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Launch Guide: Escape Psycho Circus 2025

Ghouls and goblins, get ready for the frightfully delightful festival as the Psycho Circus rolls back into town in San Bernardino, California. You can’t escape the Psycho Circus this Halloween! This weekend, expect all treats and no tricks with our Psycho Circus Launch Guide, just as satisfying as full-size candy bars!

Prepare yourself for a night full of screams that echo into the darkness, with music piercing through your already-dead soul. Dance until you rattle your bones! Everything you need for a spine-tingling Halloween weekend is coming together. Don’t forget to wear your most terrifying costume for a frightful and unforgettable adventure!

From the moments when the pre-festival activities kick off to securing transportation that won’t leave you stranded in the haunted fog, you’ll want to plan your every move. Be wary as you navigate the sinister pathways throughout Escape. If you get lost, you may never escape! 

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Image Courtesy: Escape Facebook
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Image Courtesy: Escape Facebook

Keep a close watch on ominous happenings. Official set times will guide you through a night filled with dread and enchantment, where music pulses like a heartbeat echoing through the darkness. Each beat draws you deeper into the freakshow, compelling you to dance with the shadows.

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Image Courtesy: Escape Facebook

And don’t forget the haunting afterparties! Friday night features headline sets from Virtual Riot, Ray Volpe, and Eater. Then to continue the afterparty haunt, headline sets on Saturday are provided by JSMN, Eli Brown, Matroda, and Shmitty that promise to keep the terror alive long into the night. But beware: the allure of the party might come with a price you weren’t expecting, but you can only find out at the after parties…

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Gather your courage, summon your bravest friends. Tickets to see if you can survive the fright are still on sale and really take rave to the grave to an all-new meaning.  Remember, no one escapes the freak show. Embrace the shadows and haunt into the night with the links below!

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Lift Off: Escape Psycho Circus 2025

Ghouls and goblins creep through the night. The chilling wind whispers secrets and the faint pulsing thump of the bass beats like a heart. An eerie moon casts a ghastly glow, raising the hairs on the back of your neck. Insomniac’s Escape Psycho Circus is returning to the NOS Center in San Bernardino, California. Expect a weekend full of thrills from Friday, October 31st, to Saturday, November 1st. Enter if you dare, for the monsters of the freak show await.

Prepare for a night of otherworldly sounds at Escape Psycho Circus 2025. Over 90 artists will cast their haunting spells across five immersive stages. For the first time since 2019, a brand-new main stage design is being introduced. The ghostly duo of Marshmello B2B DJ Snake is headlining this eerie event, alongside the haunting beats of Dimitri Vegas, deadmau5, and Porter Robinson (DJ set).

Delve deeper into the darkness with the sinister energy of NGHTMRE B2B Peekaboo, hardcore legend Angerfist, a rare Wholesome Riddim Set from San Holo, and the dystopian experience of Black Tiger Sex Machine. Brace yourself for the bone-rattling sounds of Kayzo, the mind-melting dubstep of Virtual Riot, and spine-tingling B2Bs like ROSSY B2B Pauline Herr.

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The enchanting Vintage Culture and Deorro will have the house fiends mesmerized. Expect sorcery from Matroda, Chris Lorenzo, Walker & Royce, and the chilling bass house vibes of SIDEPIECE.

Techno purists will be drawn into the shadows by the dark prowess of Amelie Lens, the eerie pairing of Nicole Moudaber B2B Ilario Alicante, and the heavy dark tones of Klangkuenstler.

For fans of hard kicks and high bpms, hardstyle pioneers DJ Isaac and Brennan Heart, rawstyle duo Dual Damage, and hard techno queens Madgrrl, Dømina, and Clawz will bring the terrifying screeches.

Completing this ghostly gathering are the eerie trap and future bass of What So Not, the versatile wizardry of TroyBoi, and haunting melodies from Audien and Gryffin. Enter at your own risk!

Tickets for this two-night freak show are on sale now with three frightening options available. General Admission tickets start at $263.95, GA+ starts at $327.95, and VIP starts from $397.95. Snatch your tickets before they vanish into the night, and prepare yourself for a nightmarish journey under the big top. Don’t be scared…yet!

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Downtown Takeover: The Official EDC Orlando 2024 Pre & After Parties Are Here!

It’s mid-November, and you know what that means—headliners are heading to Florida for EDC Orlando! This festival draws the biggest names in dance music, but those aren’t the only headliners headed to town. The team behind it all, Insomniac affectionately calls its attendees headliners as they are considered the stars of the show. Although the official party kicks off on Friday afternoon, headliners can start dancing the night away and making memories under the Electric Sky beginning November 7 with the official EDC Orlando pre-parties. These pre-parties will take place at various locations throughout Orlando with some of the most exciting names in music!

Thursday, November 7 Pre-Parties:


The celebration doesn’t have to end Friday night! You and your friends can keep the excitement alive by attending the official EDC Orlando after-parties. These exclusive events promise to deliver more unforgettable music, vibrant atmospheres, and the chance to dance all night.

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Friday, November 8 Afterparties:

Saturday, November 9 Afterparties:

Sunday, November 10 Afterparties:

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We look forward to making these memories with you under the electric sky this weekend. To keep up with EDC Orlando, click the links below!

Waxtroda World Premier Extended Club Set

While everyone looks forward to spooky season and Halloweekend, I’m still thinking about the world club premier of Waxtroda. The collaborative project from Wax Motif and Matroda debuted at EDC Orlando last year. Then a few weeks ago on October 11, they sold out one of America’s landmark nightclub venues, The Brooklyn Mirage, with a first-ever extended 4+ hour club set.

The set captivated the crowd and kept us moving all night long. In fact, they blew past the four-hour mark and kept the club open past the 4am curfew because the crowd couldn’t get enough. The two house producers teased a ton of new IDs and the cream of the crop will likely feature on their forthcoming Waxtroda EP. Although they officially started their Waxtroda project last year, Wax Motif and Matroda have previously released two collaborative songs.

In 2019, they dropped their first collab, “Lose Control,” on Wax’s Divided Souls label. Then in 2022, they renewed their partnership to release “La Candela Viva” on HARD Recs. Lucky for us, from what I heard at the show, they have a handful of heaters getting their finishing touches before they go on the new EP. Now, the only question is how long we will have to wait until they start releasing songs under the new Waxtroda project. Hopefully, they don’t make us wait too much longer before they drop some new tunes.

For those looking for the next chance to dance to the sexy beats of Waxtroda, they are scheduled for another festival set at the upcoming Seismic Dance Event in Austin, TX on the weekend of November 15 – 17. To keep up with all the latest news and announcements about the Waxtroda project, be sure to follow their new IG account and check in on their individual social media channels too.