Totem Onelove Group

250-483: A Farley "Jackmaster" Funk track on French radio in 1987. The next year, he began hosting his own club nights. In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil . In the mid-1990s Guetta played in clubs including Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle. Released in 1994 Guetta's second single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens titled "Up & Away",

375-848: A raid on the Queensland Government Printing Office , with the aim of confiscating copies of Hansard that covered debates in the Queensland Parliament where anti-conscription sentiments had been aired. Russian immigration took place in the years 1911–1914. Many were radicals and revolutionaries seeking asylum from tsarist political repression in the final chaotic years of the Russian Empire ; considerable numbers were Jews escaping state-inspired pogroms. They had fled Russia via Siberia and Northern China, most making their way to Harbin , in Manchuria , then taking passage from

500-522: A triumphal arch erected in Queen Street . In May that year, the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V ) laid the foundation stone of St John's Cathedral , one of the great cathedrals of Australia . The University of Queensland was founded in 1909 and first sited at Old Government House , which became vacated as the government planned for a larger residence. Fernberg House , built in 1865, became

625-648: A 19-year-old man died at the Adelaide Stereosonic event. Headline acts for the 2013 festivals include David Guetta , Calvin Harris , Armin Van Buuren . 2013 Arenas Stereosonic 2015 reverted to a 1-day event unlike the 2013 and 2014 events which were run over 2 days. inthemix Annual Awards 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane ( / ˈ b r ɪ z b ən / BRIZ -bən , Turrbal : Meanjin )

750-577: A Turrbal culture organisation claims that historical documents suggest that the Turrbal peoples were the only traditional owners of Brisbane when British settlers first arrived. Archaeological evidence suggests frequent habitation around the Brisbane River, and notably at the site now known as Musgrave Park . The rivers were integral to life and supplied an abundance of food included fish, shellfish, crab, and prawns . Good fishing places became campsites and

875-490: A brick was thrown into the motel room and police took action to clear the road and consequently disproportionate violence was used against demonstrators. In the lead up to the 1980s Queensland fell subject to many forms of censorship. In 1977 things had escalated from prosecutions and book burnings, under the introduction of the Literature Board of Review, to a statewide ban on protests and street marches. In September 1977

1000-578: A counterculture focused on the University of Queensland , street marches and Brisbane punk rock music. In 1971, the touring Springboks were to play against the Australian Rugby team. This was met with plans for protests due to the growing international and local opposition to apartheid in South Africa. However, before their arrival Bjelke-Petersen declared a state of emergency for a month, citing

1125-603: A cry for "bread or blood", rioted and attempted to ransack the Government store . The City Botanic Gardens were originally established in 1825 as a farm for the Moreton Bay penal settlement , and were planted by convicts in 1825 with food crops to feed the prison colony. In 1855, several acres was declared a Botanic Reserve under the Superintendent Walter Hill , a position he held until 1881. Some trees planted in

1250-631: A destination of interstate migration. Some of Brisbane's popular landmarks were lost to development in controversial circumstances, including the Bellevue Hotel in 1979 and Cloudland in 1982. Major public works included the Riverside Expressway , the Gateway Bridge , and later, the redevelopment of South Bank . Starting with the monumental Robin Gibson -designed Queensland Cultural Centre , with

1375-451: A lineup of over 350 artists. Totem Onelove supports leading world AIDS charity for DANCE (RED) SAVE LIVES 2 by supporting the live YouTube stream of Stereosonic Sydney. The festival promoters originally began working in Melbourne nightclubs forming the company Totem OneLove, which was in turn purchased by SFX Entertainment in 2013. The 2009 event was the first to see all five cities host

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1500-541: A live-version of his new single at the NRJ Music Awards and the MTV Europe Music Awards . On 1 December 2017, Guetta released the single " So Far Away " on Garrix's label Stmpd Rcrds . The single version contained vocals from Jamie Scott and Romy Dya. Ellie Goulding 's vocals were cut from the song as her label was pushing back the release. That is the reason why the two DJs decided to replace her and use

1625-498: A main stage performance for Night 3 on both weekends. In addition, he was a guest during Martin Garrix 's closing set, during which they debuted their yet to be released single "So Far Away" which featured vocals from Jamie Scott and Ellie Goulding . Guetta also had Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike join him on stage to premier their new song " Complicated " which was released on the Friday of

1750-535: A million dollars for Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, Feeding America , World Health Organization and Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpitaux de France. The performance was the second edition of “United At Home,” following Guetta's first fundraiser in Miami which raised more than US$ 750,000 for global charities and drew more than 25 million online views. Funds raised went directly to The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, chaired by First Lady Chirlane McCray , which

1875-406: A new record label known as Jack Back Records, where he intends to focus only on electronic music releases (compared to the dance pop productions he's most known for). The label is named after a project Guetta started alongside Nicky Romero when they remixed the song " Wild Ones ". The premiere release of the new label was "Metropolis", another one of his collaboration with Romero, which also became

2000-520: A new song. The trio was later joined by DJ Afrojack , and Avicii . On 17 March 2014, he released " Bad ", a collaboration with Showtek and Vassy on Jack Back Records, and released his remix of Afrojack 's single " Ten Feet Tall " on 15 April. Guetta released " Blast Off ", with Kaz James on 14 June. It appeared on the four-track EP titled Lovers on the Sun he released later that month. The EP contains "Blast Off", " Shot Me Down ", "Bad", and " Lovers on

2125-638: A peninsula of the Brisbane River about 15 km (9 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay . Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Island and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges . It sprawls across several local government areas , most centrally the City of Brisbane . The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite . The Moreton Bay penal settlement

2250-464: A permit. You won't get one. That's government policy now." In response to this, protesters came up with the idea of Phantom Civil Liberties Marches where protesters would gather and march until the police and media arrived. They would then disperse, and gather together again until the media and police returned, repeating the process over and over again. The end of the Bjelke-Petersen era began with

