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Firefly Music Festival Organizers Announce 2023 Cancellation
After celebrating its 10th anniversary last month, Firefly Music Festival will not return in 2023. The famed Delaware festival will not move forward in 2023 in order to “take a year to recharge our lights,” according to a statement released by its organizers. The announcement did say the fest will return in 2024. Since its inaugural event in 2012, Firefly has remained a staple in the Northeast music festival scene. The festival became so successful that it was ultimately acquired by AEG, the entertainment giant who runs Coachella, in 2018. This year’s fest celebrated a decade of Firefly with high-profile performances by Halsey, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Dua Lipa, Porter Robinson, Seven Lions, Jamie xx and more. Past editions have featured headlining sets f...
Apashe Takes Fans On a Full-Send Field Trip to the “Renaissance” Tour
Hello, class. Meet your substitute history teacher, Apashe. For one special night, Apashe transformed a rather ordinary Vancouver nightclub into his unique museum: part historical renaissance, part dystopian future. He is your docent, director and dominion to a dramatic destination. Apashe’s unique blend of classical and electronic music is rapidly becoming a favorite amongst festival-goers. His sold-out shows and crowd mastery are evidence that he is not only a special attraction, but also an artist worthy of the marquee. Innocent bystanders looking for an ordinary night out were likely confused by the red lightsaber-wielding DJ. That confusion doubled over by the sight of concertgoers waving their fingers to thrashing pianos and heart-pounding bass. But ticket-holders knew what the...
Nero to Perform Live for the First Time In Five Years at Red Rocks
One of the most iconic electronic music bands in the world is returning to the stage after five years. Coming soon to Red Rocks Amphitheatre is deadmau5’s “We Are Friends Tour,” which is approaching its final stops with a pair of shows at Colorado’s famed open air venue. For each leg of the tour, Nero have performed DJ sets, but they’re now offering fans a special surprise to close out their run. At both of the tour’s Red Rocks dates, Nero will reunite as a trio with vocalist Alana Watson for their first live performance together since 2017. Back in the summer of 2021, on the 10-year anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, Welcome Reality, the Grammy-winning trio announced their third album in the works. We hav...
EDM.com’s 2022 New York Halloween Event Guide
Spooky season is here, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with a scary good concert. In New York City, there are over 100 electronic music shows taking place in the coming days. Avoid the dreaded Google search rabbit hole and pick your poison through EDM.com’s curation of the best electronic music shows in New York this Halloween. Black Lotus: Damian Lazarus, Seth Troxler + more Date: Thursday, Oct 27, 10:00 PMLocation: CapitaleTickets: Purchase here Tsuruda, Daedelus, Outtatime Date: Thursday, Oct 27, 10:00 PMLocation: Elsewhere Zone OneTickets: Purchase here Cityfox: Nora En Pure, Enamour, Atish, Wassu Date: Thursday, Oct 27, 8:00 PMLocation: Great Hall at Avant GardnerTickets: Purchase here Henry Fong Date: Thursday, Oct 27, 10:30 PMLocation: NebulaTickets: Purchase here KSHMR ...
Burning Man Reveals 2023 Theme, Animalia
Following a successful return to the playa in 2022, the organizers of Burning Man are starting to prepare for next year’s edition by announcing its theme: Animalia. The theme was revealed in a blog post published in The Burning Man Journal by Stuart Mangrum, the director of Burning Man Project’s Philosophical Center. “This year’s Burning Man theme will celebrate the animal world and our place in it—animals real and imagined, mythic and remembered—and explore the curious mental constructs that allow us to believe that imagined animals are real, real animals are imagined, and that somehow, despite all evidence to the contrary, mankind is somehow not part of the animal kingdom,” Mangrum wrote. That may take a minute to digest, but it leaves room for in...
Burning Man Reveals 2023 Theme, Animalia
Following a successful return to the playa in 2022, the organizers of Burning Man are starting to prepare for next year’s edition by announcing its theme: Animalia. The theme was revealed in a blog post published in The Burning Man Journal by Stuart Mangrum, the director of Burning Man Project’s Philosophical Center. “This year’s Burning Man theme will celebrate the animal world and our place in it—animals real and imagined, mythic and remembered—and explore the curious mental constructs that allow us to believe that imagined animals are real, real animals are imagined, and that somehow, despite all evidence to the contrary, mankind is somehow not part of the animal kingdom,” Mangrum wrote. That may take a minute to digest, but it leaves room for in...
