Do you have an extra $430 in your bank account to pay to rave in 108° heat in Las Vegas?
Of course, it will cost you way more than $430 when your travel, meals and accomodation costs are included.
Some 400,000 people — mainly Millennials or Generation Y (those born between 1982 and 2004), the only age group with a negative -2% savings rate — somehow have that kind of money to do exactly that.
Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, 2015. The owl is reminiscent of the huge stone owl god in the elitist Bohemian Grove.
August Brown reports for Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2016, that this weekend, more than 400,000 people are expected to jam the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 20th anniversary of the biggest U.S. dance music festival, Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), promoted by an outfit called Insomniac.
EDC, considered the gold standard of raves in America, routinely sells out before the lineup is announced and will soon expand to India, Japan and Mexico. Top acts this weekend include Above & Beyond, Swedish House Mafia, Chainsmokers, teen phenom Martin Garrix, a full-festival live-stream, and a log-flume water ride that should be helpful in the estimated 108-degree heat.
This weekend’s EDC in Las Vegas is already sold out, despite general admission tickets, including all taxes and fees, of $429.99, and Nevada’s 9% tax on live entertainment events.
One of those who regret not attending is Leah Schwersinske of Tucson. She said, “I fell in love with my fiance at EDC, and we’ve spent our anniversary there for 11 years in a row. But this year I turned 30, I have grown-up responsibilities at my new job, and it would have been three to five thousand dollars for us to go. It’s a jaw-dropping production and my soul hurts from not being there, but last year I was definitely wondering, ‘Am I kind of too old to be here?’”
San Bernardino’s County government is reconsidering hosting Insomniac’s Nocturnal Wonderland and Beyond Wonderland raves that currently are held at the county-owned 65,000-capacity San Manuel Amphitheater, America’s largest outdoor music venue. County Supervisor Janice Rutherford plans to introduce a measure soon that would cancel the amphitheater’s contract with Insomniac’s partner Live Nation because of the amphitheater’s proximity to the small town of Devore, its difficult entry and exit roads, and attendees peeing and pooping in people’s yards.
Here are two more pics from last year’s Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas.
~Eowyn
