Maverick Helicopters, the official helicopter partner of EDC Las Vegas, has announced an all-new flight offering for next week’s festival. At select times during Insomniac’s 500,000-strong flagship festival, attendees can book a 10-minute scenic helicopter journey, flying high above the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with ‘owl’s-eye’ views of EDC’s kineticFIELD, cosmicMEADOW, and circuitGROUNDS stages, as well as its many art installations and top-notch pyrotechnics. Anyone with a festival ticket can book the “Electric Sky” luxury helicopter excursion—no artist bands, ultra VIP packages or industry ..read more

Though the eyes of the dance music world will be on EDC Las Vegas next week, another hallmark Insomniac festival is also right around the corner: Beyond Wonderland Chicago. With Beyond’s Windy City debut quickly approaching, organizers have announced the festival’s official afterparties. At the conclusion of each day of Beyond Wonderland Chicago—which runs from June 1-2, 2024 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island—Insomniac will be teaming up with festival partner Auris Presents to keep the magic going at several iconic venues across the city. Saturday, June 1 will feature six differe ..read more

Last week, Miami’s Club Space announced that it will temporarily close for renovations this summer. But before its doors close on June 2, the world-famous nightclub will go all-out with two weekends of its famous closing party marathons, the first of which has officially locked in its lineup. Club Space’s first closing party series will run from Friday, May 24 to Monday, May 27, 2024, and comprises four standalone events—though the most dedicated Miami clubbers will surely string them together for one epic marathon weekend. Underground tech house icons Loco Dice and Dennis Cruz will kick thing ..read more

Detroit Techno pioneer Richie Hawtin has unveiled his all-new live performance concept, DEX EFX XOX. Spanning two shows, Hawtin’s high-tech production will debut exclusively at Detroit’s Movement Music Festival and Sónar Barcelona this summer, two festivals equally revered across the globe for their underground flavor and displays of cutting-edge electronic performances. Hawtin’s choice to showcase DEX EFX XOX at Movement and Sónar Barcelona—respectively taking place on May 25-27 and June 13-15, 2024—holds additional historic significance. Over the last three decades, they’ve hosted premieres ..read more

With EDC Las Vegas now just eight days away, Insomniac has shared details for the festival’s official livestream. Those not among the over 500,000 ravers expected to attend EDC next weekend can keep up with all the action and show-stopping performances with Insomniac’s official EDC livestream on YouTube and Insomniac TV. Broadcasting live from four stages—kineticFIELD, circuitGROUNDS, neonGARDEN and bassPOD—the EDC livestream will kick-off at 6:45PM PT (9:45PM ET) on each day of the festival. Full performance schedules for the EDC livestream are yet to be announced. However, over 80 DJs w ..read more

Twenty-five years into his illustrious career, deadmau5 has shared the origin story of his iconic headgear. Earlier this week, in an interview with SiriusXM, the legendary producer and DJ told Pitbull’s Globalization radio show host Richard Vission that the idea for his famous mouse ears began simply as an inside joke with his friends. deadmau5—real name Joel Zimmerman—explained that early in his career, he made a 3D model of the now instantly recognizable helmet, a goofy play on his stage name, which has its own oddball origin involving an actual dead rodent found in his computer processor. Z ..read more

After a highly-anticipated comeback to the live performance realm in 2023, Pretty Lights is here to stay. Yesterday, the masterful producer announced a 24-date U.S. tour that will touch down at some of the country’s most famous venues this summer. In addition to previously announced headline appearances at Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Austin City Limits and The Hampton Coliseum, Prettylights’ “Soundship Spacesystem 2024 Check Your Vector Tour” will include a monumental two-night run at Morrison, Colorado’s famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 2 and 3.  The Red Rocks shows will mark Prett ..read more

Summer in San Diego is shaping up nicely, as Horizon Music Festival has announced its complete 2024 lineup. The collaborative endeavor of promoters Five Group, Night Access and new partner Insomniac will return to San Diego’s downtown Waterfront Park this June 22 and 23, 2024, with a standout roster of electronic artists sure to supply summertime vibes. Back in March, organizers confirmed that dance music giants Tiësto and ILLENIUM will headline Horizon Music Festival 2024.  Fans who missed out on Tiësto’s performance at the open-air festival last year will get another chance to dance to ..read more

Sol Fest brought top-tier DJs and thousands of festivalgoers to Ponce de Leon, Florida’s Vortex Spring campground last weekend. However, the festival’s third edition was also marked by emergencies, arrests, and complaints relating to law enforcement. Early Sunday morning, a fire broke out in Sol Fest’s general admission campground, engulfing three cars and damaging another adjacent vehicle. The Festive Owl reports no injuries were sustained related to the blaze, and early indications suggest that the fire was accidental, likely sparked in the process of charging a battery. Eyewitness reports s ..read more

Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) has announced its 2024 lineup. Returning to Zilker Park in Austin, Texas over two weekends this fall—October 4-6 and October 11-13, 2024—the multi-genre festival will feature a diverse roster of over 150 musical acts who will perform across nine stages. Country superstars Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson, in-demand rapper Tyler, The Creator, and trip-hop legend Pretty Lights will headline ACL 2024, alongside pop-culture icons blink-182 and Dua Lipa, both of whom will make their ACL debut. Additional standout offerings in line with ACL’s typically aco ..read more