The organizers of Elements Music & Arts Festival have revealed the first phase of what they’re calling their “biggest lineup ever.”
Scheduled for August 10-14 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the sixth edition of the music and camping festival is returning with a lineup twice the size of its prior events. Over 100 artists will perform across 10 stages, including Skrillex, Chris Lake, John Summit, Subtronics, Ganja White Night, TOKiMONSTA and Tchami.
Other notable artists from the worlds of funk and electronic music include LP Giobbi, LSDREAM, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Tinlicker and Mersiv. Porter Robinson, whose stunning “Nurture Live” performances have dropped the collective jaw of the EDM community, has been confirmed for a DJ set at Elements 2023.
The massive lineup is the latest move by Elements to restore the confidence of its target market after their controversial 2021 festival, which fell into disarray after a storm ravaged its Lakewood grounds. Three plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit in the wake of the event before its organizers revealed a “roadmap,” which detailed their plans to address many of the infrastructure-related challenges.
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Find out more about Elements Music & Arts Festival 2023 here.
The organizers one of the most celebrated festivals in the U.K., Creamfields South, have finally unveiled its 2023 lineup.
Taking place on Bank Holiday Weekend from May 26-28, Creamfields South is slated to take over Hylands Park in Chelmsford, bringing along a jaw-dropping lineup as well as big-time stage debuts that are bound to capture the attention of its global audience.
Creamfields North’s heavy-hitting counterpart made its impressive debut last year, attracting tens of thousands of fans to rave the night away.
Dance music titans Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, Eric Prydz and Calvin Harris are confirmed to perform at this year’s Creamfields South, while CamelPhat, MK, Nina Kraviz, Joel Corry, Jamie Jones and more will also take the decks. Techno icon Carl Cox is billed to deliver a signature “Hybrid Live” set, presenting attendees with sounds from his monumental Electronic Generations album.
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Creamfields South 2023 Lineup.
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This year’s edition of Creamfields South will mark the debut of the Arc stage, which has acted as Creamfields North’s mighty centerpiece since 2016. One of the world’s largest outdoor stages at 100 meters wide and 15 meters tall, the Arc brings together elite visuals and sound production, and will host Creamfields South’s biggest moments.
Creamfields South 2023 will also mark the debut of RUNWAY presented by SHEIN, which first appeared at the North fest last year. Offering a multi-sensory experience that goes beyond a conventional audiovisual setup, the 20,000-capacity megastructure is the brainchild of creative stage designers Lucid and will provide fans with an unforgettable, 360° experience.
Tomorrowland has turned the page of its next chapter.
Tomorrowland, one of the world’s most influential music festivals, today unveiled its massive 2023 lineup via a poster with more fine print than a car insurance policy. And with over 600 artists, it’s one of the biggest in the festival’s history.
Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Amelie Lens, Above & Beyond, SVDDEN DEATH, Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Nina Kraviz and many, many more are set to grace the stages of the Belgian EDM giant in 2023. Other notable DJs set for landmark performances include Dom Dolla, Indira Paganotto, Mariana BO, Anyma, Nora En Pure, NERVO, Robin Schulz and EDM.com Class of 2022 stars ACRAZE and Ray Volpe.
Check out the full Tomorrowland 2023 lineup below. For a full breakdown of the festival’s stages and artists performing each weekend, navigate here.
Tomorrowland’s 2023 lineup features Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Amelie Lens, Above & Beyond, SVDDEN DEATH, Armin van Buuren and many more.
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For the first time in the festival’s history, Tomorrowland is releasing a fantasy adventure novel to tell the complete origin story of its 2023 theme, “Adscendo.” Organizers are calling it “the key to unlock the 2023 festival experience that has never been encountered before.”
“Adscendo” has big shoes to fill after a historic Tomorrowland in 2022. The festival expanded to an unprecendeted three weekends, selling 600,000 tickets in order to make up for lost time due to the devastating impact of the pandemic. Check out the stunning aftermovie here.
