We had an unbelievable time at Elements 2025 – between the incredibly talented lineup of artists, beautiful stages and art installations, and, of course, the festival goers who make the event so special. It was truly an all-time weekend, and we are so grateful to live in a world where we can attend music festivals like Elements. The last year I personally attended was 2022, and they have made some MAJOR upgrades since then. It’s really become one of the premier festivals for dance music in the U.S.
Lodged in the Pocono mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Elements Music and Arts festival transforms the grounds into an otherworldly event focused on transcendent and uplifting experiences. With a brilliant mix of house, techno, drum and bass, a sprinkle of jam bands, and dubstep galore, this festival had something for everyone.
We didn’t make it in time for Thursday’s preparty, but lucky attendees were blessed with performances from Tape B b2b Levity, Odd Mob, J Worra, Infekt b2b Distinct Motive, Flozone b2b Eater, STVSH b2b OkayJake, and more. This marked the first-ever b2b from breakout dubstep icons Tape B and Levity.
We spent Friday between the Earth and Fire stage, which was only a quick five-minute walk between the two, even at the festival’s peak of crowdedness. We spent our first day of the festival throwing down to some of the hottest names in bass music – Chase & Status, Levity, Tape B and REZZ. To top all of that off, you know we had to at least catch one jam band at the festival! We were blessed to catch a performance by the jamtronica legends Papadosio, who are taking an extended hiatus from touring after Summer 2025.
On top of his two Sunday sets, Pretty Lights delivered an unannounced, pop-up sunrise DJ set in one of the Vibe Village campgrounds, where many a late-night soundcamp was held. This was an extremely intimate performance from PL that became one of the most talked-about surprises of the weekend for those who were lucky enough to catch it.
Although the music and the festival grounds were top-tier in their own right, the one thing that most blew us away at the Elements Music & Arts festival last weekend was the stages and their incredibly built designs, textures, and overall energy. Not just their designs shined, but also the talented visual artists who controlled the projection mapping.
In 2025, projection mapping should be a standard at festivals we cover, but that’s simply not the case, so seeing it incorporated so seamlessly throughout the weekend, namely on the Earth and Air stages, was a serious festival highlight. They had Datagrama working visuals at the Earth Stage and Zip Visuals on the Water Stage.
Did you make it out to Elements 2025? We had such a special weekend in the Poconos that we are definitely adding Elements to our yearly festival rotation. If you are East Coast-based, it’s seriously got the best bang for your buck lineup, and the production value across the festival was top-notch.
Who was your favorite act at Elements Music & Arts festival 2025? Let us know down below in the comments!
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