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Michael Leon, who fell in love with house music 17 years ago at Coachella, believes that there’s a lot of softness and entitlement in new-age EDM fans.

“When I was 25 at festivals, I was lucky to wake up inside my tent, ready to full send it again with my crew in nature for the next 20 hours, 3 days in a row,” the Desert Hearts Records founder recently tweeted. “Now these kids need clean sheets and complimentary breakfast to enjoy a festival.”

Not that you’ll need to camp outside the former State Theater, but just know that he—along with support acts Lee Reynolds, Brian Busto, and Illanoise—has paid his general admission dues.

Tickets to see Mike Lion play Floridian Social in St. Petersburg on Friday, Sept. 1 are still available and start at $25.

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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...