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Day Trip, the new festival from Insomniac originally scheduled for July 4th weekend at Berth 46 in San Pedro, Southern California, has relocated to the Lot at Hollywood Park, approximately 20 miles inland northbound next to SoFi Stadium.

Insomniac revealed in their press release: “After tickets sold out so quickly for both days of the festival, we realized that so many more wanted to dance with us over the 4th of July weekend.

“An opportunity opened up at a brand new, larger venue so Day Trip Festival is moving to a new location — The Lot at Hollywood Park, located adjacent to SoFi Stadium. DTF will take over the massive, beautiful lakefront grounds, with plenty of room for us all to dance in the sunshine with a fishbowl in hand. This change will allow us to have a more spacious, improved layout, as well as release a limited amount of additional tickets.”

The move, however, has left many, many prospective attendees sour. The promised “lakefront grounds” will likely be inaccessible to attendees, and the actual scale of the lake is much less appealing. (Images via @bbbbork on Twitter)

In addition to the obvious differences in the venue appearance, there’s the issue of lodging. The long distance from the original venue to the new one will present significant challenges to attendees coming from out of state who’ve booked hotels or AirBnBs closer to San Pedro. Not to mention July 4th weekend will mean more expensive ride shares from their hotels to the new venue if they choose to keep their tickets.

All this being said, it is highly unlikely that that the switch was made with malice intent, or in an effort to “bait and switch” attendees as some have posited on Twitter. Likewise, such a drastic move seems counterintuitive to issues of simple attendance, as Insomniac has the ability internally to limit ticket sales based on capacity.

Read some of the responses to the move from Twitter users below. Day Trip or Insomniac have yet to respond to any of the grievances expressed.

This is a TERRIBLE move. We bought tix cuz of the waterfront venue and promised fireworks WTF @PasqualeRotella

— Just Joshin’ (@NaturalBornRava) June 23, 2021

At the VERY LEAST, you should provide FREE shuttles for we who’ve already booked hotels by the original spot
I got my tickets THE DAY they went on sale (both times) & paid flight & hotel MONTHS ago
1st time in LA & you’re taking me from the beach to the ghetto
Thanks a lot

— Carlos R.Q. PLUR BLM (67%) (@crqri) June 23, 2021

The event is in a week and half and y’all thought let’s screw over everyone’s travel accommodations so you can make more money??

— Kellz (@codeKELLZ_) June 23, 2021

Same and flying into Long Beach

— Glen HoHo (@ROtorious) June 22, 2021

This is straight up bait and switch. Literally the selling point of this was a ocean side venue. #Scammers

— Kyle A Flammang (@Elyktronic) June 23, 2021

How you gonna have daytrip in a parking lot ??? Why did you move it from the beach . SMH. The wholeeeeee point was to be by the beach . There goes half the venue selling their tickets .

— sugaa titts (@poooksss_) June 23, 2021

Wtfmost of us booked our hotels months ago!! How are y’all going to change the venue 2 weeks before the event!!!

— Michelle (@lustingxoxo) June 23, 2021

Lyft, Uber & yellow cabs aren’t working properly at the moment & you expect your headliners to now travel 20 miles out of town from the original venue? That’s some greedy shit. Ok

— Salena Rene (@salenarenekiwis) June 23, 2021

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Day Trip Festival Relocates to the Lot at Hollywood Park, adjacent to SoFi Stadium

Back in the beginning of June, Tomorrowland 2021 looked promising as Belgium aimed to reopen by September, allowing up to 75,000 people for outdoor events, right at the cusp of the festival’s usual 70,000 per day average. Unfortunately, just a couple weeks later, the government denied the festival’s permit application, citing “risks to public safety and health.” More specific reasons cited include lack of police force and concerns from advisory group GEMS.

Now, the festival has announced that, sadly, the event will not go on as hoped.

“It is with heavy heart that our organization must announce that the 16th edition of Tomorrowland Belgium cannot take place in 2021. The entire team fought till the end and did everything in its powers to write a new chapter in the history of Tomorrowland.”

However, Tomorrowland’s stunning Around The World virtual event is just around the corner, July 16 & 17, featuring dozens of stellar artists ready to bring the epic festival vibes to life in another world. Tickets are still available.

Photo courtesy of Tomorrowland

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Tomorrowland 2021 Officially Cancelled After Weeks Of Uncertainty

Illenium is gearing up for Trilogy, his biggest headlining show to date — and he’s making sure as many fans as possible can be a part of the milestone event at Allegiant Stadium on July 3.

“I’m so grateful for the overwhelming response to my Trilogy Show in Las Vegas,” Illenium shares in the announcement video below. “I know a lot of you guys cannot attend, so I’m going to share the experience with everyone around the world with a livestream.”

MORE: ILLENIUM’s Special Trilogy Performance Will Be Largest Single-Headliner EDM Event In US History

He adds via tweet, “This will be a HUGE production with 16 cameras capturing every angle of the show in 4k.”

