The scene is ficially set for one incredible weekend at Randall’s Island Park. Gov Ball Music Festival is ficially on and I hope you are as ready as I am to make it the best one yet. The event is kicking f in less than a day and it really …
EDM is still dusting the glitter f from Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, which was held a couple weekends back — and Alison Wonderland just shared one her favorite behind-the-scenes moments from the festival. EDC is the perfect playground for testing out IDs and Alison knows this firsthand. The …
It’s the end an era, as Defqon.1 Australia has ficially announced the iconic hardstyle music festival will be postponed indefinitely. According to organizers, the event will not return to the continent this year or the foreseeable future. At this time, the fate Defqon.1 down under remains unknown. The statement below brings …
Everyone’s favorite deep house denizen is getting his own radio show on Sirius XM, and we have Diplo to thank for it. Starting tomorrow Friday, May 31st on Diplo’s Revolution at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, ’s REVELATIONS will air. This will then take place on the last Friday every …
To everyone wondering why and how there was an actual goat in the crowd at Movement Detroit this year, there’s a somewhat reasonable explanation for all this… The goat, which made his rounds at the music festival and caught GRiZ’s epic closing set at the main stage on Monday, is …
Change is in the air this year for one particular festival, Mamby on The Beach. The 2019 iteration the event brings us new dates with Mamby now being held at the end August rather than July and a brand new location up north, Montrose Beach! Chicago’s only beachside summer music …
With the 2019 iteration Electric Daisy Carnival now in the past, festival goers are already planning their next adventure. While many are glad that Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella moved the festival back to May from June to avoid the high temperatures that were plaguing attendees – it was high wind …
This year’s EDC Las Vegas was widely regarded as the best its ever been by not only fans, but also industry members. All aspects from organization to staffing to lineup were executed with impeccable accuracy, and it left hundreds thousands headliners with smiles on their faces. Well, it’s time to …
DJ Mag Reveals Best Of North America Awards 2019 winners While dance music is a worldwide phenomenon, there’s no denying the influence that North America has on the culture worldwide. Some the world’s biggest events take place in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and serve as an influence to everyone …
Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott has come under some serious heat for using force against an Electric Daisy Carnival security guard at the Las Vegas music festival earlier this month. While initial reports stated the football player wouldn’t face legal punishment, the victim is requesting a sincere apology or he …
Skrillex and Boys Noize headed to Tampa, Florida this past Sunday for a performance as Dog Blood at Sunset Music Festival. By all standards, the set was everything it should have been and both Skrill and Boys Noize kept the energy up for the entire set. Unfortunately, not everyone can …
DanceSafe continuously strives to make the EDM community a safer place and the organization’s latest effort is a big win for everyone. Under Colorado state law, testing kits used to identify controlled substances are no longer considered drug paraphernalia, partly thanks fo DanceSafe and other campaigners. A package bills were …
ATTEMPTED MURDER EDC Relationships can be tricky, but most the time it boils down to trust. And when two partners don’t trust each other, terrible things can happen. 20-year-old Ryan Mansour, who is jailed on an attempted murder charge, allegedly ran over his estranged girlfriend for apparently attending EDC Las Vegas …
EDC Las Vegas can easily be described as the biggest party ever. EDC takes over 90% the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for three days and doesn’t stop all night long. It’s truly its own world. EDC 2019 brought some surprises – such as low temperatures, fierce winds, and some stage …
Diplo and Travis Scott’s last collaboration on Major Lazer’s 2017 hit, “Know No Better,” also featuring Camila Cabello & Quavo. Now, Travis wants to make another song with Diplo, but it seems that Diplo has been trying to hit up Scott for years with no luck. The two met up …
Rezz is about to make her rounds again, with a full on Beyond the Senses tour in support her next body work — and it’s bound to be her most interactive live experience yet. Not only is she bringing her show to major markets across the globe, the queen darkness …
