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What was the only thing featured at this year’s X Games that could set the chilled crowd on fire?

After all, what could be more intense than watching Shaun White eat the side of the half pipe?

What could be more exciting than Bobby Brown’s record breaking Big Air perfect score?

And what could be hotter than Simon Dumont’s sparkling blue eyes? 

Resoundingly Ghostland Observatory’s free concert at the base of Aspen Mountain was the answer.

The performance given by Behrens and Turner can be summed up in one word: extreme. 

In an outdoor performance lasting almost two hours, the native Austin duo – front man Aaron Behrens’s and producer-drummer Thomas Turner – entertained an exuberant, youthful crowd, who barely noticed the cold while covered in a blanket of enthusiasm and hard alcohol.

Egged on by the blatant, Elvis-like sexuality of Behrens’s tight jeans and wild pelvic thrusts, the crowd was a writhing mess of dancers, turning the snow packed base into an ice skating rink. 

The slippery venue did not discourage the audience’s spirit, nor did the often muddled lyrics, which were sometimes lost over the noise of the unrestrained crowd and overwhelming electronic beats. 

The high-energy performance was only intensified by the never ending laser show that undulated in neon waves above the crowd.

The snowy mountain backdrop was illuminated as well, making the show behind the audience almost as stimulating as the one in front of it. 

It was not uncommon to see people in the crowd staring in awe at the mountain behind them – the only respite they would take from their delirious dancing.

It was the complementary musical soundtrack to bring out the wild, breath-taking excitement that is the X Games.