North America’s largest electronic music festival, Electric Daisy Carnival lives up to the title by being over the top in every way. The brightest costumes, colors and lights will cover the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in May, as will the fest’s nine different themed stages. With names like bionicJUNGLE, quantumVALLEY, bassPOD, wasteLAND, and neonGARDEN, each stage looks like they could house a rocket launch. This year’s EDC Vegas headliners include David Guetta, Zedd and Martin Garrix, all joined by over 200 other artists down the bill.
Music is not enough to make this three-day event a carnival. EDC is well known for its mix of art installations, rides, a group of dancers and actual circus performers known as “Funkdafied Freaks” who dress as whimsical neon clowns, and multiple themed bars. Forget a festival, EDC is a city built around the reverence of EDM. Worried three days is not enough time for you to go absolutely nuts in Vegas after spending all that money on neon body paint? EDC week starts before the festival and ends after it, and hosts events and smaller concerts all over Vegas.
The Specs
- Over 400,000 attend the festival annually.
- Festival tickets start at $379 for GA and range up to $1,199.99 for VIP passes.
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FAQs
Where does the festival take place?
Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas is held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 7000 N. Las Vegas Blvd.
Where is the nearest airport?
Las Vegas, McCarran International Airport (LAS) is closest to the festival.
Are there any age restrictions?
Yes, EDC is 18+ only.
Who produces this festival?
EDC Las Vegas is the flagship festival from Insomniac Events.
What time does the festival start?
The opening ceremony is from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, and the full grounds will be open from 7:00 pm to 5:30 am.
What is Hotel EDC?
Hotel EDC is a partnership between Vibee and EDC at the Las Vegas Hilton at Resorts World, which gets a EDC-y makeover. Check the EDC site for more info.
When does EDC Orlando take place?
EDC Orlando is set for November 8-10, 2024.
Do more people attend EDC Las Vegas or Coachella?
Roughly, between 200,000-300,000 people attend Coachella over two weekends and 400,000-500,000 people attend the dance music fest over one weekend.
Playlist
Who’s on the lineup for EDC Las Vegas 2024?
- ABANA B2B D. ZELEDON
- ACRAZE B2B KREAM
- ADAM BEYER
- ADAM X
- ADRENALIZE B2B WASTED PENGUINZ
- ADVENTURE CLUB
- AIRWOLF PARADISE
- ALCHIMYST
- ALESSO
- ALISON WONDERLAND
- ALY & FILA
- ANDREW BAYER
- ANDREW RAYEL
- ANDRUSS
- ANGERFIST
- ARGY
- ARMIN VAN BUUREN
- ATLIENS
- ATMOZFEARS
- AUDIOFREQ
- AZZECCA
- BEC
- BEFORE DAWN
- BEN HEMSLEY
- BEN STERLING
- BENNY BENASSI
- BIANCA OBLIVION
- BLASTOYZ
- BOOGIE T
- BOU
- BOYS NOIZE
- BOYS NOIZE B2B VTSS
- BRINA KNAUSS
- BRYAN KEARNEY
- CALUSSA
- CAMDEN COX
- CARL COX
- CARL COX B2B NICOLE MOUDABER
- CASPA
- CASSIAN
- CHEF BOYARBEATZ
- CHELINA MANUHUTU
- CLAWZ B2B DOMINA
- CRANKDAT
- CREEDS + HELEN KA
- CRISTOPH
- D-STURB
- DA TWEEKAZ
- DABIN
- DAVID GUETTA
- DAXSON
- DEAD X B2B LEVENKHAN
- DEADLY GUNS
- DEADMAU5
- DEATH CODE
- DEBORAH DE LUCA
- DEEPER PURPOSE
- DENIS SULTA
- DEORRO
- DEVAULT
- DEVIN WILD
- DEVIN WILD B2B KELTEK
- DILLON FRANCIS
- DIMENSION
- DIPLO
- DJ HEARTSTRING
- DJ SNAKE
- DOM DOLLA
- EAST END DUBS
- ELI BROWN
- ELI BROWN B2B HI-LO
- EMORFIK
- ERIC PRYDZ
- EXCISION
- FALLEN WITH MC DINO
- FERRY CORSTEN
- FISHER
- FLEUR SHORE
- FOUR TET
- FROSTTOP B2B REMK
- GEO
- GHASTLY PRESENTS GHENGAR
- GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI
- GRAVEDGR
- GRIGORÉ
- GRYFFIN
- HAAI
- HAMDI
- HANNAH LAING
- HEDEX
- HEIDI LAWDEN
- HINT OF LAVENDER
- HIVEMIND (KAYZO X SPACE LACES X MUST DIE!)
