Festival season is alive and breathing with one of the most acclaimed festivals in the world: Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)! EDC returns this 2026 for its 30th anniversary on May 15-17 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prepare to dance like never before from 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM and make a home at your new favorite stages in this one-of-a-kind production. iHeartRaves’ ultimate stage guide is here to help you find your way under the electric sky.
kineticFIELD
KineticFIELD is the main stage at EDC which makes it the largest stage at the event. Every year, this giant and beautiful stage features a special theme each year. This year’s grand theme is kineticJOURNEY, honoring EDC’s 30th year anniversary. This theme will commemorate the three-decade journey of music, dance, community, and the shared “home” of the experience.
The stage will represent the evolution during the journey and the connection between artists and “headliners,” also known as attendees. KineticFIELD grows more spectacular and vibrant with lasers and fireworks as the night becomes darker. Major headliners at this stage will include Porter Robinson, John Summit, Charlotte de Witte, Chris Lake, and many more.
circuitGROUNDS
On the opposite end of kineticFIELD is the second largest stage, circuitGROUNDS. LED walls and fire ignite the electric sky at the semi-circle stage. Immersing circuitGROUNDS in sound and dance will be major headliners GRiZ, ANNA, Levity, and Ray Volpe to name a few.
cosmicMEADOW
CosmicMEADOW is the stage many see when they first walk onto the festival grounds. The festival starts here with the EDC Opening Ceremony showcasing a guest performer appearing from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on all three days.
The Opening Ceremony is a perfect time to arrive, relax in the grass or bleachers, and plan the rest of an amazing night. Mau P, The Prodigy, Seven Lions, and Nostalgix will cast ethereal sounds across the weekend at cosmicMEADOW.
neonGARDEN
Techno snobs and house bunnies (or heads), get ready for the deepest vibrations you’ll feel all year! Other than the large, marvelous stages EDC offers, smaller and more intimate stages are presented under the electric sky as well! The NeonGARDEN Stage is the love affair of subliminal minimalism, deep house, and techno, fusing together. Factory 93 and Time Warp will curate this year’s lineup featuring Peggy Gou, I Hate Models, and 999999999 for an escapade of heavy-hitting techno.
bassPOD
Headbangers, are you ready to grab the rail? Drum & bass, dubstep, bass house, and trap form the perfect collision at The BassPOD Stage hosted by Bassrush. Flames, lasers, and nothing but bass create majestic madness at this stage for every feral headbanger to go full throttle. Interactive stage designs will extend through the heavy bass-hearted crowds while Eptic b2b Space Laces, Boogie T b2b Distinct Motive, HOL!, and ATliens conduct an intense soundscape like never before.
quantumVALLEY
The QuantumVALLEY Stage is an open-air megastructure with LED lights surfacing the top of the layout, hypnotizing the euphoric and melodic trance lovers. The entire spectrum of trance such as psytrance, uplifting trance, progressive trance, acid, and hard trance will be presented in this melodic harmony by Dreamstate and Interstellar. Elevating crowds into a higher state of consciousness are Andrew Rayel and Maddix to name a few.
wasteLAND
Hardstyle, hardcore, hard dance, oh yeah. The WasteLAND Stage consists of an iconic container aesthetic for its stage layout. This year's layout will be revised but will still maintain its container aesthetic. Hot tempos and rawstyle at the best sonic container in the world will be hosted by Basscon and Unreal Germany. Kuko b2b Johannes Schuster, Rob Gee b2b Lenny Dee, and Lady Faith b2b LNY TNZ will rule this stage over the course of the weekend.
stereoBLOOM
At stereoBLOOM, prepare for a rainbow of tech house, house, bass music, and various types of dance music. Daisies in the form of bright lights grace the stage while headliners shuffle and frolic to the special blend of breathy beats. Sidney Charles b2b Bushbaby, Chris Lorenzo b2b Bullet Tooth, CID, and Luke Dean are scheduled to produce sounds that will make you feel hazy with the daisies.
bionicJUNGLE
BionicJUNGLE is EDC’s newest stage, an open-air paradise where nature and technology collide in this safari of eclectic sound. Rhythms of the jungle will be provided by Salute B2B Chloé Caillet, Club Angel, and Beltran B2B Simas.
Art Cars
Go on a side quest! Say hello to exploring these secret and exclusive mini stages scattered across the speedway! Every art car stage has its own theme broadcasting all forms of dance music: rockin’ massive pirate ships or glowing giant buggy cars. You can even climb up on the stage to dance alongside the special guest DJs like you’ve always imagined!
These stages usually host unexpected back-to-back sets and intimate performances from major headliners appearing on the larger stages. The Parliament Art Car has officialized performances by Wax Motif & Friends and ANATTA. Honey Gee, James Jay, and AJohn are set to perform at The Boombox Art Car.
EDC is the ultimate playground for all forms of dance music, so let your inner child and ears help you follow the music. Get lost in the variety of DJs and carefully curated stages. There’s a stage and an artist for everyone. Happy EDC from iHeartRaves! We’ll see you under the electric sky!
AUTHOR: Mary Mason
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