Attendees headbang as Excision performs at the Kinetic Field stage during the first day of the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A sea of concertgoers dance during SAYMYNAME’s performance at the Circuit Grounds stage on day three of the 2019 Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Fireworks light up the sky during Steve Aoki’s performance at the Circuit Grounds stage on day three of the 2019 Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Concert goers dance during SAYMYNAME’s performance at the Circuit Grounds stage on day three of Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Fireworks go off above the Forest House art car during the first day of the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Steve Aoki pumps up the crowd during his performs at the Circuit Grounds stage on day three of Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Concert goers dance at the Circuit Grounds stage during day two of Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Attendees react as Excision performs at the Kinetic Field stage during the first day of the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 18, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Lace up those dancing shoes: Electric Daisy Carnival is officially on as scheduled.
One of the first major music festivals to be held since the coronavirus outbreak, the three-day electronic dance music marathon will take place as planned on May 21-23 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after being postponed twice last year.
“We are moving forward as planned & will be working closely with local & state officials to make the show as safe as possible,” EDC founder Pasquale Rotella wrote in an Instagram post breaking the news. “You can expect the full EDC experience with no details spared.”
There will be a host of new safety measures to combat COVID-19 concerns.
In a 37-page proposal submitted to the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Rotella outlined a series of measures intended to keep the coronavirus at bay.
Every attendee and staff member will have to download a health pass mobile app before entry. The app will allow the user to link their vaccination record or lab test results to demonstrate they have been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19.
Masks will be mandated, and the use of COVID-19 detection dogs is being considered, among other safety provisions.
The lineup will announced soon, and any ticket holder unable to attend can transfer their passes to next year’s festival.
Event organizers are expecting 180,000 attendees nightly, which represents 90 percent of their approved capacity of 200,000 a day.
“We’re ready to spread our wings & embrace our community who we miss so much,” Rotella wrote. “We know there may be challenges in front of us, which we accept & do our best to overcome.”
