• Electric Zoo Releases 2015 Day-To-Day Schedules, Stage Lineups

    New York City's largest EDM festival, Electric Zoo has announced the daily breakdown of which artists will perform which day on Randall's Island this year. Entering its 7th year after kicking things off as small 2-day event in 2009, the festival enters 2015 with high hopes of changing the narrative of canceled third days with a big lineup. Though the festival has not fully announced the lineup, the vast majority of the artists have been laid out in front of us and they have been placed on their designated stages.

  • Stream Galantis Debut Album 'Pharmacy' Ahead of Summer Tour

    The Swedish producer/DJ duo of Christian Karlsson (also known as the prolific pop producer and writer, Bloodshy) and member of Miike Snow and Linus Eklöw, known by his other DJ persona, Style Of Eye, has released their debut album, 'Pharmacy' on Big Beat Records. The 13-track LP contains four previously released tracks, "Gold Dust," "You," the funky "Peanut Butter Jelly" and the growing hit, "Runaway (U&I)."

  • Electric Zoo 2015 Lineup Phase 1: Alesso, Above & Beyond, Chemical Brothers

    New York's first major EDM festival, Electric Zoo, has announced the first wave of acts that will be heading to Randall's Island this year. E Zoo has been slowly unveiling the names a few at a time each day over the past few weeks, just like its fellow SFX festival, Tomorrowland and TomorrowWorld do. ID&T, the promoters of Tomorrowland and TomorrowWorld, were brought in to add their creative expertise for this year and reimagine the festival, so that makes sense. Among those who are on the first phase of artists include headliners, The Chemical Brothers, Above & Beyond and Alesso.

  • Electric Zoo Announces Japanese Expansion, Festival Dates

    New York's largest dance music festival Electric Zoo is heading overseas. Today, Dec. 5, the festival organizers have announced that the Made Event festival would set up shop for the first time in Japan, Tokyo Beach to be exact. The festival will take place over Goldenweek Holiday, which takes place on April 29 and between May 3-5, though the date on the website says May 6. Electric Zoo made the announcement with a simple post on Twitter - "Hello Tokyo."

  • Electric Zoo Partners With ID&T For 2015 'Transformation'; Pre-sale Tickets Announced

    After two difficult years, New York City electronic music festival has decided to "transform" itself for the 7th edition of the 3-day festival in 2015. Working within the large SFX Entertainment umbrella of event promotion companies, Made Event has teamed up with ID&T, the makers of Tomorrowland, Mysteryland, Sensation and TomorrowWorld to deliver a different and unique experience from times in the past.

  • Electric Zoo 2013 Death; Drug Dealer Enters Guilty Plea

    Electric Zoo its return in 2015 after two very tumultuous years that saw the festival get cut short twice. Now it appears the tragedy of 2013 has just about received some closure. The man who sold the bad batch of molly to one festival attendee, Jeffrey Russ, which resulted in his death, has plead guilty on one count of conspiring to distribute narcotics.

  • Electric Zoo 2015 Dates Announced; Festival to be "Transformed"

    Electric Zoo, despite all of its mishaps and bad fortune, keeps on getting up after all of the haymakers the world throws at it. One has to admire the resiliency that the festival has shown. Even after two years of last minute cancellations, the festival is set to come back in 2015 for its 7th year. Today, it announced the dates for the upcoming festival, taking place as it normally does, over Labor Day weekend, from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6.

  • Electric Zoo Releases 2014 Aftermovie [WATCH]

    Despite the third-day cancelation, Made Event's Electric Zoo has released its official 2014 aftermovie for the sixth edition of the New York City dance music festival, according to a press release. Taking place over Labor Day weekend, the festival played host to disc jockeys like David Guetta, Wolfgang Gartner, Nicky Romero, Armin van Buuren, Zedd, Knife Party, Laidback Luke, Danny Tenaglia, Sasha and many more scheduled to play Sunday, Nov. 23, including Jack U, Skrillex and Diplo's duo; Kaskade; Dash Berlin; and Alesso.The video is shorter then the long epics that have become the norm for many dance music festivals like Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival. It does not help that one-sixth of the festival was lost due to rain, notably with the most camera-friendly parts at night, but the festival went for the short and sweet aftermovie rather than a "sit down, grab your buddies, get the popcorn and watch this 30 minute video" type of aftermovie.

  • Watch Electric Zoo's Anti-Molly PSA

    Following the alarmingly high number of drug-related deaths at EDM festivals in the past year, New York's Electric Zoo festival is adopting a new approach to curb rampant drug use: a public service announcement. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, concert goers at this year's Electric Zoo on Randall's Island (which takes place Aug. 29-31) will have to watch a two-minute film titled The Molly, named for the drug of choice for many EDM fans, before their wristbands are activated and are allowed access to the festival grounds. The video is part of a new anti-drug campaign called "Come to Life," started by Electric Zoo promoter Made Event. You can check out The Molly below.
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