Electric Daisy Carnival, commonly known as EDC, is one of the biggest electronic dance music festivals in the world, based off attendance, with its flagship event held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event primarily features electronic dance producers and DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Yellow Claw, and Tiësto. The festival incorporates all kinds of electronic music.
Since its inception, EDC has spread to various venues across the United States as well as abroad, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, the UK, Brazil, Japan and India.
In 2009, EDC became a two-day event, and in 2011 a three-day event in Las Vegas that drew 230,000 people. In 2015 it drew more than 400,000 over three days (134,000 per day).
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History
The first Electric Daisy Carnival rave was held in the early 1990s at an open field in Pacoima, in Los Angeles, California, by Gary Richards and DJ Steve Kool-Aid (real name: Stephen Enos). In the early years, several southern California venues played host to the annual electronic music festival: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park in Los Angeles, National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino, Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach, Lake Dolores Waterpark in Barstow, Hansen Dam in Lake View Terrace, and the International Agri-Center in Tulare.
1997-1998
Its next incarnation was held at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles. "Electric Daisy Carnival" was selected by Insomniac's partner Philip Blaine. The name usage was approved by Steve Kool-Aid via Gary Richards as a homage to the original creation from several years prior.
1999
Electric Daisy Carnival took place at Lake Dolores Waterpark in Newberry Springs, California. Rotella always dreamt of having the most rip-roaring level party the world has ever seen. The festival first took place in a small venue that would mark the first step into making this dream come true. The small event held at Lake Dolores Waterpark, was called Insomniac. At the time the LA Rave scene was reaching its peak where house music was no longer being held at clubs, the more attention it was getting the more of a demand there was for larger venues. Henceforth, this began a journey for Rotella to work towards satisfying the appetite of the first wave of Ravers.
2000
The Electric Daisy Carnival moves to Tulare, California, at the World Ag Expo.
2001
Electric Daisy Carnival travels to Southern California's Hansen Dam, expanding for the first time to multiple stages: the Merry Go Round, the Fun House, Clown Alley, the Confusin' & Amuzin' Mirror Maze, Bassrush Arena and Cosmic Healing Temple.
EDC Austin
This year also saw the first EDC outside of the state of California, held in Austin, Texas.
2002
Queen Mary Events Park was the destination for Electric Daisy Carnival.
EDC Austin
This year featured the second edition of EDC in Texas, which took place at the Travis County Exposition Center in Austin, Texas.
2003
The first year of Electric Daisy Carnival at Southern California's NOS Events Center--the only EDC for the year.
2004
Electric Daisy Carnival returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino.
2005
Held for the third time in a row at the NOS Events Center, Electric Daisy Carnival introduced some of the stage names used today: kineticFIELD, circuitGROUNDS, neonGARDEN, cosmicMEADOW and bassPOD.
2006
Electric Daisy Carnival celebrates 10 years of dance with its final event at the NOS Events Center.
2007
Electric Daisy Carnival holds its first event at the L.A. Coliseum in Los Angeles' Exposition Park.
2008
The California event was held June 28 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park. Unexpectedly high attendance caused massive lines and long waits of several hours. Some claimed that it was over its stated capacity of 65,000 people.
EDC Colorado
The Colorado event took place on June 14 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds in Aurora.
2009
Announced at Nocturnal Festival 2008 to be a two-day festival, the California event was held on June 26-27. On Friday, approximately 55,000 attendees were present and Saturday saw a crowd of approximately 99,000. EDC 2009 was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and used the entire southern half of Exposition Park.
EDC Colorado
The Colorado event was held at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds in Aurora on June 13. It was headlined by Infected Mushroom, Paul Van Dyk, and several others.
EDC Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico event was held on August 14. The venue was The Arena Fairgrounds in San Juan.
2010
EDC Los Angeles had one of the highest attendance, up to 185,000 people. Though tickets were starting at $60, some attendees paid over $100 per ticket.
It drew criticism from local authorities and promoters alike after minors under the required age of 16 gained entrance, and over 100 people were hospitalized after a crowd stampede. A 15-year-old female attendee, Sasha Rodriguez, died after taking MDMA. The city of Los Angeles placed a moratorium on all remaining events scheduled for 2010 and a moratorium on future events, pending the outcome of the new security and safety provisions. The new provisions included the hiring of on-site doctors, and stated attendees must be over 18 years of age.
EDC Colorado
The Colorado event was held on June 12 at the Arapahoe County Fairground in Aurora.
EDC Dallas
The Texas festival was held on June 19 at Fair Park in Dallas. 11,000 people were in attendance.
EDC Puerto Rico
In 2010 EDC Puerto Rico was held on August 28, 2010, at the Estadio Sixto Escobar at Puerta de Tierra, San Juan.
2011
Due to previous controversy of EDC's former residence in Los Angeles, EDC moved its flagship festival to Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from June 24-26. Reportedly 230,000 people had attended the 3 day festival.
EDC Orlando
EDC Orlando 2011 was held on May 27-28 at Orlando's Tinker Field, and the grounds adjacent to the Florida Citrus Bowl. EDC Orlando 2011 had approximately 12,000 on Friday and 20,000 on Saturday.
EDC Colorado
EDC Colorado the same year was held at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds in Aurora on June 11.
