When Adriana stepped onto the stage at Golden Plains Festival, she wasn’t just playing a DJ set — she was building a cultural moment. Backed by the Pontian dance group Akrites, her performance fused Greek tradition with deep, contemporary sounds. The result? A crowd of 15,000 people completely entranced — and a ripple effect that went far beyond the dancefloor.
They said, you know, Adriana, the first dance was awesome. But that second dance was everything... And when I devoted that last dance and performance to my late father, there was such a beautiful energy that everyone just fully embraced.
It wasn’t just the crowd who felt the weight of that moment — even the dancers, many of whom had never set foot in a festival before, found themselves transformed.
They were like, ‘Where are we?’ Some had never been to a music festival before. I bring them backstage and they're like, ‘We have our own green room? We’re not used to even having a room to get changed in
Her mission has always been to bring something distinctly her own to the music scene — a space where culture, identity and sound collide.
Greek music isn’t the coolest… but it’s who I am. And I had to find a way to make it work on my own terms.
And the community? They’ve shown up, time and time again — not just to dance, but to bear witness to something personal, expansive, and deeply communal.
In this episode, Adriana shares the full story behind that iconic set and why celebrating where you come from can sometimes be the most radical thing of all.
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