North Coast Marks 15 Years with ‘Night Lights’ Afterparty Lineup

This stacked lineup includes heavy hitters Excision, Daily Bread, Chris Lake, Zeds Dead B2B Liquid Stranger, Kaskade, Louis The Child, SVDDEN DEATH, Of The Trees, Galantis, ATLiens, SOFI TUKKER, and more. North Coast celebrates 15 years with 27 afterparties across Chicago – the festival’s most visionary nighttime programming ever. The festival has also released its…

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Lollapalooza 2025 Unveils Star-Packed Lineup

Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Lollapalooza 2025 takes over Chicago’s Grant Park from July 31 to August 3! This year’s lineup provides a range of genres, including Luke Combs, A$AP Rocky, Sabrina Carpenter and over 100 more different artists across six stages, promising something for every music enthusiast. The epic festival returns with…

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Summer Smash Festival is Coming Back To Chi-Town

Summer Smash Festival is coming back to SeatGeek Stadium just south of Chicago! The seventh anniversary of the smash hit festival will be back Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. The 2025 ticket presales will begin today, February 28 at Noon CST offering three-day GA passes alongside various VIP packages. These will be the…

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ARC Shakes It Up

Chicago’s premier house and techno festival, ARC Music Festival, is back for another incredible year. This time, they’ve brought us the most diverse lineup the festival has seen yet. Ushering in the new generation of sounds, selectors, and innovators, ARC knows what’s next. Hosted August 29th to August 31 in Union Park, Labor Day weekend…

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Coasties, We’re Going Back To North Coast!

Coasties, get ready for some exciting news! Chicagoland’s premier electronic music event, North Coast Music Festival, has revealed a massive Phase 1 lineup for the event’s 15th anniversary installment! We’re so thrilled to be heading back to SeatGeek Stadium from Friday, August 29 – August 31, 2025. In celebration of its 15th edition, North Coast Music Festival promises to maintain…

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ARC Music Festival 2024 in Chicago

“House Comes Home This Labor Day Weekend,” says ARC Music Festival 2024, featuring only house and techno genres alongside other subgenres. While it competes for selling out tickets against North Coast Music Festival during the Labor Day weekend, it has surpassed its competitor, and tickets are now only available as VIP. The ARC Music Festival…

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Beyond Wonderland Takes a Trip to Chicago

Watch out, Windy City. There’s a new festival in town! The inaugural Beyond Wonderland Chicago is just on the horizon as June 1st & 2nd are fast approaching. The Alice in Wonderland-themed weekend is the perfect kickoff for Summer! Who better to put it all together than Insomniac and local event producer, Auris? Insomniac and…

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April 28th Weekly Roundup Feature

Hey hey! It’s April 28th and we’re back with our weekly roundup feature! Check back in with us next week for the next roundup. Brunch Electronik Barcelona’s beloved Brunch Electronik has today announced the lineup for its debut USA edition, taking place in Los Angeles on July 6th at Exposition Park in partnership with premier…

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Sliding Into North Coast For One Day

North Coast recently dropped an EPIC lineup for the 2024 edition. Chicagoland’s premier electronic music festival is once again galvanizing fans from all corners of the dance floor by unveiling daily stage lineups and single-day tickets. If you can’t make it the whole weekend, no big deal, just pick your favorite day! The 14th installment…

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North Coast Phase 1 Is FIRE AF

If you haven’t been to North Coast before, you are missing out! Chicagoland’s premier electronic music event, North Coast Music Festival, has revealed a star-studded Phase 1 lineup for the event’s 14th installment! We are so excited to share this with you as this is one of my FAVORITE festivals! It takes place from Friday, August 30…

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Beyond Wonderland In The Windy City!

It’s going to be a journey down the Rabbit Hole as Insomniac brings their Beyond Wonderland to Chicago! I am especially hyped about this because the last time Insomniac brought a festival to Chicago, it was one of the BEST I have ever attended! EDC Chicago was LEGENDARY (see more about that experience HERE!!) and…

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Chicago’s New Year’s Eve is Radiant!

If you’re in the Midwest, you’ve got a wonderful treat for your New Year’s Eve! Radiance is bringing a killer lineup to the Lake County Fairgrounds this December 30th and 31st! Get ready for a radiant event that’s just about an hour outside downtown Chicago. Look at this lineup! For starters, we’ve got our favorite,…

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Coasties Glided Into North Coast

This past Labor Day Weekend, Ben and I had the opportunity to attend North Coast. This was Ben’s second North Coast but my third. We were psyched to be able to head back and join in on some of the fun! This year, we went with our friend Devlin, who was an awesome companion throughout…

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It’s Going To Be A Summer Smash!

Hip-hop fans in the Midwest- it’s going down in Chicagoland! Get ready to party at the SeatGeek Stadium this Friday, June 23rd to Sunday, June 25th for a three-day music event, Summer Smash! This is one of the largest independent music festivals in North America that brought in 90,000 total attendees last year. This included…

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Let’s Get Funky With The FunkBox!

Are you ready for the funk? If so, get ready for FunkBox from Nicky Roland! Nicky Roland comes from Chicago and he sure brought the funk with this one. If you’re into groovy types of music, this one is your thing! FunkMachine gets its name from the seminal drum machine that led so many people…

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The BEST Artists At Necropolis Music Fest

Chicago, are you ready for the next big Halloween Festival? We haven’t had one in the area in the past few years, and boy, are we ready! Recently, Auris Presents put on Heatwave and it was a blast! The same company is bringing us Necropolis and we’re ready to get spooky!  Okay, so these are…

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The Ups And Downs of Sacred Rose

All photos were taken by Daniel Moskovits. Recap by Daniel Karasek. The inaugural Sacred Rose festival brought together an insane lineup blending psychedelic, bluegrass, and jam grooves to the SeatGeek stadium complex. This event was birthed this year in Chicago and has many in the festival community abuzz with chatter, with tales of both woes…

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It’s North Coast Week!

Are you ready for North Coast? Well, get ready because we are going to party hard at NC! Savannah and I will be repping The Festival Voice this entire weekend.  First off, let’s talk logistics. Let’s start with how to get there! You can drive yourself but remember that you need a parking pass to…

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HAPPY ARC WEEK!!!

Happy ARC week! It’s time for us to shake the dust from the week, the month, the year (so far) and bask in the glory of Dance Music. Labor Day has always been a holiday celebrating our contribution to work. It is fitting that we will all be putting in “over-time” with our glutes and…

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Necropolis Is Chicago’s Newest Festival

Chicago Fam! We’re super excited to announce the newest Chicago festival, Necropolis! Auris Presents is bringing you their newest festival, and after the success of their last event, Heatwave, they wanted to bring the heat yet again for Necropolis Music Festival. They are also the team responsible for ARC Music Festival, happening this Labor Day. Northerly…

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