2375-461: A popular mode of public transport until the network was closed in 1969, in part the result of the Paddington tram depot fire . Between 1968 and 1987, Queensland was governed by Bjelke-Petersen, whose government was characterised by social conservatism , police corruption , and the brutal suppression of protest and has been described as a police state . However, during this time Brisbane developed

2500-545: A remix of David Bowie 's song " Heroes ". Later in his career, Guetta continued recording compilations under that title. Along with Garraud, Guetta remixed Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 's 1980 hit " Enola Gay " for The OMD Singles (2003). Guetta's second album, Guetta Blaster , was released in 2004. It was supported with the release of four singles: " Money " and " Stay " featuring Chris Willis and " The World Is Mine " and " In Love With Myself " featuring JD Davis. In 2006

2625-533: A single with Disciples , titled " No Worries ". Later, on 16 May 2016, saw Guetta released an extended mix of his song "Pelican" on his label Jack Back Records. On 30 September 2016, Guetta released a new single with Cedric Gervais and Chris Willis named "Would I Lie to You" on his label Jack Back Records. The song interpolates the vocals/lyrics of the 1992 Charles & Eddie hit " Would I Lie to You? ". 2016 also saw Guetta collaborate with German DJ Robin Schulz on

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2750-447: A substantial settlement of brick and stone buildings, complete with school and hospital. He formed additional outstations and made several important journeys of exploration. Logan became infamous for his extreme use of the cat o' nine tails on convicts. The maximum allowed limit of lashes was 50; however, Logan regularly applied sentences of 150 lashes. During this period raids on maize fields were conducted by local Aboriginal groups in

2875-537: A tent and often landed ashore, thus bestowing upon the future Brisbane City the distinction of being the only Australian capital city visited by its namesake. Chief Justice Forbes gave the new settlement the name of Edenglassie before it was named Brisbane . The penal settlement under the control of Captain Patrick Logan (Commandant from 1826 to 1830) flourished, with the numbers of convicts increasing dramatically from around 200 to over 1,000 men. He developed

3000-484: A track from Nothing but the Beat 2.0 . The label also included releases from the likes of Daddy's Groove and other collaborators, as well as a two-track EP from production duo Spencer & Hill. All of the label's releases can be found on Beatport . While on tour with Rihanna , he debuted his new track at Twickenham Stadium on 15 June 2013. Guetta stated "Twickenham, I hope you like this new track, it's brand new and you're

3125-469: A year later, the duo amassed more than 110 million combined streams. It consists of four new tracks “Kill Me Slow”, “Nothing”, “Bombardment”, and “Odyssey”. Their record collection includes “ Never Be Alone " feat Aloe Blacc, “ Make It To Heaven ” with Raye, the tribute remix of Avicii's “ Heaven ” and “Detroit 3 AM”. On 18 April 2020, Guetta performed poolside, overlooking the Downtown Miami skyline and

3250-489: Is New York City's official fundraising arm for COVID-19 relief. However, Guetta was criticized for this performance, which included a shout-out to the family of George Floyd , followed by a fast-paced electronic dance tune which sampled a recording of Martin Luther King Jr. 's " I Have a Dream " speech. Critics found this decision to be "tone-deaf." On 7 November 2020, Guetta won DJ Mag 's annual Top 100 DJs poll for

3375-598: Is a more accurate and appropriate Aboriginal name for Brisbane. Aboriginal groups claiming traditional ownership of the area include the Yagara , Turrbal and Quandamooka peoples. Brisbane is home to the land of a number of Aboriginal language groups, primarily the Yagara language group which includes the Turrbal language . The city is also known as Meanjin , a Turrbal word that originally referred to land on which parts of

3500-524: Is an adaption of the Cher song " Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) ". The song was co-produced by Giorgio Tuinfort. In February, Guetta released a remix of Avicii 's track " Addicted to You " on Beatport. Later that month, record label Cherrytree hinted through a message on Twitter that English singer-songwriter Natalia Kills was in a studio in Stockholm , Sweden , along with Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort to record

3625-501: Is awarded the most popular festival in Australia at the inthemix awards. Totem Onelove partners with AIDs charity, (RED) for the first ever live stream of Stereosonic in an effort to raise awareness of the fight against AIDs. 2013: Totem Onelove Group purchased by SFX Entertainment. Stereosonic, Australia's premier electronic music festival, expands from a one-day festival to a two-day festival across five Australian capital cities. David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Armin van Buuren lead

3750-593: Is one of Australia's most popular tourist destinations and is Australia's most biodiverse and greenest city . South Bank and its extensive parklands is the most visited tourist landmark in Australia, with over 14 million visitors every year. Other major landmarks and precincts of the city include the Queensland Cultural Centre (including the Queensland Art Gallery , the Gallery of Modern Art ,

3875-458: Is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania , with a population over 2.7 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland , an urban agglomeration with a population of approximately 4 million which includes several other regional centres and cities. The central business district is situated within

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4000-590: The 2032 Summer Olympics and 2032 Summer Paralympics . David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( French: [pjɛʁ david ɡeta] ; born November 7, 1967) is a French DJ and record producer . He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs polls in 2011, and throughout 2020 until 2023. In 2013, Billboard ranked his song " When Love Takes Over " (featuring Kelly Rowland ) as

4125-634: The Brisbane City Council . A significant year for Brisbane was 1930, with the completion of Brisbane City Hall , then the city's tallest building and the Shrine of Remembrance , in ANZAC Square , which has become Brisbane's main war memorial. These historic buildings, along with the Story Bridge which opened in 1940, are key landmarks that help define the architectural character of the city. Following

4250-715: The City Botanic Gardens , Victoria Park , Roma Street Parkland , New Farm Park , the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens , the Brisbane Riverwalk , Moreton Bay , Moreton Island and D'Aguilar National Park . Brisbane is named after the Brisbane River , which in turn was named after Sir Thomas Brisbane , the governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic bris , meaning ' to break or smash ' and

