EDC Las Vegas 2024: Where majestic moments become lifelong memories

A New Era of Festival Magic was reached at EDC Las Vegas.

Walking into EDC Las Vegas 2024 gave an instant overwhelming feeling of – how is this real? The view of the nine glowing stages beaming with colorful lights and bumping music – thousands of people swarming by with the same awe – and pure joy that the next 10 hours will be spent dancing in an enormous rave wonderland is a truly unique experience. Walking from stage to stage is memorizing as you are met with art installations, performers, and mini-stages. Ravers are decked out in some of their most self-expressive get-ups and the energy is as radiant as ever. 

No matter how many years you attend an EDC LV festival, the charm is undeniably something like nothing before. As Pasquale Rotella preaches, it’s the ‘headliners’ that make the event and you can feel the dedication to providing a magical, safe, high-energy, and perfectly crafted place for everyone to get lost in the moment and enjoy themselves truly. Everyone is encapsulated in their own experience while being side by side with people who have the same love and passion for electronic dance music where there is no such thing as being alone.

Indulging in a massive gathering filled with true architecture that is inspired by EDM on such a large scale is revolutionary. Access to nine stages makes for every turn to be filled with a new surprise or vibe, no matter what you are feeling. EDC included drone shows this year that filled the skies with amusing messages throughout the night that could be seen across the festival and surely added to the wowing effect that sticks with you wherever you end up on the immense grounds.

EDC Las Vegas has stayed true to its roots for years when it comes to stage layout, but this year it was reimagined and the benefits were reaped. Moving stages further back made for more spacious grounds, and even though packed, it was impressively moveable. This includes space to enjoy several art installations that added a glittering touch when exploring the festival. Plus, the amount of dancing and wandering around that is done EDC could be compared to running a marathon three days in a row, and actually is a good workout.

The many activations at EDC were a nice touch as well and reflected what many ravers can appreciate. There was Electrolyte, Dunkin Donuts, End Overdose, Four Loko, Ghost Energy, Skyy Vodka, White Claw, and Verizon. The End Overdose both included full demonstrations on how to administer Narcan – it also gave out free Narcan to anyone who requested it – for those ‘you never know moments.’ It’s truly monumental to have programs like End Overdose at festivals like EDC as for so many years the overdose reversal drug was illegal to give out to the public even with its life-saving properties.

Some of the most highly sought-after sets from EDC Las Vegas included Subtronics at the main stage KineticFIELD for the very first time, an iconic appearance from special guest fred again.. at CircuitGROUNDS, and a viral set from Sara Landry a neonGARDEN. The best upgrades were the daisy fields art installation that included a walkthrough with lights and flower decorations, along with a renewed BionicJUNGLE stage that had a 360 type of setup, leafy decorations to go with the theme, and an elevated VIP stage.

The memories that were made at EDC this year will last a lifetime and ring in the attendees’ heads for days on out following the festival. It is a true bonanza of some of the highest moments from watching a stacked lineup of artists at a festival that goes until sunrise. Delivering some of the most incredible sets of the entire year – right in front of you. You never know what will occur through the long, exhilarating night, but that is part of the experience to give into the unknown.

You may meet new friends, watch someone get married, end up at a stage with music you’ve never heard before, become inspired by art, wander into an area you didn’t know existed, and the list goes on. EDC created yet again another top-notch event that exceeded expectations and continued to bring more magic from the years before.

Ashley Palya

I remember hearing Edm for the first time and thinking I knew this type of music would change my life. I love all genres and the art that goes behind it all. You can catch me dancing to a wide range of tunes.

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