Skyline Festival Brings Techno And House Music Together In Los Angeles

4 minute read

Skyline Festival Brings Techno And House Music Together In Los Angeles

Following their debut event at Skylight Row in downtown Los Angeles in February 2022, the two-day Insomniac Events and techno Skyline Festival created quite a buzz in dance festival circles.

This year the festival will be moving to a new venue within the Los Angeles Expo Park. Saturday 25 February - Sunday 26 February. The event is led by tech brand Insomniac Factory 93 and house music partner Day Trip. With the best artists of both genres. Dom Dolla, Meduza, Eli & Fur, Peggy Gou, Michael Bibi, Anotr and more are scheduled for February 25, while artists like Diplo, Joshua, Charlotte de Witte, Joseph Capriati and Stella Bossi top the charts on February 1 . 26

Ellen Allen b2b Sarah Landry, j. There were many consecutive appearances over the two days, including Ora B2B Mian, Shiba Sun B2B Soulardo and Scream B2B Dennis Ferrer.

ALSO READ:FKA Twigs Reveals Shes ‘Not Sad Anymore While Teasing New ‘TechnoInfluenced Album

After selling out their first event last year with over 7,000 fans, Insomniac has welcomed all the feedback from fans, including subscribers who want more space to dance and enjoy the action. The new excavations at Exposition Park will provide plenty of additional space and bring the show closer to the city.

“We were looking for a place to put it downtown with a skyline theme, and we found Expo Park,” said Megan Deschenes, director of talent and festivals at Insomniac, in a recent phone interview. “We went there with the team and fell in love with the place. The presence of trees and grass makes it more comfortable for everyone. The stage construction will also be better this year because the venue is bigger. So we thought it was the perfect deal."

Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter. Whether you're a Coachella fan or prefer to watch from afar, get shipments weekly during Southern California's music festival season. Sign up here.

For Deschenes, being next door to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum felt like a return to "(Insomniac's) roots," as the company's famed Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) was held at the famed venue from 2007 to 2010 before moving to Las Vegas.

"It's kind of nostalgic for us," she said. "Glad to be back."

The revamped festival will feature West and East. The west side will focus on house music, while the east side will focus on techno artists.

While Insomniac is already based in Southern California and hosts more than a dozen festivals a year, Skyline fits perfectly into Insomniac's slate, as Day Trip and Factory 93 have hosted sidestages at historic events like EDC and Hard Summer. . Bridging the gap between house and techno, two similar but distinct subgenres of electronic music, makes sense, says Deschenes.

ALSO READ:House And Techno Tastemaker Paige Talks ‘Touch, Spirituality, Positivity And Mindset

“Audiences in this community already love going to techno or house shows, so we thought we'd combine the two,” he said. “It fits very well with the Insomniac family because there have been a lot of Day Trips and Factory 93. We wanted to present both genres in one setting, so this one is special to us because it feels more intimate, but also fitting for the artist. activism".

Attendees can expect multiple on-site activations, art installations, food trucks, and bars throughout the event space. Guests in the VIP section can also enjoy a delicious espresso martini bar.

“At the end of the day, we are very excited about being a DJ and we all come together for the same goal which is to have fun and enjoy music,” says Deschenes.

party on the horizon

When: 25 and 26 February at 3.00pm

Where: Exposition Park, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles

Tickets: $99.95 general admission for one day; two-day general admission ticket $169.95; $159.95 per day of VIP access; $249.95 for two days of VIP access. All passes are available at skylinefest.com.