Instagram story viewer> @themarkabs> Tagged

Mark Abellon

@themarkabs

2.5K

followers

2547

following

Good vibes only 💯

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

i’ve been to plenty of festivals, but i’m still trying to find the words for what head trip felt like. 🥹

the space. the stage. the production. sound that completely engulfed you, even from the back. everywhere you looked, people dancing, singing, completely swept up in music that has been part of our lives for years.

saturday left us heartbroken. cutting the music right before the drop and missing calvin felt criminal. getting home in the rain was a whole ordeal too. then sunday somehow gave us a lineup i still can’t believe we experienced in one night. better weather, our people, and one unforgettable moment after another.

and then swedish house mafia played one of the most epic mashups ever, and i absolutely lost my fucking mind. it’s beautiful how some songs hold so much of our lives in them. those who know, know how much i love “i wanna dance with somebody” and how much “calling” means to our rave fam. hearing one go into the other was everything. farrice sniffed out the buildup from 30 miles away, of course.

but what gets me watching this back is all of us. the looks when we realized what was coming. the jumping. the absolute joy of getting to share that moment with each other.

just pure, overwhelming, holy-shit-i’m-so-happy-to-be-alive euphoria.

we’re older now. life looks different. there’s more to carry. and for that moment, all i could feel was joy. i wish i could bottle it up and let everyone feel it.

part of me wants head trip to happen again. another part understands the “you just had to be there” and wonders how you could ever recreate this exact feeling.

i’m just so grateful we were there. that we still get to find each other in a crowd, sing our hearts out, and make memories we’ll talk about for years.

maybe moments like this heal a little part of our inner child too. giving ourselves permission to jump, scream, dance, and feel joy without holding any of it back.

i hope we never decide we’re too old for that. go with your people. make the memory. let the younger you come out and play. whatever your version of this is, make room for it.

keep making room for the things that make you feel this alive. 💫

2k

117

30+ festivals in since I started raving in 2024 and I fear nothing may be able to top the experience that head trip was.

Walking in the pouring rain for an hour with the fest being evacuated, banging on the hotel window for 10 minutes so memos unc ass would wake up to unlock the door day 0, dancing the night away w my favs both new and old, and getting to hear all my fav golden era edm bangers in real time alongside 90,000 people… really hard to top that.

my heart is so full, head trip ILY 🫶🏻

247

41

field research confirms the dinosaurs & riddim rats are still feral 🦖

5 years in & wouldn’t trade a single muddy memory 🤎

3

7

Your winners for 5/8/26 9 ball tourney, we have Mel in 1st, @chrisasaurous (not pictured) getting second, @themarkabs in 3rd, and @ra_suazo_0904 coming in 4th. We have scotch doubles next week and will be limiting bracket size to about 26 teams maximum.

21

2

Last year Forbidden Kingdom was Carley and I’s first EDM festival. We had so much fun but one thing that was surprising was how frequently the friends we were with saw other people they knew and the random places they knew them from. Turns out all we needed was a year of raving to become those people ourselves!

I don’t think we walked anywhere without spotting a familiar face! Friends from other festivals. Friends from shows. Friends from real life. I loved being able to have so much fun and have such cool experiences with so many fantastic humans.

Thank you every friend we saw for being a part of such a cool weekend! ❤️

#ForbiddenKingdom #EDM #EDMFestival #Rave #RaveFam

72

16

Tonight was an absolute battle! We had a huge bracket and a lot of new faces and players. We had @themarkabs coming from the B side to take the win, Jacob Ventura showing what he can do to go to the finals undefeated, @hominic.daber coming in 3rd place, and @ramenwithroman coming in 4th!!! Well done and great shooting! Next week 3/13 Friday we have scotch doubles tourney.

36

2

Another one for the books 📚here @cybercade_dtla ! Was a long and hard fought night for all the teams. In the end we had @pool__hustler and RB come in first, @magicmanpro and Jack L for second, and @i8treenutz and @themarkabs coming in third. Congrats to all the podium finishers and we’ll see you next time for another episode of Cyber Fridays!

37

0

Congrats to our top 4 scotch doubles teams!

Thanks for playing everyone, and I hope to see you all this Monday at @fantasiabilliards for 8-ball Singles!

Flyer posting soon!

38

1

Special shout-out to @themarkabs for ending the season as our top shooter!

If you’d like to end next season as our top shooter, he’s the player to try to beat!

17

3

Congrats to our DTLA BCA Winter 2025 champions, 8th-Nicity!

And our runner ups, Fuggetaboutit!

Big thank you to all of the teams who participated this season, hope to see you back, spring season will be starting on February 2nd.

21

2

POV: you’re trapped on a boat with some of your best friends for 5 days 🚢

our flight to Miami got cancelled 5 hours before departure… and yet somehow the next week turned into FCKN CINEMA 🙌🏼

boarding the boat early, the dodgers winning the world series, a successful on-stage proposal, all-nighter in Belize, sunrises on the beach, rave bingo, drunk bingo, casino winnings (and losses), special-menu dinners, secret cabin sets, dancing in the rain, endless espresso martinis and mudslides… plus all the DJs we met and all the songs we screamed our lungs out to.

and our beloved georgie — last year he died on day 1, this year he made it to day 2. progress 😂 We will find a way to keep this giraffe alive the whole week next time.🦒

cant wait to do it all again with you guys.
see you at @edc_sea 2027 ⚓✨

#edsea2025 #ravecruise #cruisefam #chasingmusiclivinglife #dowhatyoulovewiththepeopleyoulove

67

2

collected some sweet memories last month 🔮🪩

3

23