DAILY 04/11

This year’s Little 5 has officially been dominated by electronic music. There will be more talent in Bloomington in less than one week than my entire four years at IU. The most memorable show I experienced at IU was Pretty Lights at the Bluebird and I thought that was crazy! Next week Tiësto, Afrojack, Alesso, Tim Mason, Robbie Rivera and Laidback Luke will all be making stopping thru Bloomington to experience what I assume, their first Little 500. Hit the jump for our Little 5 EDM schedule and to purchase tickets!

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The whole EDM scene continues to takeover as Benny Benassi and Krewella have been scheduled to perform at this years Indianapolis 500! It’s all set to go down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Snake Pit on Sunday May 27th. There will be food trucks, photo booths, body painting, bumper cars, concert ticket giveaways, and much more. Music is scheduled to start bright and early at 8am and if you’ve never had the pleasure of hitting up the Indy 500, lets just say it’s unlike any other sporting even you’ve probably been to. The hillbillies come out of the woodwork and I’m sure they’ll be wondering what a Benny Benassi is. IMF will be rolling deep so we hope to see some of our fans out!

DAILY 04/10

As summer is creeping up on us, Insomniac and Marquee Dayclub announces an exciting new weekly event, Wet Wonderland. This event will begin on Sunday, April 29th and take place each Sunday from 10am to 6pm. As always, Insomniac promises world-class artists and performers with the latest cutting-edge production. Headlining the launch of this year’s pool season will be Kaskade and we imagine these two powerhouses will continue to bring in electronic dance music’s hottest acts. Tickets are available at from Marquee.

This year’s festival is still a long four months away but the Chicago Tribune just revealed the full roster. Except for a few additional acts, most of the leaked acts are now confirmed. Two additional electronic performances were not included on the leaks but are on the official roster, Avicii and Justice. This year’s rock headliners will be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Black Keys and Jack White. Perry’s tent is looking stronger and stronger as expected. Tickets are on sale for $230 on Lolla’s website.

Perry’s stage: Bassnectar, Santigold, Skream & Benga, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Kaskade, Little Dragon, Star Slinger, Calvin Harris, Porter Robinson, Nadastrom, NERO, Sub Focus, DJ Nihal, Madeon, the White Panda, Knife Party, Zedd, SALVA, Zeds Dead, Paper Diamond, Kid Color, Big Gigantic.

Also on the bill: Florence + the Machine, Passion Pit, the Shins, Sigur Ros, Fun., M83, Franz Ferdinand, Metric, Dawes, the Temper Trap, Die Antwoord, Mona, the Growlers, the Gaslight Anthem, Hey Rosetta!, JEFF the Brotherhood, Band of Skulls, Anamanaguchi, SBTRKT, First Aid Kit, Tame Impala, Wax, the Walkmen, FIDLAR, JJ Grey & Mofro, LP, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound.

Milo Greene, Neon Indian, Dum Dum Girls, Kopecky Family Band, Washed Out, the Jezabels, Aloe Blacc, Trampled by Turtles, Yuna, Bear in Heaven, Walk Off the Earth, Blind Pilot, Animal Kingdom, Chairlift, Dev, J. Cole, the Black Angels, the Sheepdogs, Yellow Ostrich, the Dunwells, GIVERS, DJ Mel, Polica, Empires, Bombay Bicycle Club, Kevin Devine, Wale.

Dry the River, White Rabbits, Helena, Haley Reinhart, Imaginary Cities, the Head & the Heart, the Devil Makes Three, Overdoz, the Big Pink, Oberhofer, Ambassadors, Twin Shadow, the War on Drugs, DJ Zebo, the Tallest Man on Earth, Chancellor Warhol, Toro Y Moi, O Rappa, Laura Warshauer, Dr. Dog, Bowerbirds, Red Oblivion, Of Monsters and Men, Orchard Lounge.

Superstar DJ/producer Robbie Rivera announces the May 7th release of his 4th album, DANCE OR DIE, and a 24 show U.S. bus tour. Robbie started his US tour following his annual Juicy Beach Miami at electronic dance music’s biggest US event, WMC. Commencing March 28th and ending on May 4th, this 24 show tour is a massive preparty for what’s expected to be the biggest Robbie Rivera release of his career.

Our friends at Enclave have hooked us up with VIP tickets to giveaway which includes express entry, along with a private cocktail reception from 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Since we’re all about the love here at IMF, all you have to do is hit us up on Twitter and ask for them nicely. The doors open at 9pm and the special guests for the night include BassJackers and Peace Treaty. If you don’t walk away with VIP, you can always RSVP.

DAILY 04/05

Pasquale Rotella, the man behind Insomniac Events, appeared on MTV (really, MTV?) earlier today to announce phase one for this year’s EDC Las Vegas. Originally he only revealed Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Bassnectar, Benny Benassi, Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Kaskade, Chase & Status, Knife Party, David Guetta, Tiesto, and Flux Pavilion on MTV but later the remainder of the acts went public. This year’s lineup is unreal, check out the image after the jump for this year’s full list. In addition to 100 EDM acts, Pasquale also gave us insight on this year’s production which will include over 500 theatrical performers, 30 carnival rides, fireworks galore and 300,000 of your closest friends! Tickers are currently available for $275 via Insomniac but won’t last long.

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Electric Zoo revealed the first phase of their lineup taking place over Labor Day. Made Events is the mastermind behind Electric Zoo, originally bringing it to New York City in 2009. This lineup is STACKED: David Guetta, Pretty Lights, Skrillex, Above & Beyond, Axwell, Benny Benassi, Steve Aoki, Dada Life, Knife Party, Zeds Dead, Boyz Noize and at least 40+ more just with phase 1. Hit the jump for the full list of phase 1!

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Saturday night is such a huge night for live music in Chicago – there’s Fedde Le Grand, SBTRKT, Tommy Trash, AN21, and last but not least, Nero and Dillon Francis. You should have an idea of where you plan on heading by now, but if not, let us assist you. Our friends over at Silver Wrapper have hooked us up with a pair of tickets to giveaway to see none other than SBTRKT at the House of Blues Saturday night. Doors open at 9pm and if you don’t win, you can still snag some tickets. Don’t procrastinate though. Send us your answers via Twitter to the question below and the tickets are yours.

What is the east London club called where SBTRKT began his career as a DJ?