Music festivals
Electric Zoo Announces Schedule for Day One of 2021 Festival
Those interested in spending their Labor Day Weekend at Electric Zoo can now begin planning their festival itineraries. Announced on Friday was the phase one lineup of the event’s first day. On Twitter, organizers shared a graphic revealing who would be performing at the opening of the weekend festival. Assuming vaccination rates continue to climb and large-scale events become permitted in New York once again, the festival will host a wide range of both superstar talent and rising stars in the electronic music scene. On Friday, September 3rd, fans will be able to catch sets from Alesso, Zeds Dead, Moore Kismet, Subtronics, Seven Lions, Nina Las Vegas, and more. The aforementioned artists join the phase one cast of performers announced last fall. Electric Zoo takes place this Lab...
Tomorrowland Rescheduled to September 2021, Says Liv of NERVO
As fans wait patiently for updates on Tomorrowland‘s highly anticipated 2021 edition, a new update has thrown a wrench into their plans. In a new interview with The Telegraph, Liv Nervo of famed dance music duo NERVO claimed that the fabled Belgian music festival’s dates have been postponed from July to late September 2021. She also dives into a number of other topics in the sweeping interview, such as traveling with her child and navigating the pandemic. “For now, we’re just going with the flow. You think you’re heading in one direction then suddenly the situation changes,” Nervo said. ” The big news is Tomorrowland in Belgium, one of our biggest festivals, has rescheduled this summer to late September. It’s something to aim for.” Rumors of th...
Insomniac Announces Skyline, a Massive Techno Festival in Orlando
Insomniac East recently released a cryptic post announcing a new rave set to take place this Memorial Day Weekend 2021. Thankfully, we now have all the details after Insomniac announced Skyline, a techno-themed music festival going down on May 28th and 29th in Orlando, Florida at The Vanguard. Skyline will be flying high under Insomniac’s famed Factory 93 brand, featuring a meld of the finest underground music and digital art installations. Check out the official promo video below. The announcement came hand in hand with a jam-packed lineup that would melt any techno lover’s heart. The fest will feature performances from a number of trailblazing artists, such as The Martinez Brothers, BLOND:ISH, Maceo Plex, Sacha Robotti, and DJ Tennis, among othe...
Excision Announces Lost Lands Ticket Launch Date, Shares Update on Other 2021 Music Festivals
As the live music industry slowly inches toward reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Excision is eyeing a safe return. The superstar bass music producer and DJ took to Twitter today to share a lengthy statement about the immediate future of Lost Lands, Bass Canyon, and other music festivals navigating the impact of the virus. “Even though we are still unable to host and play shows like we used to, it’s slowly becoming safer as the weeks go by. We don’t know when live shows will come back in full force, maybe it will be earlier than predicted, or maybe it will be later,” Excision wrote. “But no matter what, we have to be ready. Large scale festivals take many months to plan properly, so we have to accept that if we want live events to be waiting for ...
ILLENIUM, Dillon Francis, FISHER, More to Perform at Life Is Beautiful 2021: See the Full Lineup
Life Is Beautiful has announced a star-studded lineup for the festival’s 2021 edition. A bevy of major electronic music artists will grace the stages of the beloved Vegas music festival, including ILLENIUM, Dillon Francis, FISHER, San Holo, and CloZee, among others. Billie Eilish, Green Day, and Tame Impala were tapped as headliners for the fest’s grand return, which will go down September 17th to 19th, 2021. Check out the full lineup below, courtesy of the event’s official flyer. Billie Eilish, Green Day, and Tame Impala are set to headline the 2021 edition of Life Is Beatiful in Las Vegas. Life Is Beautiful (via Twitter) Life Is Beautiful CEO Justin Weniger recently opened up about the struggles of navigating the erratic nature of the pandemic while planning t...
