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Creamfields Opens Ticket Portals for 2023 Festivals
A little over a month since the festival’s momentous 2022 edition, which saw more than 70,000 attendees gather in Cheshire to celebrate their shared love of electronic music, Creamfields has now opened its ticket portal for 2023. The organizers of the iconic U.K. fest celebrated its 25th anniversary this summer with headlining performances by Hardwell, Afrojack, Amelie Lens, Carl Cox and many more, who threw down across 10 mind-blowing stages. Last year’s Creamfields also featured special brand and record label takeovers from the likes of Axwell’s Axtone and Martin Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS, among others. Additionally, 2022 marked the debut of Creamfields South, the festival’s sister edition, which took place in Chelmsford June 2-4 and attracted tens of thousands of ravers. Ja...
Dimension, FuntCase, More to Headline Rampage’s Momentous Amsterdam Debut
“The biggest drum & bass party in the world” is scheduled to make its debut in Amsterdam this November. Annually held at the gigantic Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, Rampage quickly grew into one of Europe’s most beloved bass music events since its debut edition back in 2009, annually bringing together drum & bass and dubstep’s most acclaimed artists. Shortly after Rampage Renegade’s highly anticipated 2022 return to Antwerp—with headline performances from SVDDEN DEATH, MARAUDA, Koven and more—the iconic fest is now gearing up for its debut in Amsterdam, taking over AFAS Live (formerly Heineken Music Hall) November 4-5. A staggering lineup has been unveiled for Rampage Amsterdam, which is bound to light up AFAS with the festival’s mind-bending produ...
From Debut Performances to the Birth of a Popular Nickname, These 10 Dirtybird Artists Reveal Their Favorite Campout Memories
Bolstered by its ingenious mix of rambunctiousness and top-tier DJs, Dirtybird Campout has become one of the must-attend boutique festivals around. First envisioned eight years ago by label head Claude VonStroke, the summer camp-music festival hybrid has emerged as one of the most unique events in the dance music sphere. A key factor in the unparalleled experience that is Campout relies heavily on the inclusion of the artists. Aside from composing the soundtrack of the weekend, those who grace the many stages at Campout also participate in activities alongside festival attendees. Claude vonStroke leading the red team Gina Joy Favorite Dirtybird DJs can be found playing a round of dodgeball against their fans, or dipping shirts in tie-dye creating psychedelic tops. It’s that sen...
Lost Lands 2022 Inspired a Sense of Adventure—And the Future Is Brighter Than Ever
While walking around Lost Lands and hearing from the festival’s ravers, one thing was loud and clear: it has become unrecognizable in the best way. New and improved Lost Lands festival grounds It was astounding to see what Lost Lands’ organizers have done with the festival grounds year after year. As someone who attended the first three years of Lost Lands and has not been back since the onset of COVID-19, the event was nearly unrecognizable. It was immediately made apparent from the moment you step off the street and walk to the entrance gate. Before officially entering the grounds, attendees walk through a corridor speckled with life-sized dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs you can climb into, flowing waterfalls, volcanos that light up at night and more. It all served as an interactive...
Kaskade, Chris Lake, FISHER, More Announced for FNGRS CRSSD’s New NYE Event
FNGRS CRSSD has announced the lineup for its newest event, PROPER NYE, which will ring in the new year in San Diego with a group of house music heavyweights. The renowned SoCal promoter revealed the two-day, two stage event will showcase over 20 techno and house music stars at San Diego’s Gallagher Square and the field at Petco Park. Beloved for curating top-tier dance events—like its flagship CRSSD Festival—FNGRS CRSSD’s inaugural PROPER NYE event is stacked with house music heavyweights. Chris Lake, FISHER, John Summit, Lane 8, Nora En Pure, SOFI TUKKER, Dombresky and more are set to throw down at the sun-kissed San Diego fest. Pioneering electronic producer Kaskade is also confirmed to perform a fan-favorite “Redux” set. Tickets will go on sale next Friday, October 7th...
CRSSD Closed Out Summer With a Bang In 2022
As festival season draws to a close, techno and house music fans across Southern California united in sunny San Diego last weekend for the fall edition of CRSSD Festival. Since its inception in 2015, CRSSD has treated music fans to three stages packed with top-flight house, techno and electronica artists over a two-day period. This September’s iteration was no different under the technicolor sunsets of Waterfront Park, which offered thumping bass and incredible musical performances. Each of CRSSD’s three stages has a distinct style, providing something for everyone in the electronic music community. Palms, the first stage you encounter upon entering the festival, highlights primarily house artists who keep you dancing all day long. On Saturday, Wax Motif had fans grooving to a gritty...
