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Megarave Set Times: Electric Daisy Carnival (Fri & Sat)
The Talent at EDC 2009 | Photo by Drew "Rukes" Ressler (website | LAist Galleries ) / used with permission
North America's largest electronic dance music festival, the Electric Daisy Carnival, returns to Los Angeles this Friday and Saturday at the Coliseum and Exposition Park. Both days feature twelve hours of fun (2 p.m. to 2 a.m.) Last year's event featured 135,000 people over both days and this weekend looks to be more of the same.
Unlike last year's all ages event, this year's multi-stage festival is restricted to those above 16. Check out LAist's 2009 EDC photo galleries here and here. The EDC website has a FAQ, should you have any questions.
Set times are subject to change (due to DJ travel issue, or DJ ecstasy issues.)
LAist Picks in BOLD!
kineticFIELD - FRIDAY
1:00PM - 3:00PM JOAQUIN BAMACA
3:00PM - 4:00PM TRENT CANTRELLE
4:00PM - 5:00PM DONALD GLAUDE
5:00PM - 6:00PM OSCAR G
6:00PM - 7:30PM CHUCKIE
7:30PM - 9:00PM DIRTY SOUTH
9:00PM - 11:00PM SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA
11:00PM - 12:30PM KASKADE
12:45AM - 2:00AM DEADMAU5
circuitGROUNDS - Friday
1:00PM - 2:30PM JASON BLAKEMORE
2:30PM - 4:00PM ANDROID CARTEL
4:05PM - 5:25PM SAVOY
5:30PM - 6:55PM AFROJACK
7:00PM - 8:00PM Z-TRIP
8:05PM - 9:30PM BASEMENT JAXX
9:45PM - 10:45PM INFECTED MUSHROOM (Live)
11:00PM - 12:45PM MOBY
01:00AM - 2:00AM BT (Live)
neonGARDEN - Friday
3:30PM - 5:00PM LOW END SPECIALIST
5:00PM - 6:30PM MANUFACTURED SUPERSTARS
6:30PM - 8:00PM VIVE LA BUNNY
8:05PM - 9:05PM THE JAPANESE POPSTARS
9:10PM - 10:40PM FELGUK Feat. SPORTY O
10:45PM - 12:20PM AVICII
12:20AM - 2:00AM CLAUDE VON STROKE
cosmicMEADOW - Friday
2:00PM - 3:30PM HYPHY CRUNK
3:30PM - 4:40PM BREAKDOWN
4:40PM - 5:40PM AUTOEROTIQUE
5:40PM - 6:40PM CONGOROCK
6:45PM - 7:45PM SPANK ROCK
7:50PM - 08:50PM STEVE AOKI
8:50PM - 09:50PM DADA LIFE
09:50PM - 10:50PM BART B MORE
11:00PM - 11:45PM TRVS & A-TRACK
11:55PM - 12:55AM JACK BEATS
01:00AM - 2:00AM ARMAND VAN HELDEN (LAist Interview)
bassPOD - Friday
3:30PM - 5:00PM CIRCUIT
5:00PM - 6:30PM XAMPLE & ARMANNI REIGN
6:30PM - 8:00PM MARCUS INTALEX vs CALIBRE
8:00PM - 9:00PM EVOL INTENT (LIVE)
9:00PM - 10:00PM EXCISION
10:00PM - 11:00AM 12TH PLANET
11:00PM - 12:00AM SHY FX
12:00AM - 2:00AM DIESELBOY & MESSINIAN
kineticFIELD - SATURDAY
1:00PM - 3:00PM JOAQUIN BAMACA
3:00PM - 4:00PM BART B MORE
4:00PM - 5:00PM DADA LIFE
5:00PM - 6:00PM AFROJACK
6:00PM - 7:30PM WILL.I.AM
7:30PM - 9:00PM LAIDBACK LUKE
9:00PM - 10:30PM BENNY BENASSI
10:30PM - 12:00PM ABOVE & BEYOND
12:00AM - 2:00AM ARMIN VAN BUUREN
circuitGROUNDS - Saturday
1:00PM - 2:30PM JASON BLAKEMORE
2:30PM - 4:00PM AVICII
4:00PM - 5:15PM CHUCKIE
5:15PM - 6:45PM ROGER SANCHEZ
6:45PM - 8:00PM JAMES ZABIELA (LAist Interview)
8:00PM - 9:30PM GROOVE ARMADA
9:30PM - 11:00PM SASHA
11:00PM - 12:30PM FEDDE LE GRAND
12:30AM - 2:00AM BOYS NOIZE
neonGARDEN - Saturday
2:30PM - 4:00PM MARS
4:00PM - 5:25PM SEAN TYAS
5:25PM - 6:50PM ALY & FILA
6:55PM - 7:55PM SECOND SUN (LIVE)
8:00PM - 9:30PM GARETH EMERY
9:30PM - 11:00PM CHRISTOPHER LARWENCE
11:00PM - 12:30PM JOHN OO FLEMING
12:30AM - 2:00AM SIMON PATTERSON
cosmicMEADOW - Saturday
2:00PM - 3:00PM THEM JEANS
3:05PM - 4:05PM TWO FRESH
4:10PM - 5:00PM DAEDALUS
5:05PM - 6:05PM HUOROTRON
6:10PM - 7:10PM SOUND OF STEREO
7:10PM - 08:10PM FELIX CARTAL
8:10PM - 09:10PM HARVARD BASS
09:10PM - 10:10PM LA RIOTS
10:10PM - 11:25PM WOLFGANG GARTNER
11:35PM - 12:35AM DUCK SAUCE (Armand van Helden & A-Trak)
12:45AM - 02:00AM MSTRKRFT
bassPOD - SATURDAY
2:30PM - 4:00PM SUBFLO
4:00PM - 5:30PM FURY
5:30PM - 6:30PM LOGISTICS
6:30PM - 8:00PM DIRTYPHONICS
8:05PM - 9:25PM LTJ BUKEM
9:30PM - 11:00PM FRICTION
11:00PM - 12:30AM MARKY
12:30AM - 2:00AM ANDY C
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