The 10th Veld music festival has just unveiled their 2023 and it’s huge! Rezzmau5 (Rezz + Deadmau5) will be headlining which is sure to be a future classic. That massive combo will be joined by fellow headliners Above & Beyond, Illenium (live set), Tiesto, Zedd, and Loud Luxury. Set over 3 days in early August, Veld is bringing back the festival vibes in a big way.
2023 is starting off with a bang with the release of the Escapade festival lineup! Spanning over three days in late June in Ottawa, this festival is full of headliners such as Tiesto, Alesso, Excision, Kygo, Afrojack, Tchami, Marshmello, and much more.
Tickets are on sale now and for a GA weekend pass, you can get it for $344 + fees. For more info, click down below:
It’s been a long wait but it appears that EDM events are slowly coming back across Canada. It has been a long wait for the live music business as a wide variety of workers and clubs have been severely affected by the pandemic. Thanks to the high vaccination rate in Canada, it seems like we’re primed for a return to a semi-normal schedule this Fall.
While we’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of live EDM events, EDM Canada has been waiting alongside you all! The city calendars have always been hand-crafted and human curated, giving you an up-to-date snapshot of electronic dance music events that are coming up in your city. Passion has driven this site for the past 9 years, and I will keep it going!
David Mann
EDM Canada Founder
By Ryan Hayes
Alison Wonderland’s Wonderverse was a successful experiment in interactivity. Its aim was to connect die hard fans around the world, and in a time of isolation give them something to rally around—a reason to come together and celebrate their love for dance music.
It’s difficult to compare Wonderverse to other digital experiences; the Digital Mirage festivals were free and featured a bevy or artists, Tomorrowland’s visuals stand in a league of their own, and individual artists have been pumping out weekly streams for months on end. From a visual standpoint Wonderverse conjured a fun world of whimsy. While relatively simplistic, and a tad cheesy, the visuals were the vehicle allowing the show to deliver key interactive moments.
Whether you were voting to transport AW to mushroom/forest realms or smashing a button repeatedly to send her blue orbs of spirit energy to help he reach her final form, you felt connected to the show throughout the entire event. Even more directly fans were able to send AW answers to questions she posed during her set, which she would then react to live. Attendees could also opt to switch on their cams and videos of them partying popped up in both the virtual word and the studio AW was streaming from in L.A.
From a musical standpoint the set was not as fast paced as regular AW fare, likely because she was splitting her attention to interact with the crowd. However, unlike most digital events—it was a real live performance. AW’s genuine energy permeated her entire set, and it was clear she was legitimately enjoying herself for the duration of the event. The ID’s she dropped ranged from Flume energy, in the style of her latest single ‘Bad Things,’ to heavy DnB inspiration; she purposely drew attention to one heavily DnB slanted ID she called ‘Eyes Closed.’
The event wasn’t perfect, you could feel the digital growing pains, but it brought fans together in a unique way during a period of prolonged isolation. It provided thousands with a direct link to AW who ended the event with a rapid-fire Q&A session. As a platform WAVE is on to something with their live interactive performances, but the true success of Wonderverse stood squarely on the shoulders of AW’s personality. Her charisma and passion made the event a success, and a rewarding experience for diehard fans.
By Ryan Hayes
As 2020 comes to a close the majority of us are looking back at a year with little to no live entertainment memories. With the pandemic continuing its relentless push forward the unfortunate reality is that 2021 will remain event free for quite some time. While the freeze on live events has meant the loss of a fundamental fragment of identity for many fans with deep roots within the music community, it has resulted in the complete loss of livelihood for many of our favorite artists and their teams. The fallout has been catastrophic for much of the music industry, and our support is more important than ever.
When artists stand up, and, through sheer force of will, creatively adapt to the wide array of obstacles they are currently facing; there is still space for them to present fans with unique experiences. As fans of an artist it is our job—if you are able—to jump on board and support the acts who are now trying to find new ways to reach out and appeal to their base. They have given us so many memories—it’s time to make some new virtual ones.
Friday February 5th Alison Wonderland is stepping in to the WONDERVERSE for a one of the kind immersive experience. The event is set to take place in a “fantastical underworld forest,” and will be performed live, in real time, with Wonderland interacting with fans. The interactive show promises to be “filled with magic, awe-inspiring spells, and transformative visuals.” As a “one-of-a-kind immersive event where virtually anything can happen,” fans should expect the unexpected.
Perhaps most importantly Wonderland has promised a set riddled with new music, exclusive behind the scenes access, and the ability to interact directly with her throughout the event.
Wonderverse is being held in collaboration with Wave; a live and immersive media company that embraces technology to provide “interactive concert experience to help fans and artists more deeply connect with each other and express themselves in innovative ways.” Previously they have hosted events for The Weeknd, Rezz, Jauz, and Galantis.
Tickets to Wonderverse are $15 and the event runs from 6-9pm PST on February 5th.
