It’s officially North Coast Music Festival Week!!! In less than 24 hours we will be roaming the Union Park grounds in Chicago. We already know the lineup is amazing. An incredibly eclectic set of musicians will hit 5 different stages throughout the 3 day festival.
Here’s the map of the grounds. Plan and share this with your squad so you guys know where your favorite artists, food, merchandise stations, food and drinks are all at.
SET TIMES! Plan your weekend around the artist you want to see. Make sure you leave a little wiggle room so you can check out new and different music. Music Festivals are ideal for falling in love with someone new… artist and fling!
Single day tickets are still available for sale HERE. Don’t forget to pack light, stay hydrated, be helpful to others, and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, make sure you live in the moment. Put the phone away, well, don’t, you have to capture as much as you can on social media so can share with everyone… but while you’re not sharing with everyone, put the phone down, live in the moment. Make memories. Make new friends. HAVE FUN!
See you guys this weekend! And if you see me, stop me and say hello! Let’s take a pic and share a dance!
This makes me want to go to TomorrowLand so much more. Never been, but I have to TomorrowWorld, but it’s for sure in my bucket list, and the official aftermovie makes me want to go to it so much more! Their message is amazing and the vibes are EVERYTHING!
Ok, the production of the main stage is crazy! It looked like you really would feel like you were underwater. Minute 9ish, when ‘Your Mind’ by Adam Beyer & Bart Skills plays… uuuufffff!!!!
Everything look amazing and the aftermovie does such an amazing job at wrapping it all up nicely. Like, I really really wanna go! Is it just me, or that ending a solid tearjerker?! UGH!!! I love them so much!!!! Did you guys like the aftermovie? What was your favorite moment?
Many raged and many couldn’t handle it. Gladly, the Snake Pit prepared well and was there to help the souls of those that couldn’t handle the heat – literally.
The 2018 Snake Pit marks for one of the hottest Indy 500 Race day in recent history, in addition to the incredible lineup the ever growing festival put together. This year, our bodies were graced by returning champ Diplo, progressive house living legend Deadmau5, and electronic world domination power duo Axwell /\ Ingrosso.
Tho there were some rocky moments (delays, heat, and melting lop tops) the entirety of the Pit was, to me and those with me (VIP and friends), a success. I’m loving how every year the Snake Pit grows and grows. The stage was bigger and louder. The production thought of it’s 360 view and even decorated the back of the stage. Security was on point and made everyone feel safe and above it all, the crowd was focused on having a good time. My suggestion, lets make it a 2 day event, or maybe even 3!! Hi, the track is open the entire month of May, so starting the party on carb day, wouldn’t be such a bad idea? Thoughts?!?!!?!
Check out the pix below and also let us know what you think in the comment section of our IG video above!
The magical time of the start of summer is completely incomplete with out Chicagos’ Spring Awakening Music Festival. Just a few days before before the heat takes over the breezy nights of the city, Spring Awakenings thumps its musical heartbeat for three days, bringing out electronic music lovers from all over the midwest.
Over the last 2 years, we’ve been lucky enough to grace the rumbling fields of Addams-Medill Park while DJs like Kaskade, deadmau5, Above&Beyond, Showtek, Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, Alesso, Afrojack, Armin Van Buuren, Diplo, Yellow Claw, Galantis, Martin Garix, Rufus Du Sol and ssssooo many more. This year, the festival grew in attendance, stage sizes, sold out crowds and accommodations for its attendees. The after-parties were incredible and the day vibe at the festival, was nothing shorter than musical heaven.
2018 will be no different, as the festival will take over Addams-Medill Park from June 8th through the 10th. If our 2016 & 2017 experience were to predict 2018… Don’t event reading and grab your wallets and buy your tickets right now! We’re already counting the minutes for Spring Awakening, because after all, there’s no better way to celebrate the birth of summer.
Purchase your Spring Awakening tickets here: https://www.springawakeningfestival.com/
“In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy…”
In Music Festival World, is just another night where boys and girls can dress up as whatever they like and no one can say anything about it… The hard-core ragers turn on their LED gadgets while they step into their party dimension and stay hydrated. Fortunately for us, this was not our first rodeo.
We gathered our Halloween gear and got to Indy’s hottest event/concert venue, The Pavilion at Pan Am Plaza, for Haunted Fest, Indy edition. WE were extra excited for A) Haunted Fest 2016 was so much fun, we loved it, B) it’s was here, INDY!! Which we’re so happy to see more of our favorite types of show come through our city, and C) Our close friend Jason Barth opened the show!
The Pavilion at the Pan Am Plaza is huge, great warehouse vibe with multiple elevated VIP areas, an ultra VIP area (that could use less lighting and more bass, give it that ultra lounge exclusivity) and bars (for the 21+) all through out. We did missed the silent disco, the outside little plaza would be ideal, plus it would make for the perfect spot to cool down.