4375-617: The Corn Field Raids of 1827-1828 . These groups destroyed and plundered the maize fields in South Bank and Kangaroo Point , with the possible motive of extracting compensation from the settlers or warning them not to expand beyond their current area. Between 1824 and 1842, almost 2,400 men and 145 women were detained at the Moreton Bay convict settlement under the control of military commandants. However, non-convict European settlement of

4500-636: The Fitzgerald Inquiry of 1987 to 1989, a judicial inquiry presided over by Tony Fitzgerald investigating Queensland Police corruption . The inquiry resulted in the resignation of Premier Bjelke-Petersen, the calling of two by-elections, the jailing of three former ministers and the Police Commissioner Terry Lewis (who also lost his knighthood ). It also contributed to the end of the National Party of Australia 's 32-year run as

4625-584: The Gallery of Modern Art in 2006, and the Kurilpa Bridge in 2009, the world's largest hybrid tensegrity bridge. Brisbane also hosted major international events including the final Goodwill Games in 2001, the Rugby League World Cup final in 2008 and again in 2017, as well as the 2014 G20 Brisbane summit . Population growth has continued to be among the highest of the Australian capital cities in

4750-577: The Just a Little More Love single " Love Don't Let Me Go " was re-released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single entitled " Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away) " was charted higher than the original release of the song. In 2007, Guetta's third album Pop Life was released. The album was successful in the UK and Ireland as well as in mainland Europe. According to EMI in 2010,

4875-503: The Old English word ban meaning ' bone ' . Popular nicknames for Brisbane Brissie , Brisvegas , "Brizzie" and the River City . Brisbane sits on indigenous land known also as Meanjin , the name used in the Turrbal language of one group of traditional owners . Meanjin means ' place shaped as a spike ' , referencing the shape of the Brisbane River along

5000-490: The Port of Brisbane , Australia's third-busiest airport and seaport. A diverse city with over 36% of its metropolitan population being foreign-born, Brisbane is frequently ranked highly in lists of the most liveable cities . Brisbane has hosted major events including the 1982 Commonwealth Games , World Expo 88 , the 2001 Goodwill Games , the 2014 G20 summit , and will host the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics . Brisbane

5125-551: The Queensland Government introduced a ban on all street protests, resulting in a statewide civil liberties campaign of defiance. This saw two thousand people arrested and fined, with another hundred being imprisoned, at a cost of almost five million dollars to the State Government. Bjelke-Petersen publicly announced on 4 September 1977 that "the day of the political street march is over ... Don't bother to apply for

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5250-623: The Queensland Museum , the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre ), Brisbane City Hall , the Story Bridge , Howard Smith Wharves , Queen's Wharf , St John's cathedral , and Mount Coot-tha Lookout . Much of Brisbane's inner-city neighbourhoods are also characterised by its historic Queenslander architecture . Brisbane is also known for its extensive parks and outdoor attractions including

5375-707: The Queensland Parliament built in 1867. The 1880s brought a period of economic prosperity and a major construction boom in Brisbane, that produced an impressive number of notable public and commercial buildings. John James Clark was appointed Queensland Government Architect in 1883, and continuing in Tiffin's design for public buildings, asserted the propriety of the Italian Renaissance, drawing upon typological elements and details from conservative High Renaissance sources. Building in this trace of intellectualism, Clark designed

5500-689: The Red Flag riots , were waged throughout Brisbane. The most notable incident occurred on 24 March 1919, when a crowd of about 8,000 ex-servicemen clashed violently with police who were preventing them from attacking the Russian Hall in Merivale Street, South Brisbane , which was known as the Battle of Merivale Street. Over 20 small municipalities and shires were amalgamated in 1925 to form the City of Brisbane, governed by

5625-695: The Treasury Building in 1886, and the Yungaba Immigration Centre in 1885. Other major works of the era include Customs House in 1889, and the Old Museum Building completed in 1891. Fort Lytton was constructed in 1882 at the mouth of the Brisbane river, to protect the city against foreign colonial powers such as Russia and France , and was the only moated fort ever built in Australia. The city's slum district of Frog's Hollow , named so for its location being low-lying and swampy,

5750-509: The "Top 100 DJs" poll by DJ Magazine , and was elected "Best House DJ" by DJ Awards in 2008. Since April 2009, Guetta had his own radio show on the internet radio station RauteMusik on Saturday evening. The show was afterwards moved into Radio 538 , being aired every Friday evening after Tiësto's Club Life . Guetta's fourth studio album, One Love , was released in August 2009, and has since been heralded by some music publications as one of

5875-476: The Beat , titled Nothing but the Beat 2.0 , was released on 7 September 2012. The first single from the album, " She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) ", which saw Guetta collaborate with Sia yet again, was released in support of the album. The next single off Nothing But The Beat 2.0 was confirmed by Guetta as " Just One Last Time " which features vocals from Swedish duo Taped Rai . In 2012, Guetta also made an album named Nothing But The Beat: Ultimate , which combined

6000-563: The Brisbane region commenced in 1838 and the population grew strongly thereafter, with free settlers soon far outstripping the convict population. German missionaries settled at Zions Hill, Nundah as early as 1837, five years before Brisbane was officially declared a free settlement. The band consisted of ministers Christopher Eipper (1813–1894), Carl Wilhelm Schmidt , and lay missionaries Haussmann, Johann Gottried Wagner, Niquet, Hartenstein, Zillman, Franz, Rode, Doege and Schneider. They were allocated 260 hectares and set about establishing

6125-551: The Duke of York's clan in Victoria Park in 1846 and 1849 by British soldiers of the 11th Regiment , however the clan had been wrongfully targeted as the attacks on Brisbane had not been committed by the Turrbal themselves but other tribes farther north. In 1855, Dundalli , a prominent leader during the conflict, was captured and executed by hanging at the present site of the GPO . In 1862,

6250-654: The EDM subgenre " future rave " along with fellow producer Morten Breum ; they released a collaborative extended play, New Rave in July 2020. In 2022, he released the single " I'm Good (Blue) " (with Bebe Rexha ), which remains the second longest-running chart-topping song on the US Dance/Electronic chart. Guetta's accolades include two Grammy Awards , an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award . In June 2021, Guetta sold his recorded music catalog for an amount in

6375-425: The Gardens were among the first of their species to be planted in Australia, including the jacaranda and poinciana . Charles Tiffin was appointed as Queensland Government Architect in 1859, and pursued an intellectual policy in the design of public buildings based on Italianate and Renaissance revivalism , with such buildings as Government House , the Department of Primary Industries Building in 1866, and

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6500-438: The Pineapple rebellion. During World War II, Brisbane became central to the Allied campaign, since it was the northernmost city with adequate communications facilities. From July 1942 to September 1944, AMP Building (now called MacArthur Central ) was used as the headquarters for South West Pacific Area under General MacArthur. MacArthur had previously rejected use of the University of Queensland complex as his headquarters, as

6625-677: The Sun " featuring vocals from American singer Sam Martin . On 30 June 2014, " Lovers on the Sun " saw official single release as the first single from Guetta's sixth studio album, Listen . The second single from the album, " Dangerous ", (also featuring Sam Martin ), was released as the second single from the album on 5 October 2014. The album itself was released worldwide on 21 November 2014 through Big Beat Records and Atlantic Records with collaborations from prior favourites such as Sia , Afrojack , and Nicki Minaj as well as new collaborators like Ryan Tedder , Bebe Rexha , and The Script . The title track "Listen" (featuring John Legend )

6750-422: The UN's humanitarian campaign called The World Needs More. Guetta co-wrote and produced the song "Fashion!" on Lady Gaga 's third studio album Artpop . He also had songwriting and production contributions to Britney Spears ' eighth studio album Britney Jean , on multiple tracks and instrumentation imitations. On 20 January 2014, Guetta released " Shot Me Down " featuring American singer Skylar Grey . It

6875-501: The United States with almost 7.5 million downloads and in the United Kingdom selling more than 1 million copies. He was nominated twice for his work with The Black Eyed Peas at the 52nd Grammy Awards ; in the category Record of the Year for " I Gotta Feeling " and Album of the Year for their album The E.N.D. . In 2010, Guetta co-wrote and produced Kelly Rowland 's " Commander " from her third album Here I Am . It peaked at number one on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in

7000-421: The United States, and reached top ten positions in Belgium and the United Kingdom. Guetta has also co-produced " Forever and a Day ", which was Kelly's next UK single from that album. Guetta also produced the singles " Acapella " and "Scream" for American singer-songwriter Kelis 's fifth studio album, Flesh Tone , released on 14 May 2010. "Acapella" was released as the lead single on 23 February 2010 and topped

7125-418: The Woolstore precinct as well as the development of South Bank Parklands . Brisbane was impacted by major floods in January 2011 and February 2022 . The Brisbane River did not reach the same height as the previous 1974 flood on either occasion, but caused extensive disruption and damage to infrastructure. The Queensland Cultural Centre was also expanded, with the completion of the State Library and

7250-458: The album had sold three million copies worldwide. Guetta's fourth studio album One Love was nominated as "Best Electronic/Dance Album" at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards . His song " When Love Takes Over " featuring American R&B singer Kelly Rowland received two nominations; Best Dance Recording and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, and won the latter. After conflicts over whether or not an album re-issue should go ahead, One More Love

7375-612: The album has sold a total of 530,000 copies worldwide. The lead single " Love Is Gone " reached Number 1 on the American Dance Chart and charted on the Billboard Hot 100. "Delirious" featured the vocals of Tara McDonald who also co wrote the record. The song was released as the album's fourth single on 31 January 2008. The song charted #27 Austrian singles chart, #17 Belgian (Flanders) chart, #2 Belgian (Wallonia) singles chart. #12 Dutch singles chart, #16 French singles chart, #16 Swiss singles chart, #36 Hungary singles chart, #29 Romanian singles chart, #51 Swedish singles chart. The remixes of

7500-399: The area that Brisbane CBD now straddles. A contemporary Turrbal organisation has also suggested it means ' the place of the blue water lilies ' . Local Elder Gaja Kerry Charlton posits that Meanjin is based on a European understanding of ' spike ' , and that the phonetically similar Yagara name Magandjin — after the native tulipwood trees ( magan ) at Gardens Point —

7625-427: The bay, which he named after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton , misspelled as "Moreton". Matthew Flinders initially explored the Moreton Bay area on behalf of the British authorities. On 17 July 1799, Flinders landed at present-day Woody Point , which he named Red Cliff Point after the red-coloured cliffs visible from the bay. In 1823 the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane, gave instructions for

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7750-459: The capital. Old Government House was constructed in 1862 to house Sir George Bowen's family, including his wife, the noblewoman Diamantina, Lady Bowen di Roma . During the tenure of Lord Lamington , Old Government House was the likely site of the origin of Lamingtons . During the War of Southern Queensland , Indigenous attacks occurred across the city, committing robberies and terrorising unarmed residents. Reprisal raids took place against

7875-454: The city are built, or as Magandjin , a Yagara word referring to the tulipwood tree . Aboriginal Australians have lived in coastal South East Queensland for at least 22,000 years, with an estimated population between 6,000 and 10,000 individuals before European settlement in the 1820s. Aboriginal groups claiming traditional ownership of the area include the Yagara , Turrbal and Quandamooka peoples. A website representing

8000-452: The city which helped shake this stigma. In 1955, Wickham Terrace was the site of a terrorist incident involving shootings and bombs, by the German immigrant Karl Kast . Despite steady growth, Brisbane's development was punctuated by infrastructure problems. The state government under Joh Bjelke-Petersen began a major program of change and urban renewal, beginning with the central business district and inner suburbs. Trams in Brisbane were

