This past weekend, local artist and international sensation Deadmau5 played to 20,000+ people at the Rogers Centre (formerly known as the Skydome) in Toronto.

Years ago, there was a time where 10,000 – 15,000 person raves were commonplace every weekend in Toronto, but a government crackdown forced those crowds to disperse into the clubs, and we never saw those kind of numbers again. Many of the fans of the music disappeared forever, or were lost to other genres. It was a sad time for electronic dance music.

Thankfully, things come in cycles. This past weekend shows that there is a demand for the music out there, and even if mega-stars like Deadmau5 and Skrillex are the artists to lure them in, it’s now the job of the local promoters to grab on to those new fans and keep them coming out on a regular basis.

That’s the challenge! Lets see which promoters are up for it.