Cash Cash rocked the stage with remixes of classic 90’s electronic beats. They rocked a killer mix of Eurythmics -Sweet Dreams, Nelly’s Ride with me and lots of their originals. Their vibe is always so dope and they put on a great show every time. Waka Flocka Flame, for us, totally changed the vibe… Personally, really into his music, but the crowed loved him. He does put on a fun interactive show. He brings his pose up on stage and got the crown hyped. Now, Yellow Claw, that’s totally up or wheel of loving. It’s amazing how music can transport you to a different time and place. I found myself dancing at Ultra Music Festival or Spring Awakening when some of his songs would play. That’s thing about musicians (Yes! I believe DJs/Producers are musicians), if you love them, they take you on an amazing journey with their songs and performances.
Haunted Fest 2017 was a huge success for us. The Pavilion downtown Indy is amazing and we’re so excited to see all the upcoming shows they have in store for us! Check out our Haunted Fest pix below.
Love Festival is set to take over Aruba for it’s fourth year this November 1-5. The dream vacation setup of this festival makes it easy for us all to say “hell yes, let’s go!”. Not to mention the unreal lineup. Combining the incredible accommodations of the adults only Renaissance Resort & Casino, the Caribbean magically perfect weather, and the amazing music only serve as the backdrop of an unforgettable musical experience.
Stamped as the “Ibiza” of the Americas, Aruba has something the Spanish Island doesn’t… Caribbean flavor and heat! Love Festival’s list of events provide the ideal set up to explore the island, relax on the beach, party at incredible day pool parties, rage the warm nights to great music and lounge parties!
Parties:
Nov 1 beach pop-up, Heart Music Bar
Nov 2 beach pop-up, Heart Music Bar
Nov 3 Pool Party 12 – 7 Festival day 1 7pm till 3am
Nov 4 Pool Party 12 – 7 Festival day 2 7pm till 3am
Nov 5 Pool Party 12 – 7 Festival day 3 7pm till 1am
Summer always comes to an end like a day hungover post brunch… heavy and painful. Though the beauty of it all is like that mimosa at brunch, refreshing, fun, and sexy. North Coast Music Festival is my end of summer bottomless brunch mimosa.
This year, I grabbed the beautiful Kayla Noel and our friend Jason, for our end of summer rager at the 8th annual NCMF. All August long I joked about “August being the Sunday of Summer” and in true #SundayFunday nature, we celebrated it as such. WE took full advantage of all the NCMF accommodations: Hotel purchase through their site, best idea ever. We stayed a few blocks away from festival grounds and from downtown Chicago. We celebrated our festival day/night hunger with their broad options of food, even had a gluten free AREPA!! Took pix and filled our snapchat and instastories with the art around the grounds and, of course, danced our heads off with the eclectic combination of music and artists NCMF featured this year!
Favorite acts: Big Boi from Outcast, brought us back!!! Carnage, as always, amazing. Elephante brought fun top 40 electro beats, fell in love with Electronic Guest, Hippie Sabotage rocked it! These guys are incredibly crazy and got me a little teary eye with their “fuck whomever tells you ‘you can’t achieve your dreams'” speech. LOVE THEM! Destructo set the vibe for the night fall and we closed our weekend with some Primus and Skepta. So, thank you NCMF for being an incredible way to end my summer and for always introducing me to amazing music! Till 2018!
Pasquale has teased and teased the big announcement… well here it is:
Here’s the big news! After a lot of energy, passion and hard work, I want to personally present to you EDC Las Vegas 2018. New hours, new stages, and new dates (May 18–20) with better weather and camping! That’s right—campsites, RVs, sound camps, and more—for the first time ever at EDC Las Vegas. Wake up and walk in.
Over the past 10 years, average high temps on this weekend in May have been 90, and the lows have been 64. This means we can extend our hours and create an opening ceremony on the cosmicMEADOW lawn, featuring extended sets from different artists each day. One stage, one vibe—all before the rest of the experience turns on. Not only will it give people a chance to vibe out before sunset, but the early arrivals will help the flow in and out of the Speedway.
Shuttle operations will be handed over to an independent company that specializes in the largest music and sporting events in the country. This is what they do, and they do it better than anyone else, year over year. Also new for 2018, construction in the immediate area of the Speedway will finally be complete. In 2017, we had just two lanes. EDC Las Vegas 2018 will have three lanes plus pull-offs. There will be traffic in and out of the festival, but if you want a one-and-done journey to the Speedway, just camp out.
We’ll be rolling out more details in the coming weeks, and I’ll be personally answering your questions live on my Instagram. Tickets and camping passes go on sale at the end of September, but hotels are available now on our website with no markup.
EDC Las Vegas 2018 is going to be an amazing new adventure, and I can’t wait to see you there!
For the first time in history, the 2018 installment of the festival will offer a fully immersive camping program conveniently situated right next to the Speedway where the following options and amenities are available:
Rent an air-conditioned GA tent decked out with dust-control canvas walls, comfortable artificial grass, and electrical outlets for up to six attendees, max.
Rent an air-conditioned Premier tent complete with dust-control canvas walls, comfortable artificial grass, twin or queen-sized beds, linens, pillows, towels, tables, chairs, and lights for up to two or four attendees, max.
Bring your own RV and hook it up to the pre-arranged power on-site.
Rent an RV fully set up and ready for arrival, complete with linens and pillows provided by Insomniac.