Tomorrowland 2023 will take place across two weekends: July 21-23 and July 28-30. You can purchase passes and find out more here.
Tomorrowland 2023 Dates
• Weekend 1: Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 23 • Weekend 2: Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30
A Greener Festival (AGF), a nonprofit dedicated to improving sustainability of events, tours, venues and more, has revealed the world’s greenest festivals.
According to AGF, its certification process has been developed over 17 years in consultation with thousands of events, event services, suppliers and sustainability experts. The organization accessed dozens of global events in 2022 and honored 42 festivals and events from 12 countries.
Green Gathering, Strawberry Fields, Das Fest, DGTL, Robin Hood Annual Benefit, Platinum Jubilee Pageant, We Love Green and Primavera Sound achieved the AGF Certification for sustainability in 2022. Nine festivals and events received an “outstanding” AGF certification, including Shambala, Cambridge Folk Festival, Øyafestivalen and Paradise City Festival, among others.
British Columbia’s Shambhala was named one of the world’s greenest music festivals.
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“After the challenges of Covid and economic instability, we’re so happy that the festival and event sector increasingly fix sustainability at the top of the agenda,” AGF CEO Claire O’Neill said in a statement. “Our need to move away from fossil fuels, industrial animal agriculture, and towards clean energy and mobility, enhanced biodiversity and diversity has never been more stark. We congratulate those who are taking responsibility and action, and stress there is much work still to be done.”
“Not knowing where to begin, AGF has now provided Creative Youth with the guidance, support and tools we need to track and improve our environmental footprint,” added Louise Coles, CEO of the London-based charity Creative Youth. “Their work, and continued involvement, will ensure we become a responsible role model to all the young artists/companies we support through our Festival, creative space and other programmes.”
Ultra Music Festival‘s grand plans are coming together in the Abu Dhabi region with an awe-inspiring lineup to match.
The events powerhouse with homes on all six inhabited continents is going all-in this year, making a splash with the debut Ultra edition in the UAE capital. Touching down in the capital will be an entourage of electronic music greats, including Skrillex, Afrojack, Calvin Harris and ILLENIUM, among others.
Ultra’s plans in the Middle East have been long in-the-making. The storied festival brand was slated to take over Abu Dhabi in early 2020, but with the onset of the pandemic, those plans didn’t come to fruition.
But as they say, good things come to those who wait, and Ultra Abu Dhabi is likely just the start of another prosperous new chapter for the beloved dance music brand. Along with the lineup’s marquee stars, Ultra’s celebrated RESISTANCE series will be arriving in full force in an homage to the electronic scene’s thriving underground.
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Tickets to the two-day debut of Ultra Abu Dhabi are on sale now. Check out the festival’s first phase of artists below.
The lineup for the inaugural Ultra Abu Dhabi festival.
The organizers of Detroit’s fabled Movement Electronic Music Festival are gearing up for a big return after revealing 2023’s headliners.
Belgian techno superstar Charlotte de Witte and Underworld will headline Movement 2023, according to Movement’s producers, Paxahau. Teasing the festival’s lineup today, they also confirmed performances by TSHA, Green Velvet and more, including hometown electronic staples Carl Craig, Robert Hood, DJ Minx and Moodymann.
The 2022 Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit.
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Red-hot house music producers Dom Dolla and John Summit will perform a B2B DJ set, as will Chicago underground icons Derrick Carter and Mark Farina. Notable first-time performers include DJ Seinfeld, LSDXOXO and TSHA, the latter of whom was named one of EDM.com’s best music producers of 2021.
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Movement is scheduled for May 27-29 at Detroit’s Hart Plaza. Three- and one-day passes for both GA and VIP are on sale now.
Check out the first phase of Movement’s 2023 lineup below.
Charlotte de Witte and Underworld will headline the 2023 Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit.
