Defqon.1 Cancelled Indefinitely After Two Deaths In 2018

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 …

REPORT: EDC Security Guard Considering Pressing Charges Against Ezekiel Elliott

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 …

Drug Testing Kits No Longer Paraphernalia In Colorado Thanks To New Law

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 …

VIDEO: Man Charged with Attempted Murder For Running Over Girlfriend For Going To EDC

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 …

These Two Ultra Sets Are Among The Most Watched Facebook Live Streams

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 …

Destructo Talks Spring Awakening & AMF Curated Stage [INTERVIEW]

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 Powers In To The Weekend With New Single 'The Star'

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 …

Diplo Parachutes Into Music Festival For His Set

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, …

Homestead-Miami Speedway Petitions For Longer Hours In Attempt To Court Ultra Miami

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 …

This New Island Music Festival Just Dropped A STACKED Lineup & You Need To Go

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. …

Your EDM Premiere: MARTEN HØRGER & Neon Steve – "WE'RE BACK" [The Prescription Records]

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 …

EDC Actually Streamed The Game of Thrones Season Finale for Fans During The Festival [VIDEO]

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 …

EDC Actually Streamed The Game of Thrones Season Finale for Fans During The Festival [VIDEO]

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 …

EDC 2019 FULL SETS: Skrillex, Deadmau5, Illenium, Alison Wonderland & More

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 …

Ezekiel Elliott Leaves EDC In Handcuffs After Confrontation With Staff

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 Shuts Down Multiple Stages & Mistakenly Sends Many Attendees Home On Day 2

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 …

WATCH LIVE: EDC Las Vegas Day 2 with Martin Garrix, Rezz & More

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 …

EDC Arrest Numbers Are In And Are Surprisingly Better Than Expected

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 …

Erick Morillo Leads Phase 1 Lineup for elrow’s largest NYC Fiesta Yet at the Brooklyn Mirage

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 Unleashes Festival-Sized Remix of Van Halen’s “Jump” Right In Time for EDC

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 …

Here Is Our List Of 4 Must See Sets From Each Day Of Gather Outdoor Music Festival

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 …

First Responders Prepare For This Weekend's EDC Las Vegas

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 …

The EDC Las Vegas 2019 Live Stream Is Going To Be Better Than Ever [DETAILS HERE]

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 …

Golf Cart Driven Through Crowd, Stage Rushed In Separate Incidents At Rolling Loud [VIDEO]

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 …

3LAU Talks About His Latest Live Set, "Better With You," & New Music [Interview]

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 Does Shots with Guy Fieri & Shotguns Beer In The Music Video for His Country Song

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 …

EDC Will Be Live Broadcast Across China for the First Time Ever

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 …

Dozens Treated for Hypothermia After Snow Unexpectedly Strikes Dance Music Festival

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 …

Arty Desperately Wants To Remix Swedish House Mafia’s Unreleased ID & We Are Here For It

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 …

Illenium Finally Reveals Release Date of Highly Anticipated Collab with Jon Bellion

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 …