Similar to the enormous butterflies hovering above Michael Bibi, a metamorphosis unfurled over the weekend in London, the place the DJ headlined the most important digital present within the metropolis’s historical past.
The uncommon most cancers that had as soon as threatened to clip his personal wings served a brand new goal for Bibi, who on Saturday evening shattered data at Finsbury Park by drawing over 45,000 attendees. The momentous hometown efficiency kicked off his celebratory “One Life” tour after a brutal six-month battle with CNS Lymphoma.
“I’m nonetheless very a lot in restoration,” Bibi advised Billboard previous to the present. “I am solely doing a really, very, very, very restricted variety of exhibits and ensuring they’re one of the best that they’ll probably be.”
Mission completed. As lights danced and our bodies swayed, Bibi unfolded a deliriously exuberant celebration of life snatched from the jaws of mortality. Large LED screens projected aching footage from these darkish days within the hospital in addition to video montages together with flashback scenes from the DJ’s childhood along with his father, who finally joined him onstage for a dramatic guitar solo.
The evening was a dwelling, respiration affirmation that even in our darkest hours, the human spirit can emerge—not simply intact, however radiant and able to transfer the plenty. Take a look at 10 photographs from Bibi’s historic live performance under.
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