Electric
Daisy Carnival
Years active 1997–present: Southern California
Location Los Angeles, California
2008 (Colorado)
2000-2001 (Texas)
Founded by Insomniac Events
Date: Last Saturday of June
Genre: Trance music, Dance music, Techno , Hip Hop, Rap, Rockabilly, rock, Electronic dance music, House music, Drum and bass, Dance Punk.
E.D.C.
Super Blooming Beats and Funkdafied Freaks.
Electric Daisy Carnival is a wild annual DJ music rave held on the last Saturday of June in Southern California. This exotic event has grown in popularity and now exceeds the West Coast. The festival has numerous stages with famous DJ's from all over the world.
History of
Rave Parties
Rave parties aka "bohemian parties" were popular in the late 70's and 80's and originated in London, then spread to Berlin Germany and eventually America.
Raves attracted people of every race and style, so it was common to see all kinds of exotic looking individuals dancing and getting high together.
As Euro Electro Rave music gained international popularity, so did the rave culture of throwing huge DJ parties in abandoned ware houses, secluded beaches, deserts and other hidden locations.
Many underground DJ's promoted these rave bashes and would organize them by partnering with other DJ's and even drug dealers.
Artsy Flyers were often distributed to hip and rebellious youths in schools and collages showing them directions to these raves. The directions often changed in the last minute as a way to keep police and their snitches from busting the party.
With plenty of kegs, jungle juice and ecstasy, it was common for people to overdose and get extremely wild. In 1994 the English government passed a law called the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act and several mass raids and arrests were made on DJ's across England.
The United States government soon followed by passing similar laws and cracked down on their youth gone wild as well. Any DJ caught profiting off or promoting a rave party was charged and indicted with drug dealing, unlawful sales and distribution of alcohol, furnishing alcohol to minors, racketeering, and engaging in criminal activities.
Those were the same serious charges being brought against the Mafia and other major organized criminal gangs. That kind of heat was what nearly killed the rave culture in the early 90's.
DJ's
who performed
KINETIC FIELD
Joaquin Bamaca
Menno De Jong
Eddie Halliwell
Christoper Lawrence
Benny Benassi
Moby
Paul Van Dyk
GIANT PERISTYLE
Ryan Sage
Fred Everything
Colette
Mark Farina
DJ Heather
Andy Caldwell
BASS POD
Eli Smith
Paparazzi
Villains
classixx
Blake Miller
Party Shank
Boys Noize
Z-Trip
Le Castle Vania
Shinichi Osawa
D.I.M.
CIRCUIT GROUNDS
Glitch Mob
Freestylers
Rabbit in the Moon
DJ Dan & Donald Glaude
BT
Krafty
Kuts
COSMIC MEADOW
Lenny Vega
DJ Reza
D.Ramirez
Todd terry
Armond Van Helden
Harry Choo Choo Romero
NEON GARDEN
Deco
Hazen
DJ Fury
Dillinja & Lemon D
Evol Intent
Goldie & MC Sharpness
DJ Hype & MC Daddy Earl
Friction & SP:MC
DieselBoy & J Messinan