Billboard has unleashed its list Top 10 Facebook Live Videos — because apparently that’s actually a thing?? — for April 2019 and Oliver Heldens is king. The producer took the stage at Ultra Miami this year and live streamed the performance the massive social media platform. His set was obviously well …
Spring Awakening is about to take over Chicago with a massive lineup. Gary Richards aka Destructo is joining the party again this year with an AMF curated stage worth obsessing over. Saturday night, The Function will take on a life its own, with an outstanding AMF-themed lineup featuring Dombresky, Matroda, Dillon Nathaniel, …
Oddprophet builds on his streak success today with new single ‘The Star’, touching down on Never Say Die’s Black Label imprint. Utilising the producer’s mysterious tarot-themed branding, ‘The Star’ delivers a punchy, bass-fuelled hit that’s sure to get blood boiling as festival season continues. This is a track that brings …
The iconic Bonnaroo arch has been demolished ahead this year’s upcoming event. Known for many people around the country as a symbol a great time and an awesome festival, the arch is now merely a pile ashes. The Festive Owl was able to get some people on the grounds to …
Viper artist BMotion has been focusing on collabs so far this year but his first solo track 2019 was worth the wait. “The Focus” is a heady combination liquid-like vocals and melodies with a steppy beat and even some neuro-inspired synths. Another great style mash-up for BMotion and Viper. With …
Guy Who Took Too Much Acid & Stripped Naked At EDC Answers Questions On Look, we know… it’s EDC. You’re ready to have the time your life, maybe partake in some illicit substances? (TEST YOUR STUFF.) But remember, everyone has their limits. For this one raver in particular, those limits …
Diplo Parachutes Into Music Festival For His Set This past weekend, the 144th Preakness Stakes was celebrated by 131,256 guests. During the race, more than 20,000 fans flocked to InfieldFest, a full day festival featuring an all-star lineup performances by artists including Kygo, Logic, Diplo, Juice WRLD, FISHER and Frank Walker. And, …
EDC Reports Zero Deaths For Second Year In A Row The main stream media likes to make electronic dance music festivals out to be awful events rife with drug overdoses, illicit sex, and death. Coverage this kind has certainly decreased in recent years as major music festivals have grown in …
Art cars at festivals are underrated and I feel like more people should check them out. Art cars – at EDC Las Vegas at least – give you the chance to get up close and personal with the DJ playing and really feel the music. EDC Las Vegas also proved that …
It’s pretty late in 2019 for an artist to be releasing their first track the year, but when the wait is worth it, you don’t care about dates. Buku is starting 2019 f right in his own way with “To Ya Brain,” a wild and frenetic exercise in Buku’s own …
The Bonnaroo arch has become the festival’s most iconic imagery — having never attended Bonnaroo myself, the arch still represents the festival and conjures up thoughts the event. However, moving forward, whatever arch or structure adorns the entry will not be the same arch that we’ve known. @TheFestiveOwl was the …
In what was expected to be a mostly YES vote, the Miami Beach commissions just voted 3-4 NO on bringing Ultra Music Festival to the city in 2020. For those not familiar with the area, Miami Beach is a separate city in Miami f the coast, much like Virginia Key. …
Minutes after the Miami City Council motioned to put Ultra Miami back on the next city commission meeting agenda, as well as directing city manager Emilio Gonzalez to renew talks with Ultra, Homestead-Miami Speedway called a special call meeting to authorize longer hours. The venue called the meeting in Homestead in …
Last week, things seemed incredibly bleak for Woodstock 50. Despite a decision in New York Supreme Court that investor Dentsu Aegis Network did not have the capacity to completely cancel the festival on its own, a dark cloud still hung over the event and faith in its ability to still …
For the very first time, Whet Travel, founders Groove Cruise, will host Groove Island, a destination festival f the coast California on the beautiful and iconic Catalina Island. Now, the headliners and hosted stages have been announced and this unique festival is looking more and more attractive by the minute. …
The Prescription Records always stays grinding, constantly pumping out quality dance hits — and this double-threat collab from MARTEN HØRGER and Neon Steve only sets the bar higher. It’s our extreme pleasure to present “WE’RE BACK.” The record goes in, not wasting any time in hitting with an equally massive and infectious …
Recently, there has been much concern as to where Ultra Music Festival will be relocating its home festival. After it’s 2019 edition at Virginia Key, Miami ficials agreed that the festival would not be returning to its recently new location due to many complications that occurred during this year’s event. …
