• Camp Bisco 2016 Lineup: Odesza, Griz, RL Grime, Big Gigantic Headline

    With festival season right around the corner, lineups have been coming at us faster than these events can take your money. The latest to unveil its 2016 lineup is the Disco Biscuits-led Camp Bisco. Its 2016 billing includes names from across electronic music, hip-hop and live jam bands that crossover into electronic music like Odesza, Lotus, RL Grime, STS9, Zeds Dead, GRiZ and Big Grizmatik, which is the trio of Big Gigantic, GRiZ and Gramatik.

  • Most Popular Drugs At Music Festivals Study: What People Take At EDC, Burning Man, Ultra & More

    Drugs and music go hand in hand. Drugs at music festivals are ubiquitous and available in all shapes and sizes. A new study attempted to quantify the levels of drug use going on 15 of the major festivals in the United States and Europe. Drugabuse.com looked at 3,622,365 Instagram posts mentioning festivals and linked them to possible language relating to drug use and the results aren't that surprising. Some of the major EDM festivals like EDC and Ultra Music Festival reference Molly/ MDMA the most, while Marley Fest has the highest total for marijuana. Burning Man features the best variation of drugs including DMT, mushrooms and LSD.

  • Camp Bisco Announces 2015 Location, Lineup:

    Just when we thought Camp Bisco was dead in the water, the much-maligned festival relocates and makes a huge announcement. After being chased out of Upstate New York due to considerable drug and safety concerns expressed by local and state officials, the three-day camping music celebration has relocated to Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The news of its move to where The Office is filmed was revealed yesterday when fans unlocked the clue in a cryptic crossword, later confirmed by the festival on its official Instagram page. In addition to announcing the dates and location, Bisco has also announced the first wave of artists who will be headed to Montage Mountain in July. Among those included are Bassnectar, Pretty Lights and festival mainstays The Disco Biscuits.

  • Camp Bisco 2015 Return in Doubt

    Fans were hoping that the controversial jam and electronic update New York music festival, Camp Bisco, was going to make its triumphant return to Mariaville in 2015 after being denied permits in 2014. That appears to be in jeopardy as recent developments at the local level of government have put organizers on the back foot even after they were granted some permits to go ahead with this year. The primary concerns presented by officials are whether or not plans put forth by new festival organizers will do enough to address safety and drug issues that have plagued the event in the past.
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