Tag: EDC Las Vegas
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Insomniac Gives Back With Charitable Donations to Local Las Vegas Charities
This week Pasquale Rotella, CEO and Founder of Insomniac, will be presenting $105,000 in funds raised at the 19th annual Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas to three Las Vegas nonprofit organizations: Emergency Medicine Resident Research Fund, Injured Police Officers Fund and HELP of Southern Nevada’s Shannon West Homeless Youth Center. Each group will receive a donation…
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EDC ProTip: You’re Never Too Old for Electric Daisy Carnival
Think you’re too old for EDC? You may be right, but the longer you wait, the older you’ll get. EDC is a three-day overnight festival in 100-plus degree weather. The music is loud. The desert is brutal. Here are 10 tips for how to have a good time when you’re likely older than everyone else attending the…
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EDC ProTip: Buying EDC Vegas Tickets Using the Payment Plan
Over the last couple of years festivals have started offering payment plans when purchasing tickets so that more people will purchase the tickets and pay for them over the course of four to five months. You’ll want to be cautious though and follow the small print or you can end up never receiving your tickets…
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EDC ProTip: Removing a Wristband You Put on Too Early
As you receive your ticket package and shuttle wristband in the mail there’ll be excitement to just put it on and raise your hand in the air in victory but we suggest you wait. Do you really want to be wearing it for several weeks before the festival? Unless it’s already too late… oops! Or…
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EDC ProTip: Buy Your 2016 EDC Las Vegas Ticket Before October 1st
Starting on October 1, 2015 Nevada’s amended Live Entertainment Tax (LET) rate will be a flat rate of 9% of the admission charge to a venue where live entertainment is provided. Previously the way the law was written Electric Daisy Carnival had been exempt. However, now the LET tax will apply to all Electric Daisy Carnival tickets…
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EDC Las Vegas 2015: Event Recap
Nothing really compares to the sheer massiveness of the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. Having attended since 2012, there has personally never been an electronic music festival where I have felt so at home. Were there problems this year at EDC? Of course there were. You can point out the flaws in the RFID…
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EDC Las Vegas 2015: Day 3 Recap
I will be honest about this, I ended up arriving super late to the speedway on the third day of EDC this year. Not because I wanted to, not because I had a lack of interest in the earlier artists, but mostly because I was exhausted and wanted to rest. The shuttle driver didn’t help,…
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EDC Las Vegas 2015: Day 2 Recap
Traffic problems had died down on day 2, due to a combination of the lack of rush hour traffic and a more coordinated shuttle team. I’m sure people still will have complaints but oh well, Insomniac can’t please everyone. We arrived at the speedway around 8pm, giving us some time to check out the end…
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EDC Las Vegas 2015: Day 1 Recap
After picking up my media badge from the Aria and getting prepped for the first day of this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival, we were finally on our way to the speedway. Taking the Aria shuttle, it took roughly 1.5 hours to get to the event. I honestly did not expect to get there any sooner…
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Insomniac and Yahoo Offer Live Video Stream of EDC Las Vegas June 19-21
Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas will host its first live video stream exclusively on Yahoo on June 19-21, 2015 from 8:30 pm to 5:30 am PT each night. It will be rebroadcast immediately following. In addition to Yahoo.com/edc, fans will be able to watch EDC Las Vegas through the Yahoo Screen App on i0s and…
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EDC ProTip: Live the VIP Life at EDC!
Constantly I hear at festivals and read online about people complaining about VIP. They usually talk about why it isn’t worth it or that the people in VIP are ruining the experience for others. I am here to tell you otherwise. I personally used to be skeptical of VIP. I just simply didn’t see the…
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EDC Las Vegas Dining Options Include New Gourmet Food Trucks Plus More
Brand new at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Las Vegas this year is The Terrace at kinecticFIELD, the festival’s trendy restaurant, which will make its debut to VIP and Marquee SkyDeck ticket holders. In addition there are casual fine dining options including a cafe and gourmet food trucks. “At this year’s EDC Las Vegas, we are offering a better and…
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EDC Product Review: Flipbelt
Over the years I have seen fellow ravers partake in some odd things. One of those things is leaving their belongings and valuables either unattended, in a bag that can be easily slashed or stolen, or left in their easily accessed pockets. Girls might have a fanny pack but more often than not someone is…
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EDC ProTip: A Few EDC Travel Tips From Vegas.com
Here’s a few EDC travel tips from Vegas Insider Miranda Boyd who is travel booking website Vegas.com’s resident EDC expert: If you’re not a planner then just walk free. EDC has rides, art, music and something for every attention span to grab. Whatever hits your eyes, whatever makes you smile, walk toward it and never wonder what’s behind…
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10 New EDC Las Vegas Additions From Insomniac and More Artists Announced!
NEW LINEUP ADDITIONS: Barreis, Baumer, Blasterjaxx, Brandon Elliot, Chus & Ceballos, Dosem, Eelke Kleijn, GAIA, Graff, Harry Romero, Juliet Fox, Prok & Fitch, Soul Clap, Ummet Ozcan, Wiwek, Louis B, CSTNZA, Wiseman, Out of Hand, Thee Cool Cats, The Interns, Human Life, Blaise James, Durante, Astronomar, Light Year Fans will experience fresh new production elements and art installations, expanded VIP and cabana luxuries, additional chill zones, and a new cultural hub inside the festival, in addition to the many surprises…
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EDC ProTip: What to Wear to EDC
EDC Vegas is the perfect opportunity to sport an imaginative and eccentric outfit alongside thousands of other festival goers clothed just as eye-catching as you. Take advantage of expressing yourself in this moment and put together something lively, peculiar, crazy, flashy, or just plain ludicrous. EDC is unique in that you’ll find some of the most exceptional and remarkable choices of attire, so go all out…
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Grant’s Top 15 Artists at EDC Las Vegas 2015
After working with many others in decoding the lineup for this year’s edition for the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas I could not be more excited to share my top picks with fellow attendees. I have combed through the entire lineup looking for diverse acts, as well as some you may already know. This…
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EDC Week Charity Auction Raises $70K
Insomniac’s very first EDC Week Charity Auction raised approximately $70,000 for Culture Shock Las Vegas (CSLV) during a 10-day online auction which was the first of its kind surrounding any music festival. It attracted more than 2,000 fans to eBay Giving Works to bid on once-in-a-lifetime Electric Daisy Carnival inspired experiences. To provide the over 50 spectacular…
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EDC ProTip: Play EDC Bingo
Here’s a fun little game for you and your friends to play at while you are at EDC, especially when you have some time to kill waiting in line for the shuttle. You can customize your version of EDC Bingo any way you want. Just enter in a list of items (e.g. totem images, costumes, etc.), how many…
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EDC ProTip: Stay Safe, Stay Hydrated
Every year we venture deep into the desert surrounding Las Vegas to come together under our electric sky. We come in peace, to party and decked out for a night of dancing, running, and fun with over a hundred thousand of our closest friends. As we’re dancing all night long, water is often a distant…