SOUNDSTORM
MDLBEAST Welcomes 600,000 Fans to Rave the Night Away at Soundstorm Festival
You can do a lot with over 5 million square meters of festival space. Just ask MDLBEAST, the Saudi Arabian entertainment company behind the massive Soundstorm festival. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, they welcomed over 600,000 people to the capital of Riyadh for the giant festival, which they’ve dubbed “the loudest week in the Middle East.” The three-day Soundstorm fest was the culmination of a weeklong celebration of music via MDLBEAST’s XP Music Futures conference. Perhaps the festival’s most notable feat was BIG BEAST, the largest of its seven stages at a towering height of 135.5 feet. It’s here where a slew of electronic music superstars threw down electrifying DJ sets, including Tiësto, DJ Snake, Swedish House Mafia, R3HAB and Dav...
MDLBEAST Unveils Full Soundstorm 2022 Lineup With DJ Snake, Carl Cox, NERVO, Tiësto, More
Returning to Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh from December 1-3, MDLBEAST’s flagship festival, Soundstorm, is back with another massive lineup. More than 200 artists from across the globe are slated to perform at Soundstorm 2022, which will feature seven stages designed to resemble a futuristic metropolis. The Big Beast, the event’s towering mainstage, will host DJ sets from the likes of Tiësto, DJ Snake and Hardwell on opening night, while Salvatore Ganacci, Luciano, Swedish House Mafia, Peggy Gou, Afrojack, David Guetta and Marshmello will follow suit over the next two nights. Fans will also be able to enjoy performances from the likes of Zedd, MEDUZA, Eric Prydz, Claptone, NERVO, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki and EDM.com Class of 2022 artist ACRAZE, among man...
Carl Cox, Solomun, DJ Snake, More Confirmed for MDLBEAST’s 2022 SOUNDSTORM Festival
MDLBEAST‘s flagship festival, SOUNDSTORM, is gearing up for its third edition in Saudi Arabia. Following last year’s blockbuster fest in Riyadh, prospective attendees from across the globe will be returning December 1-3. And they’re in for yet another huge lineup. MDLBEAST has announced the first wave of headliners for this year’s event, which will feature Carl Cox, Solomun, DJ Snake, Steve Aoki, Hardwell, Zedd and David Guetta. SOUNDSTORM, the region’s largest music festival, will also invite Marshmello, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiësto and Eric Prydz, among others, to its stages in 2022. This year’s lineup also represents an expansion for MDLBEAST, who have tapped a number of crossover artists from outside the world of EDM, like Bruno Mars, C...
MDLBEAST SOUNDSTORM Attracts Global Audience of Over 700,000 In Blockbuster Second Year
In only its second year of action, MDLBEAST SOUNDSTORM became one of the largest music festivals in the world. With performances from over 150 of electronic dance music’s most recognizable artists, including Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witte, Martin Garrix, and Steve Aoki, it was obvious the team behind SOUNDSTORM was leaving no stone unturned for the festival’s 2021 return. Steve Aoki performs at MDLBEAST SOUNDSTORM 2021. MDLBEAST (via Facebook) Now, with its 2021 edition freshly in the rearview, it’s clear dance music fans were favorable to the organizers’ ambitious vision as over 700,000 attendees reportedly showed up across four days. Recommended Articles That tops the attendance numbers for many of the world’s large...
R3HAB Reflects On Storied 13-Year Career, Passion and Purpose
Have you ever been to a party with terrible music? In a social setting, the musical selection obviously plays a critical role in the ambiance and can either liven or dampen the mood. Experiencing the latter is what inspired an ambitious, teenage R3HAB to get into DJing and music production. “I remember when I went to a school party as a teenager, I realized how much music had an affect on the mood,” R3HAB told EDM.com in an interview. “With that, I noticed how important it is to curate [the music] correctly.” 13 years ago—nearly to the date—the Moroccan-Dutch DJ and producer emerged with his first production, “Mrkrstft,” which was eventually remixed by dance music icon Hardwell. The record marked the first of many collaborations wit...
MDLBEAST Announces Programming for Inaugural XP Music Conference In Saudi Arabia
Following the announcement of their first-ever music conference, XP, MDLBEAST has unveiled the full slate of programming. XP will feature a number of speakers from around the music industry, all of whom offer varying fields of expertise. The seminars, roundtables, and workshops are set to be as diverse as it comes, and speakers will explore how we can empower future generations of artists, how NFTs and the blockchain are changing the industry, and much more. XP will address four main pillars during the conference: talent, scene, policy, and impact. In short, the talent section will address original content as well as how education and technology play a role in a successful music career. The scene pillar will primarily focus on nightlife and tourism, while the policy pillar will ...
MDLBEAST Announces Saudi Arabia’s First Three-Day Music Conference
In their efforts to accelerate the dance music industry in Saudi Arabia, MDLBEAST has announced the region’s first-ever integrated music conference, XP. The three-day summit promises workshops, networking opportunities, special music activations, and panels with renowned regional and global music industry execs. These discussions, they hope, will have a ripple effect on the professional and social fabric of the electronic music community at large. “Through these conversations, we want it to inspire future generations to consider a career in the industry and promote music as a vehicle for job creation and innovation, making it a sustainable industry from which they can profit,” said Nada Alhelabi, XP’s Programme Director in a press release. “A bi...
Saudi Arabia’s Largest Music Festival, SOUNDSTORM, Announces Return With Over 150 Artists
SOUNDSTORM is brewing with the collective power of over 150 dance music artists. Soon Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will be booming with the sounds of Armin van Buuren, deadmau5, The Chainsmokers, Charlotte de Witte, Cirez-D, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, Tiësto, and too many more to name in what has the looks of one the biggest electronic music festival lineups in recent memory. Best of all, the promise of a full phase two still to be announced is keeping us on the edge of our seats. In 2019, events promoter MDLBEAST opened the gates of SOUNDSTORM to a massive 130,000-person audience on day one. In total, the debut edition was said to be the largest music festival ever to occur in the region—but that isn’t stopping organizers from thinking bigger. Recommended Articles In f...
