The Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival ended Sunday evening, April 21, after two weekends of star-studded performances that fused genres of music and generations of fans. Both weekends had their highs and lows, and reviews from attendees spanned from it being the most special yet to not living up to its reputation. One thing that prevailed throughout was the electrifying energy dance music artists brought to the desert that put the EDM community in the spotlight.
Already impressive lineups were complimented by tons of surprise guests. Dance music made it to the big stages, bringing in massive crowds of ravers and non-ravers alike.
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The French powerhouse duo Justice delivered classics and starstruck what seemed like anyone who got a glimpse of the crowd. Festivalgoers witnessed unexpected guests joining the action like DJ Snake bringing out 50 Cent to perform his timeless, highly influential hip-hop hits. Grimes bounced back with an improved set in Weekend 2, Charlotte De Witte solidified her role as queen of techno, Adam Ten went b2b with Mita Gami, and so much more.
The Do LaB put rising stars on its stage like Knock2, while veteran talents like Skream and DJ Tennis lit up the valley. If you’re like me and hope to experience Coachella in person next year instead of via live stream, there’s good news! The 2025 dates have been announced for April 11 – 13 and 18 – 20. Advance ticket sales start in just over a week on May 3. Use the handy links below for more information on next year’s show and to keep up with all the latest updates.
Infrasound Festival is back for its 13th year from June 6-9 at Harmony Park Music Garden in Clarks Grove, Minnesota. The Phase 1 lineup for 2024, unveiled on April 18, boasts over 90 diverse and acclaimed artists. Founded by Alex “Toffler” Heiligman and David Liberman, Infrasound was established to strengthen the electronic dance music scene in the Midwest, evolving into one of the season’s most eagerly awaited festivals.
The 2024 lineup features talents like Eprom, Ternion Sound, Joker, and J Kenzo, alongside rising stars Chief Kaya, Schlump, Nik P, Seppa, and Yoko. Beyond its diverse genre lineup, Infrasound promises dynamic performances, including kLL sMTH’s “gLL sMTH,” blending hard-hitting beats with culinary artistry.
Committed to crafting a distinctive experience, Infrasound offers three iconic and visually captivating stages: the Harmonic Stage, the Portal Stage, and the Pyramid Stage. The Harmonic Stage incorporates a Funktion-One sound system complemented by LED walls and high-powered lasers. The Portal Stage features a sacred geometry art fixture originally crafted for a Tipper New Year’s Eve show by Carey Thompson and later acquired by Infrasound. Lastly, the Pyramid Stage, a festival staple since 2013, is nestled in the campgrounds, offering attendees a more intimate experience with the artists, and is situated against a backdrop of live mural paintings by Aaron Brooks (@abrooksart).
Three-day festival and camping passes for Infrasound Festival are now available. For more information and ticket purchases, visit Infrasound’s website at the link below!
Last Friday, festivalgoers from around the world headed to Indio, California to kick off the first weekend of the 23rd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The three-day event exceeded expectations with its stacked lineup of highly anticipated performances from world-class artists across genres and eras.
It’s safe to say the dance music community shone especially bright this year, with stages and performances so exciting that even A-list celebrities like Taylor Swift had to witness in person.
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The Do LaB, Coachella’s key stage for electronic dance music, presented sets by the scene’s most talented artists on a newly designed stage that emulated an enchanted forest, setting the mood just right. Surprise guests included an impressive list of superstars from myriad genres, including SOFI TUKKER, Kaskade + Alison Wonderland, Adriatique b2b BLOND:ISH, DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak’s DJ persona who brought rappers Freddie Gibbs and MARIO), and Billie Eilish.
EDM DJs and iconic producers enjoyed immense traction throughout the festival’s stages, with one of the most anticipated sets of the weekend taking place at Coachella’s brand-new Quasar stage. Dedicated to dance music, its LED walls hosted unforgettable performances such as the emotional return of British megastar Michael Bibi after beating CNS lymphoma cancer.
Across the festival ground, the Sahara Tent extended to its largest capacity for a legendary performance by Peggy Gou. Argentine producer Bizarrap brought Shakira on stage, and powerhouses like Eric Prydz, Hardwell, and John Summit had attendees beaming.
Several artists experienced technical difficulties, such as Grime’s nightmare scenario on the decks that left the pop star/DJ visibly distressed. As with all major events, mishaps were bound to happen, but the highlights from the weekend far outweighed the lows.
