With more choices than ever before, narrowing down the best sets of EDC 2015 may well be an impossible task. But if we couldn’t see them all, there were still those that, like the ringing in our ears, stayed with us well into the morning after. Here’s a look at some of our favorite sets from the weekend:

Mark Knight and Toolroom Live

As far as diversity and discovery go, Knight and his Toolroom Records-curated lineup at Stage 7 Friday night came out on top. Beyond the fact that it was simply a great no-frills tech-house dance party, the well-paced lineup was perhaps the best spot of the night to discover rising acts (Juliet Fox) while getting down to the seasoned artists (Knight, Dosem, Prok & Fitch) who love them. Button pushers needn’t apply—all the acts we saw were expert crowd-readers, tweaking and pacing their sets in real time to the vibes of the dancefloor. Our favorite moment? Knight’s mix of a cappella from Rhythm Controll's definitive "My House" into his "Man With the Red Face": "House is a feeling," the track reminded. You best believe.

Eric Prydz

Eric Prydz may technically fall into the house and tech house category, but his Saturday night set at the Circuit Grounds was a sizzling journey across genres bound by his high-octane fingerprint. Prydz has the rare gift of universal appeal among dance-music fans, and he wields that power well. His hour-long set was all about the synths, dipping into techno, funk and electro before wrapping with a touch of euphoric trance. Few crowds at EDC were as packed or exuberant as his—or as committed to getting down.

Carl Cox

This year’s EDC belonged to Carl Cox. Not only did the house and techno kingpin help curate one of the festival’s best stages (Neon Garden), but his two evenings holding court there as both a solo act and B2B with fellow heavyweights Victor Calderone and Loco Dice were gifts that kept on giving. As house and its permutations continue to enjoy a renaissance in mainstream dance music, Cox was there to remind everyone who to thank.

Claude VonStroke and Green Velvet as Get Real

Though the Neon Garden’s lineup was dominated by legends like Carl Cox, Sasha and Dubfire, the highly anticipated pairing of Get Real had the tent the most packed it had been all weekend. The set of meat-and-potatoes house, with just a touch of scuzzy electro, wove in collabs between the two on the decks as well as renditions of their original hits. The crowd reached peak mania when Green Velvet performed a live rendition of 1995’s “Flash,” managing to somehow use his headphones as a mic as he delivered lyrics now more fitting than ever: “Good evening, parents/tonight, I'm going to take you on a tour of Club Bad/where all the bad little kitties go/and try to leave their bondings.”

Chris Liebing

Carl Cox may be a tough act to follow, but if there’s anyone up for the job, it’s Chris Liebing. The rare Stateside appearance from the German techno heavyweight reminded us why he’s one of the mostly highly-regarded DJs and producers in Europe. His set hit the sweet spot between unpredictable and addictive, an entrancing momentum that kept the modest but devoted crowd at the Neon Garden dancing from the start of his set to the bitter sunlit end an hour and a half later.

Disclosure (DJ set)

If you weren’t at Disclosure Saturday night—which, judging by the sparse crowd, is likely—you missed out. While the brothers Lawrence didn’t play the original live material that’s made them a top draw at other major festivals, their prowess on the decks as DJs is solid proof that they’re more than the guys who helped discover Sam Smith. Their decades-spanning set of house, tech house, jungle and garage made for one of the night’s best dance parties, not to mention a great opportunity to get to know the underground roots that inspire their hits.

Z-Trip

Master turntablist Z-Trip may be best known in the hip-hop world, but his three-night run at the new Funk House stage was a reminder that the best DJs aren’t bound by genres. His dance parties drew the most diverse crowds of the weekend, as kandi kids, house heads and even hardstyle fans got down to sets that spanned hip-hop, funk, drum ’n’ bass, reggae, house and rock. When a DJ can weave in everything from Robin S. to Toto to Nirvana in the course of an hour, you know he knows what he’s doing.