More than 50,000
music fans united at Milton Keynes Bowl for the world famous dance festival
Electric Daisy Carnival UK, which included triumphant sets from dance legends Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Martin Garrix, Eric Prydz
and Axwell /\ Ingrosso.
Saturday’s EDC UK showpiece was the biggest and best yet.
Taking
centre stage at the kineticFIELD and standing a massive 30 metres tall by 70
metres wide, the fully immersive Crystal Village spectacle towered over
revellers during its first EDC UK showcase.
The
stage’s unique design housed cascading waterfalls, a fog-breathing dragon and
the unmissable symbolic owl, and hosted incredible performances by some of the
biggest international names in dance music, with sets by Martin Garrix, Dimitri
Vegas & Like Mike, Oliver Heldens, Eric Prydz, Martin Solveig, Don Diablo
and Alison Wonderland.
Throughout
the day at the circuitGROUNDS, festival-goers saw outstanding DJ sets from drum
and bass legends Andy C, Noisia, Caspa & Rusko, Roni Size, Goldie and many
more.
Over at
cosmicMEADOW, electrifying big room sets came from trance heroes Paul van Dyk
and Gouryella, while the neonGARDEN stage was a constant party with sets by
Duke Dumont and UK garage pioneer DJ EZ.
Electric
Daisy Carnival wasn’t just about the music. The line-up of the world’s premier
DJ’s and global acts were joined by dynamic displays, carnival creatures,
performers and sensory sights aplenty.
“This
weekend we hosted another amazing edition of EDC UK at Milton Keynes and we
thank all of our headliners and performing artists for joining us in
celebrating the incredible culture of dance music,” said Pasquale Rotella,
founder and CEO of Insomniac.
“The UK
is where so many genres of dance music were born, and it’s exciting to see the
scene still growing and flourishing today.”
Melvin
Benn, of Festival Republic, added: “We’re very proud to have celebrated the
second year of our partnership with Insomniac with another successful Electric
Daisy Carnival UK.
“Avicii
delivered an incredible headline set and we’re thrilled to have had some of the
biggest international acts spanning across all dance music genres performing
this year.
“The
Crystal Village stage was shipped over from the US for the first time and it
was truly a phenomenal spectacle.”
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