When I got there it looked like nobody got the memo. The crowd was pretty thin. The event started and I would say barely 200 people were present. As the night progressed, people showed up by the hundreds. By midnight, there were easily thousands partying. The countdown was epic, the djs were epic. I brought my girlfriend who HATES techno/dubstep/electronic music and shes decided for me that we are attending the next one in DC too. The crowd was a little rowdy at this particular venue, at one point they stopped the music and told everyone to stop pushing forward stay in a spot and have fun. Safety = big plus..This was easily in the top 3 best nights of my life. Be warned, u will not leave the event without paint on you. It's a paint party man!! It washes out easy though, just throw ur clothes in the wash as soon as u get home. I bought the VIP package which allowed us speedy entry (not picking up from willcall tho, I wish they had separate windows), a great quality shirt, a swagg wristband and drawstring bag, a CD with sick tunes and a bottle of paint. Value wise, the VIP ticket is worth the extra $20 IMO.