8125-433: The current city heart: Barambin or York's Hollow camp (today's Victoria Park ) and Woolloon-cappem ( Woolloongabba / South Brisbane ), also known as Kurilpa . These camping grounds continued to function well into colonial times, and were the basis of European settlement in parts of Brisbane. In 1770, British navigator James Cook sailed through South Passage between the main offshore islands leading to

8250-409: The dance charts in the United Kingdom and United States. On 28 June 2010 American rapper Flo Rida released the single " Club Can't Handle Me " featuring Guetta. The song is included on the soundtrack album to the American 3D dance film Step Up 3D and Flo Rida's third studio album, Only One Flo (Part 1) . Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat was released on 26 August 2011. It

8375-490: The death of King George V in 1936, Albert square was widened to include the area which had been Albert Street, and renamed King George Square in honour of the King. An equestrian statue of the king and two Bronze Lion sculptures were unveiled in 1938. In 1939, armed farmers marched on the Queensland Parliament and stormed the building in an attempt to take hostage the Queensland Government led by Labor Premier William Forgan Smith , in an event that became known as

8500-402: The development of a new northern penal settlement , and an exploration party commanded by John Oxley further explored Moreton Bay in November 1823. Oxley explored the Brisbane River as far as Goodna , 20 km (12 mi) upstream from the present-day central business district of Brisbane. He also named the river after the governor of the time. Oxley also recommended Red Cliff Point for

8625-487: The distinctive bends in the river at St Lucia could have aided enemy bombers. Also used as a headquarters by the American troops during World War II was the T & G Building . About one million US troops passed through Australia during the war, as the primary co-ordination point for the South West Pacific. Wartime Brisbane was defined by the racial segregation of African American servicemen, prohibition and sly grog , crime, and jazz ballrooms . In 1942, Brisbane

8750-466: The end of 1840, Robert Dixon had begun work on the first plan of Brisbane Town, in anticipation of future development. The Roman Catholic church erected the Pugin Chapel in 1850, to the design by the gothic revivalist Augustus Pugin . Letters patent dated 6 June 1859, proclaimed by Sir George Ferguson Bowen on 10 December 1859, separated Queensland from New South Wales, whereupon Bowen became Queensland's first governor, with Brisbane chosen as

8875-424: The event, with the Sydney event streamed online to raise awareness for leading AIDS charity, (RED) on World AIDS Day. The 2015 Sydney event attracted a crowd of over 48,000, with 69 people being charged for drug supply and possession. A 25-year-old woman became ill at the 2015 Sydney festival and died in hospital from a drug overdose. A man was arrested on 4 December for supplying the woman with drugs. Also in 2015,

9000-493: The event. The 2011 Stereosonic Sydney was the largest festival ever held in Australia. 60,000 people were in attendance with more than 50 people charged for drug possession offences. The Public Order and Riot Squad were called in after patrons attacked police who were trying to break up fights and to assist with other crowd management issues. That year Stereosonic also sold out in Melbourne and Adelaide. The 2012 Perth event attracted almost 31,000 people. The 2012 Melbourne event

9125-404: The festival's second weekend. During this time Guetta, Vegas, and Mike also performed the latter two's long-awaited single with W&W : "Crowd Control". On 3 November 2017, Guetta and Afrojack released their single " Dirty Sexy Money " featuring Charli XCX and French Montana . This song is David Guetta's 3rd single from his upcoming 7th studio album, which was released in 2018. He performed

9250-558: The first " recession pop " albums. Its first single " When Love Takes Over ", which featured Kelly Rowland , peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and topped many other countries worldwide, selling over 5,5 million copies worldwide. His second single from the album, " Sexy Bitch " featuring Akon , became his second #1 in the UK. " One Love " featuring Estelle , " Memories " featuring Kid Cudi and " Gettin' Over You " featuring Chris Willis , Fergie and LMFAO followed. As of May 2011

9375-407: The first and probably only time during the concert. It features British singer-songwriter Amanda Wilson . On 11 September 2020, David Guetta and Sia reunited for new single " Let's Love ". The single was produced and recorded during isolation. On 17 July 2020, Guetta and Morten released their New Rave EP. Guetta and Morten started the new future rave sound movement in late 2019. Less than

9500-413: The first people in the world to hear it." The single, called " Ain't a Party ", was released on 8 July 2013. It is a collaboration between GLOWINTHEDARK and Harrison. Guetta released the artwork for his new single on his Instagram profile on 19 June 2013. In September, Guetta unveiled the music video for new track "One Voice" featuring indie singer Mikky Ekko . It was released on 4 November as part of

9625-405: The first stage the Queensland Art Gallery completed in 1982, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in 1985, and the Queensland Museum in 1986. Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and World Expo 88 . These events were accompanied by a scale of public expenditure, construction, and development not previously seen in the state of Queensland. Brisbane's population growth far exceeded

9750-629: The first sugarcane plantation in Queensland was established near Brisbane by Captain Louis Hope and John Buhôt . In 1864, the Great Fire of Brisbane burned through the central parts of the city, destroying much of Queen Street. The 1860s were a period of economic and political turmoil leading to high unemployment, in 1866 hundreds of impoverished workers convened a meeting at the Treasury Hotel , with

9875-781: The first two decades of the 21st century, and major infrastructure including the Howard Smith Wharves , Roma Street Parklands , Queens Wharf , the Brisbane Riverwalk , the Queen's Wharf casino and resort precinct, the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, the Clem Jones , Airport Link , and Legacy Way road tunnels, and the Airport , Springfield , Redcliffe Peninsula and Cross River Rail railway lines have been completed or are under construction. Brisbane will host

10000-461: The focus of group activities. The district was defined by open woodlands with rainforest in some pockets or bends of the Brisbane River. Being a resource-rich area and a natural avenue for seasonal movement, Meanjin and the surrounding areas acted as a way station for groups travelling to ceremonies and spectacles. The region had several large (200–600 person) seasonal camps, the biggest and most important located along waterways north and south of

