Music festivals
Beyond Wonderland Announces Huge Lineup for 2022 SoCal Festival With Zedd, DJ Snake, More
Beyond Wonderland, the Alice In Wonderland-themed EDM spectacular in Southern California, is returning in 2022 with a massive lineup. Insomniac Events today announced over 80 artists scheduled to perform at the fest, which is scheduled for March 25th and 26th at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center. True to form, North America’s preeminent electronic music event promoter has once again put together a staggering lineup. The 11th edition of Beyond Wonderland will feature performances by Zedd, DJ Snake, Seven Lions, Zomboy, Sippy, Above & Beyond, Zeds Dead, JOYRYDE and many more. Fans can also look forward to the festival’s psychedelic stages, like the Queen’s Domain, Caterpillar’s Garden, and Mad Hatter’s Castle, among others. A surefire highlight o...
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...
Lights All Night 2021: Set Times, COVID-19 Guidelines, and Everything Else You Need to Know
Texas’ largest and longest-running electronic dance music festival, Lights All Night, is getting ready for its 11th edition this weekend. The New Year’s Eve celebration will return to the Dallas Market Hall, a spacious and innovative warehouse-style space situated just minutes outside of downtown Dallas, on December 30th and 31st. We’re here to help you learn everything you need to know to navigate the festival throughout the weekend, including its COVID-19 protocols, daily schedules, travel and more. Lights All Night. Alive Coverage COVID-19 PROTOCOLS Organizers have asked that those who attend get vaccinated. Legally they cannot ask for proof of vaccination to enter the venue, but they’ve strongly encouraged the jab in order to follow health guidelines....
Arizona to Host Carl Cox, Kaskade, Adam Beyer, More for Inaugural “Body Language” Festival
In Arizona, there’s one event promoter that has the Phoenix EDM scene on lock: Relentless Beats. These top-notch organizers already power landmark festivals like Decadence NYE, Crush Arizona and Goldrush. Now, their sub-brand RBDeep is adding yet another event to the company’s docket: Body Language. The three-day festival will be dedicated to house, techno and underground music. Slated for March 4-6 at Rawhide Event Center, the fest will welcome Adam Beyer, Boris Brejcha, Carl Cox and Wax Motif to its three stages, as well as a Kaskade “Redux” set and a special B2B performance from longtime friends Dombresky and Noizu (read our interview with the pair here). According to organizers, a second wave of artists will be announced in early 2022. You can bu...
Dirtybird CampInn 2022 Phase One Lineup Includes Claude VonStroke, Walker & Royce, More
The team at Dirtybird have announced the first phase of artists set to perform at the second iteration of their east coast event, Dirtybird CampInn. A spinoff of their west coast flagship fest, Dirtybird Campout, the CampInn will take over the Wyndham Orlando Resort February 25-27, 2022. Dirtybird Set to perform at the Floridian affair is Dirtybird co-founder Claude VonStroke, alongside a DJ set by Chromeo. Other notable acts revealed to take over the three stages across the hotel include label favorites Walker & Royce, drum & bass master Dillinja, and hip-hop producer DJ Premier. Additional artists scheduled to perform include Skream, Ivy Lab, Maya Jane Coles, Heather and Collete, East Everything, and bass music maven Eprom. Over 40 more artists will be announced to join the ...
Tomorrowland Wins Key Permit to Expand to Three Weekends In 2022: Report
Tomorrowland has received the regulatory green light to go bigger and better than ever in 2022. Following two consecutive pandemic-induced cancellations in 2020 and 2021, Tomorrowland made their eagerness to make up for lost time clear as they immediately sought approval to expand to three weekends during the upcoming 2022 festival season. Belgian regulators have since decided favorably on the request as Tomorrowland has now reportedly received a permit from the province of Antwerp to move forward with their plans for expansion. “We are of course very happy with this,” said Tomorrowland spokesperson Debby Wilmsen, per Knack Focus. “We can now get to work preparing three weekends. They will all fall in July. We will work in the same way as with two editions̷...
