EDM Guide : Memorial Day Weekend 2013 (NY To Las Vegas)

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. For all of us here on US soil, MDW is the official kick off to summer, the moment when it is officially acceptable to wear white pants, and for many a celebration of months and months without snow, sleet, or ice. From coast to coast, Dancing Astronaut has your partying needs covered. Click through to see what is going on in the party capitals of New York City and Las Vegas next weekend.



For those of us on the East Coast HQ Beach Club and Nightclub bring the Vegas pool party atmosphere into our backyard with 4 action-packed days at HQ’s brand new Beach Club who will also be celebrating its grand opening this Memorial Day. With a strong selection of talent and not a single conflict our recommendations for the weekend are simple – book a room, buy tickets to every event and enjoy a Vegas atmosphere without the 6-hour plane ride.

Friday, May 24th

Featured Day Event
EC Twins at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ  | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Wolfgang Gartner and Congorock at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Saturday, May 25th

Featured Day Event
Manufactured Superstars, Sultan + Ned Shepard and Bambi at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Manufactured Superstars at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Sunday, May 26th

Featured Day Event
Armin van Buuren at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
R3hab at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Monday, May 27th

Featured Day Event
Boris and Victor Calderone at HQ Beachclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Laidback Luke at HQ Nightclub, Atlantic City, NJ | Purchase Tickets


Las Vegas is the Memorial Day Weekend destination. As always, the heart of American nightlife and the catalyst for the EDM boom is rife with Memorial Day Weekend conflicts. We’ve selected our tops picks for a weekend spent in the City of Sin; but always remember – what happens in Vegas ends up on Facebook.

Wednesday, May 22nd

Featured Night Event
Knife Party at Surrender | Purchase Tickets
If you make it out to Vegas for Wednesday night be sure to swing by Surrender for Knife Party, who will undoubtedly spin “Power Glove” and “LRAD” off their latest Haunted House EP. What better way to kick off a weekend of savage debauchery than with the heaviest electro and dubstep in the business?

Thursday, May 23rd

Featured Night Event
Laidback Luke at Hakkasan Nightclub | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Cedric Gervias presenets “Le Show” (Miami Edition at Surrender) | Purchase Tickets
An21 and Max Vangeli at Tryst | Purchase Tickets

Friday, May 24th

Featured Day Event
R3hab and Tommy Trash at Wet Republic | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Dirty South at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
Arty at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Eric Prydz at Surrender| Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Tiesto at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
Avicii at XS | Purchase Tickets
RL Grime at Tryst | Purchase Tickets
Armin van Buuren and W&W at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Saturday, May 25th

Featured Day Event
Steve Angello at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Tiesto at Wet Republic | SOLD OUT
Gareth Emery at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Calvin Harris at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Porter Robinson at Surrender | Purchase Tickets
Afrojack at XS | Purchase Tickets
Lil Jon at Tryst | Purchase Tickets
Kaskade at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Sunday, May 26th

Featured Day Event
Avicii at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Calvin Harris at Wet Republic | SOLD OUT
Kaskade at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Steve Aoki at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
Deadmau5 unhooked at Hakkasan (afterhours) | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Above and Beyond at Surrender | Purchase Tickets
David Guetta at XS | Purchase Tickets
Benny Benassi at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Monday, May 27th

Featured Day Event
Deadmau5 unhooked at Wet Republic | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
David Guetta at Encore Beach Club | Purchase Tickets
Sander van Doorn and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano at Marquee Dayclub | Purchase Tickets

Featured Night Event
Hardwell at Hakkasan | Purchase Tickets
More Events:
Steve Angello and Afrojack at XS | Purchase Tickets
Dash Berlin at Marquee Nightclub | Purchase Tickets

Credit : Dancing Astronaut

EDM : Wynn Las Vegas announces 42 residencies for 2013, Avicii, Afrojack, Guetta, Prydz and more

