For three nights, Electric Daisy Carnival will once again light up the sky, but the afterglow of the annual festival will live much longer. Traces of EDC can be found at nightclubs and party pools all around Las Vegas throughout the year, as Insomniac’s influence and modern take on rave culture have permanently infiltrated the city’s dayclub and nightlife scene.
Just look at Marquee’s Halfway to EDC bash in February, produced in conjunction with Insomniac and hosting a roster of top-tier DJs like Dash Berlin and Andrew Rayel dropping beats for a massive crowd of neon-clad clubbers—many sporting kandi bracelets and daisy-wreath headbands, hallmarks of the festival’s fashion. EDC’s stamp can also be seen at Hyde’s elaborate XIV Vegas Sessions parties—specifically its Neon Circus edition—and at Ghostbar Dayclub, where neon tutus, furry legwarmers and bedazzled bikinis are the norm.
It’s not just rave wear that makes Vegas nightclubs feel like it’s EDC all year long. Some of the city’s newest party palaces, Jewel and Omnia, have made massive DJ booths the focal point of their rooms, and routinely fill them with the same headlining talent playing Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. Daylight’s half-dome would fit right in among the Cosmic Meadow and Circuit Grounds stages.
The EDC impact will be most prominent this week, of course, when festival DJs—and many of its hundreds of thousands of attendees—flood the Vegas clubs. Don’t forget your kandi beads.
