Dance Music, Light Shows Take Over Shoreline Amphitheatre

Scantily dressed in fishnet stockings, sequins or neon ripped t-shirts, men and women bounced to the sounds of some of the world's best deejays during the first day of the I Love This City concert Friday.

People came from all over the Bay Area to enjoy mainstage acts like Duck Sauce, Sebastian Ingrosso and Afrojack, and many planned to returned for a second go around on Saturday to listen and watch the renowned spinning talents of Tiësto and David Guetta.

However, while attendance since the music festival had been scheduled for San Francisco's AT&T Park before the move to Mountain View's , those who came felt the trip was worth it.

"I was pissed, annoyed and angry," said Rebecca Carr, 24, who took Caltrain down from San Francisco with friends. She paid the more expensive original price of $150 for a two-day pass and expressed extreme dislike that the venue allowed a 16 and over crowd.

But Carr added, "We all thought about getting refunds, but the lineup is so good."

Friday's attendance appeared to be at 50 percent of the arena's full 30,000 capacity when the parking lots are used. A contact at Live Nation told Patch that they do not provide ticket sell information "for any of our events."

The lineup, and the closer venue, also brought Diego Manjarrez, 23, up from Santa Cruz, who came to see Afrojack, Chuckie and Sebastian Ingrosse. Chuckie and Brodinski did not perform due to "travel issues," according to management.

For Adrian Villegas, 23, of Palo Alto, the venue changed also worked out better. He purchased his ticket earlier and now, his friend Albert Juarez, 24, came with him. They wanted to enjoy all of the artists on the mainstage, including Steve Aoki.

"I was not paying to go see it if it had been in San Francisco," said Juarez, a resident of Menlo Park. "This is closer to home."

As the sun set and the crescent moon shone in the midnight sky, the light shows energized the already amped crowd.

On the mainstage, a mesmerizing visual display synced to the electro pop sounds of Sebastian Ingrosso and Afrojack. Simultaneously, glowing light shows took place on the lawn. People danced wherever they could and threw their hands up in the air to the beats.

Over in the parking lots, where the Bass stage and Park stage had been set up, deephouse beats of James Murphy and Sh*t Robot, and dubstep sounds of Datsik played to a smaller, but more dedicated crowd.

Walking over to listen to Crystal Method and Borgore, the San Franciscan Michael I., 24, said that he was disappointed the show had been moved from the iconic AT&T Park.

But the tech company employee who rode a bike to the arena, surmised that "Shoreline Amphitheatre is as iconic as Bay Area."

"It's had international acts and performers like Neil Young," he said. "I think it's a great compromise."