Deer Shed Festival to operate socially distanced despite planned lifting of rules

Deer Shed Festival will host a socially distanced event this summer, despite outlined plans to lift all remaining coronavirus restrictions by June 21. Organisers confirmed last month that Deer Shed 2021 – scheduled for between July 30-August 1 – would not take place due to the lack of government insurance, a “hurdle” that posed a …

[UPDATE] Insomniac: EDC 2021 Continues To Be Planned For Scheduled Dates

Though vaccinations in the US are advancing more rapidly than initially suspected, a lot of events will still have to wait a while longer before they’re able to hold shows at 100% capacity. The same could apply to Electric Daisy Carnival which was originally scheduled to occur this coming May in Las Vegas, though rumors …

Vaccinated Express Lanes Planned for Texas’ Ubbi Dubbi Music Festival

Disco Donnie, the organizer of Texas electronic music festival Ubbi Dubbi, has announced that he is planning to implement express entry lanes at the event’s 2021 edition for those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19. Donnie took to Twitter to share the news of the lanes, which he said are “100% part of the plan.” While they …

UPDATE: EDC Las Vegas & Beyond Wonderland Moving Forward As Planned

EDC Las Vegas and Beyond Wonderland are moving forward with their scheduled dates. As of now, EDC Las Vegas is set for May 21 – 23, 2021 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Meanwhile, SoCal festival Beyond Wonderland is planned for June 25 & 26, 2021 at the NOS Events Center. These dates are subject to …

India’s Sunburn Festival Faces Backlash for Planned 2020 Event

Sunburn Festival, India’s largest electronic music event, has faced its fair share of controversies since its inception in 2007. Last year, the hashtag #BanSunburn trended after religious groups called for its cancellation due to its perceived negative impact. These detractors cited “drug mafias, addiction, and vulgarity” (among other concerns) as reasons for the need to ban …

W&W’s Rave Culture Music Festival Planned for December in Thailand

This past June, ALDA hosted one of the few successful COVID-safe physical electronic shows with the debut of Rave Culture at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. They plan to ride that success into their next event, which will take place at the beautiful Nong Nooch Gardens in Pattaya, Thailand on December 12th, 2020. This will be …