Merch Shop December Sale
30 Nov, 2011
There's still time to pick up official Electric Zoo t-shirts, hoodies, bandanas, and caps - they make great gifts! And all through December, we have 2 special promotions going on to save you big money. Visit the Electric Zoo Merch Shop anytime in December to take advantage of these deals:
Buy More, Save More
- Spend $25+ and save 10%
- Spend $50+ and save 15%
- Spend $100+ and save 25%
Plus all Hoodies are $45 for December only!
Give the gift of Electric Zoo, or treat yourself! Specially priced 3 Day passes go on sale Monday, December 5 at 1pm EST. General Admission, VIP Experience, and Platinum Experience passes will all be available. Supplies are limited, so make sure to set a reminder on your calendar and head over to the Buy Tickets page!
This Cyber Monday (November 28), we're having a blowout sale in the Electric Zoo online Merch Shop! Far easier than camping out in the cold waiting for the doors to your local mall to open, all you have to do is watch the clock and click on over to the Electric Zoo Merch Shop to get these great savings:
- 12-4AM ET get 30% off
- 4-9AM ET get 25% off
- 9AM-2PM ET get 20% off
- 2-7PM ET get 15% off
- 7-11:59PM ET get 10% off
A very limited number of 2012 Early Bird passes for Electric Zoo 2012 will go on sale Monday, October 24 at 1pm EDT. These will be 3 Day General Admission passes, offered at a special Early Bird price, and will be sold exclusively via ElectricZooFestival.com
Electric Zoo will take place at Randall's Island Park, NYC August 31 - September 2, 2012.
In Memoriam: DJ Mehdi
14 Sep, 2011We are shocked and saddened by the loss of DJ Mehdi. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends at this difficult time. DJ Mehdi was one of a very few DJs who played every year at Electric Zoo since it began; we were lucky to have been able to enjoy and share his wonderful talent and vivacious spirit.
Slideshow: Highlights from 2011
13 Sep, 2011Just a small sampling of our favorite photos from Electric Zoo 2011. Check out the Gallery for more updates coming soon!
Plastikman Live 1.5 Show Cancelled; Richie Hawtin playing DJ set with special LED visuals instead
02 Sep, 2011
Due to unforeseen circumstances caused by Hurricane Irene last week, the Plastikman 1.5 live show will not be able to proceed tonight as originally planned.
Electric Zoo will now be presenting a special one hour Richie Hawtin DJ set with the Ali Demiral LED visuals show. This will take place at 10pm-11pm in the Hilltop Arena – the same arena where Plastikman would have performed.
From Richie Hawtin, "Plastikman Live is a technically challenging show that has appeared successfully in over a dozen countries over the past year. My production team has been on site in NYC since Tuesday working alongside the Electric Zoo production team preparing for this show, and they have done everything within their powers to address the challenges that have been presented at the event. Sadly it has not worked out and we regret to announce that Plastikman will not perform in New York this weekend. We are excited, in light of the situation, that we are able to present this LED visual show similar to the shows that we present at other festivals around the world".
Richie Hawtin will also still headline the Sunday School Grove on Sunday at Electric Zoo.
Double the pleasure, double the fun, double the Dirty South at Electric Zoo! Dirty South is officially confirmed to play an additional set in the Red Bull Riverside on Friday, September 2, from 7:40pm - 9pm. He replaces Martin Solveig, who announced an unfortunate back injury yesterday and is postponing his U.S. dates. Dirty South is also still playing in the Hilltop Arena on Saturday, September 3, from 6:30pm - 8pm as well as the official Electric Zoo after party on Saturday night at Pacha NYC.
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Electric Zoo is returning to Randall's Island for its 3rd year. It's been a great success so far with attendance increasing steadily every year. What are some of the most significant changes this year?
