For over fifteen years, the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience has been packing in thousands of artists and probably millions of fans into the Louisiana City Park for what has to be the most impressive music festival east of the Mississippi.

This year is no exception, as the Voodoo Music Festival will be bringing top-billing artists like Outkast, Foo Fighters, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys, Zedd, Pretty Lights, and TONS of other artists belonging to genres ranging from EDM to Rock to Metal to Funk. Good lord.

Taking place at the City Park just south of Lake Pontchartrain from October 31st to November 2nd in beautiful New Orleans, Voodoo will be by far and away the best way to celebrate Halloween.

Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2014 Lineup

Foo Fighters // Outkast // Skrillex // Arctic Monkeys

Zedd // Pretty Lights // Thirty Second To Mars // Slayer // Awolnation // Rise Against

Flux Pavilion // Fedde Le Grand // Gogol Bordello // Death From Above 1979 // City And Colour

Claude Vonstroke // Manchester Orchestra // Galantis // Booka Shade (DJ Set) // Pete Tong

Twenty One Pilots // Thomas Gold // Action Bronson // Trombone Shorty & New Orleans Ave

Melvins // Bleachers // Griz // Congorock // Fishbone // MAK J // Fuel // Herobust // Le Youth

Big Freedia // Givers // Rebirth Brass Band // Red Baraat // Barcelona // Thomas Newson

The Wild Feathers // Wild Cub // Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors // Royal Teeth // Bonerama

Soul Rebels // Barely Alive // Trent Cantrelle // Manic Focus // World/Inferno Friendship Society

The London Souls // Peelander-Z // Lindsay Lowend // Astir // Flow Tribe // The Tontons

Honey Island Swamp Band // Sturgill SImpson // Benjamin Booker // Desert Noises

Dirty Bourbon River Show // Bo Ningen // Tysson // Quintron and Miss Pussycat // Yung Nation

Speak // Hello Negro // Carmine P. Filthy & A Boy Named Ruth

Church with Unicorn Fukr & Innerlign // Veridia // Naughty Professor // Crass Mammoth

Luxley // St. Cecilia’s Asylum Chorus // Marchfourth Marching Band

and many more!

Buy tickets for Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2014 right here, and use the password “VOODOO” for a limited time, presale special!

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Minutes from Downtown Austin, Texas, Euphoria Music Festival — a two-day music and arts festival — will be returning for its third consecutive year. The festival is the largest EDM festival in Texas, and boasts past artists such as Mord Fusting, Datsik, Tommy Trash, Dirtyphonics, Le Castle Vania, LA Riots, Designer Drugs, and many, many more. Mitch Morales, festival organizer, had this to say about next year’s festival:

We’re extremely excited to be bringing Euphoria back to Austin this year. Our goal is to provide an immersive experience that combines music, art & community.

EMF will be hosted at Carson Creek Ranch, one of Texas’ oldest remaining ranches. The ranch, consisting of two 20 acre pastures separated by Carson Creek on the banks of the Colorado River, makes for one of the most beautiful and picturesque campsites at any festival in the upcoming year.

Building on past festivals, Euphoria plans on having some of the best visuals, stage designs, tents, workshops and interactive installations to date. There will even be Silent Disco shows, yoga, and meditation sessions.

Early Bird tickets go on sale Friday, November 29th at 10 AM EST for $79 — limited time only. For more information on tickets and camping options, click here.

Stay connected with all EMF news by following them on Twitter and Facebook. Check back to Just Noise to Me for updates! 

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EDC Vegas 2014 Official Announcement Video

Although nothing has been released in terms of performers, it’s destined to be yet another year of the world’s best artists playing on some of the most incredible stages for three days at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Dates for EDC 2014 will be Friday, June 20th to Sunday June 22nd, from dusk til dawn. For more information, check out the official EDC website, Facebook, and Twitter.

Check back here for updates coming soon! 

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Gary Richards’ (AKA Destructo)’s renowned EDM festival returned with a bang this fall, bringing with it a devastating lineup, improved security procedures, and much more, making it one of the most enjoyable and powerful HARD experiences to date.

Following HARD Summer, it seemed nearly impossible that Live Nation Entertainment could compose a rivaling set of DJs and artists for Day of the Dead, but the return of veterans to the scene such as Skrillex, Nero, Zeds Dead, Calvin Harris, and many others brought the same jaw-clenching intensity that we’ve all grown to expect from the festival.

While the big names dominated the later time slots of the weekend, some of the biggest surprises and most impressive performances took place before the sunset.  Lesser known artists such as David Heartbreak, Solidisco, and GTA provided a refreshing variety of sounds, including head-banging drops, groovy beats, and in-your-face-style trap, respectively.

Getting to the venue early in the day isn’t a priority for most, but those who made the effort this year were treated with stellar performances from the newcomers of the scene.  Them Jeans, Dusky, and a first-ever performance by Phuture Doom ensured that everyone was dancing from their first steps into the park.

