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Adventure Club, SLANDER, Zomboy, More Confirmed for Sunset Music Festival 2023

Sunset Music Festival, now in its 11th year, has become a yearly staple for Tampa ravers. And this year’s lineup does not disappoint in the slightest. Prospective attendees are safe to expect a variety of electronic sounds and sub-genres at Sunset 2023, from house and techno to trance and bass, and everything in between. This year’s lineup, the first phase of which was recently revealed, features Chris Lake, Adventure Club, SLANDER, Zomboy, Habstrakt, Wax Motif, Westend and more. Additional highlights includes a sunset performance from Champagne Drip and a high-profile B2B set by Eptic and Space Laces. More artists will be announced in the weeks ahead. The Mainstage at Sunset Music Festival 2022. Brian Rapaport//EDM.com Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Expect t...

Sunset Music Festival Celebrates 10 Years of Uniting People Through Dance Music

A decade since the company embarked on the journey to bring a massive electronic music festival to Tampa, Disco Donnie Presents recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Sunset Music Festival. Taking place at Raymond James Stadium, the fest has now grown to become one of the East Coast’s most beloved music festivals in the sphere of EDM.  There’s energy felt all throughout the festival that is very unique to SMF—like being home. It emanates from a high level of care put into each and every detail of this event, and with each year the Sunset community not only grows larger, but also more dedicated. Known for its monumental stage designs, SMF built two equally massive stages. With its gargantuan double arch structure, the Eclipse stage stands tall above the cr...

Sunset Music Festival 2022: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Tampa’s homegrown festival and jewel in the Disco Donnie Presents family, Sunset Music Festival, is returning this weekend, May 27-29. Disco Donnie Presents is known for putting together some of the biggest and most expansive lineups for their festivals, and this year Sunset Music Festival is no exception. EDM.com has put together a list of all the information you need to know going into this weekend’s event.  FESTIVAL HOURS Sunset Music Festival takes place this Memorial Day Weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with shows beginning at noon and running until late at night.  Day 1: Friday, May 27th Parking lots open at 3:00 PM Box office open at 3:00 PM Gates open at 4:00 PM The event ends at 12:00 AM Day 2: Saturday, May 28th Parking lots open at 3:00 PM ...

Check Out Gryffin’s EDM.com Festival Hits Playlist Takeover Ahead Of His Sunset Music Festival 2022 Performance

2022 is looking like it’s about to be another massive year for Gryffin. The highly acclaimed producer and songwriter is gearing up for his performance at Sunset Music Festival Tampa this Memorial Day Weekend from May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, which will also include sets from Alesso, Zeds Dead, ILLENIUM and many more electronic music mainstays. Ahead of his set, Gryffin has teamed up with EDM.com to take over the EDM.com Festival Hits playlist, giving fans an early taste of the legendary artists and music that festival-goers can expect at ‘SMF Tampa’ 2022. “I’m stoked to be playing Sunset Music Festival this year,” Gryffin tells EDM.com. “Fans that come to my set can definitely expect some of my upcoming songs from Alive as well as everyone’s favorites f...

Check Out Gryffin’s EDM.com Festival Hits Playlist Takeover Ahead Of His Sunset Music Festival 2022 Performance

2022 is looking like it’s about to be another massive year for Gryffin. The highly acclaimed producer and songwriter is gearing up for his performance at Sunset Music Festival Tampa this Memorial Day Weekend from May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, which will also include sets from Alesso, Zeds Dead, ILLENIUM and many more electronic music mainstays. Ahead of his set, Gryffin has teamed up with EDM.com to take over the EDM.com Festival Hits playlist, giving fans an early taste of the legendary artists and music that festival-goers can expect at ‘SMF Tampa’ 2022. “I’m stoked to be playing Sunset Music Festival this year,” Gryffin tells EDM.com. “Fans that come to my set can definitely expect some of my upcoming songs from Alive as well as everyone’s favorites f...

Check Out Gryffin’s EDM.com Festival Hits Playlist Takeover Ahead Of His Sunset Music Festival 2022 Performance

2022 is looking like it’s about to be another massive year for Gryffin. The highly acclaimed producer and songwriter is gearing up for his performance at Sunset Music Festival Tampa this Memorial Day Weekend from May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, which will also include sets from Alesso, Zeds Dead, ILLENIUM and many more electronic music mainstays. Ahead of his set, Gryffin has teamed up with EDM.com to take over the EDM.com Festival Hits playlist, giving fans an early taste of the legendary artists and music that festival-goers can expect at ‘SMF Tampa’ 2022. “I’m stoked to be playing Sunset Music Festival this year,” Gryffin tells EDM.com. “Fans that come to my set can definitely expect some of my upcoming songs from Alive as well as everyone’s favorites f...

