Festival Report Card: Electric Forest 2024
Every June, tens of thousands of music fans flock to Rothbury, Michigan for the Midwest’s premier camping festival, Electric Forest. Attracted by its arboreal setting, immersive art installations, and diverse lineup of musical talent, various sects of the festival community, from heady jam band fans to shuffling house heads, come together for four days of […]
Five Lessons I Learned At My First EDC Las Vegas In 2024
Twenty-four hours before EDC Las Vegas begins, the buzz around the nation’s largest rave is palpable, even thousands of miles away in Ohio, where I begin my trek west. My tightly packed flight from Columbus to Las Vegas is filled with two generations of music lovers, some young ravers headed to Electric Daisy Carnival, and […]
Ibiza Locals Protest Mass Tourism During Affordable Housing Crisis
On Friday, Ibiza locals marched in protest against mass tourism on the island as part of a string of demonstrations that swept the Balearic and Canary Islands over the weekend. At the rally organized by Prou Eivissa (“Enough Ibiza” in Catalan), about 1,000 protestors demanded a tourism moratorium, government incentives for hotels to reduce guest […]
Festival Report Card: EDC Las Vegas 2024
Every year, for three days in mid-May, the eyes of the dance music world turn to Las Vegas, Nevada, the now 13-year home of Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC). Though official attendance numbers have not yet been announced, well over 525,000 ravers from all over the world are expected to have visited EDC Las Vegas […]
Ibiza Bans Public Drinking, Alcohol Sales After 9:30 PM In San Antonio
Spain’s Balearic Islands, including Ibiza, have introduced new restrictions on drinking in popular tourist areas. The new law, which took effect over the weekend, affects party hotspots such as San Antonio in Ibiza and Playa de Palma and Magaluf in Mallorca. Alcohol purchases and consumption in these areas will be prohibited between 9:30PM and 8AM, […]
Record Car Travel Expected This Memorial Day Weekend
Travelers should prepare for heavy traffic this Memorial Day weekend, as a record number of drivers are expected to hit the road for long weekend vacations. Altogether, 43.8 million travelers are projected to travel at least 50 miles from their homes from May 23-27, 2024, according to a report from the American Automobile Association (AAA), […]