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My first ever EDC and it was an awesome 3 nights!! It's not a rave like I pictured it to be, but more like a carnival atmosphere with TONS of amazing lights, fire, and fireworks!! Oh how I loved the fireworks every night! 2:30am is when they do the big fireworks show each night. My friend and I went all 3 nights and it was tiring! We paid for a 3 day pass $350 (only option) and we were going to make use of it! We stayed on the strip, at The Tropicana and drove each day.
Day 1: Traffic was terrible! We left around 8:30p and didn't park until about 11p! That's with us taking side streets to avoid the traffic!! Traffic on Las Vegas Blvd near the speedway was bumper to bumper. It took about an hr just to go 3 miles from the air force base to the speedway!!! If that traffic wasn't bad enough, in the morning, it took THREE hours to get out of the parking lot!! Yup, 3 hours to get out of the parking lot... not even back to the hotel! Upon leaving, cars were just circling around aimlessly because there were NO exit signs or people leading traffic. Everyone bottle-necked and we didn't even know if we could exit. People just keep going back and forth figuring how to exit. Turns out... most of the exit gates were either closed or blocked by the police and for no apparent reason. When we finally found the right exit, there were EIGHT parking attendants just sitting/standing in a row talking to each other doing NOTHING to lead traffic!! We left at 4:45 am and didn't leave that parking lot still 8am!! For day 1, we saw Hardwell and Steve Aoki. Hardwell was awesome!!
Day 2: We left much earlier, fearful of the dreaded traffic. It's about 18 miles from the strip to the speedway. We left at 6:30pm and got to the speedway about 7ish. It was awesome, no traffic!! We also left earlier, around 4am and got out easy peasy. No trouble getting out and left right away. We were back in the hotel, ate, and ready to sleep by 5:30am. Day 2 we saw Avicii, Kaskade, and Tiesto. I really liked Avicii and had a great time.
Day 3: We left around 7pm. No traffic on the way there... but then upon exiting to the speedway, it took about an hour to go just 5 miles or so! Not sure what happened! We also left earlier on the third day having being worn out. We left around 3ish... got back to the hotel, ate and sleep before 5am. No traffic. Day 3 we saw Calvin Harris and Axwell. We also checked out the 3D koi pond. That was really cool!!
PROS:
All 3 days, there were fireworks every night!! I LOVED the fireworks because they were amazing and even went all around the speedway!! They also happened throughout the night, especially on the Kinetic Stage, which happens to be the mainstage. I thought the mainstage was AMAZING!!! It was HUGE!!! I only wish we got there earlier to be able to see it up much closer. There were 2 owls, one on each side, as well as water dance, fire, and fireworks! We were also at Circut Grounds alot. There was also fire at that stage but no fireworks. That stage is more enclosed, so it does get hotter really fast! They do throw out tons of confetti! Just know that music on that stage can get super loud since the stage is enclosed! There were tons of carnival rides and best was that they were ALL included in the cost of the ticket!! I wished I went on lots more rides, but my friend wasn't willing to go on the thrill rides... just the ferris wheel basically :/ Production value here is amazing! The sets are fantastic!! I'm sure all those neon lights and special effects are not easy to set up!! There was also a Bud Light room we found were they hand out the foam light sticks and inside are kandi making stations with TONS of kandi available!! My friend and I made some! Everyone we meet with nice. For the amount of people there, we did not notice any fights or anybody really hating on each other. It was nice to dance here because people were friendly and it wasn't like a club were guys are always trying to hit or grind on you!
CONS:
DRUGS!! Pot everywhere!! Yes, I know this is a rave... it's those people that that make things worse for others. We even saw a group rolling up their joints! Also the free water stations are few. We only saw 2 and the water is not cold. Water bottles are $5. You can get ice for free from vendors that are nice, one guy wanted to charge us! I wish they said earlier that you can bring any empty bottle in to fill! Security seemed like a hit or miss. We even saw a group with a whiskey bottle taking shots! First night, saw a security lady that checked everything, while the other 2 nights they barely checked.
Would I go again... not likely since it's really costly and tiring. If my boyfriend wanted to experience it, then yes. I think it's something that everyone should experience at least once so they know what it's like! I'm so glad I experienced it because I think it was worth it!! Just remember to be safe and stay hydrated! 2 people died this year :/
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