EVENTS
Evedo seeks to bring event planning to the blockchain
Evedo, a platform consisting of business-to-business, or B2B, & business to consumer, or B2C, marketplaces, seeks to provide blockchain solutions for businesses and participants involved in organizing events. In an exclusive ask-me-anything, or AMA, session with Cointelegraph Markets Pro, Stoyan Angelov, founder & CEO of Evedo & Fragmint, discussed the business dynamics and tokenomics of Evedo. Evedo tokenomics | Source: Evedo Technical Deck CT Markets Pro User: How does Evedo use blockchain technology for the events sector? Will the ecosystem be available for everyone or just artists and big events organizers? Stoyan Angelov: The EVED token is a utility token used to generate smart contracts between ticket buyers and sellers. Even now, we have 1,000+ clients that ar...
Departure Festival to Debut In Mexico’s Playa Del Carmen With Nora En Pure, Black Coffee, More
Making up for one of the most celebrated dance music festivals in Mexico, Departure is coming to Playa Del Carmen for an immersive five-day experience. Scheduled for January 6-11, the annual destination event is proudly organized by Pollen Presents, The Brooklyn Mirage, and The Cityfox Experience, who have organized a festival experience like no other, soundtracked by a number of the world’s most renowned house and techno artists. With four custom stages, including a never-before-seen Mirage Mainstage on the beach, Departure will feature performances from a slew of dance music mainstays and underground tastemakers. The Playa Mirage stage will be headlined by Black Coffee, Dixon B2B Âme and Maceo Plex, as well as feature a must-see, six-hour collaborative set between Jamie Jones, Jose...
Beyond Wonderland Announces Huge Lineup for 2022 SoCal Festival With Zedd, DJ Snake, More
Beyond Wonderland, the Alice In Wonderland-themed EDM spectacular in Southern California, is returning in 2022 with a massive lineup. Insomniac Events today announced over 80 artists scheduled to perform at the fest, which is scheduled for March 25th and 26th at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center. True to form, North America’s preeminent electronic music event promoter has once again put together a staggering lineup. The 11th edition of Beyond Wonderland will feature performances by Zedd, DJ Snake, Seven Lions, Zomboy, Sippy, Above & Beyond, Zeds Dead, JOYRYDE and many more. Fans can also look forward to the festival’s psychedelic stages, like the Queen’s Domain, Caterpillar’s Garden, and Mad Hatter’s Castle, among others. A surefire highlight o...
Nicky Romero to Ring In 2022 With 3-Hour Streaming Event
Fresh off this week’s 10-year anniversary of his generational dance anthem, “I Could Be The One” with Avicii, Nicky Romero has announced a New Year’s Eve livestream to ring in 2022. The three-hour show will be available exclusively on Romero’s website, where he will play a DJ set from 11:55-1AM CET. Marc Benjamin will open the show at 11PM and Wildstylez, who is also known as one-half of prolific hardstyle duo Project One, is scheduled to close out the stream with an hourlong performance from 1-2 AM. You can tune in here. Romero’s party comes just in time close out a monster year for the Dutch producer, whose label, Protocol Recordings, finally scored its own spot on the Amsterdam Dance Event party lineup this November. He also released a...
CRSSD Festival 2022 to Feature Gorgon City, Adam Beyer, SOFI TUKKER, More
San Diego’s biannual CRSSD music festival has revealed the first phase of its lineup for its upcoming spring 2022 event. Once more, the house and techno affair will take over the city’s picturesque downtown Waterfront Park on March 5th and 6th. Administered by FNGRS CRSSD, the two-day fest will be home to a bevy of big names in the genres spread across three distinct stages. Keiki-Lani Knudsen Headlining the Southern California soiree, and riding on the success of their latest album, Olympia, will be Gorgon City alongside Claude VonStroke and Green Velvet‘s collaborative project, Get Real. English Indie band Glass Animals, who were recently nominated in the Best New Artist category for the 2022 Grammys, will share the same stage as SOFI TUKKER, and Nina Kraviz is slated t...
