EDC 2017 Recap

June 22, 2017

I just returned from my annual pilgrimage with my buddy Jason and our friend Martin (plus his brother Jake this year), and here’s a recap.

[ PLAYLIST: I’ve created a playlist of around 20 of the top sets at EDC Vegas 2017. You can download it here. ]

  • I ended up going while really sick. I had a bad sinus infection that started a few days before in London. But I pushed through it and didn’t even realize how bad it was until I got back on Tuesday

  • We saw many more shows this year instead of staying at the Hardstyle stage like I usually do

  • I thought I had missed my favorite artist, Technoboy, but I caught the TNT set which is actually one of his aliases

  • Favorite sets were TNT, Marshmello, Showtek, Allison Wonderland, and Green Velvet

  • Over the last year, and definitely at this EDC I’ve massively increased my appreciation for Deep House, so I spent a good amount of time at Neon Gardens this year

  • Virtually everything I heard at Circuit Grounds was excellent

  • I was largely disappointed with Wastelands for the few sets I saw that weren’t TNT because it seemed super pop. I feel like all the artists were trying to go mainstream and didn’t want to be hardstyle anymore

  • The Tiesto set was really strong this year

  • I did a very EDC thing and helped a girl out who was crying with a dead phone. She as liked me for help and I got her a water and a portable phone charger and sat with her behind cosmic meadows until her friends found her

  • We walked around 30 miles over the three days, although I’m not sure if the Apple Watch counts dancing as steps

  • I had more appreciation for lighter stuff this year, like Marshmallow. Either that or they had more heavy stuff mixed in that kept me going

  • For the record my preferences are currently Hardstyle, Deep House, and Trap. Interested to see how that changes

  • Sunday was really strong this year. They made a real effort to load the last day so people would stay all the way through

Only 52 weeks to EDC!

[ PLAYLIST: I’ve created a playlist of around 20 of the top sets at EDC Vegas 2017. You can download it here. ]

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