Two major events happened this past weekend: first, obviously, EDC Las Vegas; and second, the series finale to Game Of Thrones. Having attended the festival myself this past weekend, it’s hard to really say with any confidence which event people were more excited about. Heading to the festival on the …
Two major events happened this past weekend: first, obviously, EDC Las Vegas; and second, the series finale to Game Of Thrones. Having attended the festival myself this past weekend, it’s hard to really say with any confidence which event people were more excited about. Heading to the festival on the …
Is Ultra Miami staying in Miami? A meeting today between the members the Miami City Council has renewed hope that the city Miami might still play host to the music festival next year, despite the festival itself voluntarily pulling its contract earlier this month. In a special “Sunshine Meeting,” Miami …
Music lovers cherish their used festival wristbands. Some keep them attached to their wrist for months, some have them stored in a box as a keepsake, some sew them on hat or jacket, and others get creative, making dreamcatchers, blankets, and more. ZHU made a fashion statement with his at …
Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas just celebrated another amazing year with a stacked lineup full superstar talent and hundreds thousands the real headliners. EDC not only brings the best the best to its electric playground, the festival makes sure nobody has to miss out. This year’s livestream sprawled three …
Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott was detained over EDC weekend after a confrontation with a festival staffer. Elliot was seen arguing with his girlfriend in a parking lot near the festival around 3am on Saturday morning. Shortly after, the couple was speaking to EDC staff when Elliott confronted …
EDC Arrest Report: Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas has come and gone — and the arrest numbers for the weekend are in. When you take into account the 150,000 people attending the music festival each night, the amount arrests pales in comparison to the good times had over the weekend. …
Dallas Cowboys superstar running back Ezekiel Elliott was put in handcuffs at EDC Las Vegas over the weekend. The NFL player pushed a security guard into a metal gate and to the ground — and the entire ordeal is captured on camera. The incident apparently started when Elliott was spotted in the …
One the best parts about EDC Las Vegas is all the unreleased IDs attendees get to experience for the first time ever. This new track from Illenium and Ekali is undoubtedly one those tracks that will instill chills every time it plays out. St lyrics are met with an ethereal …
The EDC Las Vegas live stream ensures no dance music lover has to experience FOMO this weekend. With the live stream, you’ll be transported straight to the colorful, electrifying festival grounds featuring eight iconic stages and the top names in dance music. This year, EDC boasts four channels: all stages, kineticFIELD, …
Attendees at EDC Las Vegas 2019 are on their best behavior. After yesterday’s already historically low arrest count, the numbers for day two have come in and they’re even lower than the first day. According to LVMPD, during normal festival hours, only 14 attendees were arrested. Adding to Friday’s 27, that …
Electric Daisy Carnival 2019 moved up a month to this weekend, May 17th-19th and so far so good for one the worlds most iconic dance festivals. With beautiful weather minus a late night wind hiccup on Day 2, EDC Las Vegas continued to dominate even with the slight anxiousness the …
The second night EDC Las Vegas was filled with some pretty epic moments, including a surprise set from Skrillex, plenty surprise sets on the art cars (San Holo at Forest House, anyone?), and more. Unfortunately, much the night was marred by high winds which prevented the fireworks display or pyrotechnics …
The EDC Las Vegas livestream ensures no dance music lover has to experience FOMO this weekend. Because with the livestream you’ll be transported straight to the colorful, electrifying festival grounds featuring eight iconic stages and the top names in dance music. This year, EDC boasts four channels: all stages, kineticFIELD, cosmicMEADOW …
Electric Daisy Carnival has taken over Las Vegas for another amazing year — and it’s only just getting started. Last night, Alison Wonderland, David Guetta, deadmau5, Excision and many more took the stage at the beloved music festival. EDC Las Vegas is all about bringing the very best and not …
Pasquale Rotella, the mastermind behind EDC Las Vegas and the rest Insomniac Events wasn’t as festival-ready as he would have liked to be last night. He needed a totem. As u/Shadynasty shares on , the legend spotted their group’s totem out the crowd. Not only did he stop to admire …
