Month: April 2013
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EDC Vegas ProTip #70 Three Sealed Packs of Gum
We’re down to 69 tips after this one and today’s covers something that just about every raver carries with them in their pockets, gum. The tip here is to make sure you have one sealed pack for each night of the festival! The security will not let you bring in any packages that are already…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #71 Tell Your Bank and Credit Card Companies
This one is short and simple. Look at the back of your debit card and credit cards the week before you get on the plane to Las Vegas and call the 1-800 number on each and every one of them and tell them you’ll be traveling. Why? So they don’t suspend or cancel your card due…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #72 Think About Travel Insurance
Here’s a protip that a lot of people probably never think about but it could be a worthy investment. I priced out a plan through a random company and it was only going to be $109 to cover my trip to Las Vegas for six days. So, what is travel insurance? It helps cover a…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #73 Buy an Insomniac Water Bottle or Camelbak
The lucky winner of today’s tip at number 73 is to make sure to buy an Insomniac water bottle or buy a camelbak prior to the event. Why you ask? For the free water refill stations that are setup throughout the festival. You’ll need to drink water throughout the night and these will guarantee you…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #74 Educate Yourself and Know that Less is More
This tip comes from the days that I used to be involved with Dancesafe and harm reduction in the rave scene. It’s pretty simple, educated party goers are safer party goers. The world isn’t stupid when it comes to what people do at any type of music festival and just ignoring those things does not…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #75 Do Not Expect Cell Phone Service
Another weekend gone by and another weekend closer to Electric Daisy Carnival 2013! Today’s tip is about cell phone service and the tip is that you should not expect any once you’re at the Speedway. There’s going to be 100,000 people in one small area trying to all use their cell phones at once creating…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #76 Go On The Rides
This one is pretty simple, get to the festival early and go on the rides before your favorite dj’s start playing and before you are running around with your group of friends. You don’t even have to get there early but the later in the night you get onto the festival grounds the more you’ll likely be…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #77 Comfort Over Fashion
At Electric Daisy Carnival WE the party goers are the headliners which also means that everyone wants to be fashionable for various reasons. It’s a time to be someone else. It’s a time to put on a costume. It’s a time to be a free spirit away from your day to day activities in a…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #78 Start Saving Money Immediately
The festival starts in 78 days and odds are good that you have your ticket, shuttle pass, hotel and flight booked but do you have spending money? If not, you should start now. That’s only a handful of paychecks left for most people who get paid every other week. If you get paid once a…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #79 Find New Music, Don’t Be a Prisoner
We are now less than 80 days away from Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 in Las Vegas and today’s tip has to do with finding new music! As Armin van Buuren says, “don’t be a prisoner of your own style.” There’s some of us that are trance addicts, some of us into bass music, house heads,…
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Electric Daisy Carnival New York 2013 Lineup Announced
Insomniac has announced the Electric Daisy Carnival New York 2013 lineup set for May 17 & 18 at Citi Field and it’s filled with a lot of names! The names range from Richie Hawtin to ATB to Ed Rush & Optical to Headhunterez, a little bit of everything for everyone. The two day event is dubbed as…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #80 Water Water Water Water
This is an obvious one but not only because people will be on drugs but the fact that it’s hot as hell in Las Vegas! Prior to leaving the North East someone told me that it was a different kind of heat and not that bad. You know what? It was hot. Really hot. I…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #81 Buy a Shuttle Pass
It’s another day closer to Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 in Las Vegas and time for another protip! Today’s is to make sure that you buy a shuttle pass directly from Insomniac. It’s that simple. Have you bought one yet? If yes, continue reading below. If no, click here and buy one now. With service charges…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #82 Don’t Forget Chap Stick
Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 in Las Vegas is less than three months away so it’s time to start providing some pro tips so that you have the best festival experience! I’ll provide a pro tip a day every day with the last one being on June 21, 2013 the first day of the festival. ProTip…