We packed our dancing sneakers for a visit to our house turf and reunited below the Electrical Sky in Orlando, Florida. EDMTunes spent all weekend exploring the Electrical Daisy Carnival Orlando. Tinker Discipline hosted us but once more for 3 nights of unimaginable acts, tons of interactive installations, and love. The weekend of November 8-10 2024 will likely be one for the books. Let’s recap all of the highlights of EDC Orlando, our favourite experiences and units, in addition to what we expect may very well be improved for subsequent 12 months.
The Venue & Levels
Tinker Discipline has hosted the competition since 2011, and it continues to wow us every time. The 4 predominant phases that stay constant by the Las Vegas version and Orlando made a triumphant return this 12 months. Kinetic Discipline featured a callback to the legendary 2014 mainstage design, whereas Circuit Grounds had huge screens for enormous visuals, trying like an Extremely mainstage. Stereo Bloom was our spotlight stage of the weekend, with a easy and minimal construction that saved us hypnotized every evening. This stage felt the least crowded as effectively. There have been a number of water stations across the competition, and lots of facilities contained in the VIP part for every stage. Furthermore, we had tons of meals choices and enjoyable carnival rides.
Neon Backyard had the only arrange this 12 months, because the stage’s manufacturing solely lined the entrance of the dancefloor. Though this allowed the dancefloor to have the largest floor space but, we have been all hoping the design would mirror Las Vegas’ Neon Backyard, which noticed the return of its tent construction. We actually actually hope that EDC Orlando will give us some a lined Neon Backyard once more sooner or later. Shoutout to Casa Bacardi for having such a fairly club-like arrange this 12 months. That they had their very own rooftop bar with tables and scrumptious cocktails that saved us “hydrated” all weekend and offered pop-up units by headliners similar to Riordan, and Tom & Collins.
The Music
The audio system went full throttle all weekend, taking part in hits after hits on each stage. Main units included matches made in EDM heaven similar to Carl Cox b2b Classic Tradition, Eric Prydz, Oliver Heldens b2b Benny Benassi, Kaskade b2b Allison Wonderland, Worship (Dimension b2b Sub Focus b2b Shock Tradition b2b 1991), and our favourite duo of the weekend Ameme b2b Honeyluv, who threw down some celestial Afrohouse on Saturday.
Different main acts embody rising stars similar to Max Styler, Odd Mob, Beltran, and Mau P. Legendary performances embody Nicole Moudaber, I Hate Fashions, Amelie Lens, and John Summit. Slander’s Kinetic area set and their latest techno challenge Earlier than Daybreak each gave us quintessential Slander and new and recent sounds which have claimed a good larger viewers, now press replay to that!
Honorable units embody Layla Benitez, Ganja White Evening, Vini Vici’s sundown set, Mathame, Alesso, who included a heartfelt tribute to his late buddy and former One Route member Liam Payne in his set, and Illenium’s competition closing set. The DJ used the entire pyros and manufacturing left, together with a uniquely crafted drone present that suited top-of-the-line Melodic Bass artists of our technology.
The downtown takeover at all times supplies nice afterparties. This 12 months, the Vanguard and Celine had probably the most notable afterparties, together with recent units from Alesso and Patrick Mason.
The Vibes
EDC Orlando attracts tons of EDM fanatics from everywhere in the East Coast. The truth is, the attendance is mainly double that of Extremely Music Pageant in Miami. We traded a number of kandi, safety was extraordinarily good {and professional}, and the PLUR was in full throttle. The crowds received a bit overwhelming at instances this 12 months, however that’s one thing that may be mounted with adjustments to the gang stream and competition format. There are just too many individuals getting in each route on the identical time, and it makes the trek from one stage to a different fairly treacherous at evening. Dividing the walkways by route would assist with this. Nonetheless, the purpose stays that everyone there was having the time of their lives!
What to look into for EDC Orlando 2025
The top of Insomniac Occasions Pasquale Rotella, continuesly exceeds expectations, delivering a few of the finest festivals on the planet. As he continues to collect suggestions from his exhibits, we discover the enhancements as time passes. On the subject of Neon Backyard we hope that it might probably return to its megastructural tent that it deserves. Furthermore, Rotella additionally introduced that given the large success of EDC Orlando, he plans to increase the competition grounds to permit higher motion and stream.
In the event you havent unpacked but, be not afraid! pre-sale for EDCO 2025 was simply introduced as effectively hehehehe. See you guys subsequent 12 months!