Yesterday marked the first day 2019’s EDC Las Vegas. An estimated 150,000 people filed into the Las Vegas Motor Speedway between 7pm to 5:30am last night, making this easily the biggest EDC Las Vegas in history. Updated stage from kineticFIELD to cosmicMEADOW to bassPOD kept the scenery looking fresh, and …
Festival season is upon us and whether your music tastes are more in line with Coachella or Stagecoach — we should all be able to agree that these events should be a safe space. However, that’s far from the reality for many attendees. A new survey conducted by The Desert …
Is any music festival really complete without deadmau5? That’s a rhetorical question, course. The mau5trap maestro Deadmau5 is about to take on EDC Las Vegas for one tonight’s greatest highlights. The festival is just getting started, but this is one those sets that people will be buzzing about all weekend …
The EDC Las Vegas livestream ensures no dance music lover has to experience FOMO this weekend. With the livestream, you’ll be transported straight to the colorful, electrifying festival grounds featuring eight iconic stages and the top names in dance music. This year, EDC boasts four channels: all stages, kineticFIELD, cosmicMEADOW and …
elrow returns to Brooklyn Mirage on July 27 to continue its New York City residency and announces its phase one lineup featuring two the biggest names in house music, Erick Morillo for Rowllywood, a Bollywood-themed extravaganza. DJing for nearly 30 years, mixing house, techno, tribal, and Latin sounds in his music, the …
Armin van Buuren has remixed a classic rock anthem — Van Halen‘s “Jump” — into a dance-worthy track more fit for the main stage. There’s no 1-2-3, but there’s plenty to jump about. The producer first premiered his version at Ultra Music Festival, with a little help from singer David Lee Roth. No …
Electric Daisy Carnival is almost upon us. Tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, the iconic EDC Las Vegas goes down under the electric sky — and we can wait to hear the amazing acts in store this weekend. With a new year comes new memories, but there’s plenty to look back on. …
DJ Mag has a thing for polls. Between its Top 100 DJs and Top 100 Clubs polls, it has the market generally cornered. This year, the publication decided to switch things up a bit, and rather than ask its readers and followers about their favorite festivals, to ask the DJs …
People have been asking: where is Ultra 2020 going to be held, well it looks like Ultra Music Festival might be headed to Miami Beach! City commissioner Ricky Arriola is proposing that the city enter negotiations to host it at Lummus Park in 2020. Lummus Park is a beachside location on …
Discouraging phones at shows is not a new phenomenon. Artists as well-toured as Bruno Mars and Björk have told concert attendees to put their phones down, and DJ Lane 8 has gone so far as to ban phones outright during his This Never Happened tour series. But for a festival to do …
Woodstock 50 has been fighting an uphill battle the past month, after passing its expected on-sale date and then having multiple issues inherent to the festival exposed, among having its main investor pull out and “cancel” the festival. However, the festival is lucky as a judge in New York Supreme …
Dash Radio and Insomniac Radio are joining together to bring dance music fans a new destination with zero commercials. These are the sounds festival stages, around the clock and without the ads. Featuring exclusive mixes, artist interviews, festival news, world premieres and more — and coming soon, EDC Las Vegas …
Rolling Loud was a bit chaotic this year to say the very least. Rapper Kodak Black was taken into custody, the crowd rushed the stage during a weather delay, and a golf cart was stolen and driven through the audience, etc. All this could have been easily deflected. However, someone …
The 11th edition Electric Zoo will be the biggest and best yet and now they have revealed the day by day breakdown as well as the exclusive news that progressive king Eric Prydz will be at the festival play not once but twice. Electric Zoo: Evolved once again returns to the …
Earlier this year, Boca Raton had the chance to experience the dubstep music festival, Forbidden Kingdom, for the first time. The new music festival took the dubstep community by storm with a great lineup, a silent disco, and much more. Today, Forbidden Kingdom 2020 tickets have ficially gone on sale, …
The world has learned a lot from Fyre Festival — namely, how to prevent such an event from happening again and how to spot the warning signs when it seems like an event might be going down that same path. Now that information is coming out about Woodstock 50 during …
Get ready to have the best three days your life at this years EDC Las Vegas. In true EDC fashion, Insomniac has gone with a . On top that, the festival will be featuring its usual out–this-world art installations, carnivals rides and more. Prepare for the sounds you are about to …
