Last Friday, Nov. 6, hit Australian DJ RESTRICTED took over Fillmore Auditorium in Denver for his first ever headlining show in the city. In a city known as the Bass Capital, techno and hardstyle are familiar sounds, but RESTRICTED brought a different kind of energy to the dance floor.

RESTRICTED, stage name of the Australian DJ and producer Rhys Sfyrios, grew up in Adelaide and launched his own label, Revive Records, in 2024. His Nov.6 stop in Denver was a stop on his 2026 North and South America tour. His sound blends hard techno, distorted hardstyle kicks and sharp, industrial synths.

RESTRICTED brought two other techno DJs as openers, Marie Vaunt and Sandy Kletz. From the moment doors opened at 8pm in Fillmore, the thump of the kick drum could be heard from the sidewalk. Inside, the crowd was dancing well before RESTRICTED took the stage. 

RESTRICTED opened with his hit track, “Insomnia.” As soon as the track started to ring out the crowd erupted. It felt like the kind of moment a DJ saves for the end of a set, but RESTRICTED was just getting started. With opener Marie Vaunt establishing  such a fast pace, the crowd was already warmed up and ready to jump into another high intensity set. 

The hard techno had the crowd moving from 8pm to 2am. The four by four kick drum rang throughout the night and had the whole crowd two stepping until  the last track ended. Unlike house or dubstep shows where there’s ebbs and flows in intensity and rhythm, this show had one intensity: high. 

Near the end of his set, RESTRICTED dug deeper into his catalog,  pulling out some of the hardest kicks and hits of the night. The last 30 minutes included banger after banger, featuring songs like “Tunnel Vision,” “DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS” and “Crowd Operator” which had the crowd going all out. 

From the stage, it looked like the crowd had a pulse. After the show, attendees could be heard talking about how hot they were and how fun the show was. 

RESTRICTED brought the same intensity to the stage that he brought to his mix of techno and hardstyle. He jumped and danced behind the decks for his entire set. For all the energy on the dance floor, RESTRICTED looked like he was having as much fun as anyone in the room. 

RESTRICTED is currently on the North America leg of his North/South America tour and will be performing from coast to coast going into 2027.