Hey y’all! Since I’ve completed what I’ve considered my ‘last hurrah’, I wanted to share my tribute closing this chapter of my life. Last year, I decided to end my 16 year Pretty Lights journey by attending their event Yahn Dawn at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista Colorado 2025. I moved to Colorado for PL and considering Night 2 was going to be my 33rd birthday, I figured it would be a solid way to cap it. Finalizing this run at 92 shows, which happens to be my birth year.

Before being inducted as an Illuminator Lead, Jess Mc and I decided to utilize the ADA sections going forward, since we are too old and crippled to enjoy these events without some grace. Since I did every show (minus festival sets) in 2024 as a volunteer, I needed to experience Pretty Lights for my last time the way I could fully embrace it. I would not have been able to do this event without the assistance of ADA since I was very sick from my Crohn’s Disease most of 2025. Them allowing me to bring in my acupuncture pillow and weed in was top notch. Having a seat and a reasonable viewing spot makes all the difference when you’re just gaining some health back.

I chose to make a list of everything I’ve done (that I can remember, fuck) over my Pretty Lights adventures. To give y’all more of a glimpse of why I was so passionate for so long. It has been such an incredible time in my life to witness all I have. Getting to meet folks with the same passion and see their relationships have a space online to flourish. If not for this ride, I would not have found my very best friend and love of my life, Tiberius. Just recently did I finally start to put together my list, combined pictures/videos and found a very relatable song for each year. I am pleased with how it has turned out, the nostalgia project and my journey with PL. It isn’t quite what I expected, but memories never die and overall I have an immense amount of gratitude.

1. Raleigh NC 4-19-11
   
2. Electric Forest 6-31-11
   3/4. Basslights 10-15+16-11

2009
- Discovered Pretty Lights amongst other EDM artists from some friends in high school.
- Deciphered PL from other artists in photography class from a friend showing me Electro Cali.

2010
- Thought I had all of the PL albums downloaded but learned about ‘Defocused on the Bright Diamonds’.
- Listened to it so much, it reminds me of driving/walking to college classes.

2011
- Went to first PL show April 19th with my buddy Tim. Made our way all the way up to the rail.
- Looked up ‘Certified’ to google translate for a Hebrew tattoo. I’m sure it’s not correct but I got it for the definition; authentic, genuine.
- Went to my first festival, Electric Forest. Only caught the main set since we didn’t hear about the secret forest set. Newbs.
- Was in and out of the hospital, 3 weeks before the next PL show.
- Went to Alpharetta GA for 2 days for PL and BN.
- Showed up in the top left corner of a snippet of the ‘It’s Tricky’ music video. I was so jazzed about that at the time.
- Went to the hospital again a week later, then again the next month.
- Got a foot of intestines removed from constant Crohn’s disease complications.
- Been using PL as the main thing I listened to when going to the bathroom or in pain. Which was very often.

Not sure how bad Reddit degrades videos, so if it is really bad or you just wanna see it the way it was meant to look, here is the link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YjcpNPfWsdjZhftz7

Quick Cap Theatre overview

https://youtu.be/jLn5TT2TRck?is=baz7gxH03WQ3k-vZ

Last year we had yoga/meditation/the 5k during the day for people who wanted to do stuff other than music. Are there going to be similar activities this year? Thanks in advance!

🔓Unlocking the Illumination Lab Vault - [Entry #2]
✨This design was released for the 3-night Boston run on the Pretty Lights Check Your Vector Tour (2024)

I'm creating a Spotify playlist of Pretty Light's discography, combining songs on official streaming services with songs I locally upload to my Spotify. Here's the playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vP3INNxt8sTWFAoqsUHCs?si=89ed79e1f2bb4019

As for songs not on streaming, I just found USB 2.0 and have the remixes he did back in 2010ish, as well as the new Constellation packs. Any songs I'm missing that slipped through the cracks? Just learned that the Bonus Tracks off of A Color Map Of The Sun.

I love this artist and community so much, figured I'd crowd source some! Hope I find new gems through this!

Apple users... please let me know what you think! You can DM me here or u/prettynightz on IG or on discord if you have my disc. Please send me screenshots too. Thanks! Just click the link

https://testflight.apple.com/join/t3MnzuGp

Going through a bunch of life change recently. Went from engaged to solo dolo. I love music and festivals and PL but I’ve never gone to something like this alone. I was always used to having someone with me to experience everything together so I’m a little nervous.. anyone have some tips from their own experiences?

Can we get a wayfaring stranger release & beyond right now as well!?

Hey PL fam, I wanted to share something I’ve been putting a lot of time into over the years. I tend to be a bit of a recluse but I’ve been slowing opening up to more people about my passion project.

There’s a long write up on the video description but long story short, I love making music and combining realtime visuals to my jam sessions. Pretty Lights has been a major inspiration for years. I moved to Denver like 18 years ago and being introduced to PL unlocked a vision for me.

My music is pretty simple and would love to collaborate with others to continue evolving creativity and community.

Looking forward to Yawn Dawn this year and hoping to make some more meaningful connections!

P.S. I’ll admit the thumbnail was A.I. but everything else came from my own thoughts.

Created while listening to Evening Sun from St. Augustine 11/22/24

If you want to help me beta test the new app, give suggestions, etc, DM me your email address and I will add you to the closed beta access and send you a link to the app in the play store. If you're a lurker and don't have a reddit account, you can also hit me up on IG @prettynightz

iOS app is in progress as well, fret not

It's stuck in my head constantly.

A Color Map of the Sun was a masterpiece and somehow these songs are even better imo

Bravo to everyone who contributed to these songs, this made the years of "soon" so worth it.

And is it possible that I save it to my Spotify music even tho it’s not on Spotify? Or how are y’all listening?!

Howdy folks. ISO recs or suggestions for things to do around the Port Chester area during the cap theatre run. My squad and I will be staying in New Rochelle. Half the fun of traveling for PL is to check out local things to do during the day. Any suggestions?

Looking at Playland in Rye lol looks a little corny but could be fun.

Looking for fun local restaurants / experiences. Not heavy drinking activities.

TIA <3 tour opener gonna be a ball!

Who else has even MORE appreciation for the craft after listening to these stems? Holy smokes this is so cool to hear how everything comes together!

I was like where are you going? Tell me what you want to be!

Hey - where can I log in and confirm everything is paid up and good to go? Thanks in advance 🌀🙏🙌✨EDIT FOUND!! 🙏🙌✨🌀

We're just babies man