The new camping areas will eliminate vehicle traffic for campers, offering an easy commute and convenient ins and outs of the festival each day. At the center of the campgrounds, fans can enjoy plenty of shade, seating, water, food and beverage vendors, a general store, activities and more. A neighboring area will allow for the creation of Sound Camps where Headliners can build out their own themed environments.
Tickets on sale beginning Thursday, Sept. 28 at Noon PST at EDCLasVegas.com
EDC Las Vegas 2018 will return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway with unparalleled access to the festival grounds for attendees who arrive at the venue early. The iconic cosmicMEADOW lawn will host opening ceremonies before the gates officially open each day; giving fans a chance to catch extended sets and cool down before the festivities begin. Early Owl three-day general admission passes start at $325 while VIP three-day passes start at $699, both before taxes and fees. Fans who miss out on Early Owl pricing will have the opportunity to purchase the newly added Wise Owl tier, priced at $340 plus taxes and fees for three-day general admission passes. For those that wait to purchase their EDC Las Vegas 2018 tickets, a Later Owl tier will be available for $355 plus taxes and fees. Headliners will have affordable layaway options for all ticket types, with additional details coming soon.
AAAHHHH the heat of Chicago summer is always amazing. Even if you’re not a summer or heat person, the warm air and lake breeze puts you in the let’s-go-outside-and-do-something mood! As calendars start to fill up, we’re lucky to compare these plans to the amazing experience Spring Awakening Music Festival 2017 provided us. Sure, every experience is unique, but come on! One can’t have a fun night without remembering other great ones… So, here’s a piece of our Spring Awakening experience.
First day was packed! There were lines for the lines to get in lines to get anything! Though it may sound like a negative, it isn’t. It’s a great thing! Nobody wants to go to an empty festival!! The rides looked amazing, we didn’t get a chance to hop on any, and the food smelled even better! A huge high five to SAMF for their stage game this year. Love how, like years past, the Silent Disco is in a bumping cars festival ride set up… LOVE THAT!! The branded tents were pretty epic, and a huge step up from last year! Another high five!! And both the main stages stood tall and grand to host some of the biggest names in electronic music. 3 days of heat, filled with huge talent equals to (at least for us and for those we witness) a successful Spring Awakening Music Festival experience.
The VIP experience is for sure the way to go, if you can invest a few more $$ in your festival experience, do it! With that, I think a club VIP sponsor would take the whole experience to the next level! The elevated areas can have ‘sections’ or bottle service. There can be multiple bars and even servers for those lounging around… you know, boujee VIP experience! The Corona Electric Beach Oasis was so bomb! I will say this, React Presents has a special touch at each of their festivals and that’s this little bobble like stages that teleport you into a different world within their festival world! The oasis was hot, temp and vibe, the music thumped and the party literally felt as if we were on a beach!
Branded Stage
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Equinox Stage
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Equinox Stage
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Corona Electric Beach Oasis
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Solstice Stage
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Branded Stage
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Branded Stage
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Branded Stage
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Branded Stage
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Spring Awakening 2017, for us you were great! Thank you for bringing the Midwest festival lovers together with a great festival, beautiful music and unforgettable memories! Did you go to Spring Awakening 2017? Tells us about it! We want to hear from you.
Just as the weather starts to turn we look for reasons to stay out, we hold on to the summer feels sunshine and heat spill on us. Wanting to keep summer going, we drove ourselves up to Chicago for our first North Coast Music Festival experience, and it did not disappoint! It’s eclectic musical lineup gave music lovers a taste of different genres of music, performances and, of course, experience. This year, we’re exited to head back into the North Coast Music Festival world and expand our musical pallet, experience new artists and their live shows, rock a fun weekend in Chicago and dance our hearts out to favorite and new music!
The line up for 2017 looks amazing! And Now that 3-day and single-day GA & VIP tickets are available for sale, you can plan your September 1-3 weekend! Click here to purchase your tickets: http://www.seetickets.us/event/North-Coast-Music-Fest-2017/339545 . Also, what’s great about NCMF is that React Presents works crazy hard at providing a fun and safe experience aaaannndd!!! RP puts together a series of after parties to fit everyone’s party taste!
North Coast Music Festival September 1 – September 3, 2017 Union Park Chicago, IL 60607 Friday: 3 PM – 10 PM Saturday/Sunday: 12 PM – 10 PM www.northcoastfestival.com
North Coast Music Festival 2017 Artists (listed alphabetically):
A Tribe Called Red
Akenya
BADBADNOTGOOD
Big Boi
Bonobo (Live)
Carlile
Carnage
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
deadmau5 & Eric Prydz
Destructo
Don Diablo
Edamame
Electric Guest
Elephante
Goldfish
Gucci Mane
Harrison Brome
Hippie Sabotage
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
Kasbo
Late Night Radio
Lettuce
Lil Dicky
London On Da Track
Manic Focus
Post Malone
Rich Jones
Saint WKND
Skepta
Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9)
Spafford
Sunsquabi
Tank and the Bangas
The Cool Kids
The Russ Liquid Test
Tipper
Vallis Alps
WebsterX
Ween
Whethan + Special Surprise Guests TBA!
