Steve Aoki at Congress Theater

Steve Aoki, 12th Planet, R3hab at the Congress Theater on December 15th

Steve Aoki will be headlining a sold out show at Chicago’s Congress Theater tomorrow with 12th Planet and R3hab.

The California-based producer and Dim Mak Records founder is known for his wild shows which include rafting the crowd, cake and lots of champaign. Opening for Aoki is dubstep producer 12^th Planet and Dutch house DJ R3hab.

Its Official! Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago is On!

Insomniac Events has officially announced that Electric Daisy Carnival will be making a stop in Chicago on its way to Las Vegas! Ending weeks of speculation, Insomniac has said that the details of the festival, including dates and venue, will be announced on 1/16/13.

Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago details to be announced on 1/16

It is widely believed that EDC Chicago will take place over Memorial Day Weekend but there is no clear front-runner as to venue. Possible choices include Toyota Park, Soldier Field, Chicagoland Speedway, and Grant Park.

Electric Daisy Carnival: CHICAGO!

EDC Chicago 2013

A few months ago, I wrote a post on  why Insomniac Events should bring ElectricDaisy Carnival to Chicago and now it looks like what was once a dream is becoming a reality. The owner of Insomniac, Pasquale Rotella posted this picture on Instagram with the blurb “Calling all Chicago Insomniacs... A very special announcement is coming to a computer or phone near you”, strongly hinting at an overdue Chicago edition of America’s largest EDM festival.

The movement to bring EDC to Chicago started over the summer when the Twitter page @EDCChicago was started, encouraging followers to tweet Pasquale and Insomniac about bringing EDC to Chicago. The campaign quickly showed progress when Pasquale messaged the page saying he’d “love to [bring EDC to Chicago]” asking "who is the legit dance promoter in Chicago that already has a proper festival”. Now, a few months later, the campaign seems to have been an enormous success.

With EDC Chicago rumored to be scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend, Chicago EDM fans are waiting anxiously for an official announcement from Insomniac. I will keep you up to date with the latest information regarding EDC developments as well as making future posts speculating as to the venue and lineup of the festival.