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Okeechobee 2022: Set Times, Festival Guidelines and Everything Else You Need to Know
One of Florida’s most beloved annual music festivals—and a crown jewel in the Insomniac family—Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival is returning to the Sunshine State March 3-6. With a lush green oasis to call home, Okeechobee brings a special energy to dance music fans year in and year out. EDM.com is here to help you navigate through the festival’s various policies and guidelines to help you have the best festival experience. Read on to find out about travel tips, venue and box office hours, COVID-19 protocols, performance times, and everything else in-between. Those who still need a last-minute ticket can secure passes here. OKEECHOBEE BOX OFFICE The official Box Office and Will Call are located at: Okeechobee Agri-Civic Center4601 Hwy 710 Okeechobee, FL 34972 You can ...
Basscon’s Wasteland Festival Is Returning to SoCal With a Revamped, Mind-Blowing Stage
Wasteland has long been the crown jewel of Basscon, and to celebrate the return of the brand’s flagship festival, organizers are pulling no punches by debuting a redesigned stage production in 2022. Check out a digital render of the mind-blowing stage below. Render of Wasteland’s 2022 festival stage. c/o Insomniac Events It’s no myth that Insomniac is home to a diverse range of envelope-pushing brands within the EDM ecosystem. This year, Basscon—the company’s dedicated hard dance brand—has brought in Headhunterz, Sub Zero Project, Lady Faith, and many more hardstyle favorites. Wasteland is scheduled to kick off on Friday, February 25th at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center. You can purchase tickets here. Recommended Articles Basscon&#...
Here Are the Set Times for the First-Ever Paradise Blue, Excision’s Cancún Oceanfront Festival
Sun-kissed beaches aren’t typically the setting for neck-snapping dubstep, but not in this headbanger’s paradise. The inaugural Paradise Blue festival invites the world’s best bass music artists to the stunning beaches of Cancún, a city frequented more so by romantic honeymooners than head-banging ravers. But if there’s anyone to take dubstep where it’s never been before, it’s Excision, the festival’s proprietor and one of its headliners. Excision and his team have now released the set times for Paradise Blue, which will feature three stages. The Onyx producer will perform three different DJ sets throughout the destination event, scheduled for April 29th to May 1st. Joining him for the oceanfront fest are Virtual Riot, Zomboy, SVDDEN...
Beloved Bass Coast Festival to Return In Summer 2022
Tickets to the 2022 edition of the beloved Canadian boutique music festival Bass Coast are on sale now. Emerging from a two-year hiatus, the electronic music and arts festival is scheduled to return for its 12th edition from July 8th to 11th in Merritt, B.C., on the shared traditional territories on the Nłeʔkepmx and Syilx nations. After being postponed twice due to the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, organizers were preparing for a return in 2022. However, just days before tickets were scheduled to go on sale, the host city of Merritt was ravaged by floods. Out of respect for everyone affected, Bass Coast organizers chose to focus their efforts on helping those in need. In response to the devastating floods, the Bass Coast community came together to raise $21,100 for the ...
Wale Reportedly Back On For 2022 Broccoli City Festival, Organizers Say “Miscommunication” Handled
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Wale can easily be categorized as the biggest Hip-Hop act to emerge from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area, so it would make sense he’d perform at one of the city’s biggest music festivals. After Broccoli City announced its 2022 lineup, Wale shared with his Twitter followers that he’s no longer on the bill but it appears things are back on track. Broccoli City, now in its eighth year, has attracted some of the biggest acts in music to its stages. When this year’s lineup was shared, with Ari Lennox and Summer Walker listed as headliners, it turned heads that Wale was also on the bill. However, Folarin shared via his Twitter account he wouldn’t be present at the two-day festival on Tuesday (Feb. 1) “I’m Pullin out this show,...
Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti & More To Rock The Smokers Club Fest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Smokers Club / The Smokers Club Southern California will be covered in a pleasant haze this spring with the announcement of a star-studded music festival featuring some of the biggest names and rising stars of Hip-Hop from the past decade. The Smokers Club Fest features the likes of Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, and Playboi Carti, who will be joined by a bevy of talented performers from varying segments of the culture. While Cudder, Rocky, and Carti enjoy top-billing, the lineup also includes big names like Wiz Khalifa, who is set to perform his mixtape classic, Kush & Orange Juice. ScHoolboy Q will also do a similar set by performing his acclaimed Oxymoron album in full. Lupe Fiasco will also do the same by performing his Food & Liquor album in its e...
