{"id":551912,"date":"2017-08-21T13:47:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T17:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=551912"},"modified":"2017-08-21T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T17:50:05","slug":"on-site-puma-xo-parallels-launch-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/on-site-puma-xo-parallels-launch-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"On Site \/\/ The Weeknd x PUMA Parallels Launch Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

words & photos by Matthew Barron<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first day of my first ever Agenda Las Vegas, I\u2019m in taxi full of boutique owners with over two decades of experience and I can\u2019t help but think, \u201cAbel is 100% on stage right now and we are 100% about to show up too late.\u201d We just got a text saying that the party is at capacity\u2026 but screw it, we\u2019re gonna pull up anyway. The eight of us climb out of the SUV, push open the chainlink fence and follow a trail of XO<\/i> logos down a concrete path towards the back entrance of a secret production studio in west Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Silence at the front entrance makes us skeptical. The chop-shop-turned-dystopian event venue has no guide lights or event signs, no surrounding hotels or casinos and is enclosed by nothing but loose gravel plots and small business parking lots. The Vegas skyline — and our Venetian home — is in the distance, but the city lights shine comfort over our uneasiness.<\/p>\n

Party sounds are becoming increasingly audible with each step. As we turn the corner, we can see stage lights shining through a garage door opening, but there\u2019s no line \u2014 maybe they sent everyone home?<\/p>\n

Then I hear it! The Weeknd<\/strong> is on stage (that means we\u2019ve missed Kaytranada\u2019s set) and for some reason, I haven\u2019t started running in yet\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cPeace, I\u2019m about to get these shots.\u201d<\/p>\n