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Movement 2023 Lineup
Caribou Carl Craig Charlotte de Witte Chris Liebing Derrick Carter b2b Mark Farina DJ Minx DJ Seinfeld Dom Dolla b2b John Summit Ela Minus FJAAK Giorgia Angiuli – Live Green Velvet Klangkuenstler LSDXOXO Masters At Work Moodymann Robert Hood – Live SPFDJ Surgeon TSHA Underworld
We Belong Here is set to return to Miami, bringing along a bevy of the dance music scene’s biggest techno and house music artists for a can’t-miss experience at Virginia Key Beach Park.
The 2023 lineup features over 50 artists, including Lane 8, who will perform a three-hour sunset set; Kaskade, who’s primed for a signature “Redux” set; and Giolì & Assia, the surging EDM.com Class of 2021 duo. Other notables dance music artists confirmed for the two-day event include Yotto, Dirty South and James Hype.
Kaskade’s three hour performance is a surefire highlight in a lineup of many.
“The original mission is creating something that’s intimate and feels like a no-frills, all-about-the-music kind of space,” Kaskade told us of his stunning “Redux” sets back in 2019.
The grounds of We Belong Here span three unique stages: the 360 Experience, the Beach Stage and the Lost Village. The venue is located on a sublime island just outside of downtown Miami.
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“Sophisticated hospitality, a breathtaking venue, tasteful dance music, and an open door,” reads the event’s website. “That is the formula for this unique party that can only truly be understood once experienced.”
The event will also feature a food experience by Smorgasboard, a Miami staple for foodies, which hosts an open-air food market in Wynwood every weekend. The full food vendor list has not yet been announced.
We Belong Here returns to Miami on February 25th and 26th, 2023. You can purchase tickets and explore options for hotels, villas, yacht charters, VIP experiences and more here.
A recent review conducted by Good Night Out Vancouver revealed a lack of “easily accessible information” on sexual harassment and assault prevention on the websites of North American EDM festivals.
Good Night Out Vancouver, which provides education and training to support safe dancefloors in nightlife, said 2022 “was another year full of allegations of sexual assault in EDM.” The organization examined the websites of 30 large North American music festivals in search of codes of conduct, sexual violence policies, information on staff training and “any reference to consent or harassment,” among other points.
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23% had an easily accessible code of conduct or sexual violence policy, according to Good Night Out Vancouver. Only one festival, Bass Coast, was found to have both. Interestingly, the review also claims that more websites had language concerning the safe use of totems than sexual violence or consent.
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The review urges these festivals to publish dedicated “community” pages on their websites and provide a library of resources, improve staff training and revisit communication strategies ahead of the 2023 season.
Landing in Düsseldorf to close out a banner year for BigCityBeats, WORLD CLUB DOME reinforced itself in 2022 as the “biggest club in the world.”
We were on the ground in Germany for WORLD CLUB DOME: Winter Edition, which returned to the gigantic Merkur Spiel-Arena from December 16-17 with a colossal lineup of 150 artists, who took the decks at the festival’s 15 stages.
BigCityBeats, one of Europe’s most successful events brands for almost two decades now, remains laser-focused on innovation. A label, radio show, merchandise distributor and events producer, the company has curated unique dance music experiences throughout and beyond Europe, from Asia to the Caribbean and even into outer space back in 2019.
2022’s Winter Edition saw BigCityBeats’ founder and CEO Bernd Breiter pull out all the stops to curate a memorable raving experience—and it’s safe to say he delivered in spades.
“We give the best acts of each genre a playroom where they can perform in, so if maybe a hip-hop superstar is performing at the arena and someone wants to listen to techno, they can go to the club circle,” Breiter told EDM.com. “The magic thing is that you can walk from club to club and jump into completely different dance music styles, while always having the ability to open the doors and visit the biggest dancefloor in the world.”
Spanning two nights, Winter Edition combined a massive mainstage with over a dozen smaller club stages, conveniently set up all around the stadium’s corridors. The shrewd setup was amplified by dazzling lasers, captivating visuals, explosive pyrotechnics and much more.
