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elrow announces line up for their New York Summer Festival at Brooklyn Mirage

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Watch the elrow mini historical documentary HERE.
Watch the making of the elrow performances and decors HERE.

The world’s most vividly imaginative and colourful party is coming back to New York City’s Brooklyn Mirage on Saturday July 23rd. Featuring 10+ hours of music across two stages with indoor and outdoor dancing, special sunset sets and much more under their twisted Wild Wild West theme of Far Rowest! Soundtracked by special guest Paco Osuna, along with Cloonee, Francis Mercier, Honeyluv, Franky Rizardo, Jean Pierre, Joshwa, Martin Ikin, Mele, Neo, Shermanology, Toni Varga with more to come. After a sold out pre-sale, limited tickets are now on sale to the public here.

elrow is known all over the planet for its out of this world production and spectacularly immersive themes. It is a carnival experience unlike any other – one that overloads you with sensory delights and takes you a million miles away from everyday life. There is no expense spared when the team rolls into town and this time it is at the all new Brooklyn Mirage.. The Wild Wild West theme means you can expect all manner of cowboy designs, Western props and vibrant decor that will transport you into another world.

PRAISE FOR elrow:

Now elrow is a “worldwide sensation” (Forbes) powered by a “nightlife dynasty” (Resident Advisor) rapidly becoming “The Medicis of raving” (The Guardian). To put it simply: “Fun cannot be created, marketed, or bought, and the family-run business of elrow house parties encapsulates such vibes with effortless finesse.” (Complex)

ABOUT elrow

elrow is an award-winning experiential event concept and party series founded in 2010 by Cruz and Juan Arnau Lasierra; the sixth generation from a dynasty of entrepreneurs also responsible for creating Monegros Festival and legendary Club Florida 135 in Fraga, Spain.

From their head-quarters in Barcelona, elrow have taken the world by storm with their unforgettable party style, pairing elaborate production, interactive performers and zany characters with the best electronic music, placing them as a global reference for circus inspired parties with tickets to the visual spectaculars usually selling out in minutes.

A myriad of different themes and concepts makeup elrow’s zeitgeist with sub-brands including ‘Rowlympics’; their own take on the Olympic games, their Brazilian jungle carnival theme, ‘Sambodromo de Brasil’ and flag-ship theme ‘Singermorning’.

​​ABOUT AVANT GARDNER — A one-of-a-kind gem, the 80,000 square foot venue is home to The Brooklyn Mirage, The Great Hall, and The Kings Hall. Prominently boasting a state-of-the-art KV2 sound system, a 200-foot video wall, mesmerising laser displays, and pyrotechnic capabilities, the multifaceted indoor and outdoor events space was nominated for ‘Best Club’ in the 2019 International Dance Music Awards. Having hosted everything from live music to EDM, underground house, and techno, the venue has become the crown jewel for New York nightlife aficionados. Since re-opening its doors last summer, the venue has already welcomed the likes of Above & Beyond, Black Coffee, Carl Cox, Christina Aguilera, John Summit, Jungle, Kaytranada, Skrillex, Tycho, and many more, setting an exciting glimpse as to what to expect within the next year.

Led by Avant Gardner’s founder, owner, and chief creative officer, Billy Bildstein, The Brooklyn Mirage’s latest iteration boasts its most intricate and impressive design yet. A collaboration between Bildstein and new multi-media studio Conveyor, the new design features one of the world’s largest outdoor video walls at 200 feet in length and 30 feet high. Displayed over 1000 LED panels at 15K ultra-wide resolution, the roughly 30 million pixels will allow for film grade visual effects. With a custom-built media server and its processing technology, leading visual content creators from around the world will have the ability to go beyond traditional show visuals and create real-time generated experiences set in hyperrealistic environments, a first at this scale. With construction and roof design led by NYC-based construction studio HEINI, The Brooklyn Mirage’s new stage roof spans over 100 feet wide and 50 feet in depth and features an eye-catching floating effect as a result of its modular space frame system, the first fully domestically fabricated stage of its kind.