The first thing people will notice this year is that the production has increased exponentially. Everything from the enlarged site, to the much bigger tents and main stage, light shows and sets are a giant leap forward from last year. With Integral Sound (which has always been our calling card), we are doing things that have never been attempted before in a festival setting. Prepare to be blown away! VIP has been significantly upgraded as well and there is a new second VIP area located in the grove with more of a chill out vibe. As always the food and drink choices are very important to us and we have really stepped it up this year.
What was the impetus for expanding the festival from 2 days to 3 days?
Our vision was always to grow into a 3 day festival. That is why we chose Labor Day weekend, so fans would have an extra day for rest and travel.
There is always a new influx of emerging dance music talent each year. How do you stay current when putting together the festival programming?
We do our best to listen to what the fans are asking for. We are electronic music fans ourselves so we are just as excited to hear new artists and the hottest tracks of the year.
How do you choose the headliners? Is there anything you specifically look for?
We look for the biggest talents over the year and artists that truly resonate with their fans. We also have many long-term relationships with our artists and with somebody like Armin van Buuren, we have worked with him for nearly 10 years.
What are some of the must-see performances this year?
There will be so many great performances this year that we will be very busy running from stage to stage ourselves, but here are some great ones that may not be on everyone's radar...
Beardyman
Plastikman live 1.5
DJ Snoopadelic AKA Snoop Dogg!
Chromeo
Alesso
SebastiAn's live show debut
Flow.11, a waterfront public art exhibit on Randall's Island opening in July in conjunction with Randall's Island Sports Foundation (RISF) and The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Tell us about Made Event's involvement and what we can expect on the island?
We have been working with Aimee Boden, the Executive Director of the Randall's Island Sports Foundation (RISF) to develop FLOW, and we're really excited about it! Aimee conceptualized the program with assistance from the Bronx Museum of Art. FLOW is an outdoor public art installation with five large-scale works exhibited on the park's shoreline.
In 2010 Made Event donated $1.00 for each single day Electric Zoo ticket and $2.00 for each two-day. This year we will donate $1.50 for each single day ticket, and $4.50 for each three day pass. What this means is that each and every festival goer contributes to this amazing program - bringing art to the beautiful public space that is Randall's Island.
We encourage everyone to check out the FLOW works on exhibit now at the park!
Besides the abundance of music, what other activities can festival goers look forward to on-site?
Derrick Little and his team are back again this year with their Face and Body Painting. It was a huge hit last year so definitely plan on getting painted! There's also the T-shirt remix station, back by popular demand. The Garden of EZ with Braindrop is a must see too!
Last year the Sunday School tent was re-imagined as a green forest. Are any of the stages this year under going similar transformations?
This year there won't be a green forest in any of the tents but we love the play of the green trees in the park setting and we think you are going to love the transformation that happens in the 'Garden Of EZ'. As for the tents, the set designs will be far beyond anything we have done before.
Obviously producing a festival of this size is a huge endeavor. Why did you originally want to produce an electronic music festival? What do you enjoy most about producing a music festival?
Our job is to blow people's minds... What could be better than that? And we get to spend all year dreaming up how to do it better than the last year. What we enjoy most about producing a festival is seeing a sea of thousands of smiling faces having the time of their lives. We've had many amazing moments on the dance floor ourselves so it feels great to give it back.
How do you stay calm and prepare yourself to produce an event of this size?
Calm? Who's calm? ;-). We both do yoga, I cycle like a madman and Laura gardens and makes jams and pickles...
What are your plans for after Electric Zoo?
Some serious downtime with friends and family, and hopefully a vacation. And planning for EZ 2012 of course... See you at the Zoo!
Lions and tigers and bears! And monsters and vampires and fairies! Oh my! Electric Zoo goers in 2010 might recall running into a more than a few fantastical faces roaming Randall’s Island Park. They were the handiwork of artist Derrick Little, who returns this year to bring his talented team of face painters to transform you into your favorite party animal -- or whatever else you can imagine.
Derrick Little is an award-winning face and body painter and a visual artist based in New York City, who pushes the limits of face and body art. His creative, colorful and theatrical face and body art stems from his early participation in the iconic New York nightclubs of the 1990s.
