A decade ago, Electric Daisy Carnival first touched down in Las Vegas in a cocoon of light and sound. Here are 10 particularly memorable moments since EDC relocated to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Jason Bracelin
Reporter: Music
Email: jbracelin@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0476
Jason Bracelin once went on tour with Kid Rock so you don’t have to. Prior to first being named the R-J’s music writer in 2006, Bracelin was the music editor for the Cleveland Scene alt-weekly. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois. A Decatur, Ill. native, Bracelin has lived in Las Vegas since 2006.
Electric Daisy Carnival is the world’s biggest dance music festival. And it’s here in this warehouse where EDC’s seeds are planted, where it begins taking physical shape.
The Arizona community, south of Las Vegas, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the London Bridge’s relocation from the U.K. to the desert.
These are but a few takeaways from the return of Punk Rock Bowling at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center over the weekend:
Life is Beautiful 2021 came and went in a breezy blur over the weekend in downtown Las Vegas. Read about the highlights.
Tame Impala, Megan Thee Stallion and others commemorate the return of the music, arts and food festival.
The music remains the main draw for the festival, but new additions for 2021 include a honky tonk, a silent disco and more.
Artists from all over the world contribute works to downtown Vegas.
The two-day event centered around future bass, melodic dubstep and electronic-pop music.
From Life is Beautiful to Punk Rock Bowling, here’s everything you need to know about this month’s many music fests.
Tupac Shakur’s swinging hard in the final footage captured of him alive. It’s Sept. 7, 1996. Security cameras see Shakur departing the MGM Grand in an adrenalized, get-the-hell-out-my-way strut. And that’s the last we ever see of him alive.
The Emmy-winning, Irish music duo are filming the pilot for “Through a Storm,” a 9/11 documentary series that will honor the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
On Friday, Dan Reynolds returned to the place where it all began, in a way: Bonanza High School, where Imagine Dragons played a free show for students and teachers as part of Wal-Mart’s “Homecoming Concert” series.
The platinum-selling pop rockers will perform a special show at Bonanza High School for select teachers and students at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
It marked the first big Las Vegas music festival since the pandemic. Danzig, The Flaming Lips, GZA and more highlighted the event at Mandalay Bay.
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