DJ Snake and Alison Wonderland to Welcome Back Canada’s Longest-Running Halloween Massive
The start of the fall season in Canada comes with mixed emotions for ravers. Dropping temperatures and leafs symbolize that it’s time to pack up outdoor festival camping gear and get ready for a long winter. Halloween can feel like the last yearly hurrah to dress up as wild, sexy and scary creatures to release remaining remnants of animalistic instincts from dancefloors in the summer before the snow falls. SCREAM 2022: The Resurrection, presented by Boodang Canada on October 29th in Edmonton, Alberta is making its return as the largest and longest running Halloween massive in Canada. But what exactly makes this event so special? Read on to find out why 15,000 creatures will be howling at SCREAM 2022. Alison Wonderland There is perhaps no better electronic music artist to headline a Ha...
Here Are the Set Times for Second Sky 2022
This weekend, fans of Porter Robinson will descend on the Bay Area for the third chapter in the saga of Second Sky, the Nurture artist’s curated music festival. This year’s fest will feature a special headline set from Robinson himself, as well as a hotly anticipated B2B between his Virtual Self alias and G Jones. Second Sky 2022 will also feature performances from RL Grime, Hudson Mohawke, Bladee and more. Skrillex is also primed for his first festival set of 2022 at Second Sky after replacing Fred again.., whose third studio album, Actual Life 3, is scheduled to release one day prior. Skrillex coincidentally filled a guest slot at the fest’s inaugural edition in 2019. Second Sky 2022 will take place on Saturday, October 29th on the grounds of the Oak...
Record-Breaking Amsterdam Dance Event Draws In 450,000 Attendees
The dust has just begun to settle on Amsterdam Dance Event 2022, and its numbers confirm a record-breaking year. The five-day assembly of conferences, performances, panels and more brought out over 450,000 attendees, who hailed from 146 different countries. 2022 marked a full return for the event following a series of pandemic-related cancellations. Last year’s partial return to action saw ADE’s Pro programming cancelled due to uncertainty surrounding the Dutch government’s restrictions. For that reason, it’s certainly no surprise that this year’s 27th edition of ADE achieved blowout results by every metric. More than 1,000 events dotted the city across 200 unique locations and over 2,500 artists participated in the nonstop action, like electronic music ...
Tina Knowles-Lawson and Richard Lawson’s Wearable Art Gala Celebrates Black Excellence and the Harlem Renaissance
The feathers were swaying and sequins were glittering at last night’s star-studded Wearable Art Gala, a benefit celebrating the 5th anniversary of WACO Theater Center, founded by co-artistic directors Tina Knowles-Lawson and Richard Lawson. Inspired by the aesthetics and Black excellence of the Harlem Renaissance era, the benefit is designed to support the company’s artistic and youth mentorship programs through a fine art auction. “Each year we find a theme that connects us historically with our past,” Richard Lawson told THR. “[We explore] the evolution of African culture in the western world.” Previous themes have included The Lion King and Black Panther‘s Wakanda. But this year, 50,000 square feet of the Barker Hanger at Santa Monica&nb...
Alan Walker’s “Walkerverse” Tour Tears Through Brooklyn, L.A. and Vancouver With Added Dates
Spider-Man and Doctor Strange have nothing on the interdimensional scale of Alan Walker and his “Walkerverse” tour. Walker is trekking all over the world in support of his latest album, Walkerverse, Pt. 1 and its impending follow-up, Walkerverse, Pt. 2. Walker has already made his way through much of Europe, performing sold-out shows in the U.K. and Belgium, plus stops in Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. “Walkerverse: The Tour” has doubled up on concert dates in three cities after the initial shows were filled to capacity. Brooklyn is getting a second show on November 10th, followed by an additional November 24th date in Vancouver and another on December 1st in Los Angeles. “Walkers, over the last months, I’...
Check Out ACRAZE’s Exclusive EDM.com Playlist Ahead of His Seismic Dance Event Debut
Seismic Dance Event lies just on the horizon and ACRAZE is chief among the newcomers to Austin’s largest house and techno music festival. Promising talents and established legends alike are converging on the Lone Star state next month, and the EDM.com Class of 2022 inductee has plenty for fans to chew over in anticipation for this year’s landmark 5th edition. As the “Do It To It” producer achieves new highs, he’s reminding himself of the persevering journey through the highs and lows along the way with “Believe.” The Goodboys-assisted single marks his opening salvo in an exclusive playlist he’s put together for EDM.com. Seismic Dance Event. Alexis Sturm Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Summertime track selections are still top of mind ...
