text: It feels senseless attempting to use written words to portray the threeday nirvana that was EDC but here goes nothingnnEDC was my third EDCThis year I arrived in Las Vegas with two goals the first to not end up separated from my crew which I somehow managed to do not once not twice but on all three days of EDC and the second to dive in to EDC headfirst and finish the weekend with no regrets nnBoth of these goals were accomplished by leaps and bounds despite the fact that EDC required my friends and I to bust more missions than I ever considered myself capable of thanks in no small part to a walletEDC ticketIDcredit card that was stolen on the dancefloor our befriending of a lovely Canadian girl who had arrived in Las Vegas with nowhere to stay for the weekend one friends parents threatening the disownment of their daughter and a host of other situations that brought my friends and I closer together than ever before For the weekend to have turned out to be such a RESOUNDING success despite the onset of one shitshow setback after another shows how truly special and amazing of an event EDC is Anyways here are my highlightsnn Dusk til dawn EDCs most unique characteristic is the festivals sunset to sunrise format which demands as much as your body and your willpower are willing to put out you will find yourself with a reversed body clock by the end of the third day Go for the threeday stretch you will find yourself with a newfound appreciation for yourself and the limits of your bodynn The talent Insomniac spared no expense in assembling a worldclass lineup of DJs for EDC In a span of three days I was able to see Steve Angello Kaskade Calvin Harris Dada Life Knife Party and a whole host of the best that electronicdance music has to offer Every DJ who played at EDC brought their Agame throwing down banger after banger and keepin the party rockin I will never forget screaming This IS Paradise at the top of my lungs while seeing Fedde Le Grand bring in sunrise with his tune of the same namenor will I forget hitching a ride atop a VIP cart in the heart of the crowd during David Guettas Without You waving out to a sea of people all of whom were cheering right back at my friends and Inn The production value stage designs and lighting effects that were nothing short of world classnnhttpwwwyelpcombizphotosNGAepYEpsJSugfAaTRQselectoKalwTRBxCJjWzIhcaXigsNBGLpzMnJjYIcjSytwnnEDC fully displays Insomniacs credo it is all about the experience The Kinetic Field although not as jawdropping as last years office buildingsized structure was hollow in that festival goers were now able to view sunrise through the stage itself Equally breathtaking were the visual displays accompanying each DJ set oozing neon colors and trippy illustrations came straight out of the best kind of an acid trip I witnessed dozens of acrobats costumed performers fire dancers and the everpopular Mirror Man grace EDC with their talents no details were overlooked in terms of the events aesthetics For example the Red Bull Skydivers glided down to earth shooting sparks each nightlegitnnOH and I have not even gotten to the fireworks yet It looks like EDC has prematurely spoiled my th of Julynn The sense of togetherness found within the crowds at EDC is unlike that of any other event Because EDC calls for a serious investment of time money and energy there is a filter effect that takes place Obnoxious assholes and creepy hoodiewearing tweakers are very much the minority at EDCLV unlike most massive events held within the SoCal area and I can speak from experience in saying that the overwhelming majority of the people that I met at EDC were funloving partygoers who were very polite making way for your chain of headbobbing friends as you navigate a crowd downtoearth and friendly nnThis same sense of goodnatured behavior was emphasized by the Speedway staff and the Las Vegas Metro PD when my friend lost his wallet the police officers whom we asked for help were very much courteous albeit powerless as no definite lost found had been set uplovely Did I mention that we hitchhiked our way back to the strip with some awesome Good Samiritan ravers on the first night due to aforementioned stolen wallet EDC gives me faith in the good nature of human beingsnnI could go on and on but really you would have to experience EDC for yourself to fully know just how inspiring and lifechanging of an event this is I did not really touch on the cons of EDC godawful traffic tofrom the Speedway inept organization with regards to the lost found a lack of food options to choose from Mother Nature giving Saturday night the middle finger but frankly that is because all negativity had been erased from my mind for the weekend For three days EDC enabled my friends and I to touch the sky