Category: EDC ProTips
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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: Rent a Locker With Friends
You’re going to a three-day festival with thousands of people and you don’t want to carry a lot of stuff around with you, so what do you do with it? Rent a locker! Lockers are approximately 8″H x 12″W x 18″D, so there should be plenty of room for a few friends to share a locker…
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EDC ProTip: VIP Versus General Admission Tickets
For Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas you have the option of buying either a general admission ticket or a VIP ticket. Is VIP worth the additional cost over general admission? Is there one that’s better than the other? What are your friends buying? Every year there are people who only buy VIP and then there are others who…
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EDC ProTip: How to Buy EDC Las Vegas 2016 Tickets FAQs
We’re only one day away from EDC Las Vegas tickets from going on sale. Are you ready to buy your ticket or do you still have some lingering questions? Maybe you’ll find your answer in our FAQs below. You can also head over to Insomniac’s site for the official ticketing FAQs. Q. When do the tickets…
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EDC ProTip: Shuttles and Others Ways to Get to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
There are multiple ways to get to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with many opinions on which is the better solution. 1) EDC Shuttles Insomniac provides a shuttle service for a fee. The rider chooses their pickup location: Excalibur, Las Vegas Festival Grounds (across from SLS), Las Vegas Village (across from Luxor) MGM Grand Hotel, The…
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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 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 ProTip: Know Your Shuttle Pick-Up and Drop-off Locations
As EDC goers know the speedway can get a little messy when it comes to commuting to and from the venue (especially day 1). On that note, if you are taking Insomniac or any other 3rd party shuttles (Party Bus, etc.) MAKE SURE to know where their respective pick up and drop off locations are.…
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EDC ProTip: Where the Heck is My Shuttle Pass
Many people have been wondering where is their shuttle pass. Was it supposed to be have been included in with their EDC ticket, will it be mailed separately, do they pick it up in Las Vegas at their shuttle stop or designated location, or is there a special code to link it to their EDC experience pass wristband?…
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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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EDC ProTip: How to Make a Festival Totem
Love them or hate them, totems are a big part of the atmosphere at Electric Daisy Carnival. They are a fantastic way to keep tabs on your group, enabling everyone to be able to venture off, and easily return to the group. Let’s face it, no one wants to spend all their time on their…
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EDC ProTip: Where to Find Last Minute Rave Gear
EDC Las Vegas 2015 is less than four weeks away and most of you already have your outfits and costumes ready go. But if your costumes need a few finishing touches, or you’re just a procrastinator like myself, here’s a few websites to get your last-minute rave gear. Amazon Amazon is a great place to…
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EDC ProTip: How to Survive Sharing a Hotel Room
EDC Las Vegas 2015 is less than a month away, and now would be a good time to figure out your sleeping accommodations if you haven’t already. Will you book a hotel room? Are you going to crash on someone’s couch? Or will you go where the wind takes you and just pitch a tent…
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EDC ProTip: Surviving Your First EDC
So, you’ve made the decision to attend your first EDC. Your ticket and shuttle pass have arrived, and your flight and hotel are both booked. You’re now eagerly counting down the days, if not hours, minutes and seconds until the moment you walk down the stairs of the speedway for your unforgettable adventure under the…
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EDC ProTip: Top 10 Picks for Places to Eat in Las Vegas
If you’re looking for somewhere to eat when you’re visiting Vegas for EDC… we have plenty of suggestions. Listed below are my top 10 picks based upon my experiences and ratings from Vegas locals and tourists. Hopefully you’ll find something you like.. but remember, there’s always plenty to eat in Vegas! 1) Diablo’s Cantina: This is my…
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EDC ProTip: Flying Into McCarran Airport
Whether it’s your first time flying into Las Vegas or you’ve flown in before, you’re going to want to make sure to be in that window seat. McCarran Airport has one of the world’s most scenic airport approaches (ranked number 2 out of 10 according to PrivateFly’s 2015 survey). If your plane lands during the daytime, you’ll be flying over the mountain ranges…
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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…