DT: OCTOBER 23, 2014
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MARISSA WILSON, MSO PR
HARD DAY OF THE DEAD
REVEALS SET TIMES, FESTIVAL FUN MAP, APP AND OTHER NEED TO KNOW DETAILS
IN ADVANCE OF FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 1 & 2 AT FAIRPLEX IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
It’s almost go time. HARD DAY OF THE DEAD, coming up Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, November 2 at Fairplex (1101 W. McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA), is just days away. In anticipation of what will be one of the season’s biggest music happenings, event producer HARD Events have made available set times for each day, with the festival fun map depicting all the various amenities and rides among the music stages; there’s also an app for iPhone and Android to expertly keep up with it all (http://www.harddayofthedead.com/app). A festival first, HARD DAY OF THE DEAD will feature an actual zip-line ride that will take you soaring over the grandstand and above the HARD Stage crowd. Info on that and more can be found at www.harddayofthedead.com
HARD Events’yearly SoCal Halloween event is making it big for 2014 with a pretty spectacular line-up: KNIFE PARTY, PRETTY LIGHTS’ (live) west coast festival debut and DIPLO, plus special guests deadmua5 vs ERIC PRYDZ (who also bring mau5-ville, a stage co-curated by deadmau5 and Eric Prydz featuring a very special back-to-back set from the masters themselves) will headline Saturday, November 1; and CALVIN HARRIS, ZEDD and BASSNECTAR will headline Sunday, November 2. In between, there’s a ton of cool music from some of the most cutting-edge artists in electronic and hip-hop today. Highlights followed by the full line-up follow below.
ZHU, one of 2014’s most intriguing breakthrough acts, will make his North American live debut at HARD DAY OF THE DEAD on Saturday, November 1. The elusive artist performed for the first time in late September at Listen Out in Australia debuting custom stage production, and had fans belting out lyrics to tracks “Faded“ and “Superfriends” from THE NIGHTDAY EP. Check out this fan- filmed video from the show here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5OwZRfTvnI.
On Sunday, November 2 RL GRIME will host the VOID Stage alongside Cashmere Cat, Rustie, Branchez, Djemba Djemba and more with special guest Cam’ron. On the same day, dirtybird is closing its legendary 2014 BBQ series at DAY OF THE DEAD. The dirtybird crew including Claude Vonstroke, Justin Martin, Eats Everything, Catz n’ Dogz and more will be serving up their signature brand of house music and family vibes from noon to 11pm. dirtybird’s own original grill master, the legendary Grillson, will also be onsite, dishing out classic dirtybird BBQ recipes all day long. If that wasn’t enough, dirtybird has invited along one of their biggest inspirations to the join the stage–the endlessly innovative music icon Cajmere.
Other acts confirmed to perform each day vary, with North American festival debuts (Snakehips, Just A Gent, KlangKarussell [Live]; special guests to be announced at a later date; icons Pete Tong and James Lavelle; and very special first time HARD performances from hip-hop stars Cam’ron and Ty Dolla $ign.
The complete HARD DAY OF THE DEAD line-up is:
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1
KNIFE PARTY | PRETTY LIGHTS (LIVE) | DIPLO
SPECIAL GUEST: deadmau5 VS. ERIC PRYDZ
GESAFFELSTEIN | JAMIE JONES | TY DOLLA $IGN | GTA
ALUNAGEORGE | SEVEN LIONS | TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS (DJ SET) | ZHU
ODESZA | GASLAMP KILLER | JAMES LAVELLE | ARAABMUZIK | JIMMY EDGAR
SALVA | HUXLEY | DANNY DAZE | LOUDPVCK | MOTEZ | GIRAFFAGE
MOODY GOOD | SNAILS | LUMINOX | DJ REFLEX | KLANG KARUSSELL (LIVE)
WAX MOTIF | SNAKEHIPS | FRIEND WITHIN | JEREMY OLANDER | YOGI
SWTU | SWEATER BEATS | COREY ENEMY | ANNA LUNOE | SIRIUS HOOD | THEE COOL CATS
EARSTRIP & TORHA | JUST A GENT | LONDON FUTURE | AMBASSADEURS
JACOB PLANT | AWE
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
CALVIN HARRIS | ZEDD | BASSNECTAR
ZEDS DEAD | RL GRIME | CLAUDE VONSTROKE | BORGORE | BIG GIGANTIC
TCHAMI | JUSTIN MARTIN | DESTRUCTO | EATS EVERYTHING | CASHMERE CAT | TJR
CAJMERE | PETE TONG | GALANTIS | RUSTIE BENOIT & SERGIO
BOOKA SHADE (LIVE) | AUDION (LIVE) | ROUTE 94 | CATZ N’ DOGZ | SHBA SAN
BRANCHEZ | AEROPLANE | THOMAS JACK | J. PHLIP | CONGOROCK | FELIX CARTAL
VALENTINO KHAN | KILL FRENZY | SOPHIE | BOTNEK | CURSES | APE DRUMS
BURNS | DJEMBA DJEMBA | TOMMY KRUISE | LXURY | KAZ JAMES | BRAZZABELLE
SHIFT K3Y | ALESIA | ETNIK | CUT SNAKE | NINA LAS VEGAS | CHRISTIAN MARTIN
WEDIDIT DJ TEAM | DISCO FRIES
SPECIAL GUEST: CAM’RON
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