10125-608: The former three reached number one in the United Kingdom. His 2011 follow-up album, Nothing but the Beat was met with continued success, containing the hit singles " Where Them Girls At " (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj ), " Little Bad Girl " (featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris ), " Without You " (featuring Usher ), " Titanium " (featuring Sia ) and " Turn Me On " (featuring Nicki Minaj). In 2018, he released his seventh album 7 , which included twelve tracks under his alias Jack Back . In 2019, he announced his creation of

10250-479: The governing political party in Queensland. In 1973, the Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in the city's entertainment district , was firebombed that resulted in 15 deaths, in what is one of Australia's worst mass killings . The 1974 Brisbane flood was a major disaster which temporarily crippled the city, and saw a substantial landslip at Corinda . During this era, Brisbane grew and modernised, rapidly becoming

10375-516: The importance of the tour. This did not stop the protest however with violent clashes between protestors and police erupting when several hundred demonstrators assembled outside a Brisbane motel on Thursday, 22 July 1971, where the Springbok team was staying. A second protest saw a large number of demonstrators assembled once more outside the Tower Mill Motel and after 15 minutes of peaceful protest,

10500-465: The joint company “Totem Onelove Group”. Tiesto headlined Stereosonic for his first Australian festival appearance since 2003. 2011: The Sydney Stereosonic event was held with the incorporation of ANZ Stadium as the main arena, attracting a crowd of 70,000 people. The Sydney event is the largest single day festival attendance ever in Australia. 2012 : Stereosonic attracts over 200,000 patrons across five Australian capital cities. The festival

10625-511: The last two decades. In March 2022, Guetta and Morten announced a joint US tour, which concluded at EDC Las Vegas on 21 May 2022. They also announced a residency at Hï Ibiza to take place every Friday from 3 June to 30 September 2022. On 8 April 2022, Guetta released the song " Crazy What Love Can Do " with British singer-songwriters Becky Hill and Ella Henderson . On 2 September 2022, Guetta teamed up with British DJ and producer Sigala alongside British singer-songwriter Sam Ryder on

10750-703: The mission, which became known as the German Station. Later in the 1860s many German immigrants from the Uckermark region in Prussia as well as from other German regions settled in the areas of Bethania , Beenleigh and the Darling Downs . These immigrants were selected and assisted through immigration programs established by Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang and Johann Christian Heussler and were offered free passage, good wages, and selections of land. Scottish immigrants from

10875-418: The national average in the last two decades of the 20th century, with a high level of interstate migration from Victoria and New South Wales. In the late 1980s Brisbane's inner-city areas were struggling with economic stagnation, urban decay and crime which resulted in an exodus of residents and business to the suburban fringe, in the early 1990s the city undertook an extensive and successful urban renewal of

11000-521: The new colony, reporting that ships could land at any tide and easily get close to the shore. The convict settlement party landed in Redcliffe on 13 September 1824 formally establishing the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement that would become Brisbane. The party was under the command of Lieutenant Henry Miller and consisted of 14 soldiers (some with wives and children) and 29 convicts. However,

11125-506: The number one dance-pop collaboration ever. He released his debut album, Just a Little More Love , in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). Guetta achieved mainstream success with his fourth album One Love (2009), which included his breakthrough singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), " Gettin' Over You " (with Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO ), " Sexy Bitch " (featuring Akon ) and " Memories " (featuring Kid Cudi );

11250-543: The port of Dalian to Townsville or Brisbane, the first Australian ports of call. Following the First World War , conflict arose between returned servicemen of the First Australian Imperial Force and socialists along with other elements of society that the ex-servicemen considered to be disloyal toward Australia. Over the course of 1918–1919, a series of violent demonstrations and attacks known as

11375-516: The prominent French journalist Bernard Guetta and French-Italian actress Nathalie Guetta  [ it ; fr ; pl ; fi ] . He also has a half-brother, Dominique Vidal and a half-sister, Joëlle Vidal from his mother's first marriage to French cybernetician Jacques Vidal. Guetta began to DJ at the Broad Club in Paris. He first played popular songs, and he discovered house music when he heard

11500-471: The region of US$ 100 million, with Music Business Worldwide citing a source saying it was more than that, but less than US$ 150 million. Pierre David Guetta was born on November 7, 1967 and was raised in Paris , France . Guetta's father, Pierre, was a sociologist who was born in a Moroccan Jewish family. His mother, Monique, was of Belgian descent. Through his father, Guetta is the younger half-brother of

11625-399: The same year, with the city receiving more than a year's rainfall during February 1893, leaving much of the city's population homeless. In 1896, the Brisbane river saw its worst maritime disaster with the capsize of the ferry Pearl , between the 80–100 people on board there were only 40 survivors. When the colonies federated in 1901, celebrations were held in Brisbane to mark the event, with

11750-697: The second time, almost a decade after he first took the No.1 spot in 2011. Guetta was presented his award during AMF Presents Top 100 DJs, a virtual awards show in Amsterdam that was broadcast to the world. On 31 December 2020, Guetta presented a New Year's Eve virtual concert from Musée du Louvre , United at Home – Paris Edition , as a fundraiser for UNICEF and Restos du Cœur . On 20 May 2021, Guetta released his new single " Heartbreak Anthem " in collaboration with Little Mix and Galantis . On 17 June 2021, Warner Music acquired rights to Guetta's recorded music catalog from

11875-496: The settlers abandoned this site after a year and moved to an area on the Brisbane River now known as North Quay, 28 km (17 mi) south, which offered a more reliable water-supply. The newly selected Brisbane region was plagued by mosquitoes at the time. After visiting the Redcliffe settlement, Sir Thomas Brisbane then travelled 45 km (28 mi) up the Brisbane River in December 1824. Governor Brisbane stayed overnight in

