Music festivals
4 Takeaways From Pasquale Rotella’s Heated EDC Las Vegas Reddit AMA
In the wake of the contentious postponement of EDC Las Vegas, the festival’s proprietor, Pasquale Rotella, walked the plank in a heated Reddit AMA today. Despite confirmation from Rotella that the initial May 2021 dates of EDC Las Vegas were firm, he eventually went on to announce that the festival would move to October. The tough decision was made after Rotella said the event wasn’t viable for May due to its inability to align with Nevada state officials’ reopening plan and vaccination pipeline. Here are four takeaways from Rotella’s revealing AMA. EDC Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Insomniac Events He addressed a controversial statement When Rotella first announced that EDC Las Vegas would move forward with its planned May dates, he told...
Ozuna Presents “Cancun Fest” Destination Festival in Mexico With DJ Snake, Wisin, More
Global Urbano music superstar Ozuna has teamed up with Pollen Presents—a brand that creates unique and exclusive experiences—to announce a four-day music festival that will be taking over The Grand Oasis Resort in Cancún, Mexico, November 4th to 8th. In addition to a headlining performance from Ozuna, the expansive lineup for the fest has been personally selected by the chart-topping Bourica. Cancun Fest will include performances from world-renowned producer DJ Snake, Wisin from the multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, and Puerto Rican rapper Myke Towers. Also on the star-studded list are Nathy Peluso, Alex Sensation, and Boza along with DJ Camilo, Dimelo Flow, and Caleb Calloway playing sets on location. Cancun Fest offers attendee...
Porter Robinson Announces Return of Second Sky Music Festival and Dates
Nearly two years ago, electronic music wunderkind Porter Robinson held his inaugural Second Sky Music Festival in Oakland, California and received rave reviews for his performances under his main alias and Virtual Self project. In the time since, as the world crumbled under lockdown due to safety measures surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Robinson hosted two streaming iterations of the festival, cleverly coined Secret Sky. The second of those streams took place last weekend, and Porter’s stunning set can be watched on YouTube. Now, Robinson has announced the grand return of the live in-person event. The return of Secret Sky will go down September 18th and 19th at Cesar E. Chavez Park in Berkeley, California. Fans can register for early access to tickets at the ...
Excision and ILLENIUM Are Going B2B at Bass Canyon 2021: See the Full Lineup
Excision‘s festivals have become a consistent source of quality lineups and Bass Canyon 2021 is no exception. The dubstep don recently unveiled this year’s lineup and it does not disappoint. As expected, Excision will take the stage for three different sets, including his signature Detox set, as well as another B2B with ILLENIUM. Additionally, he’s booked some of the most incredible bass music acts in the game Liquid Stranger, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Vampa, Level Up, Eptic, Ganja White Night, SLANDER, and SVDDEN DEATH. 2021 lineup for Bass Canyon. Bass Canyon The undercard is just as packed with world-class talent, as the likes of INZO, SubDocta, Hex Cougar, yetep, SWARM, and more will be making their Bass Canyon debuts. Clearly, Excision’s first festiv...
Festival Workers Bemoan EDC Las Vegas Postponement: “We’re Used to Bad News”
The “Headliners” aren’t the only ones reeling from the postponement of EDC Las Vegas. The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal for the live music scene, and while fans have certainly felt its absence, the impact of the virus has been particularly devastating for music festival workers and venue crews. The lighting technicians who painstakingly retrofit stages with the rigs responsible for blowing minds; the security guards who grab creepy men by their collars and throw them out like Uncle Phil launches Jazz in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; the ticket scanners who literally open the gates of the most memorable times of music fans’ lives. These people are often overlooked by the music community at large despite their pivotal roles in ensuring special and safe experie...
Electric Forest Officially Postponed to Summer 2022
Earlier this month Electric Forest organizers released a critical update about the fate of the 2021 edition of the beloved Rothbury music festival. Addressing the uncertainty of the pandemic, they stated that if the event were to happen this year, it would be in August, offering a glimmer of hope for prospective festival-goers. Despite ongoing efforts to make the four-day experience happen, it has been officially announced today that there will be no gathering at Electric Forest this year. In an official statement, organizers explained that “postponing to 2022 is our only course of action” due to COVID-19 concerns. The 2021 edition of Rothbury’s Electric Forest music festival has been moved to summer 2022. Electric Forest (via Twitter) For c...
