Cascada set to take us on a nostalgic journey through the biggest dance anthems

You all know the songs: ‘Everytime We Touch’, ‘Evacuate the Dancefloor’ and ‘What Hurts the Most’ – they’re our favourite dance anthems of the noughties. And now, the German dance trio are bringing these tracks to Melbourne for the Wild Nights Tour, as one of the five biggest dance superstars live on stage for a serious nostalgic journey. We chat to vocalist Natalie Horler ahead of the tour.
Hey Natalie, thanks for chatting to Forte Magazine. This upcoming tour marks your first time in Australia. Do you have any preconceived notions or expectations about Australia?
I’ve only ever associated positive things with Australia… Christmas on the beach, Aborigines, Sydney’s Opera House, kangaroos….I can’t wait to visit.
What sparked Cascada to join this tour? Why is now the time for you to come to Australia?
Obviously you do need someone willing to book you and create an event to get us to come so far – it’s not a country we can visit for just a weekend. So when this opportunity arose, we jumped at the chance. We’ve always spoken about touring Australia, but it hadn’t been possible until now.
What inspired you to break into the dance scene in the first place, and what keeps you there?
That all came about with Yanou and Manian, who were already producing dance music before I met them. They had already written some tracks under the project name “Cascada” and when I got involved and became their vocalist, it all just got bigger from there. No way was I going to change a winning team then.
Were you surprised by the impact of your breakout single (and absolute banger) ‘Everytime We Touch’? It’s one of those songs that still gets played to this day.
I know. It’s very humbling, knowing that one of our songs is played world wide and gets called an evergreen already. I think every artist would be grateful for that.
Being a band for almost 15 years, how do you feel you have evolved from your beginnings? Do you find your sound has changed much?
I think it’s normal to evolve and try out different styles, but at the end we seem to recognise where our strengths lie and that happens to be our early sound. But one has to be open and go with the times as well. It’s not an easy game, this show business!
Looking at the tour that is bringing you over, Wild Nights, it’s a bit of nostalgic journey through the biggest dance anthems. What can we expect from you at these live shows? And what do you enjoy most about bringing these songs to an audience in this type of setting?
Of course we‘ll be playing our biggest hits and some of the favourites… at the end of the day I just thrive to make sure everyone has fun and gets into a good sweat. The best thing for a performer is when the audience forgets everything around them and just enjoys the show with you.
Thanks so much for your time, we are looking forward to catching you on this tour! What can we expect from you for the rest of 2018 and beyond?
There are a few things in the works I can‘t talk about yet, but mostly I‘ll be touring Spain, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Ireland, Austria and Germany all throughout the year. Can‘t wait to see everyone in OZ! xx
Don’t pretend you’re not keen to get down to Cascada’s ‘Evacuate the Dancefloor’ performance! It’s all happening at Trak Lounge, Melbourne on Friday June 22.
For more info visit www.arenaent.com.au/wild-nights-tour/.