While all the performers definitely proved themselves worthy of playing under the HARD logo, the buzz on everyone’s lips was the monumental finishing set by the iconic A-lister Deadmau5.

New tracks, unexpected remixes of old ones, and soulful piano breaks made the mau5 the must-see set of the night that left many leaving the festival in tears (despite his sound cutting out, which he justified by announcing “I meant to do that, I’m like…the 12^th best in the world at this…”).

The music aside, Day of the Dead 2013 was the most neatly put together and least problematic HARD Presents… event to date.  Long gone were the winding barricades that left event-goers in a riot-like frenzy last year, as well as the nonrefillable $5 waters that quickly emptied everyone’s wallets.

Instead, a more succinct and speedy trip through security put guests in the festival within minutes, and several water-refilling stations kept them hydrated through the day and into the night (although they did seem to have a tendency to break down during peak hours).

Gary Richards and Live Nation Entertainment really pulled it together this year for HARD Day of the Dead, putting together one of the hottest lineups around, fixing issues with previous events, and keeping legions of sweaty dancers safe and hydrated.  As the L.A. Historic Park returns to its normal state, we’ll all be marking our calendars in anticipation for the next one.

Photos via official JNTM photographer and contributor Quinn TurtleGravy Tucker

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One thing that sets this festival apart from any other Halloween-themed EDM festival, or any HARD Presents… festival is the fact that this one actually showcases some otherwise hard-to-see and lesser known acts. Artists like Them Jeans, Tokimonsta, Henry Krinkle, and Thee Mike B are just some of the artists that are, unfortunately, most likely under most people’s radars this fall.

This increase in lesser-known artists could also create a problem for the festival as a whole, as most attendees will choose to start arriving later in the evening to see the more popular artists (like Skrillex), creating a massive line and an increase in waiting time. Last year, this resulting in complete chaos as concert-goers began literally throwing barricades and trampling over people to get in faster. There was also an incident involving an angry mob tipping over a golf cart on it’s way to deliver more water.

Either way, we’ve taken the time to map out some must-see acts, scheduling surprises, and acts to pass:

HARD Day of the Dead 2013 Must-See Acts

Phuture Doom: This will be Phuture Doom’s first live set EVER. No one knows anything about these guys, so it would be a huge opportunity for anyone to get to see the group in the flesh. We predict they’ll play their audio book “Phuturism: The Book of Nightfall” for the most part…

Gaslamp Killer: By far one of the most unique artists on the lineup this year, Gaslamp Killer is a must see for multiple reasons. This guy brings an energy to the stage most DJs probably think is a little much. To fans, however, Gaslamp Killer is one of the funnest performers to take the stage anytime, anyplace. Plus, he was the star of the HARD Day of the Dead trailer!

Them Jeans: With his high energy and incredible mixing abilities, Los Angeles based producer Them Jeans is on our list a must-see at this year’s Hard Day of the Dead. With multiple remixes of artists like Bloc Party, The XX, and Rihanna, you’ll definitely want to catch this artist on the rise before he gets to high!

Baauer b2b RL Grime: Two of the biggest names in trap music right now, Baauer and RL Grime return to LA State Historic Park but this time as a team. This pairing is going to be one of the coolest sets of the entire weekend for seemingly obvious reasons.

Deadmau5: What might seem as an obvious choice, Deadmau5 is our absolutely must-see artist of the entire festival. Playing his first live show in quite sometime, the mau5 will no doubt return with some incredible visuals and will most likely be debuting some of the tracks he’s been previewing online.

HARD Day of the Dead 2013 Scheduling Surprises

Nero // Boys Noize // Zeds Dead: It’s totally understandable that the main stage would be the hardest (no pun intended) to schedule, but you would think that the minds behind the program would think to at least spread out these acts across a few different stages. The most unfortunate thing is that this stage is going to packed for the entire night, though with good reason.

Paper Diamond // Pretty Lights: This is more of a pleasant surprise, mainly because most attendees will want to see both Pretty Lights and Deadmau5, which would not have been possible if the order had been switched. This could be unfortunate for Paper Diamond, but with such a killer set at this year’s HARD Summer, it’s possible he’ll still have a packed crowd at the HARDer stage.

Cirez D // Bloody Beetroots: Bloody Beetroots not headlining the night? This might be another switch up created so people can see Skrillex.

HARD Day of the Dead 2013 Acts to Pass

Skrillex: Unless you haven’t seen Skrillex at any show, festival, tour, or anywhere else, there’s really no point in seeing him again. Yes, he’s been putting out some new remixes and collaborations, but seriously? Another HARD event with Skrillex as a headliner? Go to Lunice! Go see Master at Work! Skrillex is a great DJ and a fantastic producer, but you can spend your time

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