EVENTS
Two Friends Are Celebrating a Decade of “Big Bootie Mix” With New Music Festival, Big Bootie Land
Two Friends are gearing up to release the 22nd volume of their fan-favorite “Big Bootie Mix” series. But this time around, it’ll look a bit different. The beloved dance music duo have announced a new curated music festival, Big Bootie Land Festival, where they’ll debut the mix for a live audience in Boston this fall. Two Friends have built up their career around their ingenious “Big Bootie Mix” series, which playfully interpolates modern dance music with old contemporary hits and unreleased edits. The series once even received a shoutout from CNN. “[We] could not be more excited to finally debut the inaugural Big Bootie Land Festival,” Two Friends said in a press release shared with EDM.com. “The first Big Bootie Mix was released 10 yea...
An Insider’s Guide to Bass Coast Music and Art Festival 2022
The time has almost come. After not one, but two postponements, Bass Coast Festival is gearing up for one of its biggest editions yet. From July 8th to 11th, the boutique music and arts fest returns to Merritt, B.C. on the shared traditional territories on the Nłeʔkepmx and Syilx nations. Ahead of Bass Coast’s long-awaited return, EDM.com has put together an insider’s guide to help prospective attendees prepare for what’s to come. And we’ve curated a few handy tips and tricks from the festival’s organizers as well as trusted patrons. PACKING ESSENTIALS When packing for any outdoor activity within Canada, it’s essential to prepare accordingly for the weather. While the forecast may read sunny skies, you just never know when it will cloud over and do...
Stavern Festival Celebrates 20 Years of Pushing the Music Festival Envelope In Norway
With Stavern Festival’s massive 2022 edition just hours away, let’s have a look back at the history of one of Norway’s biggest live music events. Stavernfestivalen—as it’s called in Norwegian—was launched way back in 2001, when its first iterations laid the foundation for what would eventually become one of the country’s most hyped festivals. Since its inception, Stavern took near the city of Larvik in South Norway, which is located in a key spot, reachable within less than two hours from the country’s capital of Oslo. But by 2015, the festival had well-transitioned from a small local event to a powerhouse brand. So it was time to move its location to the gigantic Larvik Golf Arena. With this massive space still acting as the home of Stavern and its a...
Ready For a Heatwave: Everything You Need to Know About the Debut of Chicago’s Newest Fest
Angling for a standout debut in the birthplace of house music, Heatwave Music Festival is the latest newcomer in an increasingly competitive festival scene. Chicago-based promoter Auris Presents are spearheading the effort to make Heatwave the Windy City’s next success story. As the tastemakers behind the city’s leading venues RADIUS, Concord Music Hall and PRYSM, the team certainly has the track record and tenure to boot. Here’s everything you need to know leading up to the inaugural Heatwave Music Festival in Chicago’s historic Douglass Park. HEATWAVE DATES & TIMES The debut of Heatwave takes place on the weekend of July 16th and 17th, with festival hours running from 2pm to 10pm each day. LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION The festival is set...
SG Lewis Announces First North American Tour In Three Years
Last week brought two new releases from SG Lewis, marking the introduction of “the two worlds” he’s been musically creating in the studio the last 18 months. They’ll soon come to life on a recently announced North American tour, scheduled to touch down in 23 cities this fall. Notably, it will be the Brit’s first full tour on the continent since 2019. “I’m buzzing to be playing in some cities I’ve wanted to visit for so long, and so excited to bring you a completely new live show,” Lewis said in a press release. Three festival performances—Splash House in Palm Springs, Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas and Portola in San Francisco—will unofficially kick off the run before it hits a slew of venues in the United States and Canada. These inclu...
Photos: Look Inside the Eye-Popping Return of Balaton Sound, Europe’s Largest Beachfront Festival
Tucked away in the majestic rolling hills of Zamardi, Balaton Sound returned to Hungary from June 29th to July 2nd. For four days, ravers enjoyed electrifying DJ sets flanked by the scenic Lake Balaton, one of the most unique festival venue grounds in the world. EDM.com was on the ground to capture the 2022 edition of Balaton Sound, Europe’s biggest beachfront music festival, which welcomed over 180 DJs from around the globe. This year, the fest hosted larger-than-life performances from the likes of Alesso, Martin Garrix, Lost Frequencies, Timmy Trumpet, Alok and more. Balaton Sound Festival 2022. brphoto.co British sensation Becky Hill started things off on the Mainstage with roaring energy on the first of three days, kicking off Balaton Sound with an upbeat performance of dance-pop...
