Dancing Astronaut’s can’t-miss units at Electrical Zoo 2022 – Dancing Astronaut
by: Ross Goldenberg
Aug 31, 2022
It’s about to be Electrical Zoo weekend another time. However earlier than we make our method again to Randall’s Island to rejoice the unofficial finish to the summer time, we’re taking a second to highlight choose units from a handful of Dancing Astronaut‘s Artists to Watch in 2022, Dancing Astronaut Breakout Artists of Yr, and some favorites that need to be on the schedule of everybody attending this yr.
With a lineup that checks off nearly each field possible on high of 4 all-new stage designs courtesy of The Brooklyn Mirage staff—following the announcement that Avant Gardner had acquired each Made Occasion and Electrical Zoo again in June—Electrical Zoo’s “3.0” version has all of the promise to finish up being some of the memorable Labor Day Weekends in its decade plus-history. With the whole timetable for Electrical Zoo’s return having been shared over the weekend, we figured that now could be pretty much as good of a time as any to run via our listing of some can’t-miss units, together with—so as of performing time—Rossy, Jason Ross, Porter Robinson, Pauline Herr, Surf Mesa, Moore Kismet, John Summit, Seven Lions, and Martin Garrix.
Featured picture: Eric Cunningham
When: Friday, September 2 @ 4:30-5:30PM ET
The place: Morphosis
The entice queen is making her Electrical Zoo debut on its first day to get the pageant weekend going. Rossy has carried out every part to uphold her placement into the category of Dancing Astronaut‘s Artists to Watch in 2022, together with releases on each Lowly and Deadbeats, back-to-back units at Past Wonderland on the Gorge, her first-ever look at HARD Summer time, and lots extra. And for people who haven’t been in a position to witness the entice queen within the New York space for the reason that pandemic, Electrical Zoo is undoubtedly the time to totally perceive why she’s earned that style title.
When: Friday, September 2 @ 7:45-8:45PM ET
The place: Levitron
Jason Ross is headed again to Electrical Zoo for the primary time since 2018. Having simply kicked off his The Atlas tour at The Hollywood Palladium the weekend prior, Jason Ross’ sophomore album of the identical identify on Dancing Astronaut‘s defending label of the yr will make its technique to New York Metropolis for what’s assured to be one of many pageant’s high units when it’s all stated in carried out. From Dancing Astronaut‘s 2021 monitor of the yr “One Extra Day” to new Ophelia Information album cuts like “Take You House” to tracks like “After You” with Gryffin and Calle Lehmann, there’s no query that Morphosis is the place you have to be because the solar falls throughout day certainly one of Electrical Zoo.
When: Friday, September 2 @ 9:45-11:00PM ET
The place: Antheon
Porter Robinson was initially speculated to deliver Nurture reside again to New York Metropolis after a three-night run at Avant Gardner this previous October. However as a result of a latest redesign of Electrical Zoo’s mainstage, his look has been transformed to a DJ set. And that isn’t a unfavourable within the slightest contemplating what he did at EDC Las Vegas this past May, the place he performed an extremely eclectic set and even donned his Digital Self alias for a shock 15-minute ending. The tip of evening one is already cut up between an unthinkable four-way set battle between him, Tchami, Seven Lions and Dimibo’s Abraxis undertaking, Tchami, and Apashe, and whereas there’s actually no flawed reply right here, one other legendary DJ set from the thoughts behind Nurture is inbound.
When: Saturday, September 2 @ 1:00-2:15PM ET
The place: Antheon
Pauline Herr is one other member of Dancing Astronaut‘s Artists to Watch in 2022 that can be part of the Electrical Zoo lineup household come Labor Day Weekend. And there’s no different method that we might ring in day two than along with her set. Having simply delivered her three-sided collaborative EP with TWERL—which we’ll greater than doubtless get to listen to come September 2—Herr has confirmed time and time once more in 2022 alone that she falls beneath dance music’s uncommon triple-threat umbrella, making for a must-see efficiency atop Electrical Zoo’s Antheon stage.
