I spent highly productive time comparing Doors8 to various festivals. The rave visuals initially set me off I think.
At the first lunch, I thought Doors8 was The Big Chill . Nicely decorated, very civilised, everyone sitting round in the sunshine listening to nice relaxing music (although there's only so much Gotan Project a person can take, we discovered).
Later that day, as the sun set, the fantastic exhibition opening of Used in India was obliterated in the strongest flash thunderstorm I've seen in a long while. Aha, I thought, Doors8 is Burning Man.
Saturday was a festival in India called Holi, and attendees had their own special Holi brunch, which only confirmed this for me. Quite remarkable.
See who you can identify under the warpaint!