Category: Festival

We Sit Down With G-REX To Talk About The Inaugural Wakaan Festival & Some Of His Favorite Horror Films To Prepare Us For Halloween

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We had the pleasure of attending the first-ever Wakaan Music Festival, in Ozark, Arkansas. Not only did the lineup boast a plethora of talented, unique Bass producers, but the energy between the attendees and performers was infectious. I've never personally seen such a community feel from a festival. Dare we say we have a new … Continue reading We Sit Down With G-REX To Talk About The Inaugural Wakaan Festival & Some Of His Favorite Horror Films To Prepare Us For Halloween

Our Top Ten Acts To Look Forward To At Steez Promo’s Fright Night Massive in Baltimore

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Steez Promo is the brilliant team behind the scenes of the annual Moonrise Festival at the Pimlico racetrack outside Baltimore each summer, as well as tons of the East Coast's biggest shows in the EDM world. This year, after year after year of success with Moonrise Fest, the minds at Steez are bringing us a … Continue reading Our Top Ten Acts To Look Forward To At Steez Promo’s Fright Night Massive in Baltimore

Watch Streams Of Excision’s Lost Lands Festival Featuring Excision B2B Illenium, 12th Planet, Liquid Stranger, Kayzo, Trampa, Space Jesus, SLANDER B2B Spag Heddy, Ghastly and more!

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Who was at Lost Lands last weekend? We had an absolute blast at Excision's Dubstep Disneyland and we can't wait for Lost Lands 2020. Below we wanted to share some of our favorite sets from the festival and/or those were available for live stream. Enjoy my fellow headbangers! Sets from Excision b2b Illenium, Liquid Stranger, … Continue reading Watch Streams Of Excision’s Lost Lands Festival Featuring Excision B2B Illenium, 12th Planet, Liquid Stranger, Kayzo, Trampa, Space Jesus, SLANDER B2B Spag Heddy, Ghastly and more!

Watch Illenium & Excision Drop Their Unreleased Collab At Lost Lands During Their B2B

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Excision's Lost Lands Festival brought some of the biggest names in Dubstep and Dance Music in general to Ohio's Legend Valley. To close out Dubstep Disneyland, Excision teamed up with feels master Illenium to put on a b2b for the ages. They closed out the headlining set with their brand new collab, "Feel Something". Let … Continue reading Watch Illenium & Excision Drop Their Unreleased Collab At Lost Lands During Their B2B

Liquid Stranger’s Wakaan Family Takes Over Mulberry Mountain: Peep Our Daily Top Five Acts & Official Playlist To Prep For The Inaugural Wakaan Music Festival

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Becoming well-known as the home of weird and wonderful exploratory bass music, to say Liquid Stranger's Wakaan label has been thriving would be a massive understatement. The Wakaan team is bringing the inaugural edition of the Wakaan Music Festival to Ozark, AR's Mulberry Mountain and we couldn't be more excited. The massive lineup brings not … Continue reading Liquid Stranger’s Wakaan Family Takes Over Mulberry Mountain: Peep Our Daily Top Five Acts & Official Playlist To Prep For The Inaugural Wakaan Music Festival

Mysterious Masked Producer Deathpact Shares His Debut Live Set From Shambhala Music Festival

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Deathpact has made his rounds about Heard It Here First for about a year now. Their two Rezz collabs, huge Odesza remix, lumbering singles "Piston" and "Kool Aid", and brand new EP through Mau5trap were all covered on HIHF. The mysterious producer is back at it today to share their first-ever live performance with fans across … Continue reading Mysterious Masked Producer Deathpact Shares His Debut Live Set From Shambhala Music Festival

We Sit Down With Wooli At Moonrise Festival To Talk His Voyage Tour and Upcoming Excision and Seven Lions Collabs [Exclusive Photos+Interview]

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We had a blast last weekend at Baltimore's Moonrise Festival. With a super diverse lineup and some awesome improvements to the festival grounds/stages, this year's Moonrise may have been our best yet. Last weekend, we had the chance to interview both Wooli and Peekaboo, two talented rising stars in the Bass realm that you should … Continue reading We Sit Down With Wooli At Moonrise Festival To Talk His Voyage Tour and Upcoming Excision and Seven Lions Collabs [Exclusive Photos+Interview]

Stream Full Sets From Moonrise Festival Featuring Illenium, Big Gigantic, Tiësto, San Holo, KSHMR, Alan Walker, Slushii, and more!

