Pasquale Rotella announces EDC NY to be held on Memorial Day Weekend 2014
After petitioning the town board in Saugerties NY to allow Insomniac to host a festival on the grounds of Woodstock '94, Insominac CEO Pasquale Rotella took to Facebook today to announce that EDC NY would be moving both its date and location. Now scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend 2014, New York's version of the Electric Daisy Carnival will receive a significant upgrade, taking placing over 3-days with camping and Las Vegas's owl as the center of attraction. While an official location has not been set, recent reports would indicate a possible Woodstock home for the Northeast's Electric Daisy Carnival.
Electric Daisy Carnival New York 2013 Livesets
Last weekend the Electric Daisy Carnival descended on New York City, bringing 90,000 dance music obsessives to Citi Field in Queens for two days of ear-drum destroying bass. With 5 stages-packed to the brim with the dance music's most premier talent and a sea of neon-clad twenty-somethings in tow, EDC NY left its mark on the at-times-too-small parking lot in Queens. If you weren't in attendance or you are just looking to relive the experience, hop past the break for livesets from Porter Robinson, Afrojack, Nicky Romero and more.
Steve Angello set to play official day 1 after-party for EDC NY
Steve Angello and RPM have just announced the first official after-party for Electric Daisy Carnival New York. Set to be held on Friday night after the first day of dance music at Citi Field, the afterparty sees Steve performing at Pacha NYC - something he has not done since last summer's SIZE in the Park after-party. The last time we saw Steve at Pacha he channeled his Mescal Kid persona and delivered a dark and techy set that surprised and delighted many of his longtime fans. With Trent Cantrell's release debuting on Steve's newest label X and the buzz of Swedish House Mafia already far in his rearview, expect a unique and sonically diverse set from the SIZE label head.
A Tale of Two Armins: Armin Van Buuren at EDC NY (review)
It's true that to most of us the addition of a third day for EDC NY seemed like an afterthought. An entire stage was cut from the lineup and the addition of Armin Van Buuren as the closer felt forced, wouldn't two closing sets cheapen the Armin experience? The answer after two days at EDC NY is a resounding "HELL NO!" Armin Van Buuren is the world's biggest DJ for a reason -- he is one of the few left whose sets are true artistry. He masterfully mixes tracks to create an atmosphere rather than a party, taking listeners on a journey with peaks and valleys and highs and lows. While many popular artists play nearly identical sets at every big festival, Armin's is always a surprise.