EDC Las Vegas is just around the corner. The music festival goes down this weekend, May 17 – 19, but you can start planning your schedule now. To make things easy, Insomniac has its own app so you can view the EDC lineup, explore artists, and build your custom schedule. …
New York City’s techno & house juggernaut Teksupport are bringing themselves into the Catskill Mountains this Memorial Day Weekend with the 1st edition the Gather Outdoor Music Festival. With 2 jam-packed days some the biggest names in the techno & house scene, we decided to pick 4 sets from each day …
Paramedics are readying for Electric Daisy Carnival — and attendees must be prepared, too. The music festival goes down this weekend, May 17 -19 in Las Vegas. Although temperatures will be cooler than in many years past, hydration concerns remain ever-present. Community Ambulance Director Special Operations, Glen Simpson, urges EDC attendees …
Already this year, two major festival have live streamed the madness that goes down. Both Ultra and Coachella brought in tens millions viewers collectively, but Electric Daisy Carnival this coming weekend is sure to give both festivals a run for their money. Insomniac Events is teaming up again with LiveXLive …
If you thought you were lacking , fear no more. Kaskade just released his new “Redux 003” and it brings us all the groovy house tunes we could ever want. We have some known and loved track in this album such as “Fun” and “Tight” but plenty new tracks as …
Anyone still trying to fight against the rising tide that is Fortnite is fighting a losing battle. The battle royale game has absolutely taken over the world, even snagging a cameo in the biggest film in history which came out this past month. Now, Fortnite creator Epic Games steps into …
We’ve been following LICK’s come up since he first released on Deadbeats last year. The producer has been quickly gaining traction with remixes “Devils Den” and “Angel Voices.” Now he has put his talents to work on GTA’s “Red Lips.” He starts with a tension forging build up before hitting …
Rain or shine, Rolling Loud is going down, but not without some chaos. The weather in Miami has been a huge factor this weekend, causing extended delays for many performances. Instead waiting patiently for music, fans literally rushed the stage earlier today to make their own party (see below). There …
Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrested at Rolling Loud Music Festival over the weekend on firearm charges. According to Miami-Dade Police, he was taken into custody on Saturday, upon arrival to the music festival before he was able to perform. He was taken into custody on federal charges and faces …
From tech to progressive, Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems, better known to the world as Cosmic Gate, have done it all in the trance scene. Dominating clubs and festivals literally across the globe, Cosmic Gate have ridden every wave in the dance scene for 20 years and done it successfully – …
More than 60 festivals across the UK have band together to help put a stop to single-use tents. The group is urging major retailers including Argos and Tesco to halt marketing such items. An estimated 250,000 tents are left at festivals across the UK each year, according to a report, amounting …
I’m not sure why, but it feels like it’s been a while since I’ve heard new music from Whethan. It’s ironic because he just put out a new track at the end March. But personal feelings aside, he did just drop a new track today, and it’s with Jeremih, and …
Canada’s Ever After Music Festival is changing the game by allowing the possession and consumption cannabis on-site. This is the first major music festival to do so across the country and accomplish what no major U.S. festival has done thus far. On a smaller scale, festivals like Northern Nights in …
Rolling Loud is going down in Miami right now and a “false alarm,” which we can surmise as a rumored shooting, sent many fans running from the venue. Although they have confirmed that there is no actual danger, many fans in the Twitter responses are demanding refunds after fleeing the …
The 4th annual Bonanza Campout in Heber, Utah has been canceled. The event boasting DJ Snake, GRiZ, Big Wild, Whethan and more on the lineup will no longer take place June 21 – 23 as planned. Organizers cite “being denied the necessary licensing and permits” from the county and the Utah …
Justin Blau is no stranger to EDM heads. Some remember him from his earliest days mashups and bootlegs. Others remember his earliest singles on labels like Revealed Recordings, Armada, and Musical Freedom. But most people have become familiar with the last two years material 3LAU has delivered with his non-prit …
Diplo continues his country kick and takes us behind-the-scenes Stagecoach with his new music video for “So Long” featuring Cam. Many us will instantly recognize the festival grounds and Ferris wheel signature Coachella, but that’s also where they throw the massive country event, which Diplo recently played. Stagecoach doesn’t look too …