From mesmerizing stages and mind-melting production to the intertwining of artists from different genres, the Coachella Valley magic is alive and well. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for Weekend 2. Keep an eye on Coachella’s socials below for updates on set times, surprise guests, and more!
After an awesome event in 2023, Elements Music & Arts Festival is gearing up for another great year in 2024 with its recent Phase 2 lineup reveal. Elements returns to its environmentally friendly new home in Long Pond, PA from August 9 – 11, 2024 for its seventh edition.
Three notable b2bs highlight Phase 2: Chris Lorenzo and AC Slater as Fly With Us; house music stalwarts Green Velvet and Patrick Topping; and Odd Mob and OMNOM present HYPERBEAM. Other notable additions include the legendary hometown jam band The Disco Biscuits, two sets from dubstep darling Subtronics, live electronic duo Kasablanca, hard techno selector Sara Landry, and more. Scroll to the bottom for the full list of the Phase 2 reveal or check the updated festival poster for the names shaded in green.
Elements Co-Founder Timothy Monkiewicz says, “We tried to go out of the box and worked hard to bring fans some fresh house & techno artists as well as some rare b2b sets for phase two. We are excited to add your most requested Jam band and Pennsylvania royalty, The Disco Biscuits! This well-rounded lineup gives something for everyone and we can’t wait for you all to enjoy it.“
In addition to all the amazing artists on the lineup, festivalgoers can also enjoy myriad attractions and activations on site. Rows of Vibe Villages bring the campsite to life with themed camps created by Elements attendees. Other features include interactive performances, large-scale art installations, and a wellness lineup with yoga, aromatherapy, sound baths, dance, and multidisciplinary workshops.
Another key facet of the festival’s community-driven ethos is the yearly Art of Change program. The 2023 edition focused on the LGBTQIA+ community, providing workshops on queer history, sexual orientation, and the essence of drag, while celebrating with a pride parade. More details and applications for The Art of Change program will be shared closer to the festival, while applications for Art & Visual Artists, Performers, and more are available now.
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Tier 3 GA and VIP passes are now on sale through the official festival website. Elements also provides a variety of festival accommodations ranging from car camping and RV hookups to on-site glamping, nearly hotels, and preset RVs and tents. Shuttle passes are available from major hubs like Manhattan, Newark, and Philadelphia, for those who prefer not to drive.
Elements Music & Arts Festival 2024 is once again shaping up to be the premier electronic music event in the Northeast, so don’t miss the opportunity to explore the fire, earth, air, and water stages with friends and like-minded adventurers. For all the latest on Elements, check out its social links below.
Elements Music & Arts Festival 2024 – Phase Two Lineup AIMMIA Fly Fly With Us (AC Slater & Chris Lorenzo) G Jones Green Velvet B2B Patrick Topping Hamdi Kasablanca LYNY Max Styler NHII Night Tales ODD MOB & OMNOM: HYPERBEAM Player Dave Sara Landry Space Bacon Splintered Sunlight Subtronics (Performing Two Sets) The Blessed Madonna The Disco Biscuits The Illustrious Blacks
Regional Acts BB808 Bendito Berger & Beezy Cuppa T DCal Eddie Propane isded B2B Nnämba Krook Lhor Oba & Flip Raudra Sky So Young
Insomniac starts the Spring festival season for the Northeast U.S. with its third installment of Project Glow this April 27 + 28. The two-day weekend festival returns to the RFK Festival Grounds in Washington, D.C. There is still plenty of time to snag those tickets, with single-day and two-day options both available.
Three notable b2b sets immediately caught my attention: Acraze b2b Wax Motif, Deorro b2b Valentino Khan, and Jerro b2b March. There will also be special DJ sets from Elderbrook, Tinlicker, and Sultan & Shepard, while Nora En Pure is lined up for a Saturday sunset set. Other eye-catching headliners on the Eternal Stage include Rezz, Illenium, and Knock2 on Saturday, and Zedd, Two Friends, and Troyboi on Sunday.
For those considering hotel accommodations for the event, Insomniac provides some recommendations. One can also show their glow by ordering official festival merch before the event through the Insomniac website. Check back here on Moon Lvnding for more Project Glow coverage as we detail some of the smaller names on the lineup. Finally, follow Project Glow on socials to keep up with all the latest updates.
