Numbers don’t lie: with over 200,000 festival-goers passing through its gates and over 1,000 artists performing across a staggering 40 stages, EXIT Festival is celebrating one of the most unforgettable years in its history. Taking place in the beautiful countryside landscape of Novi Sad, Serbia, EXIT 2022 was a diverse nexus of music, arts and people. The true spirit of the festival was palpable all weekend long as fans danced from sundown to sunrise each night. There’s an immense scale to EXIT not easily seen at first glance. The massive Petrovaradin Fortress offers one of the world’s best festival grounds thanks to its sheer size and capability to house an enormous amount of production. The towering Mainstage saw massive performances from the likes o...
Returning to its original festival grounds, Fvded In The Park recently made an electric homecoming to Western Canada. Produced by Blueprint Events, the fest took place on July 8th and 9th at Holland Park in Vancouver. In the previous year, the event was hosted at the PNE Amphitheatre with a single stage due to restrictions instated due to the impact of the pandemic. However, 2022 attendees were able to experience the authentic, three-stage layout for which Fvded In The Park is beloved. Troyboi performs Fvded In The Park 2022. Trifecta Productions Excision, SLANDER and Troyboi were just some of the artists that held down the mainstage on Day 1 with heavy-hitting bass sets. Day 2 saw a bit more variety, with Australian dance music star Dom Dolla bringing his patented tech house sound between...
Tomorrowland‘s hotly anticipated return saw the world’s top DJs pulling out all the stops in order to make a splash during opening weekend. As one of the biggest festival platforms, Tomorrowland has consistently been a testbed for the world’s biggest electronic dance music artists to preview their latest and greatest tracks, and this year was certainly no exception. Check out the top 10 IDs from the first weekend of Tomorrowland 2022 below, and be sure to keep your ear to the ground for more unreleased music during the festival’s livestream. Martin Garrix – ID Hardwell, Timmy Trumpet, Maddix – Revolution Marshmello & Ray Volpe – ID Hardwell & Will Sparks – Twisted Anyma & Chris Avantgarde – Consciousness (Eric Pr...
Tomorrowland season is upon us. With the Belgian EDM festival finally kicking off, this year’s edition is guaranteed to be bigger than ever. The iconic fest expanded to three weeks of action and so too has its programming, starting with 21 days of broadcast on One World TV & One World Radio One World TV is capturing all of the action happening on and off the Tomorrowland 2022 stages via three channels. The first will is primed on the marquee event: The Reflection of Love main stage. The second channel will flip between the Atmosphere and the Freedom stages while the third will feature backstage conversations as artists drop in and out of the hot seat for exclusive interviews and more. You can stream Tomorrowland 2022 below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles TOMORROWLAND 202...
The time has almost come. After not one, but two postponements, Bass Coast Festival is gearing up for one of its biggest editions yet. From July 8th to 11th, the boutique music and arts fest returns to Merritt, B.C. on the shared traditional territories on the Nłeʔkepmx and Syilx nations. Ahead of Bass Coast’s long-awaited return, EDM.com has put together an insider’s guide to help prospective attendees prepare for what’s to come. And we’ve curated a few handy tips and tricks from the festival’s organizers as well as trusted patrons. PACKING ESSENTIALS When packing for any outdoor activity within Canada, it’s essential to prepare accordingly for the weather. While the forecast may read sunny skies, you just never know when it will cloud over and do...
Tucked away in the majestic rolling hills of Zamardi, Balaton Sound returned to Hungary from June 29th to July 2nd. For four days, ravers enjoyed electrifying DJ sets flanked by the scenic Lake Balaton, one of the most unique festival venue grounds in the world. EDM.com was on the ground to capture the 2022 edition of Balaton Sound, Europe’s biggest beachfront music festival, which welcomed over 180 DJs from around the globe. This year, the fest hosted larger-than-life performances from the likes of Alesso, Martin Garrix, Lost Frequencies, Timmy Trumpet, Alok and more. Balaton Sound Festival 2022. brphoto.co British sensation Becky Hill started things off on the Mainstage with roaring energy on the first of three days, kicking off Balaton Sound with an upbeat performance of dance-pop...
