Random: Reliving EDC 2012: Day 1

It’s been nearly 3 months since my first time experiencing the wonder that is Electric Daisy Carnival. I had lost track of my blog at the time, so I’m taking the time now to relive and share my experiences from those 3 amazing days. I’d like to think that even a brief mention of a moment may draw up memories inside you that will help you relive those the 3 wonderful days (I still listen to recorded sets from EDC and get filled with so much adrenaline, I can’t help but smile).

Starting off, I’m only going to try and recap the good moments. Yes, the transportation was awful and it caused me to miss some amazing artist, as did high winds on Saturday. But with each lose, I feel I gained something thousands of times better.

I still remember walking out of the tunnel and looking down the grand stands and onto the chaos of lights and sound below me. That first rush of adrenaline. The cosmicMEADOW stage laid out in front of you. The Ferris wheel slowly spinning in the distance. Every direction, flashing lights and lasers pierce the sky, drawing you towards the excitement that was to come.

Within five minutes of being there, I lost most of my friends. I think the excitement was too much (none of us had been to EDC before) and different sights and sounds drew us all away from one another. Walking up to the keneticFIELD (where I would spend a majority of my time), I knew that this was my crowd and nothing in my life up to that point, was going to top this.

The first is a blur. I remember the grand production value that the artists put into their shows. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked into the air and saw skydivers flying through the sky with streams of fire coming out behind them. The fireworks illuminating the night, and that always seemed to be timed perfectly with the artist on stage. And finally, the crack of the sun as Fedde le Grand closed out the first day and made me realize… real life sucks!

I'm going to continue with day two and three in later posts. But for now, why don't you let me know your favorite moments of day one while listening to Kaskade's set from that night!