# Opening DJs Are EDM Twitter’s Latest Trend: TF Word 1. [TF Word](https://www.ticketfairy.com/no/word.md) 2. [Featured](https://www.ticketfairy.com/no/word/category/featured.md) 3. Opening DJs Are EDM Twitter’s Latest Trend - [Featured](https://www.ticketfairy.com/no/word/category/featured.md) - [Music](https://www.ticketfairy.com/no/word/category/music.md) # Opening DJs Are EDM Twitter’s Latest Trend As club and festival goers, our attention is often captured by strobe lights, confetti, and the smoke guns surrounding the best and the most prominent DJs. [Sagar Deshmukh](https://www.ticketfairy.com/no/word/author/sagar0204.md) 19 august 2022 · 5 min lesing As club and festival goers, our attention is often captured by strobe lights, confetti, and the smoke guns surrounding the best and the most prominent DJs. **(DISCLAIMER: This is a personal opinion)** But have we spared a thought for the DJs that kick the night off, warming the crowd up for the headlining act? Opening DJs have to do it all; push their show on social media until the last hour. Once that is done – gather people for their set, knowing very well that no one will possibly turn up so early, and then comes the most challenging part – setting the tone for the night. However, in the last few years, we have seen the perception of an opening DJ change significantly. DJs have been carefully navigating their sets without killing the flow of the night and getting people to dance in the opening stages of the night. The rule is simple: keep it groovy, build the energy steadily, don’t play the headliner’s music, and you have a tight and solid opening set. It’s no secret that half of Instagram’s funny content is Twitter screenshots, and when Twitter picks up a topic, it’s bound to stir for a while. Similarly, in the last two weeks, we witnessed [EDM Twitter](https://twitter.com/search?q=edm%20twitter&src=typed_query&f=top) speak extensively about the role of opening DJs. There have been some witty tweets from fans and DJs worldwide between the intense conversations. Now that I’ve articulated what I think about opening DJ slots, here are some picks from EDM Twitter’s latest trend that are worth a chuckle. Starting with the best one, of course. Tip for DJs, maybe get a table for the headliner to enjoy the cookies, so you’re a sure-shot booking for their next show. Pun intended, and for the ones that will follow. > the most important job for the opening dj is to always make sure they leave a plate of warm cookies & a glass of milk on the decks so the headliner can enjoy a nice snack while they wait for their prerecorded set to finish playing > > — Mike (@MikeG7\_) [August 9, 2022](https://twitter.com/MikeG7_/status/1556792443965739010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) …and the next one. Why bother playing when no one’s going to stand in front of you at all. Just switch off the console and wait the headliner to arrive. Make sure you get some cookies to kill time. > im sorry but if you are an opening DJ you shouldn't play music at all. Thats the headliners job. > > — nor. (@grooovynor) [August 8, 2022](https://twitter.com/grooovynor/status/1556714985753088000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) This one goes out to the DJs who have played at 4.30 PM when the headliner is supposed to take over at 10 PM. I feel you. > If ur the opening dj you should be opening the dj opening the for the opening dj the for the dj for the opening the dj for dj opening for the opening dj should opening ur dj be opening for the dj > > — Electric Hawk ??? (@Electric\_Hawk) [August 8, 2022](https://twitter.com/Electric_Hawk/status/1556789533533929475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) This one is going to hurt a lot of DJs, including myself. Luca Lush really woke up and chose violence. > DJs be tweeting about opening instead of simply opening their DAW > > — LUCA LUSH (@LUCALUSH) [August 9, 2022](https://twitter.com/LUCALUSH/status/1556811029027250176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Afrojack went all in with this one. No remorse for the opening DJs who would like to stand right next to the console and shout 1..2..3..4 > dj before me playing titanium 15 min before i start ? > > — AFROJACK (@afrojack) [August 8, 2022](https://twitter.com/afrojack/status/1556464249219624960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) This man has asked an incredibly important question. As an opening DJ, why do you want to play music at all? That’s the headliner’s job. > as an opening dj why are you playing music??? > > — ?? junk food ?? (@JunkFoodDJ) [August 9, 2022](https://twitter.com/JunkFoodDJ/status/1556977261894565888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) This tweet is openly asking for an opening DJ to never see the inside of a club as a DJ ever again. Smart move, headliners. https://twitter.com/Chaskey66/status/1557200582653255680 Think about it; think about the people in the crowd who are early sleepers. Just play the set of your life and let people go home nice and early. The headliner can steal someone’s thunder some time later. Preferably before bedtime. > The opening dj should only play the hypest shit ever because by the time the headlining DJ goes on its real late and folks wanna wind down and go to sleep soon. > > — elvin t (@theElvin\_T) [August 10, 2022](https://twitter.com/theElvin_T/status/1557158150792527873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) If you don’t play anything from the Shrek movies, why are you even an opening DJ? \*cue I Need A Hero\* > Opening DJs have a responsibility…to play at least one of these spicy hot bangers during their set [pic.twitter.com/rdHR75aAdz](https://t.co/rdHR75aAdz) > > — rachel (@rachelxxnaroz) [August 9, 2022](https://twitter.com/rachelxxnaroz/status/1557122924246597632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Opening DJs, take note; If nothing’s going right in your set, playing crazy frog would be a smart move. > Opening DJs should just play crazy frog until their set ends. > > Sorry, I don’t make the rules > > — ? M A R Z ?? (@iammarzofficial) [August 9, 2022](https://twitter.com/iammarzofficial/status/1557082541378658306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Finally, to end it all, [CASHEW](https://twitter.com/cashew_music)asks an important question; what’s next, Twitter? > okay we did opening dj, we did sync, we did ableton vs fl, what’s left on the twitter schedule for this year? > > — CASHEW (@cashew\_music) [August 11, 2022](https://twitter.com/cashew_music/status/1557731184826023937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Which one was your favorite tweet? Let us know as we leave you with the most epic DJ fails, right from bedroom DJs to celebrities. Have fun! 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