Electric Zoo Announce New Theme for 2020: Supernaturals

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Electric Zoo Announce New Theme for 2020: Supernaturals
Labor Day Weekend 2020 is set to be an otherworldly experience as the iconic New York festival Electric Zoo teases that their immersive Supernaturals theme for this year will require you open your mind to the unknown, the unusual and the unseen.
All previous 11 versions of Electric Zoo, New York’s leading electronic music festival, have come with fantastically realised themes. After the mystery of 2019’s EZOO Evolved and the chilling enigma that was 2017’s EZOO: The 6th Boro, this year the all encompassing and truly epic festival on Randall’s Island will be spine-tingling to say the least. 
Whether or not you believe bigfoot is frolicking in the woods, aliens are chilling over at Area 51, unicorns are flying over Brooklyn, or if that online cutie that ghosted you is actually a ghost, Electric Zoo 2020 plans to expand your mind in ways you could never imagine before. It’s time to believe in the Supernatural. 
Electric Zoo hosted 107,500 party people last year and featured the biggest names from house, techno, EDM and everything in between.
Official on-sale date and full lineups are coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled. 
SIGN UP HERE FOR LIMITED PRE-SALE TICKETS –  presale.electriczoo.com
About Electric Zoo
Established in 2009 by Made Event, the internationally renowned Electric Zoo Festival is one of New York City’s largest music festivals and features the top names in electronic music, bringing a wide variety of acts from around the world and across the spectrum of electronic music’s various sub-genres. International editions of Electric Zoo have taken place in Mexico City, Tokyo, Shanghai and São Paulo, with further expansion underway.

 

About Made Event
Made Event, a LiveStyle, Inc. company, is a premier producer of electronic music events and the creator of the Electric Zoo Festival. Having produced hundreds of memorable events in New York City, Miami and elsewhere around the globe, Made Event continues to set the bar for quality electronic music events. For more info, please visit www.MadeEvent.com.

 

About LiveStyle, Inc. 
Positioned to be one of the world’s largest music event producers, LiveStyle boasts a wide variety of leading live music properties.  LiveStyle produces and promotes single and multi day music festivals across North America, Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. North American key operating entities include Made Event, React Presents, Disco Donnie Presents, Life in Color, and MMG, along with festivals and brands such as Electric Zoo, Spring Awakening, Sensation, and Life in Color. In Europe, the company boasts key operating entities such as Monumental, B2S, ID&T, i-Motion, and Q-Dance, and festivals and brands including Decibel, Mysteryland, Awakenings, Back-To-School, Air, Qlimax, Nature One, Sensation, as well as the innovative ticketing service Paylogic. In Brazil, LiveStyle owns PlusNetwork which has produced the enormously successful Tomorrowland Brasil festival and tours by internationally acclaimed DJs and artists. Further, LiveStyle has a 40% participation in Rock in Rio, held biannually in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with spinoffs in Lisbon and Portugal. Together with the Belgian Tomorrowland organization, LiveStyle launched TomorrowWorld, the first international version of the Tomorrowland festival, and also promoted the first South American Tomorrowland festival. LiveStyle continues to work with the Belgian Tomorrowland organization as its international partner to bring Tomorrowland to new territories outside Europe and to return to the USA and Brazil. LiveStyle also owns and operates Beatport, the preeminent ecommerce platform for DJs, producers and dance music fans that helps launch the careers of the best underground artists and define global music culture.

8 of Electric Zoo’s Most Epic Photos

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Josh Butler, Cristoph, Golf Clap, Solardo, Eric Prydz and many more played Electric Zoo this year.

They are part of a new direction that is taking the huge festival on Randalls Island in New York away from EDM and more towards EDM.

As ever, the production was mega, with lights, lasers, visuals and stages designs to blow your mind.

Here are the photos that show it off in style.

Photo credit: “aLIVE Coverage for ElectricZoo.com“

Lineup For Eric Prydz’s Arena at Electric Zoo Festival Revealed

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The essential Electric Zoo Festival takes place in New York’s Randall’s Island Park from August 30th to September 1st and this year hosts a special stage with Eric Prydz.

The legendary dance producer has curated the whole arena and on Saturday August 31 he will play alongside Green Velvet, Joris Voorn, Yotto, Cristoph, Ben Bohmer (live) and Miss Jennifer.

Expect vast production that will blow your mind and tingle your every sense as well as a whole host of EDM, techno and bass across the various different stages.

Tickets are on sale from the Electric Zoo website now.

Rolling Stones confirm their long awaited return to the stage in London and New York

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As the crowning glory of their on-going 50th anniversary celebrations, the rock icons will play to thousands of fans at London’s O2 Arena on November 25 and 29, and then across the ocean to perform at the Prudential Center, Newark, near New York, on December 13 and 15.

All ticketing information is available at www.rollingstones.com.

These sensational live shows will be the first opportunity for audiences to see the Rolling Stones perform on stage for more than five years. They will treat their generations of fans in a must-see, heart-pumping celebration of era-defining tracks such as Gimme Shelter, Paint It Black, Jumping Jack Flash, Tumbling Dice, It’s Only Rock and Roll, plus a few surprises and countless other classics from GRRR!, the multi-format compilation RS50 album coming out in November marking the Stones’ astonishing five decades at the top.

