Music festivals
Splash House Announces Summer 2021 Return
The organizers of the Southern California pool party mecca Splash House have announced the event’s grand 2021 return. Known for its idyllic setting in Palm Springs, the sun-kissed festival was forced to abandon its 2020 edition due to the impact of COVID-19. The fest typically occurs over two weekends in June and August, but after organizers had to pull the plug on the June 2021 edition, they’ve opted for the fest to return on consecutive weekends in August: 13-15 and 20-22, respectively. With the festival’s date changes also comes an update to its fan-favorite Riviera stage, which now has a new name: Margaritaville. No word yet on whether or not Jimmy Buffett will make an appearance. Splash House As far as the pandemic goes, the festival’s “Hea...
Chicago is Giving Out Over 1,000 Free Lollapalooza Passes to Vaccinated Residents
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine could punch your ticket to one of the nation’s most iconic music festivals. As the city enters its final reopening stage, Chicago’s health department has announced plans to give out 1,200 free single-day passes for Lollapalooza‘s 2021 edition to anyone who makes an appointment at select vaccination sites on June 26th. The promotion is part of the Protect Chicago Music Series, which offers free tickets to concerts for vaccinated residents. According to city officials, Chicago will transform four of its vaccination sites into “Lolla Day” events, each offering a live DJ, custom Lollapalooza-branded giveaways, and a pass to the festival. Those who have already been inoculated will also have a chance to secure a free ticket....
SLANDER Announce Dates for Inaugural Starbase Music Festival
At long last, SLANDER have announced the dates of their first-ever curated music festival, Starbase. The famed electronic music duo first publicized their plans to launch Starbase back in June 2020, announcing that they were kicking the tires on an outer space-themed “Melodic Bass Festival.” Nearly one year later, they took time during their performance at Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival to announce Starbase ahead of its formal reveal today. “Starbase was an idea we had a few years back of creating a place where all our artist friends could come together, hang out, and play music for like-minded people,” SLANDER said in an announcement shared on Facebook. “A place where everyone is accepted and loved. A place where you can open your heart, let go...
Tycho Teases New Curated Music Festival
Tycho has teased the announcement of a new curated festival. Currently slated to perform at Red Rocks and North Coast Music Festival this July and September, respectively, Tycho’s upcoming fest will be the first time he has tried his hand at running his own large-scale event. In addition to the music festival, the two-time Grammy nominee also divulged an upcoming “TYCHO : ISO50” show at Brooklyn Mirage. The set debuted last week in St. Helena, California with separate sunset and moonrise shows. According to Tycho’s social media, it was the first performance of its kind in over 10 years, merging the artist’s musical alias with his photographic and design project, known as ISO50. In an interview with EDM.com, Tycho disclosed how the pandemi...
Entrepreneurs Seek to Bring Touch-Free Women’s Urinals to Music Festivals
From watching someone empty out their Camelback at a security checkpoint to patiently awaiting a basket of chicken tenders from a food truck, it’s no secret that music festivals are waiting games. But for women, lengthy lines take on a whole new meaning when it comes to going to the bathroom. In fact, according to a recent study, it can take up to 34 times longer for a woman to reach a portable toilet than it does for men. That’s where Hazel McShane and Amber Probyn come in. The two University of Bristol graduates are the co-founders of Peequal, a start-up seeking to get women back to the party from the bathroom faster than ever. Inspired by their experiences working at music festivals in the UK, their hands-free urinal is estimated to be six times speedier ...
“Trashion”: This Woman Picks Up Your Trash at Music Festivals—Then Makes Art With It
Music festivals are some of the most magical, exciting, and glamorous spaces in the world. For a few days, music fans can come together for an indelible experience. They can dance to their favorite music, make new friends, fall in love, and live their lives to the fullest. But what happens when the festival ends? After festival-goers pack up their stuff, head out, and move on with their lives, people like Sophia Nielson are left to clean up the mess. At just 26 years of age, Nielsen operates her own company, WEgenerative, with the aim to educate people about waste. She promotes sustainability at music festivals by designing and implementing waste infrastructure, contracting with events, managing volunteers who pick up trash (usually the largest crew on the festival grou...
