It was sundown on Sept. 29, and the weather was not looking good. The crowd started murmuring about the overcast skies and the faint rumbles of thunder. Some of the festival goers had even started running for cover. Such an atmosphere is never an ideal scenario for any music festival -- let alone the type of festival in which the crowd is supposed to let loose.

Then, Indonesian DJ trio Weird Genius -- electronic dance music (EDM) triad consisting of Reza Oktovian, Eka Gustiwana and Gerald Liu -- decided to throw in the unexpected: A high-energy, pumping spin on “ブルーバード” (Blue Bird) by Japanese pop-rock duo Ikimono-gakari -- a song famously known as the opening theme of the third season of Japanese anime series, Naruto: Shippuden.

And just like that, the crowd started losing their minds, forgetting about the poor weather.

Such was merely an example of the spirit of this year's Ultra Beach Bali: An EDM-focused beachside music festival that took place in Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Kuta, Bali, from Sept. 29 to 30. 

This fourth edition of the festival also marked its return to its offline format, featuring some of the high-wattage DJs such as Weird Genius, DJ Raiden, Oliver Heldens, Alesso, Black Tiger Sex Machine and many more. Be it rain or shine, the DJs were more than amped up to rise to the challenge, resulting in one of the most euphoric music festivals in recent memory.

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