Sacred Hive announces the return of Tennessee’s beloved underground EDM festival, Sound Haven, which will take place once again at Jaceland in Whitewell, TN, from August 1-4, 2024. Phase one of the lineup, which dropped on April 2, features a wide range of notable artists who are poised to elevate this year’s Sound Haven to new heights.
Among the main headliners unveiled in phase one are Of The Trees, Daily Bread, Eprom (Vault Set), and Mickman. Joining them are standout acts such as Eazybaked, The Widdler, Black Carl!, smith., Chmura, Wiley, Feelmonger, and Crawdad Sniper. Overall, this lineup features talent from big-name stars to popular up-and-coming artists, leaving fans in eager anticipation of what phase two will bring.
Sound Haven Music Festival is one of Tennessee’s first EDM festivals. It was created in 2018 by Sacred Hive, a Nashville-based music events and production company. Sound Haven has grown from a small boutique festival featuring mainly local talent to a larger-scale event, curating lineups with highly recognized artists. It has garnered widespread attention and shed more light on the EDM scene in the South.
Sound Haven’s website offers general admission and VIP tickets. Due to the size of Jaceland’s venue, capacity is limited, so act quickly before missing out! For further details, visit the official website and connect with Sound Haven on social media.
Every March, Miami transforms into an electronic music haven for a week-long celebration of music. Hundreds of thousands of ravers descended upon the city to partake in the annual Ultra Music Festival at Bayfront Park and immerse themselves in Miami Music Week (MMW), the marathon leading up to the premier event. This year’s MMW proved to be exceptionally eventful, with remarkable energy that prevailed despite significant weather disruption. Whether fans were looking to groove to house music poolside, sweat it out in the dark with hard techno beats, or raise adrenaline with drum & bass, Miami played host to loads of events, appealing to fans of every subgenre.
The highly anticipated Ultra Music Festival encountered a rocky start on Day 1. For the first time in its history, Ultra was forced to shut down early due to heavy rainfall, leaving 55,000 attendees drenched and heading home much sooner than anticipated. Ultra’s team managed to bounce back with a clean-up crew that erased most traces of the downpour and by hosting an extended Day 2 of the festival, making up for Friday’s shutdown. Excision, RL Grime, and countless heavy hitters delivered outstanding sets, while performances by Calvin Harris and other EDM superstars stirred waves of nostalgia among fans.
Kick-off events began Tuesday night leading up to Ultra, with gatherings in every venue from South Beach to downtown. Iconic hotel venues held pool parties throughout the week, including Claptone’s famous Masquerade, Festvibes, Heldeep’s Pool Party, and sets from OMNOM, Nicole Moudaber, Hot Since 82, HUGEL, and more. South Beach offered plenty of options for party-goers looking to groove under the sun. Artists such as Deadmau5, Sara Landry, Honey & Badger, Wax Motif, Shiba San, Alison Wonderland, San Holo, and What So Not lit up clubs and open-air venues all over Wynwood, sending nonstop electronic vibrations through the infamous art-filled neighborhood.
Attendees of Factory Town, one of Miami’s hottest venues in recent years, stormed its many stages until sunrise to catch Charlotte de Witte, Ben Sterling, Chris Lake, El Row, Indira Paganotti, I Hate Models, and more. The venue’s newest stage, The Warehouse, offered the perfect ambiance for techno stars to deliver the classic dark rave experience.
Club Space welcomed music lovers at all times of the day, hosting exciting sets and B2Bs from tech-house stars, including Pawsa, Loco Dice, Andrea Oliva, Sosa, Chris Stussy, and Paco Osuna. Famous for its 24-hour parties, the energy showed no signs of slowing as Sunday rolled around, and the show persisted until early Tuesday morning.
MMW also held numerous networking events, giving industry professionals a perfect balance between work and play. Eden Roc hosted the EDMAs, where the Moon Lvnding team got to interview artists and mingle alongside media groups and stars, including Mark Knight, Hayla, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Deadmau5, and Martin Garrix.
Rain or shine, with the week-long spectacle and Ultra Music Festival at its finale, 2024’s MMW marathon was as strong as ever. This year’s edition may go down in history as one of the most memorable, with highlights including countless shows, surprise guests, rare star-studded B2Bs, fireworks, drone shows, and impressive stage productions. For those who missed out, sets from the week’s hottest shows have already made their rounds on X, Instagram, and YouTube. Stay tuned for more on Moon Lvnding’s team at MMW 2024, featuring highlights from our interviews with your favorite artists and much more!