12000-466: The ship Fortitude arrived in Brisbane in 1849, enticed by Lang on the promise of free land grants. Denied land, the immigrants set up camp in York's Hollow waterholes in the vicinity of today's Victoria Park , Herston , Queensland. A number of the immigrants moved in and settled the suburb, naming it Fortitude Valley after the ship on which they arrived. Free settlers entered the area from 1835, and by

12125-552: The song "Living Without You". On 27 October, 2023, Guetta released a house -influenced afrobeat single " Big FU " featuring Nigerian singer Ayra Starr and American rapper Lil Durk . On 7 November 2024, Guetta released the song "Supernova Love" with the South Korean girl group Ive . Guetta married French nightclub manager Cathy Lobé in 1992. They had two children: son Tim Elvis Eric (born 9 February 2004) and daughter Angie (born 23 September 2007). After 22 years of marriage,

12250-602: The song would be integrated throughout the tournament, including during the opening and closing sequences for every television match broadcast , and will also be performed by Guetta at the Opening ceremony and Closing ceremony , as well as during a free concert at the Champ de Mars under the Eiffel Tower on 9 June. "This One's for You" was released on 13 May 2016, followed by a remix pack on 8 July. On 15 April 2016, Guetta released

12375-460: The song, including mixes by Fred Rister, Marc Mysterio, Laidback Luke , and Arno Cost and Norman Doray were released. A video clip for the song was filmed by Denys Thibaut in Montreal, featuring Guetta and Tara McDonald , picturing an executive assistant throwing paint all over her boss's office. McDonald also sang and co wrote "You're Not Alone" from this album. He has played in many countries around

12500-432: The songs and then-recent singles " Sun Goes Down ", "Pelican", "The Death of EDM", " Clap Your Hands " and a new version of " Bang My Head " featuring Fetty Wap alongside Sia . In December 2015, UEFA announced that Guetta would be the music ambassador for UEFA Euro 2016 , with the official song for the tournament being " This One's for You " featuring vocals from Swedish singer Zara Larsson . UEFA also announced that

12625-671: The state separated from New South Wales . By the late 19th century, the city had grown into a major port and centre of immigration. During World War II , the Allied command in the South West Pacific was based in the city, along with the headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur of the United States Army. Brisbane is a global centre for research and innovation and is a transportation hub, being served by large rail , bus and ferry networks, as well as Brisbane Airport and

12750-503: The temporary residence in 1910, and later made the permanent government house. In 1912, Tramway employees were stood down for wearing union badges which sparked Australia's first general strike , the 1912 Brisbane General Strike , which became known as Black Friday, for the savagery of the police baton charges on crowds of trade unionists and their supporters. In 1917, during World War I , the Commonwealth Government conducted

12875-652: The third single from Schulz's third album, Uncovered , entitled " Shed a Light " which also featured American DJs Cheat Codes . The song was released on 25 November and certified Gold and Platinum in various European countries. On 24 March 2017, Guetta released " Light My Body Up ". The single was his fourth collaboration with rapper Nicki Minaj and also featured Lil Wayne . The following month, on 28 April, Guetta released his collaboration with DJ Afrojack entitled " Another Life ". The song featured singer Ester Dean . On 9 June 2017, Guetta's single " 2U " featuring Justin Bieber

13000-658: The two albums Nothing But The Beat and Nothing But The Beat 2.0 together. Summer 2012 Guetta played in Finland in Weekend Festival and he was the festival's headliner also for year 2013. 15 March saw the third single release from Nothing but the Beat 2.0 entitled " Play Hard ". The song features vocals from American singers Ne-Yo and Akon . Nothing But the Beat is a feature-length biographical documentary about Guetta's rise to fame, featuring many of his collaborators, including Kelly Rowland , will.i.am and Snoop Dogg. It

13125-581: The video was confirmed to have been faked. On 23 August, Guetta confirmed the album's title as 7 and revealed its track list, including the singles "2U", "Like I Do", "Flames" and " Don't Leave Me Alone ". The album also included the Bebe Rexha and J Balvin featured single, " Say My Name ". In December 2019, Guetta led a DJ set at an Avicii tribute concert where he previewed a previously unheard collaboration with Avicii, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack . In Guetta's own words, he played "Before I Say Goodbye" for

13250-450: The vocals of Nicki Minaj and Bebe Rexha , and also features Afrojack . The single proved successful, reaching the top ten in the UK and in the US. On 22 June 2015, Guetta became the third artist to reach 2 billion streams on Spotify and released a remix of "Hey Mama" by Boaz van de Beatz to celebrate the occasion. On 27 November 2015, Guetta re-released Listen as Listen Again to promote

13375-606: The vocals of Romy Dya. On 25 January 2018 Guetta released a remix version of Sia 's Helium along with Dutch DJ Afrojack . This marks Guetta's and Sia's sixth collaboration. On 16 February 2018, David Guetta released his new song " Mad Love ", together with Sean Paul and Becky G . A few months before the release Sean Paul reported that Shakira would be the singer of the song, but she has been replaced by Becky G. A week later, Guetta released his second collaboration with Martin Garrix and Dutch DJ Brooks entitled " Like I Do ". Guetta's seventh collaboration with Sia, " Flames ",

13500-860: The waters of the Biscayne Bay from his location at the Icon Brickell . Funds were raised for the World Health Organisation , Feeding South Florida, Feeding America , and the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpitaux de France . On 30 May 2020, Guetta performed at New York City 's Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center for the second edition of United At Home to a virtual crowd of over 24 million to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. The event, titled " Major League Soccer and Heineken presents United at Home", raised half

13625-452: The website and Facebook page for more information". No event was planned in 2019. 2007: Totem Industries and Onelove Music Group started Stereosonic music festival in Melbourne. 2008: Stereosonic expands and is held in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. 2009: Stereosonic was held as a truly national event across (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide). 2010: Totem Industries and Onelove Music officially form

13750-613: The world to promote the album. He played in Mauritius in January 2008, accompanied by French rapper JoeyStarr . In the same year, he and his wife Cathy also planned a new event which took place in the Stade de France on 5 July 2008. The event was called "UNIGHTED", he performed with Tiësto , Carl Cox , Joachim Garraud and Martin Solveig in front of a crowd of 40,000. In 2009, he was placed third in

