Electric Daisy Carnival 2010: Review and Photos
By Winnie Jaing
For some, summer means shopping, lounging around, and hot weather. For others, summer means sitting in an office watching other shop, lounge around and enjoy the hot weather. All work and non-work aside, summer means one thing for sure: Electric Daisy Carnival is coming to town. Since 1993, electronic music promoter Insomniac has been putting electronic music festivals on around the world.
Since 1996, however, Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival has been a part of the music industry, promoting both indie and mainstream electronic artists through various events. This year, EDC (as it is so fondly called) fell on Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th and took place at the Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
The dress code included elaborate outfits consisting of beads, backpacks, bright and colorful clothing and accessories, but EDC, “North America’s largest electronic music experience” — and arguably the world’s — was so much more than the outfits that people wore whilst in attendance. Artists from all corners of musical genres attended, including Travis Barker (who played with A-Trak), Will.I.Am (who had his own DJ set), Lil’ Jon (who went on stage twice: once for Laidback Luke, and another for AfroJack), and Benny Benassi (an electronic legend on his own).
With over 80 artists performing and over 200 performers to keep guests entertained, it’s no wonder that last year’s attendance was over 135,000.
Artists like Swedish House Mafia, Kaskade, Deadmau5, BasementJaxx, Infected Mushroom, Moby, BT, Spank Rock, and Steve Aoki graced the five different stages on Day 1, while legends like Armin Van Buuren, Groove Armada, Boyz Noize, Daedelus, and MSTRKRFT turned up the volume on Day 2.
Catch BeatCrave’s journey at EDC in the pictures below!
Photography by Winnie Jaing
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 1:16PM
One of my friends attended this festival and was stuck on the finger with a needle on her way to the bathroom by a random person…when she looked up she saw a guy walking away hiding the needle under his shirt. I'm just wondering if there's been any related incidences??
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:40PM
edc was amazing, every artist there was just perfect. It made my summer to a great start, thank you so much guys (: love always, Chelsea James
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:55PM
It was the greatest feeling of people from diffrent backgrounds come to one as a whole to enjoy music it was every penny you spend .
Peace and love
One nation one sound
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 10:09PM
edc was saweeettt!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, July 1, 2010 6:13PM
edc<3 was amaziing i liivee for ravesss! best way to start my summer<3
Thursday, July 1, 2010 6:13PM
iloooovvvveeeee edc<3
Thursday, July 1, 2010 9:47PM
tell her to get checked out for aids
its been said ppl walk around with aid infected needles n poke other with them n put a sticker on them saying
"welcome to the world of aids"
Saturday, July 3, 2010 2:49AM
epic night, epic music, if they shut down edc next year that would be a travesty to all of us hard working fun loving people who enjoy the music and like to let loose and dance for one damn weekend… this party is no worse than coachella or burning man! please please please keep the tradition alive!
Friday, July 9, 2010 9:25PM
Haha. No. That doesn't happen, at all. That's the most ridiculous rumor.