So, I did:

I have to give a big thanks to the Drumsheds staff for allowing me in with my LED backpack (which was oversized), and LED outfit, which was within the rules, but because wires and bombs and scared people, could have been denied (like it was at Creamfields where the security staff was much less nice and didn't give a rat's ass that they were pointlessly punishing customers):

plenty of drink options and some decent enough food

So great to see my friends again, ironic that we have to go around the world to meet :)

Natalie came with a lot of dancing energy :)

The ABGT favorites of the year opened the day:

oh no, I have bad news for you :)

trancewax, not really trance, though

tony means business :)

genix was not really my favorite

Ilan did a nice set again

better gear than me :)

And then it was finally time for the trio, ABGT is the only time you don't get a random 2 out of 3 :)

and the signature wave off

We sure had a great time:

Video summary:

Natalie and I made it to the live stream a bit:

This was obviously not ABGT350 Prague scale, but given the travel restrictions (and the UK sure made it a pain to travel there, not counting the required additional covid test required for foreigners as their vaccine cards were not recognized), this was a good party, plenty of people were still able to attend.
Those who know me, know that I've become a bit wary of Above and Beyond shows since they include more and more random EDM genres that I don't appreciate as much (yes, that's on me), but this set was enjoyable overall, not too much 'deep' which really isn't my thing (indeed, that was kept for the next day).
Thanks to everyone, including again Drumsheds for letting me in with my outfit and LED backpack, which sure wasn't true of creamfields.

And yes, getting up at 06:00 the next morning to catch a flight to Romania for untold festival, was a bit rough, but it's all worth it in the end :)