Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park hosts icons of electronic music for all-day event
Electric Daisy Carnival, the world-famous electronic music event, will be heading to London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday 20th July 2013 for one of the biggest shows to hit the UK this summer, featuring some of electronic music’s biggest and most globally recognised talent, including headliners Tiësto and AVICII, as well as Steve Angello, Alesso, Hardwell, Madeon and many more, across one main stage and three arenas.
Partnered by Insomniac and Cream, Electric Daisy Carnival London will combine the world’s leading electronic artists with the epic production and visual experience that Electric Daisy Carnival has become famed for.
An epicenter for the world’s leading dance music stars, the Electric Daisy Carnival London Main Stage is headed up by Dutch megastar Tiësto and Swedish prodigy AVICII. Tiësto brings a touch of world class to the Main Stage; a one-man music machine, he is a global powerhouse, with his own iPhone App, a weekly podcast, tour dates around the world, and a recent collaboration with AIDS charity (RED) – November 2012’s ‘Dance (RED) Save Lives’ demonstrating his influence. Avicii is an incredible addition to the line-up. The young producer and DJ is currently ranked Number 3 in the ‘DJ Magazine’ Top 100 DJs list, and was nominated for a Grammy this year for Best Dance Recording.
The excitement doesn’t stop there, as Steve Angello – who dropped an Essential Mix of epic proportions on BBC Radio 1 in March – is a star attraction. Having just launched his label imprint X, he aims to give music “freedom, fuel and new life”. Young DJ genius Alesso has been far from shy to the Beatport Number 1 spot, and comes to Electric Daisy Carnival London ready to prove just what the fuss is about. Hardwell is known for his mind-blowing sets, and looks to deliver something unbelievable at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in July. He’s boss at Revealed Recordings, and his Hardwell On Air podcast is a regular in the iTunes Top Ten.
Electric Daisy Carnival London hosts the Hard Arena, supplying a heavier electro-infused dance music style. French producer Madeon is a teenage producer whose star is in the ascension, whose most recent collaboration is with Ellie Goulding on ‘Stay Awake’. Fake Blood brings his collection of tunes so anthemic, so huge, his set will rattle the arena to the rafters. Porter Robinson joins Electric Daisy Carnival London in the midst of his Circle Assembly Tour. His upcoming MInistry of Sound collaboration with Mat Zo, April’s ‘Easy’, is already being proclaimed one of the tunes of 2013, such is its floor-filler potential. Crookers also gets behind the decks, fresh from his remix of deadmau5 and Imogen Heap’s ‘Telemiscommunications’. Big time producer, DJ and promoter of HARD, Destructo is also in effect. And very special guest Rusko hits heavy, making this one mind-blowing arena.
One of BBC Radio 1Xtra’s most-loved DJs, Mistajam comes to Electric Daisy Carnival London, hosting his very own Speakerbox Arena. Speakerbox has had a fantastic year, pulling together some of the best scenes and skills in urban and bass music. BBC Radio 1 face Jaguar Skills brings his electric-quick mixing and his own eclectic tune selection. Household name Caspa jumps on board. His big and bassy free download ‘Freeze’ is available now, taken from his ‘Alpha Omega’ album due in April. And no arena is complete without its legends. One of the original pioneers of jungle, SHY FX teams up with Stamina MC, and drum’n’bass innovator Goldie joins the ranks. The Speakerbox Arena will be bouncing all day long.
Taking full advantage of the vast space of the former Olympic Park site, expect the full carnival experience with carnival rides, art installations and hundreds of costume-clad performers. As Insomniac’s first venture onto UK shores this event is set to be the show of 2013.
Insomniac has built an international reputation for hosting some one of the biggest shows on the planet, producing more than 250 music events for more than 2,000,000 concert goers across America including a ground-breaking 320,000 revellers to Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas annually.
Equally Cream, one of the UK’s longest running and frontline promoters of electronic music, have built an unprecedented reputation for hosting some of the best events the UK has to offer, including the mighty Creamfields festival.
LINE-UP
Tiësto
AVICII
Steve Angello
Alesso
Hardwell
Madeon
Fake Blood
Porter Robinson
Jaguar Skills
Rusko
Caspa (MC Ken Mac)
Mistajam
Crookers
SHY FX (Stamina MC)
Goldie (MC GQ)
Destructo
Stamina MC
MC GQ
Ken Mac
Plus more acts to be announced.
EVENT INFO
Electric Daisy Carnival London
Show Date: Saturday 20th July 2013
Venue: London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Doors: 14:00 / curfew 23:00
Age Restrictions: The event is strictly 18+ (Photo ID is required)
Additional info:
TICKETS
Tickets will be available on Tuesday April 9th at 10am.
Standard: Early Bird: £47.50 (plus BF)
www.ticketmaster.co.uk / Tel: 0844 847 2448
www.ticketline.co.uk / Tel: 0844 888 4401
VIP: Club Experience Package: £150 (plus BF £5)
Coaches: www.biggreencoach.co.uk
Tasty quotes from the organisers:
Pasquale Rotella, CEO of Insomniac: “Bringing Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival experience across the Atlantic to London has been my dream for years and I couldn’t ask for a better partner than Cream, who is a world-wide fixture in electronic dance music culture. I’m confident that our collaboration will expose Insomniac’s returning fans and those who have yet to visit our United States festivals an opportunity to unite this summer in London.”
James Barton, President of Electronic Music at Live Nation: “We are really excited to be collaborating with Insomniac for what will be a spectacular event this summer. This groundbreaking relationship brings together two of the world’s biggest club brands. Electric Daisy Carnival is already an important and prominent international brand, and we believe it will thrive in the UK in 2013.”
Dennis Hone, Chief Executive of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: “This summer is shaping up to be a really varied, fun-packed debut season for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The Electric Daisy Carnival adds another great event to our summer event series as we continue to deliver a great legacy for east London."
Tasty background info:
About Insomniac
Insomniac produces innovative music festivals and events featuring immersive multisensory environments enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting and sound design, large-scale art installations, interactive circus and theatrical performances, boundary-pushing special effects and pyrotechnics, and fan participation. The quality of our fans’ experience is the company’s top priority. Insomniac’s premier annual event, Electric Daisy Carnival, is one of the largest, most spectacular music festivals in the North America. Insomniac has produced more than 250 music events and for more than 3 million attendees in California, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Texas, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico. Founded by Pasquale Rotella, Insomniac has been based in Los Angeles since it started in 1993.
About Cream
Cream is one of the world’s leading event promoters, now part of Live Nation Entertainment. Over the last 20 years, Cream has defined itself as one of the world’s most instantly recognisable youth brands and a global leader in the electronic music market. The company has built its reputation on delivering innovative and creative events and universally continues to grow staging club events around the world, hosting the biggest and longest running UK club night in Ibiza every summer, exploiting the global market with Creamfields the world’s biggest festival brand, and in recent years also building up a successful touring division, co-promoting an array of artist led UK tours and stand-alone dance events, including the Swedish House Mafia event at Milton Keynes Bowl UK which attracted 65,000 people.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with a database of over 119 million fans who visit our sites. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 200 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 250 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms.
About Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will begin to open to the public this summer. Electric Daisy Carnival is one of a series of summer concerts and events taking place throughout the summer. For further information go to www.NoOrdinaryPark.co.uk and sign up to our newsletter. The Park will be fully open by spring 2014.
