Boiler Room Stage to Appear at Escape Halloween 2024

If you’re like the staff here at The Festival Voice, you have searched for Boiler Room on YouTube to set the mood for finishing a task. Boiler Room will bring the embellishing vibes of worldwide underground music with a 360 Boiler Room stage to California at the upcoming Halloween festival, Escape Halloween, on October 25th…

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HARD Summer attendees in the venue on Day 2!

Hard Summer 2024 at SoFi Stadium

One of Insomniac’s most popular music festivals, HARD Summer 2024, occurred at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, this past weekend (August 3rd and 4th), with thanks to its partner Live Nation and social media. The weekend curated a fun and long-lasting desire to return to HARD Summer for those who attended, despite neighborhoods surrounding the…

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Inside view of the EDC Las Vegas venue for 2024.

EDC Las Vegas 2024 and Its Growth!

One of the biggest West Coast festivals for electronic dance music, the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), was hosted for three days on the racetrack of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 17-19th, 2024. EDC and other reputable festivals, Beyond Wonderland, HARD Summer, and more, were founded by Pasquale Rotella under the promoter name Insomniac.…

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LET’S GET LOST IN THE ELEMENTS

Let’s get lost in the elements at Elements Music & Arts Festival 2024! A explorative and magical festival that includes Music, Arts, and so much more. WHAT: Elements Music & Arts Festival WHERE: Long Pond, Pennsylvania WHEN: August 9th – 11th, 2024 Who’s Playing? Great question. This lineup is super stacked with headliners: Chris Lake,…

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CRSSD Popped Off!!

Once again and without a shadow of a doubt, CRSSD has POPPED OFF this fall. The notorious house and techno day festival in beautiful downtown San Diego was nothing but great vibes, amazing music and top-tier performances. I had a particularly wonderful time this go-around because I brought my best friend to her first CRSSD.…

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CRSSD Do’s and Dont’s + Who To Watch.

Before we begin, I want to preface that the Do’s and Dont’s on this list are cross referenced from the website for CRSSD. AND my own personal experiences. I do suggest taking a quick gander at the prohibited items list so that you don’t stand in line and get to security just for that one…

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Hard Summer ’23 RECAP

85 degrees, clear skies and just enough wind to dry off our perspiration. Held in our very own concrete jungle, Hard Summer was hot enough to give their attendees some color, but windy enough to cool their attendees down. I’ve been attending Hard events since 2015, and although Hard Summer may have had it’s logistical…

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ELECTRIC FOREST COMMENCES!

Forest fam! Only 4 days until early arrival for Electric Forest and 6 days until the festival begins! Electric Forest Commences! I don’t know about you, but this is all I can think about. Did I pack everything? What do I need to get still? Have all of my outfits come in? What’s the schedule…

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BREAKOUT FOR BREAKAWAY FESTIVAL

GET READY TO BOOGIE Hello beautiful festival goers! It’s time to break out for Breakaway Festival 2023! An incredible music festival at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio featuring a stacked lineup. Headliners include Flume, Zedd, Porter Robinson, & Chris Lake. Other acts I’m looking forward to seeing are Elderbrook, Ayokay, and San Holo.…

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ELECTRIC FOREST 2023 LINEUP IS HERE!

You heard it here first, guys! Electric Forest 2023 lineup is here!   WHERE: Rothbury, Michigan WHEN: June 22nd – June 25th 2023 WHAT: One of the coolest, most welcoming festivals you will ever go to! Lineup Dropped! In one of the most creative ways I’ve seen a lineup drop, Electric Forest has released their…

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ALL IN FOR ALL IN FEST

All In Festival: Music & Arts Go all in for All In Fest! Located in Indiana, this music festival has an incredible line up for both music and the arts. This lineup ranges from classic rock, to indie, and even some EDM – so there’s something for everyone. The headliners for this festival are Cage…

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BREAKAWAY 2022 SCOOP

Breakaway – a festival for all EDM lovers. WHEN: August 19th & 20th, 2022 WHERE: Belknap Park, Grand Rapids WHAT: BreakaThe way Music Festival THE LOWDOWN I’m going to give you the entire breakdown of Breakaway. What to expect, who to see, all of it. First and foremost, what’s unique about Breakaway is that it…

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ELECTRIC FOREST 2022: THE OFFICIAL RECAP

Electric Forest 2022: Recap. This past week I attended Electric Forest for the first time. This festival was located in Rothbury, Michigan from June 22nd-June 27th. It was almost an entire week of music, friends, and incredible vibes. I arrived at the festival on the 22nd, which is an extra early arrival they added this…

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DEG Present Tiësto&The Chainsmokers for Halloween

DEG Presents Tiësto and The Chainsmokers! The two groups will headline The New York Expo Center with Tiësto kicking it all of on the 29th, and The Chainsmokers taking over on the 30th.  With previous hits featuring Post Malone, Ty Dolla $ign, and others, Tiësto arrives in New York after his latest single, “Don’t Be…

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My First Festival & Camaraderie in the Community

My First Festival & Camaraderie in the Community I have been in various festival communities for five years and what I love most about these communities is the sense of camaraderie amongst us. The way different groups or “festival families” help those who need it, whether it is offering water, taking someone to a medical…

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Pride in EDM’s Queer Past and Future

Pride in EDM’s Queer Past and Future  EDM is undeniably a product of the disco dancefloor. From the 1960s and 70s came a culture that built turntables and made records one sample at a time. Black producers put on live shows and built entire communities around their music.  Artists would press a record of live-mixed…

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Gem and Jam Announces Festival Dates!

Gem and Jam is Back!! The crew at Gem and Jam are gearing up to bring the jammin’ music and beautiful smiles to the Tucson desert once again! On April 22nd, it was announced that the 14th installment of the festival is officially planned for February 4th-6th 2022. After the obstacles and uncertainty we’ve all…

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Sunset 2021 Is Bringing The Vibes To Tampa!

All Roads Lead To Sunset! After a difficult 2020 for us all, I think the return of the Sunset Festival is just what we need! Lighting up the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on May 29-30, is a festival of epic proportions. First off, the lineup is stacked high with big name artists! Shows…

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New 40-track Compilation- The Void

Turkish dance music label Future Forward Music celebrates third anniversary with 40-track compilation, The Void Featuring a cross section of Turkey’s finest talents including KRCL, Karakter, Ugur Project and more The Void will be the first multiple artist compilation consisting of new music available exclusively as an NFT via Rarible Stream The Void – Mixes here Purchase The Void as an NFT here VARIOUS ARTISTS – THE VOID FUTURE…

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That One Time I Saved The Day

Ever been the superhero in someone’s story? Well, here’s this one time I saved the day at a music festival.  It was such a chance occurrence. I was at Spring Awakening Music Festival in Chicago with my friends. This was my second festival that I had ever went to and we were staying with some…

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