BUKU Music + Art Project Announces Planet B Lineup With ILLENIUM, Alison Wonderland, More
New Orleans’ premier music and arts festival, BUKU Music + Art Project, has unveiled a genre-defying lineup for its one-time-only fall edition. Dubbed Planet B, the two-day event maintains BUKU’s boutique curation, offering a roster of 52 performers. ILLENIUM, Zeds Dead, and Alison Wonderland top the bill on the EDM spectrum, set to bring forth their signature sets brimming with emotive melodies alongside explosive bass. For those looking to indulge in unfettered trap and dubstep, there’s Subtronics, SVDDEN DEATH‘s VOYD, LSDREAM, Chee, and EDM.com Class of 2021 artists Moore Kismet and Lucii, among others. Chris Lake, VNSSA, and Purple Disco Machine round out the undercard’s house music artists while those looking for a subtle blends of electronic music can look forward to...
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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...
Tomorrowland 2021 Green-Lit By Belgian Government—But Questions Still Remain
The Belgian government has made a pivotal decision to green-light festivals of up to 75,000 attendees. The new provision goes into effect on the August 13th, effectively allowing Tomorrowland to move forward with their originally planned dates over two weekends: August 27-29 and September 3-5, respectively. As IQ notes, the motion also paves the way for Pukkelpop and the Formula 1 Grand Prix race, among other events scheduled to take place this year. “We are very happy to receive this news, but we will wait for the conditions and rules before we will communicate about the organization of the festival,” a Tomorrowland spokesperson said. “We are very positive, and we look forward to organizing a festival at the end of August.” The mainstage at Tomorrowland 2...
EDC Las Vegas 2021 Lineup Revealed
At long last, the 2021 EDC Las Vegas lineup has been revealed. Alison Wonderland, Knife Party, Martin Garrix, DJ Snake, The Chainsmokers, deadmau5, REZZ, Seven Lions, Kaskade, and many more are primed for performances at the festival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scheduled for October 22-24. Insomniac is set to debut a new stage at their flagship music festival this year, the kineticZEN themed stage at kineticFIELD, which will feature a performance from Kygo as well as a hotly anticipated collaborative DJ set from SLANDER and Said The Sky. ZHU and Zedd will throw down at cosmicMEADOW, among others, while Testpilot (deadmau5’s techno alter alias), Patrick Topping, and Eric Prydz, are set to rock circuitGROUNDS. neonGARDEN will offer immersive live art installations to g...
Did Elon Musk Just Back a Dogecoin Music Festival?
With three simple words, Elon Musk lit a fuse in the crypto community that could eventually lead to a Dogecoin-themed music festival: “Sounds kinda fun.” The comment came in response to a popular Dogecoin fan account who tweeted about the fictitious DogeFest, using a photo of a music festival stage edited with the token’s viral Shiba Inu meme imagery. He then started a thread to suggest what the festival would entail if it were real, such as a DJ set from Musk himself, who has long championed EDM and recently teased the sale of an NFT techno song. The page also suggested that DogeFest would require Dogecoin “as payment for everything.” Once Musk chimed in, legions of crypto supporters joined the conversation to conceptualize the fest. One said that t...
Excision, Kaskade, More to Perform at Global Dance Festival 2021: See the Full Lineup
Denver’s fan-favorite Global Dance Festival has received the green light to move forward with its 2021 event. Attendees can prepare to return to Empower Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos, for the carnival-themed dance music extravaganza. Since the festival’s inception in the early 2000s the team has worked tirelessly to bring the best and brightest artists in the electronic music space to its stages, and their triumphant return features one of its best lineups yet. Excision, Claptone, Claude VonStroke, Deorro, Eli & Fur, Getter, Gryffin, Kaskade, Riot Ten, Sullivan King, Tchami, Tiësto, Tritonal, and many more are primed for performances at Global, which is scheduled for July 23rd and 24th. There are also two massive B2B DJ sets that fans simply can&#...
