Festival Report Card: HARD Summer 2026

For nearly two decades, HARD Summer has carved out a lane all its own. Reflecting Los Angeles’ musical melting pot, no other festival blends warehouse-ready techno, festival-sized bass, UK garage, house, hip-hop, Latin music, and mainstream crossover acts quite like HARD. It’s one of the few places where you’ll see techno purists, first-time ravers, underground […]

Unplugs Might Have Solved Our Biggest Festival Problem

Did you hear there’s a new earplug on the market? Yes, and EDM Maniac had the opportunity to try out the revolutionary new hearing protection that is Unplugs. We were able to get our hands on the new product before heading into Coachella weekend two. When we first saw the science behind them, we found […]

Festival Report Card: EDC Mexico 2025

Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) returned in 2025 to Mexico City for the 11th edition of EDC Mexico. This EDC is the perfect mix of Mexico’s vibe and Insomniac’s magic, and one that festival goers won’t want to miss.  Hosted at Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the festival featured performances from artists such as Sara Landry, […]

Festival Report Card: EDC Thailand 2025

This past January, Insomniac celebrated a significant milestone in its history with the inaugural edition of EDC Thailand. This festival offered a unique take on the beloved Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC). Although smaller than other editions, it still captured the magic, incredible music, and vibrant energy we cherish when gathering under the electric sky. Held […]

Festival Report Card: Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2024

Once a year, the world’s largest club-based festival and conference for electronic dance music touches down in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Imagine five days and five nights of electronic dance music across an entire city—the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). This year’s gathering welcomed almost half a million ravers, artists, DJs, and industry professionals from all over the […]

Festival Report Card: Tomorrowland 2024 (Weekend 1)

Each year, the small town of Boom, Belgium, De Schorre Park, is transformed into a magical world known as Tomorrowland. This fantasy realm beyond any festival-goer’s dreams attracts people from all around the world for two incredible weekends a year, and we were lucky enough to be among those in attendance during weekend one. This […]