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We had the pleasure of working press for Moonrise Festival this weekend outside Baltimore, Maryland. We have plenty of photos, interviews, and vids of our own we are still editing, but for now, enjoy some of your favorite sets from Moonrise's Lunar and Stellar stage below! Be sure to follow us on Insta for exclusive … Continue reading Stream Full Sets From Moonrise Festival Featuring Illenium, Big Gigantic, Tiësto, San Holo, KSHMR, Alan Walker, Slushii, and more!

Stream Full Sets From Hard Summer 2019 Feat. Alison Wonderland, Dillon Francis, DJ Diesel (Shaquille O’Neal), Ghastly, And Tons More!

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Did you have so0o much fun at HARD Summer this past weekend but are now so0o upset that you can't relive your favorite artists' sets in full? Well, do we have news for you. Below you can stream sets from Alison Wonderland, Dillon Francis, Ghastly, DJ Diesel (Shaq), A-Trak b2b YehMe2, Kill The Noise, Flosstradamus … Continue reading Stream Full Sets From Hard Summer 2019 Feat. Alison Wonderland, Dillon Francis, DJ Diesel (Shaquille O’Neal), Ghastly, And Tons More!

EZoo Announces Day By Day Lineups Featuring Takeovers From Gud Vibrations, PRYDA, Brownies & Lemonade: Check Out Our Top Ten For Each Stage

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Electric Zoo is an EDM pilgrimage for East Coast ravers. The annual NYC festival held at Manhattan's Randall's Island has hosted some of the biggest names in dance music. This year's Electric Zoo: Evolved lineup is as deep as ever and features some of the hottest names in House, Dubstep, Trance, Techno, Trap, and Future … Continue reading EZoo Announces Day By Day Lineups Featuring Takeovers From Gud Vibrations, PRYDA, Brownies & Lemonade: Check Out Our Top Ten For Each Stage

Pasquale Rotella Gets Listeners Ready For Next Weekend’s Audiotistic Festival With Brand New MegaMix [Tracklist]

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For Night Owl Radio Volume 203, Pasquale Rotella curates the perfect mix to prepare us for next weekend's Audiotistic Festival. The festival takes place July 13th and 14th at the Shoreline Amphitheater Grounds in Mountain View, California. The fest has become a premiere NorCal electronic event over the past couple of summers. It's 2019 lineup … Continue reading Pasquale Rotella Gets Listeners Ready For Next Weekend’s Audiotistic Festival With Brand New MegaMix [Tracklist]

Stream Subtronics’ Killer Electric Forest 2019 Set Here!

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Subtronics was a late addition to the Electric Forest lineup and still drew one of the biggest crowds of the festival. After finding out that his full set was recorded and uploaded online, Subtronics decided to upload the proper, high-quality recording of the set through his own Soundcloud. Check out what he had to say … Continue reading Stream Subtronics’ Killer Electric Forest 2019 Set Here!

Slushii Returns To Monstercat With Dreamy New Single “Far Away”

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Slushii has just returned to one of his favorite labels, Monstercat, for his second time of 2019 with his "Far Away" release. After the previous success of his last release, "Dreaming of You", Slushii has implemented his signature, energetic, euphoric soundscape into this new track. This explosive single certainly seems to take listeners to another place, as … Continue reading Slushii Returns To Monstercat With Dreamy New Single “Far Away”

Our Team’s Top Ten DJ Sets Of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2019

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Bonnaroo is an annual pilgrimage to Manchester, TN for part of our team here at Heard It Here First. We wanted to share with our many readers what our highlights of the weekend were. Enjoy our top ten sets of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival! Let us know who your favorite sets of the weekend … Continue reading Our Team’s Top Ten DJ Sets Of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2019