Coming to Ninilchik, Alaska in September 2022, Sacred Acre Festival is bound to immerse attendees in a locale of stunning natural beauty, strong community and an impressive roster of electronic music talent. Over three days from September 9-11, revelers will gather in a sprawling location of over 40 acres of idyllic meadowlands adjacent to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds. It’s here where they’ll see the largest digital art and onstage laser displays ever showcased in Alaska, and be able to partake in a slew of onsite excursions like glacier hikes, ATV excursions and sustainable fishing charters. Touted as Alaska’s first major EDM festival, Sacred Acre’s exciting lineup features two performances from none other than pioneering “world bass” artist CloZee, as wel...
Tomorrowland season is upon us. With the Belgian EDM festival readying for kickoff, this year’s edition is guaranteed to be bigger than ever. The iconic fest expanded to three weeks of action and so too has its programming, starting with 21 days of broadcast on One World TV & One World Radio One World TV will feature three unique channels to comprehensively capture all of the action happening on and off its stage. The first will be primed on the marquee event: The Reflection of Love main stage. The second channel will flip between the Atmosphere and the Freedom stages while the third will feature backstage conversations as artists drop in and out of the hot seat for exclusive interviews and more. The televised countdown to Tomorrowland’s epic return begins this week with a ...
As the return of Ultra Europe looms just one day away, the festival’s organizers have revealed its set times and three-day schedule. And with DJ sets on tap from the game’s biggest players, like Hardwell, Martin Garrix and Amelie Lens, the event’s 2022 programming is bound to lead to some tough decisions for ravers. There’s going to be more scheduling conflicts than a divorce attorney’s office. Ultra Europe returns to Split, Croatia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, beginning July 8th. Check out the set times festival map below. Ultra Europe 2022 Set Times: July 8 Ultra Europe/Twitter Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Ultra Europe 2022 Set Times: July 9 Ultra Europe/Twitter Ultra Europe 2022 Set Times: July 10 Ultra Europe/Twitter Ultra Europe 202...
From their first festival in 2002, which entertained less than 1,000 fans, the organizers of Airbeat One have undoubtedly come a long way. Founded by seasoned events professional Sebastian Eggert, the illustrious festival is celebrating 20 years of uniting Germany’s electronic dance music community with this year’s edition. Hosted in an old airfield near the small town of Neustadt-Glewe, Airbeat One prides itself on building essentially an entire city along the countryside, in a key location that can be reached within roughly two hours from Northern Germany’s two biggest economic hubs: Berlin and Hamburg. Boasting an impressive six stages, Airbeat One provides quite the experience for festival-goers. Soundtracked by some of EDM’s very best, the fest’s Mainstage and ...
As the Southern California-Las Vegas corridor develops into the largest year-round U.S. festival market, rival live-industry giants Live Nation and AEG are battling for control through competing minifestivals — genre-specific, commuter-friendly events that require little or no travel commitment, have lower ticket prices and could work nationally, spurring growth in a crowded market. AEG-owned Goldenvoice once dominated that niche sector, but industry sources say the former talent buyer who delivered them there, Jeff Shuman, may have helped Live Nation build a superior model: a minifestival with the potential to generate Coachella-size attendance numbers. On Oct. 22, 23 and 29, Live Nation will debut When We Were Young, a pop-punk/emo minifest — headlined by My Chemical Romance and Paramore...
Following a two-year hiatus, Airbeat One is returning to Germany’s Neustadt-Glewe this year for one of its biggest editions to date. Scheduled for July 6-10, the massive electronic dance music festival will feature over 300 acts across six stages, with a diverse lineup comprising something for everyone. While Airbeat One’s huge mainstage includes over a dozen A-listers like DJ Snake, Tiësto, NERVO, Afrojack, Kygo and more, its numerous other stages will host a wide array of sounds, from techno and melodic house to psytrance and hardstyle. Ahead of the festival’s anticipated return, EDM.com has teamed up with Airbeat One to give away VIP tickets and camping to a total of 12 winners. Airbeat One EDM.com Giveaway Prizes 2x VIP 3-day tickets to Airbeat One, including VIP camping at the M...