Burning Man Organizers Backpedal After Criticism for Mandatory Vaccination Comments
After falsely claiming that the state of Nevada requires proof of vaccination at large-scale events, the organizers of Burning Man have backpedaled and addressed concerns from the festival’s community. According to the New York Post, the counter culture community lambasted CEO Marian Goodell after an April 8th update in which she suggested that the iconic festival would require proof of inoculation to gain entry. An ensuing video message shared by Goodell confirmed the plans. “We are super aware [of concerns] and thank you for your feedback, and we are weighing the gravity of what that does,” Goodell said in an ensuing statement shared on April 17th. “And we know that [mandatory vaccination] challenges the concepts of radical inclusion, but at this po...
Electric Forest is Giving Away a Pair of Wristbands to Support Independent Detroit Venues
While the fate of the Electric Forest 2021 hangs in the balance, the festival is doing its part to support local venues and artists amid a pandemic that simply won’t relent. Organizers are giving away two wristbands to the next edition of the beloved Rothbury, Michigan music fest to raise awareness for “ALIVE Detroit,” an upcoming virtual benefit concert for independent Detroit venues and artists. The stream will air tomorrow, April 23rd at 7PM ET (4PM PT) and feature an hour-and-a-half of chill sets by local musicians, who will perform live from different venues across Detroit. DIME Detroit To enter, fans must donate $25 to the ALIVE Detroit GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign. Each donation will be directed to independent Detroit venues and artists who have e...
GRiZ Announces Psychedelic Virginia Music Festival, Space Camp
Following a year devoid of music festivals thanks to the wrath of COVID-19, GRiZ is primed for a triumphant return with the announcement of his own curated fest. The electro-funk superstar has announced the debut of Space Camp, a bass music-fueled two-night festival at Virginia’s fabled Hampton Coliseum in December 2021. GRiZ will perform two different live sets alongside a number of his electronic music contemporaries, including CloZee, Liquid Stranger, LSDream, Chee, Common Creation, Kumarion, and EDM.com Class of 2021 artists Lucii and Moore Kismet. The inaugural Space Camp festival is scheduled for December 17th and 18th, 2021. According to a press release, the event marks GRiZ’s “most ambitious” live performances to date, which have the potential to b...
ILLENIUM Announces Ember Shores Destination Festival in Cancun, Mexico
Taking fans by surprise, ILLENIUM has announced his own inaugural music festival, Ember Shores, taking place in Cancun, Mexico, in December 2021. The three-day destination festival will offer attendees an all-inclusive weekend getaway at the Four-Diamond Paradisus Resort with the main stage on the white sands of the Caribbean beach, late-night sets, lagoon-inspired pools, ten restaurants, seven bars, and a spa on-site. Though a lineup has yet to be announced, performers will be hand-picked by ILLENIUM to the tastes of his fanbase (fondly dubbed the “Illenials”). Plus, Ember Shores will feature three live sets from the artist himself. “I’ve always wanted to create an event where Illenials from all over the world can gather as a community and be immersed in an en...
EDC Las Vegas Officially Moved to October 2021, New Dates Announced
Despite the recent news that Insomniac was moving forward with the planned May 2021 dates of EDC Las Vegas, CEO and founder Pasquale Rotella has announced that the festival will move to October 2021. The somber news arrives on the heels of a triumphant April 8th announcement by Rotella that told prospective attendees, “Book your flights, hotels & shuttles.” In an Instagram post shared tonight, he said the 2021 edition of EDC Las Vegas is unable to take place in May due to its inability to align with Nevada state officials’ reopening plan. “As we expected and were assured prior to announcing the festival for May, Nevada state officials announced they would lift social distancing requirements as of May 1, creating a path for EDC to happen with strict safety guidel...
Tennessee’s Bigfoot Electro 2021 Festival Reveals Monster Lineup of Bass Music Artists
As festival season slowly comes more and more into focus after a year to forget, many brands are triumphantly revealing their 2021 lineups. The latest to do so is Bigfoot Electro 2021, a three-day camping and music festival that has just unveiled a monster bill of bass music artists to stampede Tracy City, Tennessee over Memorial Day Weekend. Set to perform at the fest from May 28th to 30th, 2021 are DMVU, The Widdler, Phutureprimitive, Toadface, Justin Hawkes, and Yheti, among many others, with the latter performing two special sets. Located on the sprawling, 500-acre Cumberland Plateau farm, a little-known RV campground called Bigfoot Adventure will be transformed into what organizers are calling a “psychedelic summertime wonderland.” Promising an experiential weeke...
