Have you ever taken a look at a music festival artists lineup and wondered what genres those artists play? If you take a look at festivals locally and around the world you will notice that a lot of the acts are actually DJs, or EDM artists.

Recently around the world electronic music has seen a resurgence in festivals around the world that used to be traditionally other genres of music. Of course, there are the music festivals that do stick to one genre traditionally and always will, but a lot of the more open festivals are seeing big changes.

From local festivals like Fvded In The Park to big festivals like Coachella, DJs have taken the main stage in droves, along with more festivals popping up that are only exclusively electronic music as well.

It isn’t like EDM doesn’t belong in the festival scene either. In the article that I wrote about rave culture, I mentioned PLUR, and how it is the overarching motto and lifestyle that people that attend raves follow, at least for the most part.

This motto fits into music festivals perfectly. Making sure that people are taken care of during festivals, as well as enjoying the moment with strangers without judging them. It doesn’t mention the fact that the music is high energy and fits the atmosphere of a music festival perfectly.

The most interesting part, is that for music fans in music culture, it has seen the revival of a lot of festivals. The most notable and local example would be Fvded In The Park. Prior to the pandemic, it was mostly a hip hop or rap festival. They may have had one or two DJ’s there but they were few and far between.

Last year, the festival returned with a heavy focus on electronic music. It was so successful that it pretty much saved the company that organizes the festival from going bankrupt. The community rallies around electronic music, and with the big names of the festival booked, people showed up.

Now this year, the festival is back and has even more big name EDM acts in it. It seems that they have let go of the past of being a hip hop and rap festival, and fully embraced the EDM scene.

It’s also the same thing at big festivals like Coachella. This year they had a dubstep show on the mainstage for the first time in a very long time. Times are changing within music festival culture, and music festival goers. It’s only time they can tell if this will continue, or if we’ll see a new genre take its place.