NYC, San Fran to dance soon
With the number of dance festivals growing by the day, folks on both coasts of the United States have plenty of opportunities to get their techno and house fix in the coming months. San Francisco and New York are particularly fortunate as both cities will be seeing some especially quality dance-friendly events in the very near future.
Carnival
August 30, 2008
San Francisco, CA @ Regency Center
Billed as an “entirely different world where sounds are played out in vivid colors right before your very eyes,” Spundae will bring the Carnival to San Francisco on Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
Taking Part: Garth Emery, Menno de Jong, Matt Darey, Deep Voices (feat. Dyloot), Alain Octavo
Carnival’s website provides funky dance music to serve as a backdrop when you purchase tickets and read about the venue.
Sunday School For Degenerates
August 31 - September 1, 2008
New York, NY @ Boat Party/Studio B/The Yard
Made Events is bringing 28 straight hours of the music’s best techno and house music to New York over the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The whole thing gets started at a boat party on Sunday, then proceeds to two separate events at Studio B and The Yard the following day.
Taking part: Adultnapper, Cassy, Dan Berkson & James What (Live), Dominik Eulberg, Joel Mull, Kate Simko (Live), Martin Landsky, Mr. C, Steve Bug, Zip
All the info you need, including ticket links and day-by-day lineups, can be found here.
Love Fest
October 4, 2008
San Francisco, CA @ Various venues
In 2007, some 85,000 people turned out to what basically was America’s biggest dance music event - San Francisco’s Love Fest. On October 4th, the event will return for another edition and will feature everything from a parade to an Armin van Buren performance.
Taking Part: Armin van Buren, Above & Beyond, Adam Freeland, ATB, Benny Benassi, Kyau & Albert, Dave Dresden, Donald Glaude, Rennie Pilgrem, Colette, Cut Copy, Hil Huerta, Green Velvet, Kaskade, Lee Burridge, Christian Smith, S.O.S., Alan Octavio, Elite Force, The Presets, Claude VonStroke, Fort Knox Five, DJ Mehdi, Vanal, Aquasky, Bill Patrick, Plaza De Funk, Syd Gris
The website has more info, like after party info, all the confirmed artists, and swag, just so you won’t look out of place.
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