LiveXLive and Tencent are partnering up in a big way. LiveXLive Media just announced a distribution agreement with Tencent Corp’s video division. As it concerns the EDM world, the agreement gives Tencent Video exclusive rights to distribute Insomniac’s EDC Las Vegas throughout China. The music festival’s live stream is produced by LiveXLive. Tencent is …
It’s been nearly a year since FISHER released his massive hit “Losing It,” which has earned him more festival spots than he can count, as well as a GRAMMY nomination. Now, for his first release 2019, FISHER fers up “You Little Beauty,” a down to Earth simple house tune with …
Rather than wait for the City Miami to convene tomorrow and fer its own vote to the fate Ultra Music Festival, the festival dropped the hammer today and ficially “voluntarily terminated” its license with the city. Now, the question goes to where the festival will end up in 2020. In its …
Rather than wait for the City Miami to convene tomorrow and fer its own vote to the fate Ultra Music Festival, the festival dropped the hammer today and ficially “voluntarily terminated” its license with the city. Now, the question goes to where the festival will end up in 2020. In its …
Ultra Music Festival is ficially leaving Miami. The festival and Miami City Council were expected to have a meeting tomorrow about the coming years. But, Ultra has “voluntarily terminated” their license before the meeting happened. Leading up to this years event, there was quite the debate from the Miami City …
While a meeting tomorrow from the Miami City Council was expected to define Ultra Music Festival’s fate, Ultra has beaten the city to the punch and announced that it has “voluntarily terminated” its license with the city. “After listening to feedback from many you, it is clear that the festival …
Midnight Tyrannosaurus is finally here with his debut on NGHTMRE and SLANDER’s label, Gud Vibrations. Midnight T is known for his heavy bass and he shows us just how much he’s got in “Mutation”. Having collaborated with well-known DJs such as and always putting on the craziest sets at festivals, this …
In order for Woodstock 50 to be saved, the music festival needs to raise another $30 million by Friday, according to multiple reports. Though music fans have become increasingly skeptical the event, founder Michael Lang is still reassuring the public that the festival will go on. Recently, he has gone …
GRiZ may be returning to the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre for the last time — and you don’t want to miss it. GRiZ Rocks takes place Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31 this year for back-to-back nights. The Colorado resident and producer will perform a bespoke set, taking attendees on a …
Rave-goers at Teknival in France’s Creuse region experienced plunging temperatures and unexpected snowfall on Saturday night. The weather, typically 12°C or 53.6°F this time year, dropped to -3°C or 26.6°F (below freezing). Approximately 10,000 were in attendance and about 30 people were treated by medics on site. Some were treated for hypothermia, after several …
Electronic producers T-Mass and LZRD have teamed up together yet again to give you an uplifting festival banger just in time for the summer. With LZRD just coming f their new melodic original “Anything Anymore” with Jake Miller, “By My Side” brings you a different sound from LZRD and T-Mass …
With only 18 days left until the 2019 edition Movement Electronic Music Festival kicks f in Detroit, we are finally able to figure just who we are seeing when and where. This past week the team over at Paxahau ficially released the set times for all stages, along with the …
A man caught en-route to Burning Man last year with a “smorgasbord” drugs has been sentenced to 34 months in prison. Alexander Zelyakovsky, 46, was reportedly caught with massive amounts drugs on the first day the festival, which took place in Black Rock Desert. He was driving a truck through Colorado, …
ARTY’s name was brought back into the wider public eye yesterday as he and/or his team filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Marshmello. (Read more about that here.) Now, I suppose as more people are looking through his tweets and posts as late, we’ve seen that he really, really wants …
After debuting his next forthcoming track, “Good Things Fall Apart” with Jon Bellion, last week at Ubbi Dubbi, Illenium has finally revealed to fans the release date for this epic collaboration: May 13. Throwing away the typical Friday release date (because he’s Illenium and he can), Illenium is spacing out …
Rare are the moments that you’d find me anywhere techno at a festival or local event, but if EDDIE was playing… I might just drop in. He’s got a new EP called Disembodied coming out tomorrow on mau5trap, but Your EDM has the exclusive premiere “Nein” here and now. This is …