Project Glow has quickly become a mainstay of the budding electronic music community in Washington DC. The nation’s’ capital is home to a slew of legendary venues like waterfront favorite The Anthem, iconic staple 9:30 club, past winner of DJ Mag’s Best Club in the World, Echostage, and, of course, HIHF favorite, the exemplar of top-notch notch sound-system culture that is Flash nightclub.
Fans in D.C. are well known for their love of diverse electronic sounds, ranging from house to techno to DnB to dubstep, and that’s exactly what they are getting blessed with from Insomniac’s East Coast throwdown, Project Glow.
Returning to RFK stadium (which most lifetime Commanders fans desperately want their team to return to as well), the festival is set to break ground on May 31st and June 1st; the lineup is absolutely out of this world!
Headlining the festival are Tiesto, Subtronics, Kaskade, SLANDER b2b NGHTMRE, and Chris Lake, and we can’t wait to throw it back to our roots in the house music world.
The two-day weekend festival, brought to fans by the DC staple of nightlife culture Club Glow, also brings a myriad of our favorite names in the bass music arena, including Liquid Stranger, Wooli, Crankdat, Levity, ALLEYCVT B2B Level Up, Sippy, Skellytn, Rossy, Gorilla T and more. Let’s break down a couple of the names we are most excited to catch below.
Liquid Stranger
Genres: Dubstep, Experimental Bass, Downtempo
Recent Favorites: “Revolution” W/ Crooked Bangs, “Walk To The Sun” Feat. Sully & Crooked Bangs
Throwback Must-Listens: “Dissolve,” “Jetpacks,” “Gunslinger,” “Jungle Juice” w/ Ganja White Night
Set Recommendation: Rampage Open Air 2023 – Lommel, Belgium
ALLEYCVT B2B Level Up
Genres: Riddim-Style Dubstep, Experimental Bass, Melodic Bass
Recent Favorites: “Awaken” w/ Vastive, “Heads Will Roll” (ALLEYCVT Flip), “Secrets” (ALLEYCVT Flip)
Throwback Must-Listens: “Rescue” (Level Up Remix), “Religion”
Set Recommendations: ALLEYCVT – Club Studio Time – Denver, CO, Level Up – Under The Grave 3 (Halloween Mix Series)
Sippy
Genres: Riddim-Style Dubstep, Experimental Bass,
Recent Favorites: “happier by now” (Sippy Remix), “The Banana Song”
Throwback Must-Listens: “Bone Breaker” w/ Neotek, “Feel Anything” w/ Dani King
Set Recommendations: Sippy B2B SMOAKLAND @ Lost Lands 2024 – Thornville, Ohio
Levity
Genres: Riddim-Style Dubstep, Experimental Bass,
Recent Favorites: “Postman,” “Chill” Feat. ProbCause
Throwback Must-Listens: “Come A Little Closer” – Cage The Elephant Remix, “The Deep”
Set Recommendations: Electric Forest 2024 – Rothbury, Michigan
Rossy
Genres: EDM – Trap, Future Bass, Hybrid Trap
Recent Favorites: “Beez In The Trap (Remix),” “SHOWOFF,”
Throwback Must-Listens: “Sorry,” “Wap x Out Of Here (Edit),”
Set Recommendations: Insomniac Radio – Sunday Sessions
On top of the highlighted artist recommendations above, we’ve got two playlists for you to prepare for the event, one from us at HIHF and the other from Club Glow, which showcases songs from each artist on the lineup. Our playlist focuses on, you guessed it, the more dubstep-heavy side of things! We hope you enjoy discovering some new tunes and if you want to join us at Project Glow 2025 you can grab your tickets here.
Who are you most excited to catch perform at Project Glow 2025? Let us know below in the comments.
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Featured image from official Project Glow website