In addition to hour-long Ascend, Awake, and Ashes sets, highlighting each album and era, Illenium has carved out a 20-minute time slot exclusively for previewing new music from his upcoming fourth studio album, Fallen Embers.

Early bird tickets for the Trilogy Livestream are on sale now starting at $19.99, which grants access to the virtual event and allows 24-hour replay.

Trilogy Livestream Announcement

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Illenium’s Milestone Trilogy Show Will be Live Streamed, Tickets On Sale Now

NERVO remain on top of their game in serving up this energetic, 90s-inspired house bop, “Basement” — out now on Toolroom.

With the new single, Grammy Award-winning sisters Mim and Liv make their label debut, and it’s sure to control the dance floor all summer long. The track boasts lush pads, classic organ stabs, and uplifting piano chords as NERVO lay down an entire vibe, complete with a magnetic, singalong chorus.

Toolroom shares of the release, “Bringing back that classic 90’s piano house sound, NERVO channel their inner raver, confessing their love for those dark, dingy, underground parties we’ve all been to and fell for in this feel-good House number.”

Listen here and take the party to the “Basement!”

NERVO – “Basement” (Extended Mix)

Stream/download: https://toolroom.lnk.to/BasementPS

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: NERVO Drop Feel-Good Summer House Jam “Basement,” Their Toolroom Debut [LISTEN]

Dabin is making his presence known in 2021 with a brand new album, which is completely finished.

The producer just tweeted out, “my third album is done,” sparking much excitement among the dance music community.

Dabin first came on the scene in 2012 and later unleashed his 8-track Bloodless EP in 2014. What’s considered his debut album, Two Hearts, came out in 2017 — followed up strongly by Wild Youth in 2019.

Known for his production and instrumentation, Dabin has revitalized the EDM scene with his genius. In addition, his high-profile collaborations “Hearts on Fire” with Illenium and Lights and “First Time” with Seven Lions, Slander and Dylan Matthew have catapulted his career to the next level. He’s also performed live with Said The Sky, Day, and KJ Sawka as part of Illenium’s live touring band.

No further details on the new album thus far, but stay tuned for more details.

can’t believe I’m tweeting this but…

my third album is done

— DABIN (@iamdabinlee) June 20, 2021

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Dabin Reveals His Third Album is Finished

With touring and live events at a standstill from April 2020 to April 2021, both musicians and audiences turned to streaming. Music research and analytics platform Viberate looked into the numbers to pinpoint the artists who made the most of the situation on Spotify.

The report ranks the five most successful artists in each of the six most listened-to genres. In electronic, the top 5 artists were Ben Böhmer (Germany), Yves Tumor (USA), INZO (USA), ARTBAT (Ukraine), and Unknown Brain (UK). The German deep house artist beat others with a 143% followers’ increase, thanks to his 2020 releases “Cappadocia” and “Moments” that gained over 18M streams.

Viberate’s report also determined that Spotify playlists and TikTok were hugely influential. Each top-performing artist’s tracks either went viral on TikTok at some point during lockdown or were included in an influential playlist. The report also shows that Pop was the most popular genre on Spotify, followed by Hip Hop, Latin, Rock, R&B, and Electronic.

Viberate specifically looked at the fastest-growing fanbase among the top 1K Spotify artists in each genre from the period of April 2020 – April 2021. Artists eligible in the study had to have at least 10K Spotify followers and 100K monthly listeners. Unfortunately, this did exclude a lot of rising artists who might not already have some degree of notoriety, whose profiles received more visits and listens following a shout out from a peer or a spectacular set at any of the digital festivals held during COVID.

For instance, Megan Thee Stallion was the #2 most-grown artist in hip hop, thanks in large part to TikTok, which saw her rise 2.9M followers in one year. And though she has 30 million more monthly listeners than the #1 most-grown artist in hip hop, J.I the Prince of N.Y took the top spot because of his percentage increase in followers was greater (91K to 475K, a 426% increase compared to MTS’s 328% increase, 900K to 3.8M).

Viberate also found that “sad playlists” were instrumental in the rise of artists during COVID, which… is somewhat expected. That being said, pop and hip hop were shown to have the most “solid” fanbases and were “the most successful in converting listeners into long-term followers.” The same report found that electronic muisc seemed to be the most “divided” in delivering either one-time hits or new household names.

It’s important to remember, even after looking at this report and the data it presents, that Spotify is of course not the be-all end-all of evaluating an artist’s worth or reach. Though these artists might have “made the most” of Spotify, hundreds if not thousands of others saw significant growth on this platform or elsewhere during the pandemic. And even if they didn’t, that’s okay too. Everyone’s mental health was affected and if an artist saw a decrease in followers/listeners but managed to maintain a healthy mental state, that’s also a win in our book.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: What artists were the “Lockdown Winners” on Spotify?

