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Saturday's Legends tent at Wavefront Music Festival in Chicago was a unique tribute to those who made Chicago house what it is, from start to finish. Ralphi Rosario, DIZ, Gene Farris, and Derrick Carter back-to-back Mark Farina all delivered beyond expectation, but it was Frankie Knuckles set at the end of the evening (including a thirty minute live performance from the first superstar Chicago house vocalist Jamie Principle) that defined the whole festival for some.
Chicago Heritage legends reclaim throne at Wavefront Festival Day 2
With an overcast sky and many festival goers still recovering from the night before, the Saturday edition of the Wavefront Music Festival got off to a slow start, but by no means does that mean it was not one for the record books. The Wave Stage brought the bass with quality names like Caspa and Rusko, the Oasis Stage hosted some of the guys from Seth Troxler's Visionquest label as well as a lengthy set from the three men of Apollonia, and of course, the Legends tent belonged to Chicago house veterans Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Ralphi Rosario, and Gene Farris (among others). Here's what really stuck out for us yesterday: