Article by: Sam Wolloch
It’s the Wednesday before EDC Las Vegas 2023, so the time is now to lock in those last-minute plans for EDC Week and secure those club tickets. Starting today, May 17, and running through Tuesday, May 23, EDC Week is a celebration of the best talent in EDM at some of the world’s greatest day and night clubs – right here on the Las Vegas strip.
Below are choice selections of what’s on offer this year with handy links for each day.
The marquee event to get things started for EDC Week is fittingly at Marquee, where John Summit will play at the sun-drenched day club pool party at The Cosmopolitan. Wednesday evening, one can choose from the epic megaclub Zouk hosting Slander or an evening pool party with Two Friends at Encore Beach Club.
Thursday is the most packed day of EDC Week as people start flooding into town and make their way to revel in the luxury of the Las Vegas club scene. The All4House event at Wet Electric is the standout lineup of the Thursday pool parties, featuring Claptone, James Hype, Meduza, and Vintage Culture. Insomniac is offering up a duo of bass pool parties: Bassrush at Daylight Beach Club and Basscon at Citrus Grand Pool Deck.
Turning to the evening affairs, there is a massive Bassrush lineup featuring Wooli, Hooks of Zeds Dead, and Black Tiger Sex Machine at the Downtown Event Center north of the strip. Lost in Dreams is hosting a stacked lineup for a night swim at Daylight Beach Club, while Dreamstate is throwing a stacked show up at the entertaining Area15. At the nightclubs, Black Coffee features at XS, Illenium at Omnia, and Tiesto at Zouk.
Friday morning sees an Anti Up reunion as Chris Lake and Chris Lorenzo headline Marquee Day Club, while Illenium is back at it playing Tao Beach Dayclub. Finally, Steve Aoki is hosting a Dim Mak takeover pool party at Wet Electric. For those on the strip instead of the speedway Friday night, Deadmau5 is at Zouk, Martin Garrix is at Omnia, and Afrojack is at Hakkasan.
There’s a handful of choices for Saturday pool parties with seven clubs open for business with David Guetta at Encore Beach Club leading the pack. Day Trip is hosting a full lineup of house artists at Daylight Beach Club while Fisher turns up at Tao. Tiesto makes an appearance at Ayu Dayclub and Martin Garrix is at Wet Republic. For those looking for a night swim, Dillon Francis plays at the Encore Beach Club. Alternatively, Alan Walker takes a turn at Zouk, while Steve Aoki is over at Omnia.
To end the weekend, Kaskade headlines festivities at Ayu Dayclub. Loud Luxury presents its One Day only event with a thick lineup at Wet Republic and Nora En Pure pops up at Marquee Dayclub. For a club show Sunday night, the impressive Aussie Dom Dolla is the lone option at XS.
Sidepiece keeps the vibes going with another Monday pool party appearance at Marquee Dayclub after slaying a 3-hour set in the same slot last year. Rounding out EDC Week are Steve Aoki headlining at Jewel and Tiesto back home at Zouk. There is also a Techno Taco Tuesday event on Tuesday, May 23 at La Mona Rosa to finish things off.