Since launching his makeup artistry career in 2001, Derrick has achieved national and international acclaim for his unique artistry and style, which is influenced by magic, mysticism, and his reverence for all of life. He has painted faces in Denmark, Germany, Canada and China and his clients have included Moby, Madonna, Martha Stewart, Julianne Moore, Christy Turlington, Shaggy, Shakira, Donald Trump, T-Pain, Marc Jacobs and more.
View a gallery of Derrick's team's work from Electric Zoo 2010
For more information in face and body painting by Derrick and his team, please visit: www.bodyartbyderrick.com
Slideshow: Highlights from 2009 & 2010
22 Jul, 2011With summer now in full swing here in New York City, it's time to start really getting excited about the Zoo! Let's take a moment to look back at some photos from previous years...
Single Day Passes On Sale Now
06 Jul, 2011
Single Day Passes are on sale now for Electric Zoo 2011. You can get a General Admission, VIP Experience, or Platinum Experience Pass, with or without various transportation options for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. 3 Day Passes are also still available. For a detailed list of options and prices, visit the Buy Tickets page.
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Katherine Daniels' Tenkenas Sash (2011)
Randall’s Island Sports Foundation (RISF), The Bronx Museum of the Arts, and Made Event announce FLOW, a two-part public art exhibition that will be on view during the summers of 2011 and 2012 along the shoreline at Randall’s Island Park. This unique project is aimed at fostering an appreciation of the waterfront environment through large-scale outdoor sculptures and art installations. The first installation, titled FLOW.11, will be unveiled on July 1, 2011, with additional special celebrations planned for Labor Day Weekend, in tandem with Electric Zoo, a three-day electronic music festival at Randall’s Island featuring the planet's biggest international DJs and live acts across four stages. A portion of the sale of every Electric Zoo ticket from 2010 & 2011 is donated to the project, which is aimed at fostering an appreciation of the waterfront environment through large-scale outdoor sculptures and art installations.
Flow.11 will feature five site-specific projects by emerging artists. The artists were selected from this year’s Bronx Calling, the first Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) biennial at the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill. Visitors to the park can view the art installations free of charge on foot and by bike along the island’s newly restored 4.5-mile waterfront pathways.
“We are thrilled to host FLOW on Randall’s Island Park. This exciting project will draw many new and existing visitors to the island this summer and next. Randall’s Island’s beautiful waterfront pathways are the perfect location for these inspiring works of public art, set against the Manhattan skyline. FLOW is the first of many visual arts events which will take advantage of Randall’s Island’s unique setting in the coming years, and the installation reinforces RISF’s mission to transform the park into a varied and comprehensive recreational resource for New Yorkers,” said Aimee Boden, Executive Director of the Randall’s Island Sports Foundation.
The artists creating works for FLOW.11 at Randall’s Island are Andrew Chan, Katherine Daniels, Jongil Ma, Gregory Reynolds, and Romy Scheroder. Their works range from a 12-foot sci-fi-themed Resident Alien, inspired by the island’s large water tower, to a chain-link fence woven with colorful plastic ribbons representing the island’s Native American past, to Hey Poseidon, a shipwrecked wooden boat reminiscent of the many boats in the Park’s history that have foundered in the surprisingly strong currents of the Hell Gate rapids in the East River. Each site has been selected to best showcase the artwork and the island -- from the ball fields to the bike and pedestrian pathways and the riverside lawns – and to reach out to Randall’s Island’s diverse community of ball players, bikers, runners, walkers, picnickers, island explorers, and events goers.
Randall’s Island Park is a remarkable 480-acre waterfront resource located in the East River, with unparalleled views of Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan. New waterfront pathways run along the island’s shoreline, which includes almost 9 acres of restored salt marsh and freshwater wetlands. The Park also offers a world-class track & field stadium, a golf center, a state-of-the-art 20-court tennis center and over 60 new sports fields, as well as the Harlem River Event site, which is home to concerts, theater, and events. In addition, the Randall’s Island Sports Foundation runs year-round youth sports and arts programs that are offered free of charge to thousands of children annually, and are run in close partnership with over 120 local public schools and community-based organizations in Harlem and the South Bronx. As a result, the park is fast becoming the ultimate playground for all New Yorkers.