Mersiv Brings Us A Brand New Mix To Prepare For Shambhala! [Tracklist]

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The road to Shambhala just got a little bit easier for us Bass fans. As a part of the Shambhala 2019 Mix Series, Mersiv brings us an incredible hour of tunes. Big unreleased tracks surface in this one, including exclusive new bangers with FiYah, sFam, and Jantsen. Check out this brand new mix below! *Write-Up … Continue reading Mersiv Brings Us A Brand New Mix To Prepare For Shambhala! [Tracklist]

Stream Full Sets From Porter Robinson’s Inaugural Second Sky Festival Here Ft. Skrillex, Virtual Self, G Jones, Porter’s 2019 Worlds Set, and many more!

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Porter Robinson held his first-ever music festival this weekend in Oakland, California. The Second Sky Music Fest was home to some of Porter's favorite up and coming names in the business and also boasted multiple sets from Porter himself. The festival was run by Goldenvoice, the namesake behind Coachella, Firefly, Tyler The Creator's Camp Flog … Continue reading Stream Full Sets From Porter Robinson’s Inaugural Second Sky Festival Here Ft. Skrillex, Virtual Self, G Jones, Porter’s 2019 Worlds Set, and many more!

Stream Full Sets From Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival 2019 Ft. Illenium, Alison Wonderland, Mat Zo, DROELOE, and many more!

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This weekend, in Tampa, FL, thousands of ravers headed down to Raymond James Stadium for Sunset Music Festival. We're happy to share a few full sets from the festival with our awesome readers! Enjoy streams of DROELOE, Mat Zo, Audien, and Bonnie x Clyde, and videos of Illenium, Alison Wonderland, Dog Blood, Ganja White Night, … Continue reading Stream Full Sets From Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival 2019 Ft. Illenium, Alison Wonderland, Mat Zo, DROELOE, and many more!

Heard It Here First’s Top 12 Acts of Moonrise Festival 2019 (Playlist + Exclusive Photos)

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We've hit Moonrise Festival the past few Summers and it's year to year one of our favorite festivals. It's consistently deep and diverse lineup is what pulls thirty-five thousand ravers each day from all across the country. Put on by esteemed East Coast entertainment outlets, Steez Promo and Club Glow, this Bass-heavy lineup has drawn … Continue reading Heard It Here First’s Top 12 Acts of Moonrise Festival 2019 (Playlist + Exclusive Photos)

Watch Dillon Francis Bring Out Eptic At EDC Vegas To Tease Their Upcoming Collab

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Eptic has been making his rounds in the Dubstep game for years, but why does it only feel like just now he's starting to see mainstream light? He has multiple killer remixes for the biggest names in the industry like Zomboy and Excision and his originals have become staples in tons of DJ's sets all … Continue reading Watch Dillon Francis Bring Out Eptic At EDC Vegas To Tease Their Upcoming Collab

Watch The Glitch Mob Drop Unreleased 1788-L & LICK Collaborations at EDC Vegas

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Going into this weekend, legendary production trio The Glitch Mob had already stated they would be debuting tons of new music during their EDC Las Vegas 2019 performance. Luckily, we got collabs from The Glitch Mob and two of our favorite rising-star Bass artists. 1788-L teased a picture of The Glitch Mob's logo on his socials … Continue reading Watch The Glitch Mob Drop Unreleased 1788-L & LICK Collaborations at EDC Vegas

Stream Sets From EDC Las Vegas 2019 Here Ft. Deadmau5, Alison Wonderland, Diplo, Excision, Deorro and many more!

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Every year, we have serious FOMO come EDC Las Vegas. We wanted to make it a little bit easier for our fantastic readers this year 🙂 We'll be updating these as the weekend goes on for all our fellow couch fam. If you want to really experience the madness, head over to Youtube for the … Continue reading Stream Sets From EDC Las Vegas 2019 Here Ft. Deadmau5, Alison Wonderland, Diplo, Excision, Deorro and many more!

