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Las Vegas will host the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) from May 16 to 18, 2025, attracting over 525,000 attendees and featuring more than 250 acts across 16 stages. Headliners include Martin Garrix and Tiësto, with special performances like Alison Wonderland B2B Kaskade. The theme for 2025 is kineticMETROPOLIS, celebrating culture and community. Additionally, EDC Week will culminate in various nightlife events from May 14 to 20, fostering emerging artists’ growth and emphasizing sustainability.
Las Vegas will once again host the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), from May 16 to 18, 2025, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The festival is anticipated to attract over 525,000 attendees, marking it as the largest EDC in history. With more than 250 acts scheduled to perform across 16 stages, it will also feature the most stages ever seen at the event.
Headliners for the 2025 festival include prominent names like Martin Garrix, Tiësto, Dom Dolla, Sara Landry, Slander, and Mochakk. Additional performers of note will be Charlotte de Witte, Andy C, Skepta, TOKiMONSTA, Armin van Buuren, Eric Prydz, DJ Snake, Alesso, and various others. This year’s festival will also introduce a unique stage named Ubuntu, developed in partnership with South Africa’s Bridges for Music Academy, showcasing the vibrant sound of Afro house music.
Among the highlights of EDC 2025 will be rare back-to-back (B2B) performances, with Alison Wonderland B2B Kaskade and Illenium B2B Slander leading the lineup. The overall theme for the festival is kineticMETROPOLIS, aimed at celebrating a city rooted in culture, music, and community.
EDC will immerse attendees in interactive experiences this year, featuring roaming art cars and opportunities for festival-goers to create colorful kandi bracelets. The festival’s culture of community continues to be underscored by its adherence to the principles of PLUR, which stands for Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect.
Running alongside the main event, EDC Week 2025 will take place from May 14 to May 20, featuring various performances across Las Vegas’s nightlife venues. Hotel EDC guests will enjoy exclusive poolside parties, and there will be curated takeovers by numerous music labels.
In a commitment to support upcoming artists, the EDC Discovery Project will recognize emerging talents, offering them scholarships for advanced music production training. The festival is noted for its dedication to sustainability and community engagement, implementing waste diversion initiatives and various outreach programs.
Since its move from Los Angeles in 2011, the festival has consistently drawn large crowds, raising safety concerns in the past. Specifically, the recent EDC Orlando faced scrutiny due to allegations of overcrowding, highlighting the need for vigilant safety measures amid the growing capacity.
Insomniac Events, the festival’s organizer, produces more than 10,000 concerts, festivals, and club events globally each year, which includes EDC’s international editions. The process of revealing the festival’s lineup actively engages fans, building excitement and anticipation leading up to the event.
With its dynamic lineup and immersive experiences, the Electric Daisy Carnival 2025 is poised to enchant attendees and solidify its status as a cornerstone of electronic dance music culture in Las Vegas.
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