Music festivals
5 Georgia Officers Indicted in Man’s Death Outside Imagine Music Festival in 2019
A grand jury in Georgia has indicted five law enforcement officers in the 2019 death of a naked man who was pressed on the ground outside of a music festival, a prosecutor says. The Henry County Grand Jury issued the indictment involving multiple charges, including malice murder, on Friday (Nov. 19) after hearing two days of testimony from witnesses, Henry County Assistant District Attorney Megan Matteucci said. Warrants for the officers’ arrests will be issued next week, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. It was not known if the officers had lawyers who could speak on their behalf. The indictments stem from an incident in September 2019 outside of Atlanta Motor Speedway as it hosted the Imagine Music Festival, Matteucci said in a news release. Fernando Rodriguez, 24, died of asphy...
Pollen Presents Takes Over the Grand Oasis for Epic First-Ever Electric Zoo Cancún
Pollen Presents has had a landmark year defining and developing a new epoch of live music experiences. Teaming up with some of the most renowned artists in contemporary music—such as Justin Bieber and J Balvin—for exclusive takeovers and one-of-a-kind destination fests, Pollen is positioning itself as the go-to travel experience brand. So when Electric Zoo announced they’d be collaborating with Pollen last summer, the music community was ablaze with the prospect of bringing the iconic New York-based EDM spectacular to the idyllic beaches of Cancún. Electric Zoo Cancún. Jarett Lopez/EDM.com Originally slated to run April 7th to 11th, 2021, the festival moved forward last weekend at the Grand Oasis Cancún. As is standard with many Pollen events, the ...
Dreamstate SoCal 2021: Set Times, COVID-19 Guidelines, and Everything Else You Need to Know
Having traveled across the country to six cities and four countries, Dreamstate is returning home to the NOS Events Center in San Bernadino, California on Friday, November 19th and Saturday, November 20th. EDM.com is here to help you navigate the festival’s COVID-19 policies, figure out travel plans, and provide all the lineup and schedule information you need to know to have a seamless festival experience. If you have yet to secure your tickets, last-minute passes are still available for a limited time and you can grab them here. COVID-19 PROTOCOLS Although it can feel as if we’ve gone through the pandemic and reemerged on the other side, a copy of your vaccination card, digital vaccine record, or negative COVID-19 test will be required to gain entry into t...
Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase 2 Lineup With Headliners Tiësto, Seven Lions, More
After the festival’s staggering Phase 1 reveal just a few weeks ago, Ultra has now announced a plethora of additional artists for its long-awaited return to Miami in 2022. Headlining Ultra Music Festival 2022 will be Adam Beyer, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Jauz b2b NGHTMRE, Joseph Capriati, Sasha / John Digweed, Seven Lions, Tiësto, and Vintage Culture b2b Claptone. They join Martin Garrix, Kygo, DJ Snake, David Guetta, and a litany of other dance music superstars announced as part of Phase 1. When Ultra organizers shared the first wave of artists last month, they announced a special Sunday closing performance from “one of the most iconic artists in electronic music history.” Despite today’s reveal of over 80 acts, mum’s still the word on the elusive...
Beyond Wonderland 2022 Dates Revealed
After a massive late-summer edition earlier this year, Beyond Wonderland is officially set to return in 2022. Insomniac has now revealed the dates for their SoCal spectacular, which will again go down at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center. The music festival is scheduled for March 25th and 26th, 2022. A lineup has not yet been announced, but just like Insomniac’s other major festivals, fans can expect a huge lineup. The 2021 iteration featured DJ sets from Tiësto, Flosstradamus, Valentino Khan, Mija, Space Laces, and many more. Tickets for Beyond Wonderland SoCal 2022 will go on sale this Thursday, November 18th at 12PM PT. You can purchase passes here and check out Insomniac’s announcement below. Recommended Articles FOLLOW BEYOND WONDERLAND: Facebook: fac...
EDC Orlando 2021 Will Feature Three Unique Drone Shows
“Under the electric sky” has been the mantra of EDC for as long as we can remember. But this year, the iconic music festival brand has made it literal. After dazzling the EDC faithful with a spectacular drone show in Las Vegas last month, Insomniac will now sweeten the pot at the 2021 edition of EDC Orlando. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, each of the festival’s three days will feature a unique show, where hundreds of iridescent drones coalesce in the night sky. The fleet at the Vegas edition comprised 600 drones, which transformed into numerous configurations, like EDC’s signature owl and a gleaming heart flanked by two human silhouettes. Drone show at EDC Las Vegas 2021. Drone Stories Recommended Articles Developed by Drone Stories, the intr...