Skrillex EDC Japan Set Teases New Dog Blood EP

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This past Saturday, Skrillex was one of many big names to hit the stage at EDC Japan. The festival, which ran May 11-May 12, is known to be unique, displaying world-class stages, fireworks, and costumed performers. Skrillex took advantage of his heavy-hitting set by packing in tons of songs throughout his discography; most importantly, he threw in some tracks … Continue reading Skrillex EDC Japan Set Teases New Dog Blood EP

We Present Our Official Recap Video From Lunar Tide Music and Arts Festival 2019

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Notion did it again and brought Chicago another top-shelf Bass event with this year's Lunar Tide Music and Arts Festival. Beloved DJs, VJs, and Live/Performance artists turned the Riverside Complex into a living, breathing, art exhibit. Hennessy sound systems provided fully dialed in bass weight at all three stages. The Slugwife crew, featuring Kursa, Seppa, … Continue reading We Present Our Official Recap Video From Lunar Tide Music and Arts Festival 2019

Watch Alison Wonderland’s Wild EDC Mexico 2019 Set Here

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Alison Wonderland has been on a tear recently, releasing powerful new singles and touring the U.S. alongside Dillon Francis & Diablo. While having so much going on she still maintains her exceptional performances at festivals across the globe, bringing her massive fan army from the corners of the earth to catch her sets. She just played … Continue reading Watch Alison Wonderland’s Wild EDC Mexico 2019 Set Here

Watch DJ Snake Drop His Unreleased Zomboy Collab At Coachella

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DJ Snake just released his new Eptic collab, "Southside", and during his jaw-dropping Coachella performance, jam-packed with special guests and DJ Snake staples, the French superstar gave fans a taste of his unreleased Zomboy collab. Snake also brought out Ozuna, Cardi B, and Selena Gomez for their massive radio-hit "Taki Taki" and premiered a brand new … Continue reading Watch DJ Snake Drop His Unreleased Zomboy Collab At Coachella

NGHTMRE Brings Out A$AP Ferg & Lil Jon For his Sahara Tent Performance, Presents “The Orb” Stage Design (+Video Interview)

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This may have been NGHTMRE's most notable performance yet. Sure, his Güd Vibrations Sets and Gigantic NGHTMRE sets from Ultra a few weeks back were epic. But Coachella transcends genres. The Güd Vibrations label co-founder's Sahara tent set to close out the festival was streamed on Youtube through the festival's official live stream. NGHTMRE absolutely destroyed … Continue reading NGHTMRE Brings Out A$AP Ferg & Lil Jon For his Sahara Tent Performance, Presents “The Orb” Stage Design (+Video Interview)

Watch Yungblud Make Surprise Appearance at Kayzo’s Coachella Set for “11 Minutes” Remix

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Halsey & her newest beau YUNGBLUD released "11 Minutes" featuring Travis Barker, back in February. Both pop and punk fans were drawn to the genre blended love song which combines both Halsey's and YUNGBLUD's music styles. https://twitter.com/kayzomusic/status/1117128510898728961?s=21 A friendship that I didn't sense coming was between one YUNGBLUD and Kayzo, but their punk overlap made … Continue reading Watch Yungblud Make Surprise Appearance at Kayzo’s Coachella Set for “11 Minutes” Remix

Gramatik Teams Up With Tom Morello & Gary Clark Jr. For New Single “Can’t Stop The Bleeding” (Music Video)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVPhocHKRm8 Tom Morello, 2019 Ultra Music Festival headliner and frontman of the legendary band Rage Against The Machine, has just recruited two huge names for his newest track. For “Can't Stop The Bleeding”, Morello recruits two brilliant musicians, Gary Clark Jr., and Denis Jašarević, aka Gramatik. Gramatik is a very established name in the EDM … Continue reading Gramatik Teams Up With Tom Morello & Gary Clark Jr. For New Single “Can’t Stop The Bleeding” (Music Video)

Heard It Here First’s Top Ten Acts of Chicago’s Spring Awakening Music Festival 2019