The mainstage featured DJ sets from dance music stars Regard, Boris Brejcha, Robin Schulz, Don Diablo and more, while German rappers Haftbefehl and CRO infused a hip-hop edge. The second night was just as explosive, with Reinier Zonneveld, Timmy Trumpet and more taking the decks. German rap star Luciano also shook up the Merkur Spiel-Arena and Swedish House Mafia’s Axwell celebrated his birthday onstage in an incredible moment.
Axwell performing at BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME: Winter Edition.
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One of the festival’s most electrifying performances came from the red-hot James Hype.
“WORLD CLUB DOME is super exciting. It was the first festival I ever came to in Germany, and the energy from the German crowd is so good,” Hype told us before taking the stage. “The last WORLD CLUB DOME I went to was a wild experience. They had supercars and helicopters and loads of other cool stuff. I’m very excited to perform tonight.”
James Hype performing at BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME: Winter Edition.
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The smaller club stages positioned around the mainstage, on the other hand, made for a truly personal feel. Alle Farben, Andhim, Maddix, LNY TNZ, Hugel, and many more threw down, while Spinnin’, Acid Wars and Bass Division hosted their own stages, among others.
With an attendance of almost 40,000, Winter Edition 2023 was a huge success. During the event’s closing ceremony, Breiter was joined onstage by ESA astronaut Dr. Matthias Maurer and Dr. Antje Boetius, director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, to give fans a preview of what BigCityBeats has in store for 2023.
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WORLD CLUB DOME’s Atlantis Edition is coming to Frankfurt June 9-11, celebrating the event’s 10-year anniversary. The first phase of Atlantis Edition’s lineup was just announced and includes Claptone, David Guetta, MORTEN, Steve Aoki and more. Its Malta Edition will follow in August.
“Connecting science and entertainment is fundamental in reaching young people,” Breiter said about his vision for Atlantis. “We live in a delicate world and need to make scientific topics and content accessible to everyone to secure the future of our planet.”
Take a deep dive into the world of techno and underground house music at Terminal V, a two-day festival in Edinburgh.
What started as a humble, one-room warehouse party in 2017 has evolved into Scotland’s largest electronic music event. Thousands of ravers now annually head to Terminal V, which is renowned for top-tier stage design and mind-blowing live production.
The organizers of Terminal V have revealed its 2023 lineup, a massive bill featuring Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, I Hate Models, Folamour, Alan Fitzpatrick, Jayda G, 999999999 and Boys Noize, among others. Check out the full lineup for the festival, which returns April 8-9, below.
The lineup for Terminal V 2023 features Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, Boys Noize, I Hate Models, Franky Wah and more.
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Fans can expect cutting-edge audiovisual production across six indoor and outdoor stages splayed throughout Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Center and Showground.
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Area V, the festival’s biggest stage, is beloved for hosting many of the techno scene’s elite artists year in and year out. In the Hangar, technology and music collide for out-of-this-world visuals that plunge you into a rabbit hole. The Terminal stage offers a huge indoor dancefloor for raw, industrial and dark aesthetics that techno lovers crave.
Meanwhile, the Cargo area offers an intimate setting where DJs spin within arm’s reach. This stage was built with 60 stacked cargo steel shipping containers, which are illuminated with dazzling LED lighting. The Blackbox serves up minimalist energy, taking you back to the industrial warehouse raves of the 90s.
Lastly, the Greenhouse is one of two outdoor stages at Terminal V, providing house music and an airy contrast to the festival’s indoor stages.
Taking place at Buena Vista Lake in Bakersfield, from May 24-29, the fest will host more than 60 artists via this first wave of announcements. Longstanding summertime favorites like Phantogram, Caribou and The Floozies join surging trendsetters like Desiree, Canabliss, Sam Shure and Deer Jade. A host of bass music acts—from Liquid Stranger and LSDream to Moore Kismet and Mersiv—rounds out the expansive bill of music-makers handpicked for the iconic event’s milestone.
Rezz, Diplo, ZHU and The Glitch Mob will headline Lightning in a Bottle 2023, among others.