Hundreds of Ravers Threw an Illegal Party Inside a 12th Century-Era Irish Castle
A centuries-old castle outside Dublin was overrun by teenagers on Sunday night, thanks to an illegal rave featuring a so-called “famous DJ,” Sunday World reported. “In fact, he was that famous he had the audacity to ask me to book him a taxi to take him home!,” said Skyrne Castle owner Derek Iceton, who arrived on the scene after neighbors alerted him to a stream of taxis driving onto the grounds. According to Iceton, crowds were spread out over the building’s three stories until he was able to cut the property’s power, when began dispersing the crowd. “I fully expect to have Covid after this,” he told the Meath Chronicle. “The walls were dripping with condensation when we finally got the place cleared.” Skyrne Castle w...
Here’s a List of 2021 EDM New Year’s Eve Parties Happening In Las Vegas
Las Vegas is known as the home of some of the world’s best nightclubs. And with such a stellar reputation, you know Sin City is bringing the heat this New Year’s Eve. Yes, you can find an NYE event to attend in almost any major city, but no place does it quite like Vegas. Whether you’re looking to get down to some big beats or for some good ol’ fashioned Vegas hedonisim, there’s something for everyone to partake in before the ball drops. We’ve compiled a list of every EDM show taking place in Las Vegas this New Year’s Eve, which you can check out below along with ticket links. Playa Playground Festival at AREA15 Find tickets here. c/o Press Steve Aoki at Omnia Nightclub Find tickets here. c/o Press Recommended Articles FISHER at Marquee Nightc...
Spring Awakening Cancún Cancelled Due to Omicron Concerns, Major Loss From Chicago Festival: Report
While live music made a triumphant return in 2021, the weather and a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases haven’t been kind to LiveOne. The promoter and digital media company have announced that they are canceling the Cancún edition of Spring Awakening just weeks before the event was scheduled to take place. The Cancún music festival was set to take place from January 13th through 17th. According to Billboard, LiveOne cited the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as a primary contributor to the cancellation as well as a $3 million dollar loss they suffered after Spring Awakening’s flagship festival in Chicago was ultimately canceled due to lightning, which caused an evacuation of the festival grounds. Spring Awakening According to a statement from L...
Decentral Games Is Hosting a Massive NYE Metaverse Party With Rich DietZ, Fluencee, More
As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus causes unrest across the globe, Decentral Games is throwing a huge New Years Eve party in the metaverse with performances from Rich DietZ, Cristy Lawrence, Fluencee, and Medii. The virtual party will take place within a prominent landmark in Decentraland’s Vegas City district, Tominoya. Players will be able to listen to exclusive DJ sets while partaking in games of poker, blackjack, slots, and roulette. The marathon event will be sponsored by OKEx, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, spot & derivatives and bitcoin exchange. Decentral Games, who will be giving away $10,000 of its native $DG token at the NYE event, has been redefining what entertainment looks like in the metaverse. Recent partnerships include one with legend...
Lights All Night Organizers Cancel Minneapolis NYE Festival
The Minneapolis edition of the popular electronic music festival Lights All Night has been canceled just two days before the event was scheduled to begin. Prior to its cancellation, the two-day fest was planning to host performances from ZHU, Jauz, ATLiens, Doctor P, FuntCase, Vampa, Feed Me, Wreckno, and more. Organizers to took to social media to share a statement informing fans of the news. “Out of concern for our fans, artists, employees, and local communities, we are sad to announce Lights All Night Minneapolis will not be held this year,” the statement reads. While the pandemic was not overtly mentioned in the statement, prospective attendees can read between the lines as cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rise rapidly around the world. However, the Dall...
Lights All Night 2021: Set Times, COVID-19 Guidelines, and Everything Else You Need to Know
Texas’ largest and longest-running electronic dance music festival, Lights All Night, is getting ready for its 11th edition this weekend. The New Year’s Eve celebration will return to the Dallas Market Hall, a spacious and innovative warehouse-style space situated just minutes outside of downtown Dallas, on December 30th and 31st. We’re here to help you learn everything you need to know to navigate the festival throughout the weekend, including its COVID-19 protocols, daily schedules, travel and more. Lights All Night. Alive Coverage COVID-19 PROTOCOLS Organizers have asked that those who attend get vaccinated. Legally they cannot ask for proof of vaccination to enter the venue, but they’ve strongly encouraged the jab in order to follow health guidelines....
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...
