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Identity Festival @ Jiffy Lube Live

Posted on August 31, 2011

BRISTOW, VA - August 18th, 2011 - Kaskade headlines the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. The festival, touring for the first time this year, is bringing over 35 electronic artists to 20 cities over the course of the summer. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)
This was a weird day, and not just because of all the kids in attendance were high on something. Battled through a huge rainstorm to get out there, only to have it reach the venue right when DJ Shadow headlined the second stage. I managed to escape without getting my gear too wet, so I guess it all turned out OK.

BRISTOW, VA - August 18th, 2011 - Dim Mak Records founder Steve Aoki performs at the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. The festival, touring for the first time this year, is bringing over 35 electronic artists to 20 cities over the course of the summer. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)

BRISTOW, VA - August 18th, 2011 - Olivia Curry (center) enjoys DJ Steve Aoki's set at the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)

BRISTOW, VA - August 18th, 2011 - Dim Mak Records founder Steve Aoki performs at the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. The festival, touring for the first time this year, is bringing over 35 electronic artists to 20 cities over the course of the summer. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)

We were allowed first 15 minutes of each DJ in the photo pit, but most everyone had a huge stage set up so shooting from the pit was the worst angle in the venue. I shot most of these photos from the crowd. I had to dodge all the glowsticks everyone was throwing, but other than that it wasn’t too bad. Seriously though, in most cases the crowd was the most visually appealing part of any frame I could capture.

BRISTOW, VA - August 18th, 2011 - Brisitsh dubstep act Rusko perform at the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. The festival, touring for the first time this year, is bringing over 35 electronic artists to 20 cities over the course of the summer. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)

BRISTOW, VA - August 18th, 2011 - Swedish DJ Avicii performs at the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. The festival, touring for the first time this year, is bringing over 35 electronic artists to 20 cities over the course of the summer. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)

BRISTOW, VA - August 18th, 2011 - Kaskade headlines the Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA. The festival, touring for the first time this year, is bringing over 35 electronic artists to 20 cities over the course of the summer. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP)

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Identity Festival @ Jiffy Lube Live – Images by Kyle Gustafson

Kyle Gustafson is a freelance photographer based in Washington, D.C. His work appears weekly in The Washington Post. Complex Magazine named him one of the 50 Greatest Concert Photographers Right Now.

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