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Spring Awakening Music Festival has been a staple in the Chicago EDM world for almost a decade. They've brought some of the biggest electronic acts in the world (Skrillex, Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Afrojack, Moby, NERO, Benny Benassi, A-Trak, and hundreds more) to Solider Field, Medill Park, and now, Poplar Creek park. The festival is known … Continue reading Heard It Here First’s Top Ten Acts of Chicago’s Spring Awakening Music Festival 2019

Stream Ultra Music Festival Sets from Deadmau5, Zedd, Illenium, Alesso, Marshmello, Carl Cox, Griz, Big Gigantic b2b NGHTMRE, Dog Blood and more!

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Whether you watched Ultra from Virginia Key Park in Miami or, like many other fest-heads like myself, sat and raged from the comfort of your own home/couch and watched via Youtube, this year's Ultra Music Festival gave us tons of bangin' new sets. Enjoy sets below from Deadmau5, Armin Van Buuren, Dog Blood, Zedd, Illenium, … Continue reading Stream Ultra Music Festival Sets from Deadmau5, Zedd, Illenium, Alesso, Marshmello, Carl Cox, Griz, Big Gigantic b2b NGHTMRE, Dog Blood and more!

Stream Sets From EDC Mexico Ft. Skrillex, RL Grime, Kygo, Alison Wonderland, San Holo and more here!

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EDC Mexico 2019 was this past weekend and we've got streams of tons of the best sets of the festival! Including streams from Skrillex, RL Grime, Kygo, San Holo, Nora En Pure, Alison Wonderland, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Nitti Gritti, W&W, Brohug, Gryffin, GG Magree, Yultron, and Whipped Cream. What was your favorite set … Continue reading Stream Sets From EDC Mexico Ft. Skrillex, RL Grime, Kygo, Alison Wonderland, San Holo and more here!

Heard It Here First’s Top Ten Must-See Acts at Forbidden Kingdom Music Festival

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Boca Raton is hosting the first annual Forbidden Kingdom Music Festival and it's bringing some of the biggest names in dubstep for the inaugural two-day fest. This bass-heavy lineup brings a great mix of rising stars and legendary names down to Florida. Grab your tickets and check out the full lineup plus the official festival anthem … Continue reading Heard It Here First’s Top Ten Must-See Acts at Forbidden Kingdom Music Festival

Kaivon Takes Lana Del Rey’s “Dark Paradise” For A Spin

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Kaivon, who just played the Inaugural Philadelphia Hijinx Festival, has scored with this epic new remix of Lana Del Rey's "Dark Paradise". This remix starts with a thunderous rumble over Lana's original melody. It then takes off into a bass boosted, heavy-ass drop that transforms this melancholy, emotional track into a complete banger. Enjoy the new … Continue reading Kaivon Takes Lana Del Rey’s “Dark Paradise” For A Spin

Event Review: Bassnectar’s 360 NYE Celebration in Greensboro, NC (TRACKLIST)

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Raunchy rainbows, furry festival friends, and glitter gangs flooded the streets of Greensboro, North Carolina for the return of Bassnectar’s 360 NYE celebration. A record-breaking 22,300 Bassheads brought a wave of wubba lubba dub dub to the Greensboro Coliseum; the third highest attendance the Coliseum has ever seen! The Coliseum wasn't only home to Bassnectar … Continue reading Event Review: Bassnectar’s 360 NYE Celebration in Greensboro, NC (TRACKLIST)

Stream Full Sets From Countdown NYE Festival: Feat. Tiesto, Dillon Francis, k?d, Party Favor, Andrew Rayel, GG Magree, Hekler, CID, and More

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Thank the Mixcloud gods, we have tons of sets for you today! The Insomniac Events run New Years Eve Day festival, Countdown, hosted some of the biggest names in dance music to end off 2018. The annual festival held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernadino formerly was a two-day event but was shortened … Continue reading Stream Full Sets From Countdown NYE Festival: Feat. Tiesto, Dillon Francis, k?d, Party Favor, Andrew Rayel, GG Magree, Hekler, CID, and More