The Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas
Our friend Stefanie Jones at Drugpolicy.org has been working on EDM festival attendance and pulled together this dandy chart (with a little help from MFJ) for a conference. Since festival data is fairly scarce on the web, we’re going to repost it here and try to fill it out over the next couple of months.
Electronic Music Festival Attendance 2012
| Festival | Location | Dates | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Daisy Carnival (1) | Las Vegas, NV | June 8-10 | 300,000+ |
| Ultra Music Festival (2) | Miami, FL | March 23-25 | 150,000+ |
| Electric Zoo | New York, NY | August 31-Sept 2 | 110,000+ |
| Electric Daisy Carnival NY (4) | New York, NY | May 18-20 | 100,000+ |
| Movement Festival | Detroit, MI | May 26-28 | 100,000+ |
| Hard Summer (6) | Los Angeles, CA | August 3-4 | 50,000+ |
| Nocturnal Wonderland Texas | Rockdale, TX | April 27-28 | 35,000 |
| Decibel Festival | Seattle, WA | Sept 20-24 | 25,000+ |
| Electric Forest | Rothbury, MI | June 28-July 1 | 25,000 |
| Wakarusa | Ozark, AR | May 31-June 3 | 15,000+ |
A few notes about these numbers:
1. These are “semi-official” numbers. Where possible, we’ve tried to include a source.
2. The attendance is for the total attendance over the course of the festival. It’s not the number of individuals.
3. Got a more accurate count? Post your numbers (and source) below in the comments.
Bonnaroo: 80,000
Source: http://www.bonnaroo.com/festival-info/