2018
Dates announced for Electric Forest 2018!
The music annual festival in Rothbury Michigan has announced its 2018 dates as June 21 – 24 and June 28 – July 1. The festival has also announced a ‘Wish Machine’ where people can post their wishes for the event ahead of time and some of the wishes will be granted by the festival organizers! …
I, Robot to be 2018 Burning Man theme
It has been announced that the 2018 Burning Man festival will be based upon Issac Asimov’s classic book I, Robot. The book is known for three laws as shown below: Per the Burning Man blog: This year’s art theme will focus on the many forms of artificial intelligence that permeate our lives; from the humble …
BPM Festival confirms no event in January 2018 however will return in 2019 with new location
In a not at all surprising move after the tragic events this past January in Playa del Carmen, The BPM Festival officially announced today that there will be no event held in January 2018 rather a new location will be used in 2019. (Editor’s note – there were rumors of a relocation to Puerto Rico …
Time Warp and Awakenings join for techno event in 2018
Techno promoter stalwarts Time Warp and Awakenings announced they have combined forces to launch Connect, a 1 day festival in Düsseldorf Germany on October 13th, 2018. Get more info at: www.wepresentconnect.com
MUTEK to expand to US with SF show in 2018!
MUTEK, the well regarded Canadian techno festival, has confirmed the launch of a San Francisco edition in 2018. This past week graffiti was spotted in SF with the phrase ‘MUTEK San Francisco.’ The impending arrival was confirmed by dance music magazine Mixmag to occur in next spring. Other cities around the world which have already …
Pasquale Rotella of Insomniac to hold AMA on Reddit this Wednesday
This Wednesday, September 27th at 3pm Pacific Time, Insomniac head Pasquale Rotella is hosting a Reddit AMA with answers to questions regarding changes at the 2018 installment of Electric Daisy Carnival. Check out the AMA here: https://www.reddit.com/r/electricdaisycarnival/
No Day Zero party in Tulum in 2018
As the BPM Festival has grown in size and stature over the past 10 years, other unofficial events scheduled for the same time with some of the same high profile djs, the 5-year old Day Zero party was justifiably the most well known. After the tragic events this past January in Playa del Carmen, it …
Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas) considering new dates for 2018
Speaking with the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, Pasquale Rotella confirmed that his company Insomniac is looking at moving the date of the massive EDM festival in the future. While he did not confirm it would be moved up in the year, as the event has suffered from excessive heat this year and in the past, …
Bravalla Festival (Sweden) cancels 2018 version due to sexual assualts
The Bravalla Festival in Norrkoping, Sweden, canceled the 2018 planned version of the event after 11 reports of sexual above towards women and one reported rape. The festival included such talent as Alesso, Martin Garrix, Travis Scott and the Killers. The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said at a news conference Sunday that he was upset …
Pasquale Rotella hints at ‘big changes for EDCLV coming up’
Over this past weekend, Insomniac head honcho Pasquale Rotella hinted at big news coming out soon about changes at Electric Daisy Carnival. While we can only speculate, it must be said that for the 2nd time in the past 4 years, oppressive heat took over for the weekend leading to 1,000+ attendees seeking medical attention …