A decade since the company embarked on the journey to bring a massive electronic music festival to Tampa, Disco Donnie Presents recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Sunset Music Festival. Taking place at Raymond James Stadium, the fest has now grown to become one of the East Coast’s most beloved music festivals in the sphere of EDM. There’s energy felt all throughout the festival that is very unique to SMF—like being home. It emanates from a high level of care put into each and every detail of this event, and with each year the Sunset community not only grows larger, but also more dedicated. Known for its monumental stage designs, SMF built two equally massive stages. With its gargantuan double arch structure, the Eclipse stage stands tall above the cr...
Tampa’s homegrown festival and jewel in the Disco Donnie Presents family, Sunset Music Festival, is returning this weekend, May 27-29. Disco Donnie Presents is known for putting together some of the biggest and most expansive lineups for their festivals, and this year Sunset Music Festival is no exception. EDM.com has put together a list of all the information you need to know going into this weekend’s event. FESTIVAL HOURS Sunset Music Festival takes place this Memorial Day Weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with shows beginning at noon and running until late at night. Day 1: Friday, May 27th Parking lots open at 3:00 PM Box office open at 3:00 PM Gates open at 4:00 PM The event ends at 12:00 AM Day 2: Saturday, May 28th Parking lots open at 3:00 PM ...
Disco Donnie is honoring the life of his cousin with a huge donation to veterans. On Veterans Day 2021, the man behind Disco Donnie Presents announced that he would be giving $1,000,000 worth of tickets to Vet Tix, an organization that gives veterans free tickets to events. This is possible through promoters’ donations and with the addition of DDP’s contributions, those eligible can now attend the company’s events for free. Pollstar reports that the donation is personal to Donnie, whose cousin was killed in action in Afghanistan while serving in 2010. “Our first responders and veterans are the ones who keep us safe and they’ve had a rough year,” Donnie said. “We wanted to show them some love, honor their work, and spark a little joy, by welcom...
“Our first responders and veterans are the ones who keep us safe and they’ve had a rough year. We wanted to show them some love, honor their work, and spark a little joy, by welcoming our heroes to our best festivals and club shows. We invite other promoters from all types of music to join us in this effort,” said Estopinal in a statement. Disco Donnie Presents previously paid tribute to first responders, military service members and their families by donating $150,000 worth of tickets to its 2021 Freaky Deaky Texas festival, which took place this past Halloween. The company has also made donations to local groups, including $10,000 to the Houston Food Bank and $10,000 to the Texas Association of First Responders, as well as $25,000 to Americares for Hurricane Ida relief. In tota...
This past weekend Sunset Music Festival came back to life as the first normalized fest to return in Florida after the pandemic, an emotional billet-doux straight to the heart of fans. Based in the bustling cultural hub of Tampa, Florida, the two-day festival took place on May 29th and 30th, hosting 64,000 fans and 74 different artists from around the country. With the city quickly filling up with patrons for the festival, SMF kicked the weekend off with a sold-out pre-party. Hundreds and hundreds of music fans made their way to the venue in hopes of arriving early for free entry. Held at the historic The Ritz Ybor in Ybor City, the pre-party boasted a talented lineup of some of Florida’s local best artists. Dazy opened up the night with a riveting set, followed by Cel...
After the original plan for Ubbi Dubbi Festival 2020 was interrupted due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers Disco Donnie Presents turned lemons into lemonade with a new conjoined festival. Considering their annual Halloween event, Freaky Deaky takes place in the fall, so they’ve channeled Dr. Frankenstein and unleashed a new festival of monstrous proportions, Ubbi Dubbi Gets Freaky Deaky. The festival will be primarily Halloween-themed, but organizers have promised elements from Ubbi Dubbi will be included in the production. Recently, the jam-packed first phase of this year’s lineup was revealed. Taking the stage at the hybrid haunt-fest are none other than deadmau5, Excision, Zeds Dead, Galantis, and many more. Ubbi Dubbi Gets Freaky Deaky will ...