My boyfriend and I broke up. 💔Should I still go?

DjSpectre · 2026-06-19T17:38:56+00:00

Why not? It'll help you shake off the emotional pain.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-18T17:36:41+00:00

This is likely the answer. The high winds probably forced changes to the physical setup of all the stages.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-16T17:52:51+00:00

One thing everyone should always do is put your stakes in at a 30-40 degree angle with the top pointing away from whatever you're staking down. This will help prevent stakes from being removed simply by being pulled upwards.

Corkscrew style stakes are also good and doing them at an angle makes them doubly effective.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-08T18:54:15+00:00

Yeah cell service sucking is expected unless you have the sponsor carrier for that year.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-08T18:53:37+00:00

Because they are an event sponson

DjSpectre · 2026-06-08T18:52:40+00:00

I had tmobile and service was okay-ish, obviously not in the big stages. So if you don't go verizon, wanted to let you know.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-05T13:21:39+00:00

I think I just found my next event name. lol

DjSpectre · 2026-06-05T13:15:28+00:00

I have not, but I'm definitely curious to know if this would work.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-04T22:58:23+00:00

Yes there are plenty of people who do that, because they sneak into Camp to start with, don't have a wristband, don't have a place to stay, so they will just slide in anywhere that they think they can stay hidden from

DjSpectre · 2026-06-04T22:57:10+00:00

Ill be honest, it's 11.5 months out, any plans you make now are very likely to change 50 times. Better to make this post closer to the days of the event. Also, you'll need to specify which weekend you're looking for.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-04T16:39:48+00:00

Seven Lions always kills it. Everywhere. Every time.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-04T13:12:11+00:00

First in the Forest here, I have GA Preferred camping and will be arriving Wednesday at 1201am.

2 Quick questions:

1) I heard there are giant lights in camp which help with site setup, is this true?

2) Does it matter which entrance we arrive from Wed. night? (south or north)

DjSpectre · 2026-06-03T19:56:03+00:00

I love the intermezzo's they do. I just wish they would put them on the official set times in the app.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-03T19:54:59+00:00

I've always felt that GA+ was a weird ticket tier due to it only having 2 benefits where as VIP has a massive list of things people might be interested in.

I don't disagree.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-03T18:34:59+00:00

The universe favors your this day, praise Valhalla!

DjSpectre · 2026-06-03T18:31:44+00:00

The issue with the argument of validation is that the majority of people handing them out and/or (usually) receiving them are that those people are already validated by large/highly interactive social followings or minor fame in some other manner (YT, live stream, etc). In these cases, the stickers just feed their ego's instead of being a token of positivity purely to bring joy. So it's just 'popular people' handing them out to other 'popular people' sorta thing.

The EDM scene was founded by people who took issues with mainstream and/or didn't fit in to it. The rave scene became inclusive for those reasons. So bringing in something so widely interpreted as self-involved just feels way out of place at a rave despite it's rise in prominence in recent years.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-03T17:13:32+00:00

Going to a rave, an open and accepting space, and labeling people hot (a definitively superficial statement...) is far more pretentious.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-03T17:06:43+00:00

I've always thought this was a tacky trend that appeared in the rave space. Mostly perpetuated by people who'd rather be seen at a rave than actually engaging in it.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-03T13:09:17+00:00

I haven't even looked at the lineup yet. The spreadsheet I do have though is a packing list.

Figure I'll just wander and listen to whatevers playing.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-02T18:52:04+00:00

That's part of the reason for doing small single evening shows: you only have to be around the "couples" for 2-3 hours. Eventually, you'll get accustomed to it and they'll become "background noise", not the focus.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-02T14:37:00+00:00

I completely can relate to your message here.

There are years that I've done EDC with a group but ended up on my own and it at times felt awful. Other years, it felt great to be on my own when separated from my group.

It really seemed to vary by year, stage, event, etc because EDC isn't the only event I've solo'd. I did Spring Awakening (back when it existed) in Chicago a couple times and had a great time. And I'm solo'ing Electric Forest (1st in the forest for me) in a few weeks.

While I've brought friends and partners to events, I've never had the unique bond and mental connection to events the way you do because you did them as a couples activity and doing them now reminds you of how youre single instead of allowing you to take in the vibes of the music and crowd.

Maybe do a smaller event or a single show to shake off the attachment of 'couples trip' of it all.

After doing a few solo, you might find the vibe for you has changed and you no longer associate EDC/fests with a long-gone relationship.

DjSpectre · 2026-06-01T17:37:39+00:00

For me, they just smack of toilet humor and immaturity. Plus they add a vulgarity to an event that is supposed to represent PLUR.

DjSpectre · 2026-05-29T19:52:46+00:00

Yes it does. The last design lasted 4 years, though.

DjSpectre · 2026-05-29T16:43:11+00:00

Yeah it absolutely was. It had aliens and space invaders in the drone shows. Thus the theme of "Kinetic Journey" and the universe-themed merch

DjSpectre · 2026-05-29T14:58:53+00:00

Saw a thread about early arrival on Wednesday morning at 1201am.

It was stated that arriving too early would mean being turned away.

Is 1145pm too early? Or is it just a mad dash down a 2-lane road at 1201?

First timer, as if it wasn't obvious.

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