There is no feeling quite like spending a weekend at a music festival! You and your friends eating Island Noodles and chicken tenders, sipping on some delicious bevies, and listening to DJs play your favorite music throughout the night. When it’s over, you might think, “Where did all that time go?” But have you ever considered, “Where did all my trash go?”
The answer is the Clean Vibes Green Team! For over a decade, Clean Vibes has been providing waste management solutions for outdoor festivals and events. Through education, community participation, and local coordination, Clean Vibes has reduced waste at the country’s largest festivals like Electric Forest, Ultra, and Bonaroo. This year, they will again be joining the team at Lost Lands, to help keep Legend Valley clean and assist in diverting waste away from landfills by recycling as much as possible!
Applications are now open for you and your camp to join the Green Team! Volunteers must commit to three 6-hour shifts, or 18 total hours (20 if you choose post-show cleanup). Once approved, volunteers will be provided with one 4-day staff wristband with full access to the festival, one 4-day staff camping vehicle pass with access to free showers, a Clean Vibes t-shirt, and a free meal voucher each day. There is a $35 application fee, and once approved, volunteers must submit a fully refundable $450 deposit.
Don’t miss out on the chance to go to one of the biggest bass festivals in America while also giving back to the EDM community by helping to keep Legend Valley clean!
Earlier this week Dreamstate, Insomniac’s home for all things trance, announced Into The Sequence, a new psytrance event taking place this summer. The psytrance stage at Dreamstate Festival is called The Sequence so this is right on brand. Into The Sequence will take over the National Orange Show in Southern California from 6 PM to 6 AM on June 29. As it is a one-day event, it will only use the Orange Pavilion building instead of the entire NOS footprint.
Can you really have a psytrance event without having Vini Vici on the lineup? The duo will be there along with Ace Ventura, Astrix, Blazy, Ghost Rider, Ritmo, and trance legend Christopher Lawrence. Ace Ventura and Astrix will also perform as their combined project Alpha Portal. The only female-identifying artist on the lineup is the San Francisco-based producer Khromata. Based on the artwork alone, expect the stage design and decorations to be super trippy and psychedelic.
Both GA and VIP Tickets for Into The Sequence go on sale Thursday, March 28th, at noon PT. Follow Dreamstate using the social media links below to be the first to know when more details are released.
Put away those cowboy boots and dust off your pashmina because Deep Tropics, Nashville’s growing boutique EDM festival, is back for its sixth year this August 16 & 17. Bicentennial Park will host an impressive lineup featuring big names like Kaskade, RL Grime, and more. Renowned for its unwavering commitment to sustainability and fostering community spirit, Deep Tropics looks to solidify its position as a prominent event in the East Coast EDM scene.
The first phase of the lineup consists of incredibly diverse sets. On Friday, Kaskade will take over the Meru Amphitheater while RL Grime throws down at Lotus Stage. Saturday features Sofi Tukker’s DJ set at Meru Amphitheater with Peekaboo rocking the Lotus Stage. DJ Drez will host the Deep Culture Amphitheater Experience leading attendees in breathwork, yoga, dance, and meditation from noon until 3 PM.
Though Phase 2 has yet to be announced, Deep Tropics has disclosed some additions to the lineup. Last week two rising stars in EDM, Tape B and Zingara, revealed their debut at the Lotus Stage. After these unexpected additions, fans anxiously await the remainder of Phase 2 to be disclosed.
Deep Tropics is dedicated to keeping its events zero-waste and climate-positive. It achieves these goals through Deep Culture, its non-profit organization that aims to bridge the gap between caring for ourselves, our community, and the Earth. Deep Tropics is not just a music festival, but a way for people to celebrate culture and community while encouraging attendees to foster a connection between themselves and their environment.
Tickets for Deep Tropics on August 16 & 17 in Nashville, TN are currently on sale on their website. Multiple ticket options are available: Tropical Traveler, the general admission ticket; Tropical Traveler Plus, which adds many benefits including pit viewing access, PLUS Lounge access, a private bar, and air-conditioned restrooms; and Tropical Traveler Platinum, the most expensive ticket option, which includes all the benefits of the Plus option as well as complimentary food and an open bar. Fans can also add the Eco Band to their order, directly supporting sustainability and Deep Culture initiatives. Please visit the Deep Tropics website below for additional information regarding tickets, location, sustainability efforts, and more.