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According to event organizer Do LaB, which is also beloved for curating an entire stage at Coachella, attendees will be treated to freshly redesigned Lightning and Woogie stages, as well as a revamped Thunder stage. The 2023 edition will also introduce a new, Wild West-themed stage called Grand Artique.
Passes for the Memorial Day Weekend festival are on sale now and you can also find participant applications for performers, artists, presenters, vendors and more here.
We were on the ground at last year’s stunning fest, which took ravers on a technicolor journey through Chicagoland’s EDM zeitgeist.
Now, North Coast is set to return to the Windy City over Labor Day Weekend, 2023. And after its organizers announced a huge first phase of artists, fans can expect the energy of a tornado this year.
The 2023 edition of North Coast will feature Marshmello, Flume, Zeds Dead, Alison Wonderland, DJ Snake, Duke Dumont, NGHTMRE and Chris Lake, among other headliners. The undercard is also stellar, featuring Valentino Khan, ROSSY, Lab Group, Elohim, Maddy O’Neal and EDM.com Class of 2022 star Wreckno.
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You can purchase passes to North Coast 2023 here and check out the full to-date lineup below.
Insomniac is wasting no time in 2023 after revealing a huge lineup for the 12th edition of Beyond Wonderland.
The Alice In Wonderland-themed EDM spectacular is returning to the NOS Events Center March 24-25. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, January 6th at 12pm and you can purchase them here.
After last year’s wondrous festival, North America’s preeminent electronic music festival promoter has once again set the tone for a massive festival in Southern California. The 2023 Beyond Wonderland lineup features Kaskade, Tiësto, Excision, Rusko, TroyBoi, Flosstradamus, WHIPPED CREAM, Dillon Francis, Cosmic Gate, Borgore and many more.
Fans can also look forward to raving at the five psychedelic stages of Beyond Wonderland: the Queen’s Domain, Mad Hatter’s Castle (by Bassrush), Caterpillar’s Garden (by Lost In Dreams and Insomniac Records), Cheshire Woods (by Basscon and Dreamstate) and The Looking Glass (by Factory 93).
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Check out the full lineup for Beyond Wonderland 2023 below.
Beyond Wonderland 2023 Lineup
AC Slater Alan Walker Alok Andrew Bayer Andy C Audien Basscon Bassrush Experience Blanke Borgore Charles D Chris Liebing CID Codeko Cosmic Gate Cristoph Darren Styles David Forbes Deorro Diesel Dillon Francis Discovery Project DJ Adam Auburn DJ Isaac Dreamstate Elephante Eliminate Ellen Allien Excision Factory 93 Experience Felix Da Housecat Ferry Corsten Flosstradamus Fredy Lane FRIENDZONE Giorgia Angiuli Insomniac Records J. Worra John O’Callaghan Joshwa JSTJR Kaivon Kaskade Kreation Lil Texas B2B Must Die! Lost In Dreams Loud Luxury Lucille Croft Mat Zo Matroda Mau P MERAKII Midnight Tyrannosaurus Mr. Brooks NGHTMRE Nicole Moudaber B2B Paco Osuna Nifra Noizu NØLL Nostalgix Pauline Herr Reaper Rebelion REDTAPE Rinaly Riot Ten Robert Hood Rusko Sam Paganini San Holo San Pacho Shei Slushii Sound Rush Space Motion Steller Stephan Bodzin Sub Zero Project SVDDEN DEATH Tiësto Trivecta TroyBoi Truncate TWONSKI Wax Motif WHIPPED CREAM Wilkinson Will Clarke Wuki Yosuf
The return of SoCal’s top NYE electronic music festival will pop off tonight and Saturday, December 31st at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center. Insomniac Events is gearing up to welcome thousands of guests for this year’s alien-themed fest, “Rize of the Ravebotz.”
Attendees will be able to dance 2022 away with over 80 artist performances on four indoor and outdoor stages, which will feature ZHU, Zedd, Madeon, The Chainsmokers, deadmau5, ATLiens and many more. DJ Snake was slated to headline Saturday night, but Insomniac announced he “won’t be able join us Saturday.” His set is being replaced by a B2B performance from SLANDER and Sullivan King.
