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How Pasquale Rotella Built His Rave Empire

The man behind EDC is not going away, felony charges be damned

Government Lawsuit Against EDC Rave Promoter a FAIL

The L.A. Coliseum Commission will regroup next week to consider its options after a local judge basically threw out its civil lawsuit against rave promoters who organized parties at the Coliseum and its sister venue, the L.A. Sports Arena. The suit named promoters Pasquale Rotella of Insomniac and ... More >>

Ten Questionable T-Shirts Seen at Electric Daisy Carnival

Electric Daisy Carnival started yesterday in Las Vegas, bringing the EDM generation out en masse to celebrate its love of sensory overstimulation and all things electronic. Last night the scene inside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the festival is being held, was a sight to behold, with firewor ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Electric Daisy Carnival is Completely Mind-Blowing

Electric Daisy Carnival is crazy, guys! We're all out here scorching in the heat of the desert by day and trekking out to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (16 miles north of the Strip) at night to experience the full-on sensory overload that is EDC. The event has come a long way since its days as an und ... More >>

Raves Should Be Able to Return to L.A. Coliseum, Garcetti Says

When he takes office in a few weeks, Eric Garcetti will become L.A.'s first EDM mayor. EDM stands for electronic dance music, for those of you who don't know. You see, Garcetti is hip. He's the only mayoral candidate in our memory to hold a fund-raiser in a superclub (Avalon Hollywood) with a super ... More >>

EDC 2013 Lineup Announced

Electric Daisy Carnival is back at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this year, June 21-23. It is sold out. But we'll provide full coverage, in case you can't be there. The full lineup is below, in alphabetical order.

Did Electric Daisy Carnival's Move to Vegas Cost L.A. Millions?

See also: *NFL Failures, EDM Greed and Massive Corruption: The Inside Story of the L.A. Coliseum Scandal. The L.A. organizers of the annual Electric Daisy Carnival this week said the economic impact of their last event on the Las Vegas area was worth $207 million. Why are they telling us this? Wel ... More >>

EDC Rave Could Lose Vegas Permit if Promoter is Convicted in L.A. Scandal

< /a>Updated at the bottom with a Vegas official saying EDC's license for next year could be denied if convictions are successful in the bribery case against rave promoters in L.A. First posted at 3:24 p.m. Tuesday. Headline has changed to reflect new info. The promoter of Electric Daisy Carnival, ... More >>

10 Raver Deaths in 5 Years: Ecstasy Often Blamed

A Canadian doctor who wants to legalize ecstasy says the drug is safe and that it's only the adulterated version of MDMA you find on the street that can kill you. But doctors at Los Angeles emergency rooms have told us that pure ecstasy can kill, including causing vital oxygen deprivation to organs ... More >>

EDC Vegas Sees Two Attendees Die, Including One Who Reportedly Took Ecstasy

One of the reasons Electric Daisy Carnival moved to Las Vegas last year was the scrutiny (and subsequent scandal) sparked following the ecstasy overdose death of a 15-year-old attendee in 2010. Turns out she had sneaked into the party. Since then, organizers have had to come to terms with with the ... More >>

EDC 2012: The Underground Has Left The Building

Twenty years after rave culture first entered the American mainstream, the success of a festival like Electric Daisy Carnival begs the question: Can electronic dance music retain its authenticity, warehouse roots and peace, love, unity and respect (PLUR)? EDC, whose organizers claim they sold out t ... More >>

Top Five Reasons Electric Daisy Carnival Rules

Sure, we have our issues with the predictability of Electric Daisy Carnival's lineup this year: With the likes of Tiesto, David Guetta and Afrojack on the bill, it was about as surprising as taxes. The talent seemed to reflect Coachella's lineup in April which, in turn, mirrored last year's EDC. We ... More >>

The Night After Cancellation, EDC Closes Fest With Massive Turnout

See also: EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds Organizers of the second annual Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas declared that the three-day party was a success despite high-winds that cut its marquee night short on Saturday. Promoters say a whopping 115,000 people were in attendance ... More >>

EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds

See also Our EDC slideshow: Photos of ravers Update at 2:48 a.m: EDC is over for the night. Organizers are waiting for crowds to thin out before making an official announcement. More details and older updates at the bottom. Electric Daisy Carnval in Las Vegas tonight was shut down temporarily as a ... More >>

EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing

See also: EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds Dance music is fighting for its soul. The charts (Rihanna, Flo Rida) are filled with tracks that borrow from the ecstatic trance and pulsing grooves of electronic dance music. The last time pop was so infatuated with the floor was 1979, the ... More >>

EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set

In early spring, a Twitter beef erupted between DJ Sneak, a Chicago house music legend, and Steve Angello, one-third of the DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia. Sneak called SHM's music "fake shit" and said they "do not play house music" -- as in, real house music. On Friday, in front of a huge crow ... More >>

EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better?

Dance music is coming to an arena near you: Kaskade will be the first DJ ever to play Staples Center (July 27). And mainstream concert promoters such as Live Nation are diving into the electronic dance explosion. Electric Daisy Carnival, which is being held this weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speed ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival: Vegas Tourism Officials Eye Expansion of Party That Left L.A. Following Ecstasy and Crowding Controversies

Colin Wolff-YoungRaving in Vegas.​It looks like what raves in Vegas stays in Vegas. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, which kept its distance from L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisy Carnival event when it moved there last month, is now gung-ho about the party, with some offici ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Organizers Say Las Vegas Party Was a Rousing Success

Colin Young-WolffFans at EDC in Vegas.​In a statement issued late Tuesday, Insomniac Events, the L.A.-based organizer of the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival rave in Las Vegas, said it was a rousing success. This after EDC moved to Vegas following controversy for its L.A. edition at the Col ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival: Vegas Could See Nearly One-Third The Cops The LAPD Puts on Smaller Raves Here: Are They Really Ready For This?

YouTubeA girl in a crush of people at EDC in L.A.​Updated with LAPD Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon's thoughts on rave deployment, at the bottom. As Electric Daisy Carnival hits Sin City for what promoters are anticipating will be their biggest rave yet, the big question is, is Las Vegas really p ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival Sees Two More Possibly Ecstasy Related Deaths Connected to its Dallas Parties

Kevin TodoraEDC Dallas.​Updated with revised statement from EDC's promoters, at the bottom. Two more deaths have been possibly linked to Electric Daisy Carnival, the L.A.-bred rave that has been under fire following the death of 15-year-old Sasha Rodriguez at the Los Angeles party last year a ... More >>

Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas' Mayor, Calls L.A. a 'Second-Class Entertainment Venue' For Letting Controversial EDC Rave Head to Sin City

nba.comOscar Goodman.​Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman today welcomed L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisly Carnival rave to his town, saying our city is a "second-class entertainment venue" for letting it go. EDC last June at the publicly owned L.A. Coliseum saw more than 200 medical emergencies ... More >>

Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Expands to Three Days Under Las Vegas Sun in June

Caesar SebastianEDC ravers.​We told you back in February that it looked like the controversial, two-day Electric Daisy Carnival rave might be expanding to three days in L.A. Well, after moving to Las Vegas for its annual June party, EDC is indeed expanding to three days, organizers announced ... More >>

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