Boo From “Monsters Inc” Is All Grown Up—And She Planned a Music Festival
There’s more to life than scaring. And for Mary Gibbs, the voice behind Boo in Monsters Inc., raving is her chosen second act. Now known as Visual Boo, the 25-year-old is not just an event producer and cinematographer, but also a seasoned fire-twirler and VJ. Gibbs is currently gearing up for the fourth iteration of her HYRE Fire & Flow Festival, which is scheduled to take place November 12-14 in Apple Valley, California. DJs and performers slated for the Burning Man-style desert camping event include DJ Zorro, Dub Sum Damage, Mikey High Jinks and PHNX, as well as Visual Boo herself. There will also be a handful of workshops on topics like hooping, clowning, yoga and nunchucks, as well as a Sunday night family dinner. “[My partner and I] based th...
Insomniac Announces Massive Lineup for Countdown NYE 2021
The countdown to Countdown NYE is officially on. Insomniac has announced a massive lineup for the 2021 edition of the SoCal New Year’s Eve event, which will expand back to two-days on December 31st and January 1st. The alien-themed music festival annually takes place at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Scheduled to perform at the largest New Year’s Eve dance music event in the U.S. are REZZ, Flux Pavilion, deadmau5, Flosstradamus, Tiësto, NGHTMRE, Alan Walker, RL Grime, and many more in a lineup that doubles as a who’s who of EDM’s most popular artists. The bill also features a slew of blossoming electronic music stars, such as LEVEL UP, Effin, and Charlesthefirst. They’ll perform on a number of galactic-themed stages: The Mothership, The Neb...
GRiZ, Glass Animals, Kaytranada, More Set to Perform at Lightning in a Bottle 2022
The weather in the states is cooling down, but Lightning in a Bottle just gave us something hot to look forward to. After being forced to postpone both their 2020 and 2021 festivals, Lightning in a Bottle announced their grand return would be in 2022. The event’s organizers, Do LaB, have now shared the slate of artists scheduled to take the stage at next year’s hotly anticipated fest. The full lineup was showcased across their social media, revealing GRiZ, Kaytranada, and Glass Animals as the headliners. Next year’s lineup spans a wide number of genres both in and out of the electronic music sphere. Fans are in for sets from Black Coffee, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Of The Trees, CloZee, Big Freedia, and many more. Bass music fans can also look forward to ...
Photos: Relive the Dazzling 25th Anniversary of EDC In Las Vegas
EDC is arguably today’s largest dance music festival brand. Insomniac hosts many other successful events all around the world, but the fabled Electric Daisy Carnival remains the EDM scene’s quintessential fest. For 25 years the company has tirelessly cultivated the brand into what we know EDC to be today, and this year there was a heightened sense that they felt a need to go bigger than ever after two brutal years without its flagship Vegas edition. And that’s exactly what they did. From a mind-blowing drone show to their signature fireworks displays, EDC Las Vegas 2021 encapsulated everything that fans love about the festival. EDM.com was on the ground all weekend to capture the event’s most memorable moments, which you can relive below. You may have also gotten yo...
deadmau5, Malaa, More to Perform at Lights All Night 2021: See the Full Lineup
Lights All Night in Dallas is going into its second decade of the annual festival, holding nothing back as they reveal a massive full lineup for the festival’s 11th edition. To the joy of music fans all across the Texas region and beyond, festival organizers AlwaysOn have shared the full lineup for the beloved NYE fest. With over 35 headlining artists set to grace the stage, the new lineup additions include deadmau5, Malaa, CharlesTheFirst, and OMNOM. The newly announced artists will be joining an already star-studded lineup featuring Above & Beyond, ILLENIUM, SlANDER, Madeon, DJ Snake, Loud Luxury, and Black Tiger Sex Machine, among others. Organizers have also announced that a special New Year’s Eve celebration is planned for fans to ring in the new year. Light...
The Ultimate European EDM Festival Tour for Summer 2022
Sadly, summer has come and gone. But there’s always next summer. While you may have been able to squeeze in a music fest or two close to home this year, festivals across Europe felt the wrath of COVID-19, navigating the pitfalls of countless postponements and cancellations. Despite the hardships, major European events are setting their sites on 2022 and it looks like a promising summer for the return of international music festivals. We’ve put together the ultimate 30-day electronic music European tour for 2022, plus our firsthand recommendations on how to travel to them on a budget. Travel Europe has one of the best train systems in the world. It’s fast, cheap and comfortable. Traveling from country to country can be stressful and tiring—and you’re going to wa...
