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Flume, ILLENIUM, Marc Rebillet, More to Play Bonnaroo 2022 After Hours
Bonnaroo is giving fans time to prepare their after-midnight schedules for this year’s fest. When the sun goes down and the main stage clears, Bonnaroo will open up to the night owls who want to keep the party going. Organizers have announced the festival’s special After Hours lineup for the 2022 event featuring a bevy of high-profile performers from its primary lineup—and all of the performances won’t start until after midnight. Electronic music fans will have plenty to enjoy at this year’s late-night festivities. Headlining artists Flume and ILLENIUM will take the stage after dark alongside Lane 8, 100 gecs, Marc Rebillet, Nora En Pure, Chris Lake, LP Giobbi, VNSSA, SIDEPIECE and more. Outside of dance music, fans will be treated to nocturnal sets from Ludacr...
Said The Sky Teams Up With ILLENIUM, Chelsea Cutler On “Walk Me Home” Ahead of New Album: Listen
Said The Sky‘s sophomore album is due out next week, but ahead of the full release, he didn’t hesitate to drop a massive collaboration on fans at the 11th hour. Dance music fans were elated to find that Said The Sky‘s final single from Sentiment, “Walk Me Home,” is a heartfelt collaboration alongside ILLENIUM and Chelsea Cutler. The synergy between ILLENIUM and Said The Sky has been well documented. In fact, it’s become something of a tradition. Most recently, the two linked up on “Crazy Times” and “I See You” on the former’s Grammy-nominated Fallen Embers album last year. With Said The Sky gearing up for his first album in nearly four years, it’s only fitting ILLENIUM is returning the favor. Their latest, &#...
Dillon Francis Confirms 2022 Release of “This Mixtape Is Fire Too” EP, Collab With ILLENIUM
A dream collaboration between Dillon Francis and ILLENIUM is officially on the way in 2022. Back in March 2021, Francis took to Twitter to tease the collab by sharing a screenshot of a text message conversation between himself and ILLENIUM, refraining from divulging any details. Now, after a fan revived the tweet over 10 months later, the famed “Not Butter” producer has confirmed the track will release this year. Francis also revealed a new project on the way called This Mixtape Is Fire Too, the hotly anticipated follow-up to his 2015 EP This Mixtape Is Fire. Fans have been clamoring for This Mixtape Is Fire Too after the meteoric success of its predecessor, a seven-track EP featuring fan-favorite hits like “Bruk Bruk (I Need Your Lovin)” and “Bun Up the Dance...
ILLENIUM Is Working On New Music With The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers and ILLENIUM have reunited. The chart-topping music producers, who teamed up back in July 2019 for the global dance hit “Takeaway,” returned to the studio and are now working on new music. Both ILLENIUM and The Chainsmokers took to social media to share the news. The Chainsmokers ended a three-year hiatus from releasing original music last week, when they unveiled a brand new track called “High.” It’s the first single off their upcoming fourth album, which ILLENIUM called “refreshing and timeless” in a tweet shared yesterday. “Just got home from @TheChainsmokers house and got to listen to their new music. Shits fkn fire af,” ILLENIUM gushed. “Extremely refreshing and timeless music.” Recommend...
Amid Personal Skiing Vacation, ILLENIUM Headlines Back-to-Back Dates at X Games 2022
The X Games is doubling up their dose of ILLENIUM with the return of X Fest 2022. Joining headlining performers Goth Babe, Louis The Child, and Ferg, ILLENIUM is slated to headline two nights at Belly Up, where he earned his stripes during his rise through the dance music ranks. ILLENIUM tells the Aspen Times that he particularly enjoys his returns to perform in Colorado, where he pursued music classes at CU Denver in 2013. The Grammy-nominated Fallen Embers producer explains that he had been planning a ski trip in Aspen over the very same weekend when he received the call to headline a pair of shows. ILLENIUM’s return is particularly fitting given he previously played for a crowd of 5,000 at the Buttermilk Ski Resort, home of the 2020 X Games, immedia...
Bonnaroo Unveils Dazzling 2022 Lineup With Flume, Porter Robinson, ILLENIUM, More
After two turbulent years of canceled music festivals, the organizers of Bonnaroo have announced an eye-popping lineup for its return in 2022. The festival’s talent buyers clearly have a knack for electronic music, calling on some of the genre’s most beloved artists to perform across more than 10 stages this summer. Set to perform at the 2022 edition in Manchester, Tennessee are Porter Robinson, REZZ, Flume, ILLENIUM, CloZee, Said The Sky, Nora En Pure, Disclosure, Chris Lake, Moore Kismet and many, many more. Porter Robinson. Carlo Cavaluzzi Considering Bonnaroo’s blue-ribbon reputation for alchemizing musical generations into one event, the lineup also features an eclectic ensemble of big names, like hip-hop luminary Ludacris, jazz icon Herbie Hancock, ma...
