Music festivals
Man Detained After Gun Threat at Excision’s Bass Canyon Music Festival: Report
Editor’s Note [August 20th, 2022, 7:27pm]: This report has been updated to include a statement from a representative of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, who, when reached for comment, was unable to confirm whether or not the suspect was planning a mass shooting. The department had released a public statement on Saturday, August 20th at 12:24pm, which reported its deputies believed a “mass shooting [was] avoided at Gorge Amphitheater.” According to a report by local authorities, Washington police detained a man who they believe “may have had plans to commit a mass shooting” at this year’s Bass Canyon, an electronic music festival in Washington that attracts roughly 25,000 people. Jonathan R. Moody, a 30-year-old man from Ephrata, was reportedly spotted in the...
Splash House Brings a Wet and Wild Weekend to Palm Springs
People in cowboy hats and thongs standing in line at the local I Heart Mac & Cheese; golf carts speeding down the streets, bubble guns at the ready; and some of the most enthusiastic, non-eight-year-old patrons that an aviation museum has ever seen…Oh, Splash House, there’s nothing quite like you. It’s Christmas in August this year in Palm Springs, thanks to not one, but two editions of the staple SoCal dance music festival. With Weekend One spanning from August 12th to 14th, the event’s first run this month was a wet and wild takeover of The Renaissance, Margaritaville and Saguaro Hotels by day and the Palm Springs Air Museum by night. As headliner John Summit famously tweeted (and has since deleted), “I’m drunk and I’m high and I’...
Mass Shooting Threat Averted at Excision’s Bass Canyon Music Festival: Report
According to an unsettling report by local authorities, it appears a mass shooting was thwarted on the first night of this year’s Bass Canyon, an electronic music festival in Washington that attracts roughly 25,000 people. Jonathan R. Moody, a 30-year-old man from Ephrata, was reportedly spotted in the parking lot outside the festival grounds at 9pm on Friday night inhaling an “unknown substance” from a balloon before loading and concealing two 9mm pistols around his waist. Later, Moody is said to have approached Bass Canyon attendees to inquire when the festival would end and where people would exit. When authorities were alerted of the suspicious activity, venue security disarmed and detained Moody outside the venue gates, police say. Moody was then arrested on suspicion of one count of ...
Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Nicole Moudaber and More Announced for Ultra Korea 2022
For the first time since 2019, Ultra is returning to South Korea. Coming soon to Seoul is the ninth edition of the Ultra Korea EDM festival. After being forced to put the event on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have now revealed the first phase of artists who will be taking the stage. Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Nicole Moudaber, Adam Beyer, KSHMR, Nicky Romero, Oliver Heldens, Sasha and Timmy Trumpet will dazzle the masses at this fall’s fest. Ultra has not yet announced the full slate of artists or stage schedule, but more information is expected soon. Ultra Korea 2022 is scheduled for September 24th and 25, 2022. Check out the lineup below and find more information about Ultra Korea 2022 here. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles c/o Ultra Ko...
Bass Canyon 2022: Set Times, Weather and Everything Else You Need to Know
Excision’s Bass Canyon is back—and arguably bigger than ever. Whether you’re a veteran Gorge Amphitheatre attendee or the venue is an entirely new experience, it’s a foregone conclusion that X and friends have quite a weekend planned. Because you can never be too prepared for a trip to the Gorge, we’ve put together a handy guide for Bass Canyon 2022. Bass Canyon 2022 set times This year’s lineup features Boombox Cartel, SVDDEN DEATH, Subtronics, Boogie T, Sullivan King and many more. Bass Canyon will also spotlight a slew of rising bass music artists, such as Effin, A Hundred Drums, Xotix, Versa, Redrum and Lizzy Jane, among others. Check out the full list of set times below. Bass Canyon 2022 set times, lineup and schedule. Bass Canyon/Twitter Camping at ...
Inside Grass Lands, the Largest Cannabis Experience In a U.S. Music Festival to Date
Music producers, artists, and event organizers often talk about how they smoke the competition, but few pull it off quite like Outside Lands. Last weekend, Grass Lands celebrated its fourth year at the Bay Area fest. In that time, the experience has expanded with more partners and offerings, but the best part is festival-goers are able to purchase and enjoy their cannabis freely in a fully compliant zone for smoking. Alive Coverage Now in its 14th iteration, Outside Lands Festival is no stranger to pushing the envelope, but few can assemble the cavalcade of top-shelf cannabis partners who make Grass Lands such a potent festival experience. For instance, Traditional, who is known largely as the godfather of OG growers through most of California, was there with discounted buds in a variety o...