Mick Jagger commented, “Everybody loves a celebration, and London and New York are two good places to do it in!”

Keith Richards said, ”Sorry to keep you all hanging around but the waiting is over. I've always said the best place for rock and roll is on the stage and the same is true for the Stones.  I'm here with Mick, Charlie and Ronnie and everything is rocking. See you very soon!"

The Rolling Stones have always been at the forefront of technical innovation in their live appearances, and these dates will reaffirm their place on the cutting edge of concert technology. These 50th anniversary performances will see the band working once again with their acclaimed, long time collaborators, set designer Mark Fisher and lighting director Patrick Woodroffe.

The new shows will be another groundbreaking visual landmark in Stones history. Fans can look forward to an all-new, custom-built set design, with a stage based on the band’s ubiquitous and celebrated tongue and lips logo, which will reach out into the crowd and become a truly must see and hear experience, with integral video screens and effects enhancing the sort of high-octane adventure for which the band’s concerts have been famous for decades. The 2012 concerts will mark the first time that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood have performed together as a band since three acclaimed nights at London’s O2 Arena, in 2007.

The Rolling Stones live shows will also mark the launch of a new venture in global touring – Virgin Live.  Virgin Live sees the coming together of two globally respected brands – Dainty Group and Virgin Group – and promises to shake up live touring by putting the fan's experience right at the heart of every show they promote.  Richard Branson and Paul Dainty's history with the Rolling Stones spans five decades – so it is apt that these shows, which celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary – marks them joining forces for the first time as Virgin Live to promote the greatest band there has ever been.

Paul Dainty said  “I’ve worked with the Rolling Stones for many years and I still get a buzz every time I see them live, these four shows are without doubt a must-see event. I am extremely excited about this collaboration with Virgin.  There will be a lot more to say about Virgin Live soon but, for now, it’s all about the Stones…”

Richard Branson added:  "Today marks the beginning of Virgin Live and what a beginning!  In the future Virgin Live plans to make a real difference to how fans experience, interact and enjoy live events – Virgin Live gigs will be truly people driven.  It's great to join forces with Dainty Group to launch Virgin Live with the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary shows.  Who would have believed, that a relationship with the band that started in the Sixties, would still be going strong five decades later with us working together again on these amazing shows."

In celebration of five decades, The Rolling Stones will release the GRRR! album on 12 / 13 November, a Greatest Hits collection which includes two new songs ‘Doom and Gloom’ and ‘One More Shot’, recorded recently in Paris, marking the first new recordings from the band since their 2005 album A Bigger Bang. A new film, ‘Crossfire Hurricane’, directed by Brett Morgen, chronicling the key periods of the Stones’ career, will receive its worldwide premiere on 18 October at the London Film Festival and will be simultaneously screened in 250 cinemas across UK and Ireland. Crossfire Hurricane will premiere in the U.S. at the HBO Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on 13 November. Crossfire Hurricane will air on HBO in the U.S on 15 November, and broadcast on BBC Two in the UK the same month.  Additionally, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City will host “The Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Film”, a comprehensive film retrospective that chronicles the band from the mid-1960s until today. This exhibition will be open 15 November through 2 December.

Also partnering with Dainty Group is global production company Endemol who will co-manage the international digital rights to the Rolling Stones “50 and Counting” shows. 

Tim Hincks, President of Endemol Group said: "We are extremely proud to be partnering with the world’s greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll band and with the Dainty Group.  "50 and Counting" is set to be a phenomenal global celebration of the Rolling Stones and we’ll soon be announcing further plans to make it an interactive experience for fans like no other."

This partnership between Endemol and Dainty Group will see the final Stones show, staged at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on December 15, telecast live via pay-per-view at 9pm ET.  The pay-per-view entitled “One More Shot” will be distributed by WWE, the world’s pre-eminent provider of pay-per-view programming. Further details of the partnership will be revealed shortly.

WWE Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon said: "WWE is ecstatic to bring The Rolling Stones into your living room, live on Pay-Per-View for "One More Shot," the last date of their 50th anniversary shows."

50 AND COUNTING …THE ROLLING STONES LIVE

Sunday   25 November                The O2 Arena, London – UK
Thursday 29 November               The O2 Arena, London – UK
Thursday 13 December               Prudential Center, Newark NJ – USA
Saturday 15 December              Prudential Center – Newark NJ – USA