Repurposing old rock classics for EDM covers and remixes has become oddly common over the past couple of years — maybe it’s a lack of original ideas, maybe it’s an appeal to an older audience, maybe the artist has a true appreciation for the classics. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. This week, Steve Aoki, GATTÜSO, and Aukoustics reimagine R.E.M.’s classic “Losing My Religion” with help from MKLA.

“Losing My Religion” is, by far, R.E.M.’s biggest song, outstreaming their next biggest song by three times on Spotify. And it’s for good reason. The melancholy tone of the song paired with the comparatively sparse lyrics present a wonderful depiction of, well, losing your religion.

And while this group of producers might have succeeded in creating a dancefloor anthem for the current era (whether they did or not is entirely subjective), it’s hard to deny that they lose a lot of the meaning of the song in the recreation.

“Losing My Religion is my favorite of all R.E.M. songs, and I loved them growing up as a kid,” Steve Aoki shares. “It was time to bring it back and make a 2021 version for the dancefloor that people wouldn’t expect. We flipped it and made it special.”

GATTÜSO adds, “Steve had a clear vision for how it would need to be sculpted and I learned a lot in the process. It’s great to see this plan come together after a lot of work, and I’m excited for everyone to hear it.”

You can listen to it below.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Steve Aoki, GATTÜSO, and Aukoustics Reimagine R.E.M.’s Classic “Losing My Religion” ft. MKLA

Formerly producing as half of Golf Clap, Detroit-based DJ and producer Bryan Jones further steps into his new production moniker as Wave Point with the release of his next single “In The Moment.” The quiet of quarantine spurred the launch this project, where Jones is the mastermind behind this new sound serving up slick, soulful grooves. Like most of ‘Higher Dimension’, the single “In The Moment” is a product of a virtual collaboration with musicians from around the world that contributed to the track’s funky bass guitar, live drums, and original vocals. 

“In The Moment” blends poolside vibes smoothly with classic house nostalgia with futuristic techniques. It’s warming the minute you press play, packed with blissful sounds and beautiful melodies to create a euphoric space in your mind’s eye. 

We cannot wait for the full album to come out but until then, enjoy “In The Moment” by Wave Point below!

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Wave Point Drops New Single “In The Moment” Off Forthcoming Album ‘Higher Dimension’ [LISTEN]

Fresh off the heels of a satisfying remix for “Show Me Love,” Dutch legends Armin van Buuren and Sander van Doorn are back with their first ever collab “Jonson’s Play.” “Jonson’s Play” is a thrilling musical journey giving you the best of both worlds from these two legendary producers. Although SvD has remixed Armin in the past, it’s genuinely shocking that these two haven’t previously collaborated.

It’s been a massive year so far for Armin as he celebrated 1000 episodes of his A State of Trance radio show. He’s also put out a slew of releases including his first ever collab with Alesso. This is SvD’s third release of 2021

“Jonson’s Play” opens with a four-four beat, a droning synth note hovering in the background, and a dark, brooding feeling to open the track. As the tempo of the song increases, the synths become brighter and more melodic. The synths continue to swell in the background until the blissful drop hits. This one is sure to be a hit this festival season.

Check out the latest from Armin van Buuren & Sander van Doorn, “Jonson’s Play” out now on Armada.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Armin van Buuren and Sander van Doorn Team Up for Epic New Single “Jonson’s Play”

Download Festival was recently held in the UK as a pilot event with no masks or social distancing required — and it reportedly went off without a hitch.

Over the weekend, Download welcomed rock and metal fans back to Donington Park as the UK’s first major camping festival since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event drastically slashed capacity to 10,000 people versus the 111,000 attendees recorded in 2019.

Prior to the event, Download shared:

Everybody on site will have taken a lateral flow test before entry and received a negative result and will have taken a PCR test too. That means you’ll be able to mosh, dance, hug your fellow Downloaders, and rock out without a mask or social distancing. Frankly, we can’t think of anything that sounds more awesome after 15 months away from our hallowed ground.

The organizer of Download Festival said the pilot was “100% evidence” that large-scale events can indeed take place safely amid the pandemic. Organizers also praised attendees for their compliance with testing requirements.

Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, said: “In fairness, the DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) are on board with the message which is that these things can happen and they can happen safely.”

The pilot festival is one of many events to generate COVID-19 related data in order to help the UK government make decisions on social distancing and other restrictions moving forward.

More details on the study here.

A look back at an EPIC Sunday at Download Pilot!

Thank you for being a part of something incredible and playing your part to help reopen live music! #DownloadPilot pic.twitter.com/j8gdyHQlhP

— Download Festival (@DownloadFest) June 21, 2021

 

Sources: DJ Mag, BBC

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Download Pilot Festival Takes Place in UK with No Masks or Social Distancing