There’s a Brand New Halloween EDM Festival Coming to Chicago
The city of Chicago is creepin’ it real after the reveal of a brand new electronic dance music festival, Necropolis. Scheduled for October 29th and 30th, the Halloween-themed fest comes courtesy of Auris Presents, a leading Chicago promoter responsible for ARC and Heatwave, among other major EDM events in the Windy City. Alison Wonderland, Excision, Getter, Adventure Club and EDM.com Class of 2021 artists Blanke and Lucii have been confirmed for performances at the inaugural Necropolis, which organizers liken to a place “where heavy bass music and the dark fantasies of Halloween collide.” They are announcing a second wave of artists soon, according to a press release shared with EDM.com. Tickets will go on sale Friday, August 19th at 12pm CST. You can sign ...
ThumpTown Festival Slated for Explosive B.C. Debut In August 2022
Crafted and curated by the experienced team who organized Squambhala II in the summer of 2021, ThumpTown is debuting August 26-28 to offer a mesmerizing experience filled with heavy bass music and jaw-dropping stage designs. The production team, filled with various leaders in the B.C. film industry, brought their passion for storytelling to a narrative-driven aftermovie documenting the event. ThumpTown is a boutique festival concept that made its first debut back in 2020, courtesy of Vancouver’s Never Better Entertainment. Curating a compelling lineup, ThumpTown’s first edition in Squamish Valley was a monumental success and saw the exciting festival expand to a new location on the outskirts of Hope, British Columbia in 2021. c/o Press This year’s edition continues to have its foundations ...
UNTOLD Wraps Up Explosive 2022 Festival In Romania’s Cluj-Napoca
One of the few major scale dance music events to take place in Europe last year, UNTOLD Festival recently made its return to Romania for a blissed-out 2022 edition. Curating a polychromatic EDM dreamworld that enchanted approximately 360,000 attendees across four days and nights, organizers managed to offer a memorable experience soundtracked by the genre’s very best DJs. The festival’s 2022 theme, “Temple Of Lúna,” was a marvel. Untold Festival 2022. Alive Coverage Boasting an astonishing eight stages across a festival area of over 235,000 square meters, there’s no doubt UNTOLD satisfied even the most veteran dance music fans. Its colossal Mainstage featured explosive DJ sets from a slew of EDM heavy-hitters, among them Alok, David Guetta, Dimitri ...
One Dead, Dozens Injured After Stage Collapses at Spanish EDM Festival
A man was killed after high winds caused a partial collapse of the main stage at Spain’s Medusa Festival, Reuters reports. At least 32 others were injured in the wake of the fatal incident at the electronic dance music festival, which took place on the Playa de Cullera on the Balearic Sea. National weather agency AEMET said there had been “strong gusts of wind and a sudden rise in temperatures” during the festival, reporting gusts of 51 miles per hour at the nearby Alicante airport. CNN reports the man killed was 22 years old, citing the Spanish Civil Guard told. Hours after the collapse, Medusa organizers shared a statement on Facebook to address the “devastating” incident. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “A few hours ago, the town of Culle...
San Diego’s Day.MVS XL Festival Lives Up to Its Name In 2022
After a successful launch last year, San Diego’s Day.MVS XL Festival returned to the picturesque grounds at Waterfront Park. Curated by FNGRS CRSSD, the two-day event is an offshoot of the more prominent CRSSD Festival, which takes place each spring and fall at the same downtown locale. Keiki Knudsen Acting as a sort of warm-up to its older brother, the festival retains a sense of familiarity for those who have attended CRSSD Festival in the past. The same general layout is used throughout the expansive grounds, offering two distinct stages with plenty of grassy areas and the infamous interactive water fountains on full display. Daniela Becerra Speaking of stages, both of the structures were jam-packed with a memorable roster of techno and house music’s biggest DJs. From ...
Excision Preps Headbangers for Return to Cancún With Huge Paradise Blue 2023 Lineup
Headbangers, it’s time to prepare your neck braces and sunscreen. While Excision has been making waves for many years now with his East and West Coast bass music gatherings, Lost Lands and Bass Canyon, he added another event to his arsenal in 2022. Hitting the beach, Excision and friends took fans of the heaviest electronic music sub-genres to Mexico for Paradise Blue, a destination music festival at a beachside resort. With special late-night performances, beachside partying and a stage flanked by a giant pool, Paradise Blue is unlike anything Excision has organized. Now, just over a year after the festival was revealed, the dubstep titan has announced the lineup for the event’s sophomore edition. In 2023, Rusko, Sullivan King, LEVEL UP, Virtual Riot, Wooli, Dion Tim...