EDC Dallas
Electric Daisy Carnival Dallas was held June 18 at Fair Park with an estimated 25,000 attendees. Temperatures above 110 degrees led to dozens of hospitalizations and at least one death, which made it the last EDC held in Dallas.
EDC Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico festival took place on August 27.
2012
2012's three-day EDC in Vegas (June 8-10) saw attendance increase by 30%, to a total of 320,000 attendees. A 31-year-old male from Florida died after being struck by a truck as he left EDC at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on June 11. Friends reported that he had been drinking and smoking.
The second night had to shut down early at 1 a.m. due to high winds, of up to 30 mph that started around 8 p.m. 90,000 fans were directed to the speedway's bleachers. DJs Markus Schulz and Steve Aoki, who were both scheduled to play that night, performed impromptu sets on the Insomniac Wide Awake art car for a short period, before officials ordered it to close as potentially dangerous winds were expected until 5 a.m. In order to make up for the cancellation, Insomniac allowed those with Saturday passes to return on Sunday.
The Nevada event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on June 8-10. This was the first time that Insomniac Events partnered with Q-dance events in order to bring Hardstyle dance music to a major U.S. music festival. This was the first Q-dance event ever to be held on American soil.
EDC Orlando
On August 9, 2012, the media announced that EDC Orlando would be making a return to Tinker Field on November 9-10. This coincided with the popular annual Dayglow event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, called "Dancegiving" held the weekend after Thanksgiving. With considerations in mind, Insomniac officially announced the November 9 and 10 dates.
EDC New York
On May 18-20, the event occurred for the first time in New Jersey. The venue was the MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford. Although the venue was located in New Jersey, the festival was coined Electric Daisy Carnival New York due to the proximity to New York City. The event drew 45,000 attendees per day.
2013
EDC Las Vegas was held June 21-23. The setup at the event also led Insomniac to set the record for the largest structural stage in North America.
EDC London
In 2013, EDC was held in London for the first time.
EDC Chicago
For the first time, EDC traveled to Chicago where it rained.
EDC New York
EDC returned to New York
EDC Puerto Rico
Back again, EDC returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
EDC Orlando
Continuing tradition, EDC returned to Orlando, Florida.
2014
In 2014, EDC was held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on June 20-22, 2014. Insomniac Events announced that all 345,000 tickets to the three-day festival had been sold by June 18, 2014. At the conclusion of the 2014 event, the massive three-day festival drew in roughly 134,000 per day.
EDC UK
EDC returned to Europe for the second rendition in Milton Keynes.
EDC Puerto Rico
EDC Puerto Rico returned to San Juan.
EDC Orlando
The festival returned to Orlando, Florida as well for 2014.
EDC New York
EDC New York took place over Memorial Day weekend 2014.
EDC Mexico
The first EDC Mexico took place on March 15-16, 2014.
Under the Electric Sky
A documentary film called Under the Electric Sky about the festival premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
2015
EDC Las Vegas 2015 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on June 19, 20 & 21. EDC Las Vegas 2015 was met with unwanted publicity for the death of a UC Irvine graduate on the second night of the festival. Death was ruled as related to MDMA.
Within the U.S., EDC took place in Orlando, Florida at Tinker Field on November 6 & 7, and East Rutherford, New Jersey at MetLife Stadium on May 23 & 24. Internationally, EDC was held at Estadio Sixto Escobar in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the sixth time on February 21 & 22, Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil for the first time December 4 & 5, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico for the second time on February 28-March 1, and the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, UK for the third time on July 17.
2016
EDC Las Vegas was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV from June 17-19, 2016.
EDC Mexico
EDC Mexico was held for the third time at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, from February 27-28, 2016.
EDC New York
EDC New York was held at Citi Field in Queens, NY, from May 14-15, 2016.
EDC UK
EDC UK was held at Milton Keynes in England on 9 July 2016.
EDC Orlando
EDC Orlando was held at Tinker Field in Orlando, FL, from November 4-5, 2016.
EDC India
EDC India was held at Buddh International Circuit in New Delhi, India, from November 12-13, 2016.
2017
EDC returned to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. That event ran from 16-19 June. Over 135,000 attendees showed up on opening night. A 34-year-old man from California died with a cause still pending. Event was held during a heatwave that recorded temperatures over 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 90 degrees at night. This is the first year the quantumVALLEY trance stage is introduced and hosted by the Dreamstate brand.
EDC Mexico
EDC returned for the 4th time to Mexico City. This time Pasquale Rotella announced that EDC Mexico was the 2nd biggest Insomniac festival. The festival took place at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez from 25-26 February.
EDC UK
EDC UK 2017, due to be held at Milton Keynes in England in July 2017, had to be cancelled.
EDC Orlando
EDC Orlando 2017 was announced during commercial break of EDC Las Vegas 2017's livestream on Red Bull TV. The following Tuesday, it was announced via the Insomniac website as well as the branded EDC Orlando website. The event returned to Tinker Field on November 10-11, 2017.
2018
EDC plans to return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on new dates, May 18, 19 & 20, and adds camping.
EDC Mexico
The Mexico City rendition looks to take place February 24 & 25 back at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
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External links
- Official Website
- Insomniac Events Website
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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