Sunset Music Festival Announces Massive Lineup for 2022 With Alesso, ILLENIUM, More

Following an incredibly successful 2021 event in which Sunset Music Festival reignited the live event flame as one of the first festivals to return, it is returning in 2022 with another massive lineup. Organizers have now announced the second phase of artists for the 2022 festival, which is scheduled for May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Sunset has always been known for putting together huge lineups, with surprise headliners, fan-favorites, and more. The 2022 lineup is no exception, with its first phase featuring Dillon Francis, Duke Dumont, Jason Ross, Liquid Stranger, Gorgon City, MiTiS and Blanke, among others. Organizers then announced a second phase on March 28th, with Alesso, ILLENIUM, Oliver Heldens, John Summit, Dom Dolla, Zeds Dead and more. Disco Donnie Prese...

Skrillex Announced as Mainstage Closer at Sunset Music Festival 2022

Sunset Music Festival has officially announced Skrillex as a headlining closer in 2022, marking his fourth time performing at the Tampa, Florida-based event. Sunset organizers recently announced the 2022 lineup, which includes Duke Dumont, Dillon Francis, Borgore, Gorgon City, MiTiS, Blanke, and many more. Scheduled for May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium, this year’s edition is slated to be the largest fest so far in celebration of Sunset’s 10th anniversary. Skrillex is the first of three closing headliners to be announced. Fans can purchase tickets to Sunset Music Festival 2022 here.  Skrillex shared a heartfelt post on Instagram just over a month ago describing himself as “on the mend” and stressing the importance of self-love. The post teased new m...

Sunset Music Festival Announces Massive Lineup for 2022

Following an incredibly successful 2021 event in which Sunset Music Festival reignited the live event flame as one of the first festivals to return, it is returning in 2022 with another massive lineup. Organizer Disco Donnie Presents have announced the first phase of artists for the 2022 festival, which is scheduled for May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Sunset has always been known for putting together huge lineups, with surprise headliners, fan-favorites, and more. The 2022 lineup is no exception, with Dillon Francis, Duke Dumont, Jason Ross, Liquid Stranger, Gorgon City, MiTiS, and Blanke, among others. Organizers will announce more artists on March 28th. Disco Donnie Presents have also launched a giveaway for the chance to win four tickets to SMF 2022. You can enter the conte...

Relive Sunset Music Festival’s Dazzling 2021 Return [Recap + Gallery]

This past weekend Sunset Music Festival came back to life as the first normalized fest to return in Florida after the pandemic, an emotional billet-doux straight to the heart of fans. Based in the bustling cultural hub of Tampa, Florida, the two-day festival took place on May 29th and 30th, hosting 64,000 fans and 74 different artists from around the country. With the city quickly filling up with patrons for the festival, SMF kicked the weekend off with a sold-out pre-party. Hundreds and hundreds of music fans made their way to the venue in hopes of arriving early for free entry. Held at the historic The Ritz Ybor in Ybor City, the pre-party boasted a talented lineup of some of Florida’s local best artists.  Dazy opened up the night with a riveting set, followed by Cel...

Said The Sky Previews New Collaboration With ILLENIUM, “Crazy Times”: Watch

At one of the first major U.S. music festivals to make its return, artists didn’t waste the opportunity to make a splash. One artist in particular who captured the crowd’s attention at Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival was Said The Sky, who let loose an unreleased collaboration with ILLENIUM that rapidly began making the rounds on social media thereafter.  ILLENIUM eventually responded to a thread on Twitter, confirming the collaboration and announced the title, “Crazy Times.” He also let fans know that the track will indeed be a part of his forthcoming album Fallen Embers, which has the promise of becoming one of dance music’s biggest releases of the year. News of this collaboration has been warmly welcomed by fans. ILLENIUM an...

SLANDER Announce New Curated Music Festival, Starbase

SLANDER returned to the festival circuit with a triumphant DJ set at Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival over the weekend. And while their performance—rife with soaring future bass and dubstep—was one of the event’s highlights, it was a different drop that sent ripples through the EDM community. The famed electronic duo took time during their Sunset performance to formally announce Starbase, a curated melodic bass music festival they had first teased in summer 2020. According to an attendee, whose initial tweet has been circulated widely on social media since SLANDER’s set, the fest will go down in October 2021 in Charleston, South Carolina. SLANDER revealed the event back in June 2020, when the duo announced that they were planning an outer space-themed ...

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