10 Photos That Capture the Wild Spirit of Mayan Warrior In New York
Radical self-expression, extreme self-reliance, pronounced counterculture, thumping music and one-of-a-kind art installations—there’s a lot that makes Burning Man special. But for those who can’t make the quest to Nevada’s Black Rock desert, Mayan Warrior offers a taste of the experience outside the playa. Mayan Warrior, a collective of artists, craftsmen, photographers, designers, technologists and architects from Mexico City and Northern California, is behind one of Burning Man’s hottest art cars, a colossal custom truck that blends Mayan and Huichol art with modern technology. 2022 marks the collective’s 10th anniversary, and the art car is on tour in the U.S. to celebrate. On its most recent tour stop, Mayan Warrior held a doubleheader in New York, where the striking art car took...
Photos: Duke Dumont Lit Up the Brooklyn Mirage In Explosive Debut
Amidst a busy summer touring schedule, Duke Dumont landed in New York to perform an explosive set at the Brooklyn Mirage on June 18th. Part of the Avant Gardner complex, the famed Brooklyn Mirage is the premier destination for dance music enthusiasts in New York with its eye-popping production and massive lineup of shows and brand takeovers. Dumont’s Brooklyn Mirage debut was a smashing success, finding him perform for a sold-out crowd. The night also featured stellar supporting DJ sets from the likes of Kamino and Cassian as well as option4, who took the party into the morning with his groovy house sounds. Cassian at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado Kamino at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado option4 at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado While Dumont’s melodic house hits...
Airbeat One 2022: Lineup, Camping, Set Times and Everything Else You Need to Know
Airbeat One‘s highly anticipated 2022 edition is just days away, and tens of thousands of attendees are itching to return to Neustadt-Glewe for four days of dance music bliss. Organized by Music Eggert, the gigantic electronic music festival is celebrating its momentous 20-year anniversary in 2022 while aiming to take fans to the destination of Italy with its groundbreaking Mainstage design. As you’re getting ready to hit the fields of Neustadt-Glewe and enjoy the mesmerizing experience Airbeat One has to offer, here’s all the information you need to make the most out of your festival experience this year. Airbeat One dates and location Airbeat One is taking place July 6-10 in an old airfield near Neustadt-Glewe, a small town in Northern Germany. Located on Autobahn 24, Neustadt-Glew...
Chase & Status, Emancipator, KOAN Sound, More to Headline Submersion Festival 2022
Jesse Boyer of The Rust Music and Ryan Karolyi of Aspire Higher have pulled out all of the stops for their second Submersion event. The ink is now dry on the full lineup for the first multi-day camping event as Submersion Festival, scheduled for October 7-8 at Paradise Lakes Campground in Hammonton, New Jersey. The final lineup announce for the event boasts its headliners: Chase & Status (DJ Set), Emancipator, Justin Martin (Original + DnB), KOAN Sound (Original + First Ever Sunrise Set), Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ Set), Mr. Bill (IDM Set) and TRUTH. With a whopping 75 artists of international, national and regional flair, Submersion Festival promises to entertain EDM fans of all tastes. Massive debuts and special sets are aplenty and will come courtesy of KO...
Ray Volpe Announces “Legend of the Volpetron” Headlining Tour
After the biggest announcement of Ray Volpe‘s career, fans from New York City to Los Angeles will be seeing nothing but laserbeams. “It’s all led to this,” tweeted the surging “Laserbeams” producer, who today revealed his first-ever headlining tour. Volpe’s “Legend of the Volpetron Tour” is set to kick off on July 26th before a run of 33 dates which includes DJ sets at New York’s fabled Webster Hall and Ohio’s Lost Lands, one of the world’s most popular bass music festivals. The announcement arrives at a crest in the blossoming career of Volpe, who was named to EDM.com‘s Class of 2022 earlier this year. He is currently watching “Laserbeams,” his breakthrough single and the most-pla...
Win 3-Day Passes, Transportation and More for Alaska’s Sacred Acre Festival 2022
Coming to Ninilchik, Alaska in September 2022, Sacred Acre Festival is bound to immerse attendees in a locale of stunning natural beauty, strong community and an impressive roster of electronic music talent. Over three days from September 9-11, revelers will gather in a sprawling location of over 40 acres of idyllic meadowlands adjacent to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds. It’s here where they’ll see the largest digital art and onstage laser displays ever showcased in Alaska, and be able to partake in a slew of onsite excursions like glacier hikes, ATV excursions and sustainable fishing charters. Touted as Alaska’s first major EDM festival, Sacred Acre’s exciting lineup features two performances from none other than pioneering “world bass” artist CloZee, as wel...