Martin Garrix, Tiësto, Nina Kraviz, More to Headline Ultra Europe 2022
Just weeks after announcing the lineup of its flagship music festival in Miami, Ultra is looking to dominate 2022 after sharing a massive first phase of artists for its European edition. The organizers of the iconic dance music festival brand have announced a slew of major DJs to perform at Ultra Europe, which is scheduled for July 8-10 at Park Mladeži in Split, Croatia. Headliners include Martin Garrix, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Adam Beyer, Alesso, Afrojack, Nina Kraviz, Oliver Heldens, Richie Hawtin, and more. Ultra Europe 2022 will also feature the brand’s underground RESISTANCE concept, which showcases house and techno music. Recommended Articles Along with virtually every music festival in the world, the 2020 iteration of Ultra Europe...
GRiZ, Disclosure, Porter Robinson, More to Headline Electric Forest 2022: See the Full Lineup
The organizers of Electric Forest have announced the fan-favorite electronic music festival’s 2022 lineup, including headliners Disclosure, GRiZ, Sylvan Esso, Porter Robinson, SLANDER, Fisher, Louis The Child, and Big Gigantic. After having to cancel its 2020 event and postpone its 2021 gathering due to the impact of COVID-19, fans will finally be able to get down in the beloved Sherwood Forest from June 23rd to 26th, 2022 for four days of nonstop music. FifthLegend/Wikimedia Commons The 2022 edition of the Rothbury, Michigan festival will boast a plethora of electronic and jam artists. The wildly popular fest will return with its traditional three sets by hosts The String Cheese Incident, as well as performances from CloZee, Duke Dumont, Subtronics, TOKiMONSTA, Deathpact, Toro y Moi...
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...
Overwhelming Majority of Fans First Began Their EDM Journey Before Age 20: Poll
Electronic music listeners tend to become enamored with the genre at an early age, according to the results of a recent EDM.com reader poll. The fact that the blissfully care-free lifestyle promoted by electronic dance music culture appeals vastly to youthful demographics isn’t necessarily a surprising discovery, but the weighting by percentage skews more youthful than perhaps one would expect. Precisely half of respondents reported first beginning their EDM journey between the ages of 0-15. This would suggest that listeners at the high end of this segment were born around 2007, a time when dance music was just on the cusp of booming in the U.S. during the late 2000s and early 2010s. Our latest EDM.com poll found 85% of dance music fans began listening before th...
Elements Festival Shares Roadmap of Improvements After Controversial 2021 Event
After a disastrous 2021 edition of Elements Music & Arts Festival, the event’s organizers are looking to reconcile with fans and create a safer experience in 2022 after providing a list of changes in a highly detailed roadmap. As part of a proposed five-point plan, the festival is being relocated from Lakewood, Pennsylvania to Long Pond. Ideally, this will mitigate many of the infrastructure-related challenges the festival faced in 2021, such as exorbitantly long wait times and camping logistics. Long Pond has reportedly hosted events five times the size of Elements. Organizers have placed new emphasis on safety. They’ve hired a new board of advisors to help plan the fest as well as hire better-trained staff who are well-equipped to handle scenarios akin to those exper...
Rampage Festival Postponed Due to Belgian COVID-19 Restrictions
Rampage, one of the world’s largest dubstep and drum & bass music festivals, has been postponed to 2022 amid fears of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The news arrives shortly after the organizers of the Belgium-based fest announced their lineup, which included headlining acts such as Pendulum and NOISIA, for the December 10th and 11th show dates. Authorities in Belgium decided that it is unsafe for events to continue in the coming weeks, according to a recent Instagram post shared by Rampage. According to a technical brief issued by the World Health Organization on Sunday, “the likelihood of potential further spread of omicron at the global level is high.” “We are truly heartbroken that all our hard work is down the drain again, and we can’t welcome you b...