13875-460: Was a minor club hit. In 1994, Guetta became the manager of Le Palace nightclub and he continued to organise parties there and in other clubs, such as the "Scream" parties in Les Bains-Douches . In 2001, Guetta and Joachim Garraud founded Gum Productions, and in the same year Guetta's first hit single, "Just a Little More Love", featuring American singer Chris Willis was released. Willis

14000-444: Was acquired by U.S. based global electronic music company SFX Entertainment of New York. As of 2012, it was regarded as Australia's fastest growing music festival. In 2016 however, the event was cancelled with the promise that it would return "bigger and better". The festival did not return in 2017, and no announcements have been made regarding its revival for 2018 or beyond. Onelove Music Group announced new event – Festival X . It

14125-502: Was attended by around 45,000 people. That event saw the arrest of 92 festival-goers on drugs charges. In 2013, Stereosonic expanded to a two-day festival format across all five cities, enabling more than 50 international artists and over 300 local emerging Australian acts to perform. This was the first time an Australian festival, held on such a large scale across five cities, had been held on multi-days in densely populated cities. Calvin Harris , David Guetta and Armin van Buuren headlined

14250-578: Was both the red light district of colonial Brisbane and its Chinatown , and was the site of prostitution , sly grog , and opium dens . In 1888, Frog's Hollow was the site of anti-Chinese riots, where more than 2000 people attacked Chinese homes and businesses. In 1893 Brisbane was affected by the Black February flood , when the Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February and again in June in

14375-453: Was co-written by Guetta and Austin Bis . On 20 February 2015, the third single from the album " What I Did for Love " featuring Emeli Sandé was issued. On 30 April 2015, the song was released as a special version featuring vocals from Japanese singer Namie Amuro for her studio album Genic . In March 2015, Guetta released the fourth single from Listen , entitled " Hey Mama ". It features

14500-493: Was financed by the energy drink, burn , with whom Guetta became a brand ambassador from 2011. Together with burn, Guetta also provided support and mentoring for the burn-sponsored "burn studios residency" program for up-and-coming DJs. Guetta also wrote, produced, and featured on Rihanna 's seventh studio album, Unapologetic , and acts as the support act for the European leg of her Diamonds World Tour . In 2012, Guetta created

14625-463: Was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe as a place for secondary offenders from the Sydney colony , and soon moved to North Quay in 1825 on the banks of the Brisbane River, so named for British army general and Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane . German Lutherans established the first free settlement of Zion Hill at Nundah in 1838, and in 1859 Brisbane was chosen as Queensland's capital when

14750-454: Was planned for 2018, but did not happen: "Due to unforeseen last-minute changes in artist availability, the partners involved in Festival X have agreed not to proceed with the 2018 event. We set out to deliver the very best experience and the compromises to the proposed line-up did not meet the vision that we have for FestivalX. More news will follow on our future plans for FestivalX – stay tuned to

14875-403: Was released as a double-disc album; one disc being vocal and the other being electronic. Guetta was inspired by rock bands such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay to add rock influences to his dance productions. " Where Them Girls At " featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj , the first single off the album, was released worldwide on 2 May 2011. " Little Bad Girl ", with Taio Cruz and Ludacris ,

15000-732: Was released as the second single on 28 June 2011. The third single, " Without You " with Usher , was released on 27 September 2011. Guetta has also released four promotional singles for Nothing But the Beat which were " Titanium " with Sia , " Lunar " with Afrojack , " Night of Your Life " with Jennifer Hudson , and " The Alphabeat ". The album also features the hit singles " Sweat " with Snoop Dogg and " Turn Me On " with Nicki Minaj. Guetta teamed up with Afrojack and Tara McDonald again to release "Pandemonium" on his FMIF Ibiza Mix 2011 compilation through EMI records. Guetta also performed alongside Nicky Romero and Nervo at London's Alexandra Palace on 1 June 2012. A re-release of Nothing but

15125-505: Was released on 22 March 2018. On 29 June 2018, Guetta announced in an interview with Billboard China that he was almost finished working on his seventh studio album and that it would be released after the summer of 2018. During that summer when he played Tomorrowland , a video emerged of Guetta apparently playing a remixed version of the Spanish Falangist anthem Cara al Sol used during Francisco Franco 's dictatorship. However,

15250-468: Was released on 29 November 2010. The first single, titled "Who's That Chick?" featuring Rihanna was released a few weeks prior. On 16 June 2009, The Black Eyed Peas released the Guetta-produced " I Gotta Feeling " as their second single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. . It became a worldwide hit topping the charts in seventeen countries. It became the most downloaded song of all-time in

15375-521: Was released, this song was featured on Worldhit and marked the Top 200 in over 40 countries as well as certifying Gold to Multi Platinum in many European and Oceanian countries. The end on the month saw Guetta release a remix version of " Versace on the Floor " by Bruno Mars and served as the third single from Mars's highly successful album 24K Magic . During the summer, Guetta headlined Tomorrowland , providing

15500-509: Was the site of a violent clash between visiting US military personnel and Australian servicemen and civilians, which resulted in one death and hundreds of injuries. This incident became known colloquially as the Battle of Brisbane . Post-war Brisbane had developed a big country town stigma, an image the city's politicians and marketers were very keen to remove. In the late 1950s, an anonymous poet known as The Brisbane Bard generated much attention to

15625-575: Was vacationing in France when he met Guetta. Guetta's debut album Just a Little More Love was released in 2002 on Virgin Records and sold over 300,000 copies. The follow-up singles, (" Love Don't Let Me Go ", " People Come People Go " and " Give Me Something "), were released in 2002. Guetta released a compilation, F*ck Me I'm Famous , in 2003, named after his party in Ibiza. It included " Just for One Day (Heroes) ",

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