When: Saturday, September 3 @ 3:15-4:15PM ET
The place: Antheon
One other certainly one of Dancing Astronaut‘s Artists to Watch in 2022 that’s set to make their Electrical Zoo introduction this Labor Day Weekend is Surf Mesa. Shortly following Pauline Herr’s set, the now 22-year-old Astralwerks signee will deservedly be part of an already brimming Antheon lineup. In between taking part in at Extremely, Outdoors Lands, Hangout Fest, and Lollapalooza in addition to releasing music with Nitti Gritti and becoming a member of Whethan’s incoming The Midnight Fantasy Tour, Surf Mesa deserves a spot in your Electrical Zoo schedule throughout day two.
When: Saturday, September 3 @ 4:30-5:30PM ET
The place: The Touchdown
It clearly wouldn’t be a listing of Dancing Astronaut‘s can’t-miss performances at Electrical Zoo with out our Breakout Artist of 2020. Moore Kismet is at present having fun with what’s been nothing in need of a historic yr, together with changing into one of many youngest performers within the wealthy historical past of each EDC Las Vegas and Tomorrowland and delivering their debut album, UNIVERSE. And after serving to to open Electrical Zoo’s inaugural day again in 2021, Kismet is making a Randall’s Island reunion for a cease amidst their coinciding album’s reside run, the place we’ll hopefully get to witness album cuts “Wasteland” on high of a bucket of yet-to-be launched music from their post-album period.
When: Saturday, September 3 @ 5:15-6:15 ET
The place: Antheon
Instantly following Dancing Astronaut‘s Breakout Artist of 2020’s set comes Dancing Astronaut‘s Breakout Artist of 2021‘s set. Electrical Zoo appeared to be taught its lesson from Extremely that John Summit couldn’t be positioned anyplace aside from Antheon. Having performed the Sunday Faculty stage a yr prior, Summit will head again to Randall’s Island on a a lot bigger scale for an hour that’ll be full of one tech-house heater after the following, doubtless dropping music from Off The Grid‘s incoming debut compilation, “What A Life” with Guz, his “Escape” remix, and way more. And whereas there will probably be loads of movies on Dancing Astronaut‘s socials, these studying this on the other aspect of the nation could have the possibility to witness him reside this fall when he takes over Los Angeles’ The Shrine for back-to-back nights.
When: Sunday, September 4 @ 8:10-9:10 ET
The place: Antheon
The Ophelia Information boss is again at Electrical Zoo to assist tie the bow on its 2022 pageant. Having been recruited for a 3rd consecutive yr, Seven Lions was already atop Electrical Zoo’s most-anticipated units of the weekend, however much more so now contemplating his debut album Past the Veil lands the next month. With the LP’s sophomore single as a result of arrive on the onset of Electrical Zoo, the melodic dubstep king will hopefully bundle it with extra Past the Veil cuts in addition to forthcoming Ophelia Information releases when he takes the Antheon decks on the ultimate evening of Electrical Zoo. And there’s nowhere else we’d relatively be when all of it occurs.
When: Sunday, September 4 @ 9:30-11:00PM ET
The place: Antheon
To completely nobody’s shock, we’ll be ending our Electrical Zoo weekend with the legend behind the masterpiece that’s “Poison.” Martin Garrix final joined Electrical Zoo in 2018 and 4 years later, he’s headed to Randall’s Island to wrap up your entire pageant. A possible Dancing Astronaut 2022 Artist of the Yr candidate, the STMPD RCRDS founder will probably be bringing his debut album Sentio for his first set within the metropolis that by no means sleeps since that forenamed Electrical Zoo look, the place he’ll additionally doubtless unlock new label IDs and energy via numerous classics from through the years. And put together to see about one million Garrix movies on our socials that night contemplating he’ll make his long-awaited Brooklyn Mirage debut with Justin Mylo instantly following his Electrical Zoo finale.
Classes: Music