Insomniac celebrates its return to Las Vegas this May with a weeklong schedule of day and night parties during EDC Week taking place May 16 – 23, 2018. Leading up to the 22nd edition of North America’s largest dance music festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, hosted at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, globally renowned dance music artists will travel to the Las Vegas Strip’s premier indoor and outdoor venues to kick-off the three-day, dusk till dawn event. Featuring a stellar roster of over 55 artists, top-notch performances will illuminate the Las Vegas Strip during massive day club and nightclub parties. I’m fucking stoked!
Wednesday, May 16
- Above & Beyond – Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand
- Gorgon City and CamelPhat – Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Marshmello – Intrigue at Wynn Las Vegas
Thursday, May 17
- Above & Beyond – Wet Republic at MGM Grand
- Andrew Rayel, Firebeatz, Sander van Doorn, and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano – Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Armin van Buuren – OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace
- Bassrush Massive – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Bassrush Pool Party – REHAB at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Black Coffee – Encore Beach Club at Encore Las Vegas
- David Guetta – XS at Encore Las Vegas
- Dreamstate presents – Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Featuring Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate, Genix, and Arkham Knights
- Factory 93 presents DARKwater – Encore Beach Club Night Swim at Encore Las Vegas
- Featuring Jamie Jones and The Black Madonna
- GTA, ETC!ETC!, JSTJR, Ape Drums, and Henry Fong – Drai’s Beachclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
- Hardwell – Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand
- NGHTMRE – Jewel Nightclub at ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas
Friday, May 18
- Alesso – Encore Beach Club at Encore Las Vegas
- Claude VonStroke and Green Velvet – Drai’s Beachclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
- Dillon Francis – Intrigue at Wynn Las Vegas
- Eric Prydz – Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Kaskade – Wet Republic at MGM Grand
- Kygo – XS at Encore Las Vegas
- Lil John – Jewel Nightclub at ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas
- Martin Garrix – OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace
- Tiësto – Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand
- Vice – Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Yellow Claw – Encore Beach Club Night Swim at Encore Las Vegas
Saturday, May 19
- 3LAU – REHAB at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Afrojack – Intrigue at Wynn Las Vegas
- Dash Berlin – Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Diplo – XS at Encore Las Vegas
- DJ Mustard – Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Kaskade – Jewel Nightclub at ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas
- RL Grime – Encore Beach Club Night Swim at Encore Las Vegas
- Tiësto – Wet Republic at MGM Grand
- Zedd – OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace
- Zeds Dead, Snails, and 4B – Drai’s Beachclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Sunday, May 20
- Fools Gold – Drai’s Beachclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
- Featuring A-Trak, Anna Lunoe, and KITTENS
- Major Lazer – Encore Beach Club at Encore Las Vegas
- Marshmello – XS at Encore Las Vegas
- Martin Garrix – Wet Republic at MGM Grand
- Oliver Heldens – Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Monday, May 21
- Area 10 feat. MK – Drai’s Beachclub at The Cromwell Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
- Featuring MK, CamelPhat, and Solardo
- Armin van Buuren – Wet Republic at MGM Grand
- Dash Berlin – Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Lil John – Jewel Nightclub at ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas
- Lost Frequencies – Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- The Chainsmokers – XS at Encore Las Vegas
So the Week of parties is dope and all but I could help but list who I most excited to experience at my first EDC!
Kinetic Field | Seven Lions also known as Jeff Montalvo is an American record producer, remixer, instrumentalist, and DJ from Southern California. In the music industry since 2010, his music combines styles as trance, melodic dubstep, drum and bass, glitch hop, and electro house. HIs set at ABGT 250 with Jason Ross was mind bending and I can’t wait to lose myself in his music again!
Cosmic Meadow | Boys Noize also known as Alexander Ridha is a German electronic music producer and DJ. He’s been one of the “Top 10 DJ’s Who Rule The World” by Rolling Stone, elected “Best Electronic Act” by Beatport 3 years in a row, and awarded with the Independent Music Award in 2010. His music combines various styles, with influences of hip-hop and disco roots as well as heavy noise and electro house sounds.
Neon Garden | Gorgon City is an English electronic music production duo consisting of two North London producers Kye “Foamo” Gibbon and Matt “RackNRuin” Robson-Scott. Currently, on their Kingdom tour, their music combines house and UK garage.
Circuit | Rezz (Space Mom) also known as Isabelle Rezazadeh is a Canadian DJ and record producer. She combines styles such as dubstep and techno. In less than 3 years in the industry, Rezz has easily become a must-see DJ/producer.
Quantum Valley | Dash Berlin is a Dutch electronic music group created in 2007 by Jeffrey Sutorius, Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn. Dash Berlin is known for releasing music in the Trance and Progressive house genres. I have seen Dash Berlin more times then I can count on my fingers but they continue to surprise me over the years.
Basspod | Black Tiger Sex Machine often abbreviated as BTSM, are a Canadian electronic music trio. BTSM puts on a unique production with their state of the art LED helmets. This is a show you won’t want to miss.
Wasteland | Wasted Penguinz are a hardstyle duo from Sweden that is currently on the rise. The duo began producing together in 2008 after meeting on a message board years before. This is the only artist on this list I have not yet seen before, so I am most excited for this set.
Stereo Bloom | Dr. Fresch, also known as Tony Fresch doesn’t only have fresh hair but also fresh beats. He calls his music deep and groovy and that’s exactly what it is. I love to sing and dance my heart out every time I see him perform. I recently missed his Seattle show so he is a must-see for my first EDC.
See Ya Soon!
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