Zune Social: Yes, I'm writing this story like Fox News does all their journalism: part news, part personal commentary.
I'm mentioning this specifically because I firmly believe the EDC was ran out of Los Angeles and because I've mentioned it here before as a great electronic event to attend. I've had the privledge of attending this show for the past few years (one of which was a memorable first event, attended with Zune employee Jessica Zahn which went all the way to 4am!)
When the EDC left Los Angeles, it had made a couple of formal announcements. This is all in the wake of their 2010 edition which left one girl dead from a drug overdose and a meticulous scrutiny of events of this nature (raves, they like to use the word raves, people!). The first announcement was that they were only going to allow 18+ to attend the events. The VIP section (which has open bars, etc) will still remain as 21+.
The second announcement was that they were moving to Las Vegas.
On the surface, it makes sense. Las Vegas is a city built for something like the Electric Daisy Carnival. It's loud, never sleeps, bright, vibrant, inviting and now rivals events like Coachella to be one of the hottest festivals (temperature wise). Recently, Insomniac announced that the EDC would be taking place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (which frankly is an interesting choice).
With three days of music that includes headliners such as Tiesto, David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia, the EDC looks to not only regain it's footing after the events of last year, but frankly flip the bird and moon the City of Los Angeles for quickly giving up on their event and allowing them to leave. The EDC was a consistent cash winner for Los Angeles, but the stigma of electronic festivals, namely that they're just about drugs and orgies caused L.A. to buckle and, at one point, put a moritorium on festivals of this type.
All-in-all, I'm happy to see that Insomniac and the Electric Daisy Carnival is moving forward and will continue to produce hours of entertainment for concert goers. In this world that has events like Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, Coachella and the like, an event like the Electric Daisy Carnival can continue to prove that you can have a great time with 1000s of screaming people listening to 808s and angelic souful vocals.
If you're in the Las Vegas area from Friday, June 24 - Sunday, June 26th, I highly recommend attending the event. Oh and get the VIP tickets if you can. You won't regret that decision, trust me!
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