Swedish House Mafia Sightings in Chicago

As everyone already knows, Swedish House Mafia will be making a stop at the United Center in Chicago for One Last Tour on February 20.

Recently, greyhounds have been showing up around town, including the ones pictured below in River North.

SHM Greyhound in River North

No word yet if it is only a promotion for the show or if it means anything more, but a cool find nonetheless. Tickets for the sold out show are currently going for as much as $1,000 on StubHub.

Major Lazer at the Congress on 3/2

Major Lazer in Chicago on 3/2

Mad Decent's Major Lazer will be stopping at the Congress Theater in Chicago for their 2013 Free the Universe tour on March 2nd. The project of Diplo was formed in 2009 with British DJ Switch before they separated in 2011. Dragonette and The Mid resident Zebo will be opening. I don't know what to expect of the show but here's hoping to a lot of daggering. Don't know what daggering is? Well then check out the video below (NSFW!!!!!!)

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.

#FREEFLOSSTRADAMUS

Flossy at West Fest--Chicago

Chicago-based DJ duo Flosstradamus have been banned by the Chicago Police Department from playing Mad Decent Block Party this August because (I kid you not) the crowd went too wild at their set at West Fest.

Flosstradamus released the following statement on their Facebook:

“BAD NEWS: so CPD is saying our set at West Fest almost caused a "riot" so they've had us removed from the Mad Decent Block Party.

I'm extremely upset about this, but will refrain from going on any rants or tirades. Just know that we have you on our back Chicago, and we'll be back VERY SOON!”

Mad Decent Block Party is set to take place on August 18th on Milwaukee Ave from 12-10.

Why Electric Daisy Carnival Needs To Come To Chicago

I think it goes without saying that everyone in the Chicago area would love to have the legendary Electric Daisy Carnival right here in the Windy City! But in case Insomniac Events needed some reasons to bring EDC to the Second (to none) City here are just a few:

1. It’s the center of the Midwest in every sense of the word (geographically, culturally, etc.) Most importantly it is the geographical center which makes it ideal for all in the Midwest to make the trip up for EDC. It is in between Milwaukee, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Madison. As if you even need those in surrounding cities to attend with the…

2. 10 Million people in the Chicago metro area alone. Chicago is a huge city with bigger (more populous) suburbs. Its pretty much doubtless that an EDC Chicago would sell out in minutes due to its…

3. Huge EDM scene. Which is shown by countless sold out shows at the Congress Theater, a perpetually packed Perry’s Tent at Lollapalooza, and 3 new EDM festivals announced this year alone (Spring Awakening, Wavefront, and most recently FSDM). And all of these festivals prove Chicago has…

4. Amazing venues! The only problem Insomniac Events would have is choosing exactly which venue to put Electric Daisy Carnival! They could put it in and around Soldier Field as Spring Awakening did, Grant Park as Lollapalooza does every year, or Toyota Park as the new FSDM will be. I would put my money on Soldier Field (as this is where ReactPresents had their festival and they are the most likely choice for a promotional partner) but Grant Park would be an incredible location and definitely has the space!

Hopefully this summer we'll see Electric Daisy Carnival in Chicago in 2013! Let Pasquale Rotella (head of Insomniac) know how much you want to see an EDC Chicago!