REZZ Is Developing Her Own Curated “Festival-Type” Event for 2023
REZZ just doesn’t have an “off” button. Fresh off electrifying performances at Nocturnal Wonderland and Lost Lands, among other major festivals, the prolific DJ and producer is now setting her sights on throwing her own show. REZZ, who has long been beloved for her spellbinding live performances, recently took to social media to announce the development of her own curated “festival-type” event. “I’m feeling RIDICULOUSLY excited currently while I am envisioning and making notes on a VERY specific festival-type curated event I will be throwing some time in 2023,” REZZ tweeted. REZZ seems to be operating with a renewed sense of creative vision—and she has big plans. Back in June, she announced the launch of her own record label, which is currently sti...
Kygo Revealed as Headliner of Forbes’ Under 30 Summit Music Festival In Detroit
Kygo has been announced as the headliner of the Forbes‘ 2022 Under 30 Summit music festival. The fest will take place virtually and in-person in Detroit between October 2nd and 5th at the Detroit Opera House. It’s renowned for drawing some of the biggest names in contemporary music, such as The Chainsmokers, Jack Harlow, Billie Eilish, and Megan Thee Stallion, among others. This year’s event, however, is a bit different. It’ll include a performance from prodigious bass player and indie-pop star Blu DeTiger, who’s set to embark on her North American headline tour this fall. Meanwhile, Kygo announced that he has a new album in the works back in August. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “I’m working on a lot of music,” Kygo said ...
Ultra Reveals Huge First Wave of Artists for 2023 Festival In Miami
If you thought Ultra couldn’t top last year’s historic festival, think again. The organizers of Ultra Music Festival have revealed the first wave of artists confirmed to perform in Miami in 2023. And it’s more of a tidal wave. The lineup has more highlights than an Aaron Judge home run reel. Eric Prydz is set to bring his rare HOLO show to Ultra’s breathtaking RESISTANCE Megastructure, where techno pioneer Carl Cox will return after a captivating three-hour headlining set in 2022. Meanwhile, deadmau5 is primed for two collaborative performances: one with Kaskade (as Kx5) and another under his Testpilot alias with HI-LO, the techno nom de plume of Oliver Heldens. Ultra Music Festival 2022. Rudgrcom Other artists confirmed to appear at Ultra 2023 include Zedd, Ma...
Watch Lost Lands 2022 Performances By ILLENIUM, Subtronics, REZZ, Madeon, More
It’s the Monday after Lost Lands, which means ravers have traded earplugs for neck braces after one of the nation’s most popular dubstep festivals. Headbangers showed out at the 2022 edition of Excision‘s flagship fest. The sheer amount of talent at Lost Lands was staggering, and if the festival’s reputation as the “Dubstep Olympics” was ever in doubt, any scintilla of that was effectively quashed this year. One Lost Lands devotee has uploaded footage from “Couch Lands,” the prehistoric-themed festival’s livestreaming counterpart. Fans can now head to YouTube to watch over 50 DJ sets from the likes of Knife Party, Wooli, REZZ, ILLENIUM, Madeon, SVDDEN DEATH, Eptic, Barely Alive and a momentous closing performance from Subtronics, among ...
Is Portola the Best U.S. Electronic Festival Lineup of the Year? The Event’s Creator on a Show Six Years In The Making
This weekend’s debut Portola festival in San Francisco took six years to make happen. Launching tomorrow (September 24) at the city’s Pier 80, the two-day event was conceived by Danny Bell, VP Talent Buyer for AEG Presents in San Francisco, who came up with the concept after a 2016 music-fueled traipse through Europe’s electronic hubs. Bell had just left his job as Talent Buyer for HARD Events in Los Angeles, where he’d worked before after graduating from USC. (“I graduated on a Friday and was full time [at HARD] on a Monday,” he says.) With eight months off before he was due to start his new gig at AEG, he wanted to take the type of extended Euro trip many embark on after college. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Lucky for me, I was 27 and I h...
Lost Lands 2022 Festival Guide: Set Times, Camping, Weather and Everything Else You Need to Know
Excision is preparing to open the floodgates of Lost Lands. At this open-air celebration of bass music, the lights, sounds, people and life-size dinosaurs are unlike anything you’ve ever seen at a music festival. Whether you’re going for the first or fifth time, here’s some essential info that will help you party like it’s 500 B.C. Lost Lands 2022 Dates This year’s Lost Lands will take place September 23-25, 2022. Those with early-access tickets can arrive as early as Tuesday, September 20th and participate in campground activities as well as a special pre-party on Thursday, September 22nd. Lost Lands Address Like the four years before this weekend’s party, the fifth iteration of Lost Lands will take place at the beautiful Legend Valley in Thor...
