Denver bass music trio Hostage Situation has been on a relentless campaign since dropping their sophomore album ‘Hostile Frequencies’ back in October. Fresh off a successful Phase 1 tour that saw them destroy stages at DANCEFESTOPIA, WAKAAN, and venues across North America, the group is doubling down with Phase 2, adding 20+ new dates that stretch all the way through March 2026. They’ve also just released the “Burn For You” remix package, featuring 15 artists including DirtySnatcha, HEKLER, and FRAXURE putting their own spin on the album’s lead single.
We caught up with Hostage Situation to talk about curating remixes, maintaining tour energy over seven months on the road, and what it takes to truly take crowds hostage night after night.
Run The Trap: You just dropped the “Burn For You” remix package with 15 different artists putting their spin on the track. What made you choose “Burn For You” as the track to get the remix treatment, and how did you curate this specific lineup of remixers?
Hostage Situation: “Burn For You” was the first single off the album that we released and has gotten such an overwhelming amount of love that we wanted to bring in artists that we’ve looked up to for a long time and give remixes that we’ve heard through the grapevine on SoundCloud and official release.
Run The Trap: The remix pack shows “Burn For You” reimagined across multiple bass music subgenres. When you hear these different interpretations of your work, does it change how you think about the original or influence where you might take your sound next?
Hostage Situation: I love hearing our tracks remixed because obviously the original is what we would’ve done, so being able to hear so many different takes on the same track is really cool and exciting to listen to and get inspiration for tracks moving forward.
Run The Trap: Phase 2 of the ‘Hostile Frequencies’ Tour adds 20+ new dates running through March 2026. You’ve already hit DANCEFESTOPIA and other major festivals during Phase 1. What did you learn from those festival performances that you’re applying to Phase 2?
Hostage Situation: I think the biggest thing we learned from part one is the reality of creating a statement piece experience like Hostile Frequencies, and part two is a continuation of that original idea of having very versatile sets and bringing an energy that you won’t forget.
Run The Trap: Looking at the Phase 2 routing, you’re hitting a mix of intimate club venues and festival appearances like Lights All Night in Dallas. How does your approach to the show and set structure change between a 300 capacity club and a massive festival stage?
Hostage Situation: As far as Hostile Frequencies goes, it doesn’t change a huge amount actually. It’s really fun to be able to play very low-key tracks at big festival stages because it’s something that you don’t really get in the mainstream, and there’s a certain element of surprise to some of these underground tracks that is second to none.
Run The Trap: You’re bringing the tour to markets like Brooklyn, Tampa, Atlanta, and Fort Lauderdale that weren’t on Phase 1. What goes into deciding which cities get added for Phase 2, and are there specific venues on this leg you’ve been wanting to play?
Hostage Situation: Something that all of us have had to learn through the years since starting the group is the difficulty of tour routing and working with promoters to strategically hit markets at the correct time. Most of these cities we have played before and are super stoked to come back being able to bring Hostile Frequencies to those venues.
Run The Trap: By the time this tour cycle wraps in March 2026, you’ll have been on the road for over seven months supporting ‘Hostile Frequencies’. How do you keep each show feeling fresh and maintain the energy to “take crowds hostage” night after night?
Hostage Situation: We are always finding new doubles, new songs, and even making new songs while we’re on the road, and being able to see live crowd reaction every week is such a perfect test to see what’s working, what can be improved on, and how to make this the best experience for fans.
Run The Trap: You’ve got artists like Big Blok, Brondo, and Decadon supporting on various dates. How important is it to you to use these headline slots to bring up artists in your community, and what’s your strategy for building the right lineup for each market?
Hostage Situation: Obviously ticket history and correct routing are a big part of how we decide the lineups, but at the end of the day this is a culmination of artists that we’ve looked up to and artists that have helped Hostage become what it is today, and it’s a really fulfilling full-circle moment being able to put on these shows with these artists.
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