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· MAY 22, 2026 Some nights, you do not step onto the dancefloor to celebrate. You step onto it because you need something to shift. Your mind feels crowded, your chest feels tight, and even in a space filled with music and people, you …
· MAY 20, 2026 Your body is tired in a way that feels earned. Your voice is gone, your legs ache, and yet you are still here, still moving, because something inside you refuses to let this end quietly. Then it clicks. This is …
· MAY 18, 2026 There is a moment in certain sets where the size of the crowd disappears. You could be surrounded by thousands of people, shoulder to shoulder, lights flashing across a sea of faces, bass vibrating through your chest, and yet somehow …
· MAY 6, 2026 There is a certain kind of tension that builds when a DJ steps on stage, the kind that lives in the unknown. You can feel it in the crowd before the first track even drops, in the way people lean …
· APR 30, 2026 ZHU is an artist who does not just perform. ZHU creates an atmosphere that pulls you in before the first note even lands. ZHU has mastered that feeling. His shows do not rush you. They unfold slowly, like a story …
· APR 14, 2026 There is a moment after a festival ends or a show wraps up when the music fades, the lights dim, and the crowd slowly drifts away, that something quietly lingers. It is not the bass still thumping in your chest …
· MAR 30, 2026 No one really arrives at a show knowing anyone. You come with your group, maybe. A few familiar faces, a plan loosely built around set times. But step onto the dance floor, and that circle starts to blur almost immediately. …
· MAR 24, 2026 For years, the way people talked about festivals was simple: who’s playing, and when. Group chats were filled with screenshots of set times. Color-coded schedules. Impossible plans to sprint between stages just to catch twenty minutes of everything. The lineup …
· NOV 25, 2025 After 15 festivals and more than 60 live shows, I have learned that the artists onstage are only half the story. The other half is built by the hidden heroes who work long before the doors open and long after …
· NOV 17, 2025 After 15 festivals and more than 60 shows, I have learned that Arizona’s EDM scene is not just built by the artists onstage. It is built by the people who fill the dance floor with personality, humor, chaos, heart, and …
· OCT 29, 2025 EDM festivals aren’t just about music anymore. They’re full sensory experiences. When you’re standing in that crowd and the music hits just right, the lasers sweep overhead, the pyro bursts like fireworks around you, and the visuals wrap you in …
· JUN 1, 2023 Have you seen our amazing photographers running around at RB events and snapping away? Maybe you have stopped to talk or even asked to have your photo taken. If you have ever hopped in a photo but did not have …
· MAY 11, 2023 Afterlife. Just the word brings to mind images of heaven and serenity. If a secluded house show in the jungles of the Amazon sounds like heaven, Afterlife is for you. This project, founded by Italian duo Tale of Us, is …
· AUG 28, 2018 Insomniac, the world’s leader in massive electronic events, has just added a new 4-day experience to their festival roster. Sacred Valley, an Outdoor Psychedelic Gathering, is making its debut at the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation next month. This festival honors the …
· NOV 3, 2017 Escape: Psycho Circus took place at the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino last weekend. As expected from an Insomniac event, the music was terrific, the atmosphere was perfectly crafted, and the production was top of the line. This was especially true …
· JUL 6, 2016 If you’re still deciding the next festival to go to or have come to the conclusion you need to experience one, Dancefestopia should be high on your list of options. Returning to Kansas City this year, the 2016 lineup contains …
· JUN 30, 2016 Love the beach? Love festivals? Well combine the two and you get this year’s Electric Adventure. Join tons along the coast of New Jersey for this divergent festival experience. The Jersey Shore crew will surely wish they were still filming …
· APR 14, 2016 Pasquale Rotella (Owner and CEO of Insomniac), in my honest opinion as a writer, is one of the most wonderful human beings to ever step foot on this planet. He’s a brilliant visionary who aims to create an atmosphere that …