2012 was a huge year for dance music, championed by the every growing club scene in Las Vegas, an influx of national tours and festivals and the undeniable mainstream acceptance of the “EDM” sound. Only a week into the new year and 2013 is already proving to be an even bigger one for our beloved genre – made abundantly clear today as the Wynn properties (Encore Beach Club, Surrender, Tryst, XS) have just announced their expansive residency roster for the upcoming year. From Bassnectar to David Guetta, Avicii to Skrillex, Wynn’s extensive cadre of nightclubs have the sounds to satisfy the full spectrum of electronic music fans.
Managing partner of XS, Jesse Waits, had this to say;

“Our team has worked day and night to present an unrivaled roster of residencies again in 2013 including both major headliners and the DJs we believe to be the next superstars of this genre. We hope to maintain our reputation as the mecca of dance music through these exclusive partnerships.”

Check out the full list of residencies after the break.

Above & Beyond
Adrian Lux
Afrojack
AN21
Avicii
Bassnectar
Cazzette
Cedric Gervais
Chris Lake
David Guetta
Deniz Koyu
Dillon Francis
Diplo
Dirty South
Eric Prydz
Fedde LeGrand
Hard Rock Sofa
Jermaine Dupri
John Dahlbäck
Knife Party
LA Riots
Lil Jon
Loco Dice
Madeon
Manufactured Superstars
Martin Solveig
Max Vangeli
Michael Woods
Morgan Page
Nero
Norman Doray
Porter Robinson
Red Foo
Rusko
Sidney Samson
Skrillex
Steve Angello
Sultan & Ned Shepard
Swanky Tunes
will.i.am
Wolfgang Gartner
Zeds Dead

Credit : Dancing Astronaut

EDM : More star names (Avicii, Tiesto, Guetta); a possible EDM festival at MGM Grand

DJ David Guetta performs at Encore Beach Club in the Encore on Sunday, May 27, 2012. The crowd included DJ Tiesto (pictured here, left, with Guetta), Lil Jon, Reggie Bush and Adrianna Costa.

 

 

 

MGM Grand intends to throw its own Electronic Dance Music festival.

Set to be revealed at the Grammy Awards in February, with two of Hakkasan at MGM Grand’s new resident DJs performing. Daily Fiasco is reporting that MGM Grand is partnering with Angel Management Group for a series of EDM arena concerts that will feature the new Hakkasan stars and include Tiesto, Steve Aoki and Calvin Harris alongside Deadmau5.
I apparently underreported the staggering Deadmau5 paychecks. Yes, it is a two-year deal with his shows earning him $425,000 each -- with sometimes two a day, at Wet Republic and Hakkasan, and in the MGM Arena for an astonishing $850,000.
Can the $1 million barrier just around the corner be smashed in the next 90 days? Tiesto hits the $250,000 mark for each show, and another star, Hardwell, is likely the next DJ to sign a whopping Hakkasan contract.
I was reliably told by separate sources that the new nightclub Light at Mandalay Bay in the former Rum Jungle space will start unveiling its lineup of 12 global superstar DJs starting in January, with trailers running in key markets before Quentin Tarantino’s new film “Django Unchained” starring Leonardo DiCaprio that debuts Christmas Day.

First word is that Light’s talent manager has signed Alesso, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Nicky Romero, plus, as many as eight others for the Cirque du Soleil- and Ibiza-themed venue. I have confirmed that Light will officially open in April after a late-March preview.

David says that Wynn and Encore, who will lose some of the stars to Hakkasan and Light, still have a 40-strong lineup of spinners with headline names Afrojack, Skrillex, Avicii, Steve Angello and David Guetta remaining and joined by Knife Party, Eric Prydz and Madeon. He adds that center Strip Marquee at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas operated by the Tao Group retains Kaskade and will headline Krewella shortly.

One top nightclub executive planning the DJ marketing campaigns told me: “Every headline DJ on the planet will be in Las Vegas next year; it’s pretty much over for everyone else. An all-out war is on to sign the superstars.

“Budgets are unlimited because it’s become the ultimate financial driver of the nightlife industry. Las Vegas becomes the capital of the world for all of this now.”

Credit : Las Vegas Sun