“We are very proud to bring outdoor art and sculpture to Randall’s Island through the FLOW exhibitions, and hope that the confluence of art and environment will find continued expression at the Park,” said Holly Block, Executive Director, The Bronx Museum of the Arts.
FLOW has been made possible through a generous grant from the Rockefeller Foundation’s New York City Cultural Innovation Fund (CIF), alongside support from Made Event.
For more information about the FLOW 2011 Artists and exhibitions, please go to:
www.flow11.org
Dirty South Returns to Electric Zoo
08 Jun, 2011
“Man, it was amazing. It was like my favorite New York gig ever!” said Dirty South, fresh off his performance at Electric Zoo Festival last year.
Now with a new mix compilation, more hit remixes, and second Grammy nomination under his belt, Dirty South returns to Electric Zoo 2011 to put thousands of electronic dance music lovers back under his spell.
It’s been an amazing ride for Dirty South, a.k.a. Dragan Roganovic. Born in Belgrade, Serbia and relocating to Melbourne, Australia when he was 13, Dragan’s musical journey was influenced by everything around him. Like many other youngsters starting out in the music biz, Dragan couldn’t afford turntables but he managed to improvise with his old NEC Hi-Fi and started mixing with the tape decks. After taking the next step with a brand new computer, software and keyboards, he released his first official production in 2004 and Dirty South was born.
An invasion of Dirty South releases and remixes followed, which instantly earned nominations, awards and accolades: “Essential New Tune” labels by the legendary Pete Tong, Grammy Award nominations in Best Remix for Kaskade’s “Sorry” and The Temper Trap’s “Sweet Disposition” (with Axwell) and more. Dirty South has joined forces with some of best producers in the world and created anthems such as “Open Your Heart” with Axwell and “How Soon Is Now” with David Guetta and Sebastian Ingrosso. And it’s no surprise that he’s remixed some of the most recognizable names in the music industry including U2, Snoop Dogg, Depeche Mode and Josh Wink.
In between his heavy touring schedule of the world’s top clubs and festivals, Dirty South has always found time to do a yearly mix CD, putting his name down to compilations for labels such as Ministry Of Sound, Toolroom Records, Cr2 and SONY. As Electric Zoo fans know, last summer Dirty South released “Phazing,” one of 2010’s biggest dance anthems, which has since gone on to become a global clubbing concept reaching galactic heights.
Dirty South recently released a colossal remix of Diddy Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey’s Billboard smash single “Coming Home,” a track full of dirty growling synths, a sultry, sexy vocal, huge breakdowns and – of course – a few interjections from Diddy himself. And on June 21, this unstoppable artist releases ‘Strictly Dirty South,’ 2-CD compilation featuring classics from the legendary house label Strictly Rhythm and Dirty South originals, remixes and extra special edits.
Said Dirty South, “The first disc is a reflection of my 'old school' house music and it features some of the tracks I grew up with, while the second disc is basically the sound that I currently play at my shows and these are the biggest tracks of today.”
So pick up a copy and get ready to experience it live when Dirty South hits the stage at Electric Zoo on Saturday, September 3, 2011!
Let's clear the air: Dust reduction efforts for 2011
02 Jun, 2011
When Electric Zoo opened up last year, on Saturday September 4 at 11am, the Randall's Island Park lawn was lush, long, and seemingly healthy. But the dancing and frolicking of 25,000 pairs of feet coupled with the unusually dry summer took a toll, and by the end of the day, the grass had been trampled and a lot of dirt had been kicked up into the air. When the wind gusted - especially around the Sunday School Grove, but in other parts of the festival grounds too - the dust was downright obnoxious. Many of you, understandably, have expressed concerns about this. We hear you, and we've been working on measures to address this problem in 2011. We're serious about doing everything we can to minimize the dust, so we can ALL breathe easy and focus on what we love - the music!
