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Feb

Tidbit: EDC Heads to NYC

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The Electric Daisy Carnival, the dance music festival which drew over 250,000 attendees to its three-day Las Vegas event last year, will hit New York on May 19-20, 2012, at a soon-to-be-announced location.

Electric Daisy Carnival New York will be presented via a partnership between EDC organizer Insomniac Events, and Pacha New York, the only U.S. branch of the storied Ibizan nightlife brand.

“I’m really excited to be working with Pacha to bring our touring experience of Electric Daisy Carnival to New York,” Pasquale Rotella, founder and CEO of Insomniac Events, told Billboard exclusively. “The entire Insomniac staff is looking forward to this upcoming EDC weekend on the East Coast.”

Venue and lineup details for EDCNY will be announced soon. Electric Daisy Carnival is also scheduled to hit Las Vegas on June 8-10. More info

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Jun

Tidbit: Electric Daisy Carnival

According to Afrojack, we all missed the “greatest party ever”… Electric Daisy Carnival made its Vegas debut this year with more than 200,000 rowdy ravers ready to take on the tents and Tao, all in one weekend. 

Creating a true carnival atmosphere, the festival featured more than 200 performers, including dancers, fire twirlers, aerialists, and stilt walkers, plus numerous full size carnival rides. The 1,000-acre complex transformed into a fully immersive audiovisual experience as 13 large-scale art installations created their own interactive environments amidst the six stages, along with state-of-the-art lighting and sound production.

On the final day at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, fans took over the infield to hear electronic artists from Laidback Luke to Axwell. Kinetic Field, the largest stage in North America, was the haven for headline performers like Swedish House Mafia. The trio played to a massive sea of more than 40,000 festival goers at just one of the festival’s six stages, with major pyrotechnics throughout the set. A ten minute fireworks show and Red Bull skydivers shooting off flames lit up the sky during the two hour show.

It’s no wonder that Electric Daisy Carnival is now an official week in the city of Las Vegas…. Go forth, and rave.

Photo Credit: Erika Kabik/Retna and Rukes/InsomniacFor the full lineup….