Electric Forest 2022 Dates Revealed
It’s been a long and windy road back to the neon flowers of the Sherwood Forest. Electronic dance music fans were unable to descend upon the legendary backdrop of Electric Forest in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. Prospective attendees held out hope in 2021 as vaccine rollouts picked up steam, but the organizers of the beloved Rothbury, Michigan fest ultimately decided to pull the plug in the name of public safety. But fans can now finally mark their calendars for Electric Forest 2022 after organizers revealed the festival’s return, which has been scheduled for June 23rd to 26th, 2022. According to an official announcement on the festival’s website, a limited number of wristbands will soon be released as well as details on shuttles, group camping, and the 2022 lineup....
Detroit’s Movement Festival Eyes 2022 Return
After two long years of devastating delays and cancellations, Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival looks to reignite the flame in 2022. The renowned techno and house music festival will return during its usual Memorial Day Weekend run from May 28th through 30th at Hart Plaza in Detroit. A lineup has not yet been announced, but fans should keep an eye on the artists who were originally listed on the festival’s 2020 and 2021 iterations. Those include Maceo Plex, Justin Martin, Joseph Capriati, and many others. The last Movement went down in 2019, when attendees were treated to phenomenal DJ sets from Carl Craig, MK, and more. The festival was then abandoned twice due to the impact of COVID-19, postponing in 2020 and instead going virtual. While things...
Here Are the EDC Orlando 2021 Set Times and Schedule
It’s EDC’s year, and we’re all just along for the ride. Fresh off a historic Las Vegas edition, the storied EDM festival brand is set to continue its 25th anniversary celebrations at EDC Orlando later this month. From November 12th to 14th, the world’s biggest DJs will once again show out for the EDC faithful in one of the year’s biggest dance music fests. Insomniac has now released the EDC Orlando 2021 set times—and let’s just say you’re going to have to make some tough decisions. You can keep a pulse on the festival’s expansive lineup and schedule below. EDC Orlando set times for the music festival’s 2021 edition at Tinker Field. Insomniac Events Recommended Articles EDC Orlando 2021 Lineup: AC SlaterAcrazeADINAfrojack b2b R...
Seismic Dance Event Adds AC Slater, Bonobo, Carl Craig, More to Lineup
Back in May, a cluster of dance music’s finest performed at Seismic Dance Event 3.3, including Bob Moses, Claude VonStroke, Tchami, and Walker & Royce, among others. Now, nearly six months later, Seismic Dance Event is preparing for its return November 12-14. Since its inception in 2018, Seismic has sought out to gather forward-thinking talent in an intimate environment. Austin’s very own event powerhouse, RealMusic Events, produces a boutique music festival in Texas that showcases the live music capital of the world as a go-to destination for dance music. Seismic Dance Event. Alexis Sturm Later this month, Austin’s premier house and techno music festival will host their fourth edition at The Concourse Project, a new seven-acre venue run by the Re...
Travis Scott Announces Stacked Astroworld Festival Lineup, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gary Miller / Getty Travis Scott and his highly anticipated Astroworld Festival lineup was already expected to be one of the must-see events of 2021. Now, the Houston star has announced a star-studded lineup for the two-day event featuring some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop, R&B, and beyond. The Astroworld Festival lineup will in Scott’s Texas hometown include the like of TDE songstress SZA, global superstar Bad Bunny, talented musical outfit Tame Impala, Atlanta’s Lil Baby, hitmaker Roddy Ricch, crooner Don Tolliver, and more. Joining the aforementioned are 21 Savage, Las Vegas rising act Baby Keem, Meto Boomin, BIA, Master P, the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire among others. A new round of tickets for the event was also released so that fan...
Envision Festival Postponed to 2023
Yes, you read that right: 2023. The pandemic put a damper on countless music festivals in 2020 and 2021 but as of late, live events have been able to return by implementing enhanced safety measures, such as mandating prospective attendees to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test. As music festival organizers continue to navigate the complexities of COVID-19 restrictions, some feel it’s still too soon to return. Costa Rica’s beloved Envision Festival initially postponed their 2021 edition to February 21-28, 2022, informing all ticket-holders that it will be worth the wait. Unfortunately, Envisionaries will now have to wait an additional 370 days. Over the past several months, the fest’s organizers have ...