Burning Man Announces 2021 Theme: Terra Incognita
On February 18th, organizers of Burning Man 2021 released a highly anticipated update on the event via the Burning Man Project‘s blog. However, they were unfortunately unable to confirm many details regarding the prospects of the event’s 2021 edition, saying it was “simply too early to make the call.” A new post published today has announced the 2021 theme for the beloved Burning Man community: Terra Incognita. The Latin phrase, which translates to “unknown land,” traces back to the Egyptian scholar Ptolemy. While the possibility of reconnecting in Black Rock City remains unclear, the team has extended a spiritual invitation of sorts. “This year’s Burning Man theme is an invitation to emerge from our collective isolation, to ex...
British Festival Directors Want Government to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Event Attendance
Tickets to live music events in Great Britain have sold like hotcakes since the British government’s recent rollout plan for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the plan is liable to change based on the assessment of its efficiency over time, fans are hopeful that normalized live music events will resume in June 2021. British festival directors and organizers are skeptical, however, and worried about the potential consequences of a restriction-free post-pandemic landscape. According to The Guardian, many of those organizers are petitioning for the government to mandate vaccination status in order for the public to attend in-person mass gatherings. “A lot of us want to urge government to follow the example set up already in other areas, like travel, where peop...
Burning Man is Exploring New Sustainability Solutions on Fly Ranch Property
A 3,800 acre property located in Nevada’s Great Basin may hold secrets as to what the future of Burning Man could look like. Known as Fly Ranch, the property was purchased in 2016 by several high-profile donors for $6.5M. “The individuals that contributed funding for the purchase have one thing in common: they have been deeply moved and changed by their involvement in Burning Man, and they are invested in the future of this culture,” a journal published by the organization states. So what exactly will await at Fly Ranch? Burning Man Project and the Land Art Generator Initiative set out to find the answer by launching the LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch design challenge. The ask was for entrants to turn sustainable systems into works of art. Submissions included creative ene...
Vaccinated Express Lanes Planned for Texas’ Ubbi Dubbi Music Festival
Disco Donnie, the organizer of Texas electronic music festival Ubbi Dubbi, has announced that he is planning to implement express entry lanes at the event’s 2021 edition for those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19. Donnie took to Twitter to share the news of the lanes, which he said are “100% part of the plan.” While they have not yet been confirmed as part of the event’s infrastructure, they could be in the near future. In a separate tweet, he also clarified that attendees will not need to be vaccinated to gain entry to the event, and that he has teamed up with CLEAR to instate health protocols and safely expedite entry procedures. It’s important to note that Disco Donnie is not violating any laws by moving forward with Ubbi Dubbi Festival’...
UK Music Festivals Are Selling Out After Government Releases Plan to End Lockdown
Music festivals in the UK are selling out in record numbers after the country’s government unveiled a timeline for ending lockdown restrictions before the summer. However, festival organizers are still wary of cancellations that could lead to detrimental financial losses without a government-backed insurance policy. On Monday, Boris Johnson announced his government’s plan to ease out of lockdown, which is set to conclude with the complete removal of social distancing restrictions on June 21st. As The Guardian reports, the news has led to major festivals like Field Day and Reading & Leeds selling out at historic rates, as demonstrated by a 600% rise in Ticketmaster traffic. “We’ve had around 2 million fans on our site with half a million visits to the Ticketmaster Festival Finder g...
Save Our Stages Fest Raised $2 Million for Independent Venues: “This Moment Brought Millions of People Hope”
As our Annual Report continues, we’ll be taking several looks at how live music changed in a year where most of the world was in lockdown. Today, we share our conversation with Save Our Stages Fest’s Stephen Sternschein on what’s being done to preserve live music and venues during this pandemic. The American experience of the COVID-19 pandemic is dominated by unimaginable numbers made real: 300,000 dead, 16 million infected, an estimated $3-$5 trillion hit to the country’s GDP over the next two years. Tucked inside that last figure is another statistic, revealed over the summer, that made the year even darker for music fans: According to a nationwide survey of club owners and promoters conducted by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) this past June, 90% of independent music v...
