The biggest music festival of all returns to Las Vegas this week, and that means EDC Week events already have been taking over clubs on the Strip; May 17 brought pool parties at Liquid and Marquee and nighttime sets from Two Friends at Encore Beach Club and Slander at Zouk. But not every party this week is at a Vegas dayclub or nightclub, and some of these events feel like festivals unto themselves. If you’re skipping the Speedway this year but still crave diverse sounds and different DJs at a single venue—or if you’re all in on EDC and want to pack in the most music possible through the weekend—check out these team-ups and multi-acts bills.
Thursday, May 18
Wet Republic is the perfect pool club for a self-contained mini-festival, and the MGM Grand stronghold is starting early this year with the inventive All4House lineup, featuring an international array of electronic dance music from Claptone, James Hype, Meduza and Vintage Culture. (11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com)
The Bassrush brand is going big the day and night before EDC arrives, first taking over Mandalay Bay’s dayclub for a pool party stocked with genre heavyweights Airglo, Austeria, Barely Alive, Eptic, Friction, Riot Ten and Sullivan King. (11 a.m., Daylight Beach Club, tixr.com) Then head Downtown for the outdoor Bassrush Massive with sets from Andy C, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Hvdes, Justin Hawkes, Wooli and Zeds Dead. (8 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, bassrush.frontgatetickets.com)
Dreamstate is the official EDC pre-party in Las Vegas, and it’ll be more immersive than ever thanks to all the hi-tech capabilities and indoor-outdoor action at Area15. The lineup includes Atdusk, Ben Nicky, Ferry Corsten, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Jorza, Maarten de Jong, Paul Denton, Triode, Will Atkinson and Yozhi & Razner. (10 p.m., the Portal & A-Lot at Area15, area15.com)
Insomniac’s Lost in Dreams event brand has provided a popular fall festival at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, but this week it takes the nightswim route with future bass, dubstep and dance-pop from Armnhmr, Blanke, Kaivon, Pauline Herr and Tsu Nami. (10 p.m., Daylight Beach Club, tixr.com)
Friday, May 19
Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak label takes over one of his most frequent Strip stomping grounds, showcasing the talents of 4B, Nostalgix, CHYL and Bok Nero. (11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com)
Saturday, May 20
Australian producer Sonny Fodera and French DJ Dombresky—two house artists seldom seen in Las Vegas—lead the bill at the Day Trip Pool Party, also featuring Biscits, Joshwa, Torren Foot, Carola and Lady Sinclair. (11 a.m., Daylight Beach Club, tixr.com)
Then, two of the top resident artists at Marquee join forces for one day only. The Afrojack and Deorro co-headliner promises to be a rager, one of those pool parties that could threaten your arrival time at the fest that night. Plan accordingly. (11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events.taogroup.com)
Sunday, May 21
Get a load of this one: Up-and-comer Disco Lines is teaming up with LA duo Ship Wrek as DJ superteam Disco Wrek, and they’re sharing the booth with resident duo Loud Luxury and Minneapolis electronic tag team Twinsick. It’s a lot! (11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com)
Masked musical marauder Marshmello smooths things out at EBC on Sunday with the assist from one of Wynn Nightlife’s newest and most exciting resident DJs, Staten Island hitmaker Acraze. (11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com)
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