Here's a list of things we've put in place to reduce the dust:
Flooring will be used in all of the tents
This means that where all that dancing is going on, the grass will be protected and dirt won't be kicked up.
Dirt service roads will be covered with flooring
As our crew travels in golf carts and other vehicles to get from place to place around the perimeter of the festival grounds, there'll be far less dirt stirred up.
Making use of existing pavement for high traffic areas, including the area directly in front of the main stage
The main stage will be moved back this year in order to create more space. This will mean that a large area directly in front of the main stage will now be situated on pavement rather than grass. So when you "tear up the dancefloor" in front of the main stage, you'll no longer be tearing up grass and kicking up dirt at the same time :)
We've also hired lawn specialists to consult with and work with our friends at Randall's Island Park to improve on the maintenance of the field and to get it as healthy as possible before Electric Zoo. At their recommendation, we have also taken these measures:
- Installed additional irrigation in early Spring
- Lawn aeration
- Reseeding, fertilizing and adding gypsum
You know you want to go to Electric Zoo but you don't have all the money for a pass available right now. If only you could pay a little now and a little later, right? Well we've got good news for you!
New in 2011, Electric Zoo fans have the option to purchase their pass on a payment plan. Layaway options are available when ordering online or by calling 888-512-SHOW(7469). There are 2 different Payment Plan options:
50% Down
This plan allows you to pay 50% of your order total plus service fees now, with the remaining 50% automatically deducted from your card on August 1, 2011.
30% Down + Equal Payments
This plan allows you to pay 30% of your order total plus service fees now, with the remaining balance automatically deducted in equal payments on July 1st and August 1st, 2011.
Don't wait too long - the LAST DATE TO ORDER VIA LAYAWAY IS July 1, 2011.
Check out the full details here
The VIP Experience: Expanded and upgraded for 2011
25 May, 2011
We've expanded and upgraded the Electric Zoo VIP Experience for 2011. You can choose a VIP Experience with or without ferry or parking, or you can take it to the next level with the Platinum Experience. Whatever you choose, you'll get the following VIP benefits:
- Express Festival Entry (admission is included in the price of all VIP Experience packages)
- VIP Lounge Access with plush furniture, premium food and cash bar
- Exclusive Main Stage Viewing Area
- VIP Air Conditioned Bathrooms
- Admission to the Saturday Late Night After Party
- On Site Event Host
- NEW THIS YEAR - Additional VIP AREA at Opposite End of the festival site
The Platinum Experience includes complimentary food and open bar plus your choice of Premium On Site Parking (per order) or ferry tickets (per person).
Please note that VIP packages are for ages 21 and over only.
VIP Experience 3 Day
VIP Experience 3 Day with Ferry
VIP Experience 3 Day with Parking
Platinum Experience
What's the best way to get to Electric Zoo? We think it's the ferry. It's convenient, scenic, eco-friendly, and affordable. Ferries will travel to and from Randall's Island Park for all three days of the festival throughout the day. Departures will take place from East 35th Street Ferry Landing located at the intersection of East 35th Street at FDR Drive, with ferries running approximately every 15 minutes.
Just sit back and enjoy a quick trip up the East River, and as a bonus you'll get a great view of the Manhattan skyline along the way. The ferry is also an eco-friendly choice - the boats are designed with low-wake hulls to minimize impact on aquatic life and employ state-of-the-art low-emission technology.
Why endure the stress of driving in New York City traffic or pay for a taxi cab when you can enjoy the convenience of a relaxing ride across the river on the ferry? When you buy a 3 Day Pass with Ferry, you get a round trip on the ferry for each day of the festival for a price that works out to just $7.50 per ride. But there may not be ferry tickets available to purchase separately later, so make sure you get them with your festival pass!
General Admission 3 Day Pass with Ferry
VIP Experience 3 Day with Ferry