Check out the set times for Countdown NYE 2022 below. We’ll update this article with a new graphic sans Snake when it becomes available.
Destination festivals blend travel with music, creating space for magical experiences beyond our comfort zones.
Thanks to a number of ambitious artists and event organizers from around the EDM scene, there are tons of exciting destination festivals to choose from in 2023. Ravers can explore the world, from Malta to Tulum, Mexico, Fiji, Costa Rica and everywhere in between.
Read on to discover five of the year’s best destination music festivals.
Envision is a conscious festival situated in the jungles and beaches of Costa Rica, blending sustainability with music, yoga, education, art and performance. The 2023 lineup features a huge variety of artists, including CloZee, Bonobo, Desert Dwellers and many more from February 27th to March 6th.
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Sub Focus and Netsky perform at Fiji’s Your Paradise music festival.
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Located on the remote Mamanuca Islands of Fiji, Your Paradise is a weeklong festival rooted in dance music, wellness and environmental sustainability. The scintillating 2022 fest included performances by Ben Böhmer, Netsky, Sub Focus and more. Mark your calendars for December 9-15, 2023.
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RÜFÜS DU SOL perform in San José del Cabo at their curated music festival, Sundream Baja.
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RÜFÜS DU SOL’s four-day curated festival in San José del Cabo from May 5-9 will feature performances from Monolink, Michael Bibi, Tale of Us and more. A recovery day with holistic wellness activities and art installations will follow three days of music.
TRIIP Festival
FISHER.
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Enjoy the “triip” and dive into FISHER‘s world for his first-ever curated festival in Malta from June 2-4. The three-day TRIIP Festival will bring Chris Lake, Nora En Pure, Claptone and more to the Maltese archipelago between Sicily and North Africa.
Day Zero will bring Damian Lazarus, Dennis Cruz, Major Lazer Sound System, Danny Tenaglia and many more to the Tulum jungle in January, 2023. A transformative event that’s recognized worldwide, Day Zero is beloved for top-tier production and breathtaking location.
It might be tough to top last year’s dazzling event, but if there’s any festival organizer to one-up themselves, it’s Lights All Night. The fest, which has long been a staple of Dallas’ NYE celebrations, is gearing up for a huge year.
This year’s festival features a massive lineup from Thursday, December 29th to Friday, the 30th. Fans will be able to catch performances from Excision, Porter Robinson, John Summit, G Jones, Tchami, GRiZ, Kasablanca and more more.
Check out the set times for Lights All Night 2022 below.
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Set times and schedule for the 2022 Lights All Night festival in Dallas, Texas.
Thanks to Decadence, the annual NYE ball-drop is a little different in Colorado.
That’s because this electronic music festival rings in the new year properly: by dancing. As far too many people inexplicably squeeze into Times Square like sardines, a tight-knit community of ravers are dancing the night away in Downtown Denver at Decadence.
This year’s festival features a typically massive lineup from Friday, December 30th to Saturday, the 31st. Fans will be able to catch Flume, Porter Robinson, Tiësto, CloZee, GRiZ, Chris Lake, Kaskade, Zeds Dead and more more.
Check out the set times for Decadence NYE 2022 below.
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Set times and schedule for the 2022 Decadence NYE festival in Downtown Denver.
Scheduled for March 4th and 5th, 2023, the two-day SoCal festival, organized by FNGRS CRSSD, is set to return to its longtime home of Waterfront Park. Ravers will once again be able to enjoy multiple stages within the venue, including Ocean View, The Palms and City Steps. More artists are yet to be announced.
The alumni pre-sale for CRSSD kicks off on December 20th. General tickets will then release on the 22nd, and payment plans are available. Sign up for SMS pre-sale access here.
Curious to see what CRSSD Fest is all about? Check out our recap of this year’s fall editoin.
