Year 2 of Apocalypse: Zombieland took place on the Queen Mary over Thanksgiving weekend, and it did not disappoint. From an amazing apocalyptic layout and zombies roaming around the festival grounds to afterparties until 5 am and enough bass to shake your soul, Year 2 took the event to another level.
Apocalypse: Zombieland was an epic experience on the waterfront with the Queen Mary in the background. When the subwoofers roared, the zombies hit the floor. Brains were taken, necks were broken, and heads were banged. The bass was filthy and woke even the most decayed zombie from the dead. Destruction among the mosh pits left festivalgoers as bruised as the zombies themselves. Survival depends on problem-solving, decision-making, auditory sensory processing, and spatial awareness skills. Ultimately, there are two options: defeat the zombies or risk becoming one of them.
The “Apocalypse Trading Post” was a crucial stop for anyone trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. It offered a mix of supplies, including candy, deodorant, sunglasses, and vapes. Apocalypse survivors could get airbrush tattoos and prepare for battle with @pashurbodyart zombie face paintings.
The festival had four stages. The Lab featured more up-and-coming artists. Containment Zone featured the drum and bass. Apocalypse and Zombieland were the two main stages.
The Lab was stationed between two shipping containers between the Apocalypse and Zombieland stages. If you were walking from stage to stage it was almost impossible not to stop and headbang along the way. With a unique stage, crazy lights, and unmatched energy throughout the night, The Lab was one of the coolest stages at the festival. Featuring names like Alienpark, Shiverz, and A Hundred Drums b2b Coki, this was an amazing stage.
The Containment Zone was the first stage when walking into the festival grounds. With pillars of visuals, crazy pyrotechnics, and drum and bass all weekend, this stage had the most insane energy. Graced with names like Dimension, Hybrid Minds, and the most unsuspecting but amazing b2b of the weekend, Andy C b2b Deadmau5, The Containment Zone was the place for every DnB fan.
Apocalypse was located next to the water and had an amazing view of downtown Long Beach. The stage had a giant border of zombies looking like they were crawling out of it, huge square visuals, and a lot of fireworks throughout the night. Apocalypse hosted sets from Marauda, Barclay Crenshaw, Tape B, and Crankdat.
The final stage was Zombieland, located next to the Queen Mary and with a great VIP view deck from atop the Queen Mary. The main stage had a giant zombie head at the top with a portal of visuals underneath it. This stage had it all: crazy pyrotechnics, lasers, lights for days, fireworks, and some of the biggest names in bass music. Level Up, Black Tiger Sex Machine, and Svdden Death: Voyd. Subtronics closed the stage Night 1 and Excision closed it down on Night 2. It was the biggest of the four stages and was packed with headbangers and zombies all weekend.
If there were any chances of survival, it would be aboard The Queen Mary. The afters are always the place to be. If the bass didn’t stop the zombie apocalypse, the world was saved after Jessica Audiffred and Riot Ten, Bear Grillz, RZKRT b2b Vastive, Kompany b2b SampliFire, and Tape B’s mercilessness.
It may only be the second year of Apocalypse: Zombieland, but mark off the calendars every year after Thanksgiving. Plans have now changed. It’s time to be a part of the zombie apocalypse and save the world with bass music. Prepare for survival with all things Apocalypse: Zombieland using the links below.
