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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