- HIXXY
- HOL!
- HONEYLUV
- HUGEL
- ILLENIUM
- INDIRA PAGANOTTO
- INFECTED MUSHROOM
- INTERPLANETARY CRIMINAL
- IVY
- J. WORRA
- JAMIE JONES
- JEANIE
- JESSICA AUDIFFRED
- JOHN 00 FLEMING
- JOHN SUMMIT
- JOHN SUMMIT B2B GREEN VELVET
- JOLUCA
- JON CASEY
- JOSEPH CAPRIATI
- JUSTIN JAY
- JYOTY
- KAI WACHI
- KASABLANCA
- KASKADE
- KAYZO UNLEASHED XL
- KELTEK
- KEVIN DE VRIES
- KEVIN SAUNDERSON B2B DJ MINX
- KHIVA
- KHOMHA
- KLANGKUENSTLER
- KOVEN
- KREATION B2B DARKSIDERZ
- KYLE WALKER
- LADY FAITH
- LAYZ
- LF SYSTEM
- LIL TEXAS
- LILLY PALMER
- LOST FREQUENCIES
- LSDREAM
- LUTTRELL
- MADDIX
- MAJESTIC
- MALÓNE
- MANDY
- MARAUDA
- MARCEL DETTMANN
- MARKUS SCHULZ
- MARLIE
- MARSH
- MARTIN GARRIX
- MARY DROPPINZ
- MATRODA
- MATRODA B2B SAN PACHO
- MATT SASSARI
- MAU P
- MAX STYLER
- MELÉ
- MERSIV
- METTA & GLYDE
- MIND AGAINST
- MISS DRE
- MITIS
- MIYUKI
- MK
- NAZ
- NGHTMRE
- NICOLE MOUDABER
- NIFRA
- NIGHTSTALKER
- NINAJIRACHI
- NOIZU
- NOIZU B2B WESTEND B2B MELÉ
- ODD MOB
- ODD MOB X OMNOM: HYPERBEAM
- ODEN & FATZO
- ORJAN NILSEN & MARK SIXMA PRESENT NILSIX
- OWNBOSS
- PANTEROS666
- PAUL OAKENFOLD (FULL ON FLUORO)
- PAUL VAN DYK
- PEGGY GOU
- PEGGY GOU B2B MARCEL DETTMANN
- PRUNK
- PRYDA
- PURPLE DISCO MACHINE
- RANGER TRUCCO
- RATED R
- RAYBEN
- RICHTER
- RIORDAN
- SALLY C B2B MATISA
- SARA LANDRY
- SEVEN LIONS
- SHIBA SAN
- SHLØMO
- SICARIA
- SKIN ON SKIN
- SLANDER
- SOFI TUKKER (DJ SET)
- SOREN
- SOSA
- SOUND RUSH
- STEVE AOKI
- SUB FOCUS
- SUB ZERO PROJECT
- SUBTRONICS
- SUBTRONICS B2B LEVEL UP
- SVDDEN DEATH
- TALLA 2XLC
- TAPE B
- TAYLOR TORRENCE
- TIMMY TRUMPET
- TIËSTO
- TOBEHONEST
- TROYBOI
- TRYM
- VALENTINO KHAN
- VINTAGE CULTURE
- VIRTUAL RIOT
- VULLLGUR
- WADE
- WARFACE
- WASTED PENGUINZ
- WATER SPIRIT
- WILKINSON
- WILL CLARKE
- WOOLI
- WORSHIP (SUB FOCUS B2B DIMENSION B2B CULTURE SHOCK B2B 1991)
- WUKI
- X-COAST
- YOSUF
- YOTTO
- ZEDD
- ZEN FREEMAN
- ZINGARA
- Zof
- Zuezue