Photos by Marc Fong // Written by Mike Frash //

Zedd //
Fox Theater Oakland – Oakland
October 9th, 2013 //

Zedd has settled on a pretty effective and lucrative EDM sound. Just take a look at the German DJ’s two sold-out shows in Oakland last week while on his “Moment of Clarity World Tour.”

Let’s be honest here: This is not just the future of pop music, but the immediate present. Encroaching into Kaskade’s long-developed aesthetic but producing singles like “Clarity” even more accessible for radio play, Zedd’s music is anthemic and centered around angelic female vocals.

Along these lines, Zedd is now cashing in — wouldn’t you? — by producing tracks for Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. A Zedd show still packs a punch, giving bass heads the drops and video-game inspired noises they crave, and we were on the scene at the Fox Theater to capture every moment of it.

Setlist:
Spectrum (Tristan Garner & Gregori Klosman Knight Remix)
In My Mind (Swedish House Mafia cover)
Here & Now (Ummet Ozcan cover)
Wake Me Up (Avicii cover)
It’s You (Duck Sauce cover) (DJ Snake Remix)
Komon (Madeon cover)
Breakn’ a Sweat (Skrillex cover) (Zedd Remix)
Kick Out the Epic Motherfucker (Dada Life cover)
BBBS (Clockwork cover)
Anxiety (Charlie Darker cover)
Ode to Oi (TJR cover) (Crookers Remix)
Slam the Door
Cinema (Benny Benassi cover)
Animals (Martin Garrix cover)
Animals (Martin Garrix cover) (Martin Garrix & Victor Niglio Trap Remix)
Animals (Martin Garrix cover) (Botnek Remix)
Karmma (Deep Dish cover)
Stay the Night (DJ Snake Remix)
Toulouse (Nicky Romero cover) (Tommy Trash Remix)
Clarity
Nuke (Wolfgang Gartner cover)
Silhouettes (Avicii cover) (Syn Cole Mix)
LRAD (Knife Party cover)
Bubble Butt (Major Lazer cover) (Dada Life Remix)
Atom (Nari & Milani cover) (Afrojack Edit)
Mercy (Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz cover) (RL Grime & Salva Remix)
Clarity (Brillz Remix)
Niggas in Paris (Jay-Z & Kanye West cover)
Bird Machine (DJ Snake cover)
Coming Home (Diddy – Dirty Money cover)
Quasar (Hard Rock Sofa cover)
Follow You Down
Reload (Sebastian Ingrosso cover)
Safe and Sound (Capital Cities cover) (Tommie Sunshine & Live City Remix)
Save the World (Swedish House Mafia cover) (Zedd Remix)
ID (Dillon Francis cover)
Awooga (Calvin Harris cover)
I Love It (Icona Pop cover) (Sick Individuals Remix)
Push Play
Sub Zero (Rick Mitchells cover)
The Legend of Zelda Theme (Koji Kondo cover)
Just Another Groove (Mighty Dub Katz cover) (Lookback Remix)
Datsun Tropicalia (2 Edit cover) (Torro Torro Remix)
Through the Night (Botnek cover)
Codec
Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris cover)
Greyhound (Swedish House Mafia cover)
Tung! (Deniz Koyu cover)
Stache
Fall Into the Sky
Freak (Lucky Date cover)
Bender (Tom Piper cover) (Angger Dimas Remix)
Bounce (Marco del Horno cover)
Uncle Sam (Dirty Disco Youth cover)
Spectrum
Lost at Sea
Alive (Empire of the Sun cover) (Zedd Remix)