Photos: Relive the Dazzling NYE 2021 Celebration at Lights All Night Dallas
New Year’s Eve is a celebration unlike any other in the EDM community. And with so many events happening simultaneously, it can be hard to say which is the right one to attend—but there’s something special about Lights All Night in Dallas. Lights All Night Dallas is in a league of its own. Organizers kicked things off once again at the Dallas Market Hall this past weekend, throwing a rapturous fest for a sold-out crowd of approximately 18,000 each night. Along with a sea of eager ravers ready to rejoice in the new year, Lights All Night brought out some of the most popular artists in electronic dance music, including ILLENIUM, SLANDER, deadmau5, SVDDEN DEATH, Above & Beyond, and DJ Snake. Lights All Night 2021 Dallas ‘Super Nova’ Main Stage Alive Cove...
21 Stories That Defined EDM In 2021
2021 was yet another year that tested the strength of the electronic dance music community. Event organizers and ravers had to settle into a new norm this year, adapting to mercurial COVID-19 health guidelines in the name of public safety. And even though it was marginally better than the dystopian lockdowns of 2020, it wasn’t easy. But after all was said and done, it became more clear than ever that the virus can try to take the rave out of the person, but it cannot take the person out of the rave. Even in a vexing year for the electronic music scene, it remained as captivating as ever. Here are 21 stories that defined EDM in 2021. Return of Swedish House Mafia After a nine-year hiatus and countless cryptic teases, legendary dance music trio Swedish Ho...
EDM.com’s Best of 2021: Performances & DJ Sets
EDM.com proudly publishes four installments of annual year-end coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. To honor their creativity and seminal influences on the live music industry, we’ve recognized 10 of the year’s best performances and DJ sets from around the electronic dance music sphere. Swardy Secret Sky Back in April, of the scene’s most under-appreciated artists was given a chance to showcase his inimitable performance capabilities to a massive audience in a prime-time slot on Porter Robinson’s virtual festival, Secret Sky. Swardy’s performance at the fest was one of sheer originality and imagination. He blew the lid off of what fans could expect from virtual performances with nearly 35 minutes of virtuosic l...
ILLENIUM Announces Massive Two-Night Run at the Gorge In 2022
In the wake of the Grammy nomination for his remarkable Fallen Embers album, ILLENIUM is rising the ranks to command the biggest stages in dance music. This year, ILLENIUM has successfully fielded a series of performance firsts, from performing his “Trilogy” show for a packed out audience at Allegiant Stadium to leading his own debut destination festival in Cancún, Ember Shores. Fans also showed up in force for the “First Time” producer as he took on an impressive three-show run at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver. With that said, perhaps its no surprise that a pair of back-to-back shows at the Gorge is the next thing on the producer’s radar. Taking to Twitter, ILLENIUM announced the shows are slated for late May. While tickets won’t eve...
North Coast Music Festival to Host Armin van Buuren, ILLENIUM, Porter Robinson, More In 2022
Playing on its core tenet of “Celebrate Our Differences,” Illinois’ North Coast Music Festival has announced a massive first wave lineup for its 2022 edition. It comes complete with representation of all the major EDM genres as well as a slew of local artists. Lineup highlights include a handful of stages curated by industry-leading labels, including FISHER‘s Catch & Release, Diplo‘s Higher Ground, and Seven Lions‘ Ophelia Records, as well as headlining performances by Armin van Buuren, ILLENIUM, Porter Robinson and Kaytranada. Alive Coverage The Midwest staple, now in its 12th edition, will return to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview after a successful debut last year. The 2021 event drew 78,000 attendees across three days and saw the implementat...
Look Inside ILLENIUM’s Ember Shores Music Festival On the Cancún Beachfront
In its first year of action, ILLENIUM‘s Ember Shores destination music festival had everything to prove. Could it stand alongside the likes of the highly regarded Lost Lands by Excision, ODESZA’s Sundara, and other artist-curated music festivals? Early reviews out of Cancún seem to indicate that answer is a resounding “yes.” The Grammy-nominated dance music producer worked overtime for the thousands who made the trip down to the Paradisus Resort in Cancun, playing four sets in three days. From noon to 3AM daily, ILLENIUM and friends took over the beachfront, the resort’s pool, and the atrium with three unique stages. Featuring Blanke, Said The Sky, Elohim, Big Gigantic, HALIENE, and many more, the festival offered fans a jam-packed schedule from...
