Well, the EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival) has come and gone again.
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For those who don't know. The Electric Daisy Carnival is the world’s largest electronic-dance-music festival and one of Nevada’s biggest annual events. For three straight overnights, the Las Vegas Speedway is transformed into a neon playground filled with:
Eight-plus colossal stages—each rebuilt yearly around a different fantastical theme and kitted with cutting-edge LED, laser, and pyro rigs. 2025’s kinetic FIELD features a crystalline “Temple of Light” design framed by 28 moving petals.
Carnival midway packed with thrill rides, interactive art installations, and free-to-ride wedding chapels where thousands of couples have actually tied the knot.
Camp EDC—a pop-up city of 23k campers featuring its own pool, after-hours stages, and wellness programming.
Roving art cars & secret sets—flatbed-truck sound systems that host surprise sunrise DJ sets from A-list acts playing incognito.
EDC leans heavily into rave roots: kandi trading, totem poles, imaginative costumes, and the PLUR credo (Peace Love Unity Respect). Despite the spectacle, Insomniac pushes harm-reduction—free water-refill stations, ground-level medical teams and “Ground Control” volunteers offering earplugs and info.
Revenue engine: With GA passes now north of $575 (fees in), VIP at $1.1 k and on-site spend averaging $110 pp, festival-side gross eclipses $390–400 million.
Regional lift: Hotel sell-outs valley-wide plus “EDC Week” club residencies push total visitor spend toward $1.8 b, according to prior Beacon Economics/LVCVA models.
2025 EDC Attendance and Revenue
Attendance (preliminary): Local officials and Insomniac spokespeople told Las Vegas media outlets that “just over 550,000 people” entered the Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the three-night run, May 16-18, 2025. That breaks the previous record of 525k in 2024. Average nightly headcount was put at 155k Fri / 190k Sat / 205k Sun.
Festival-side gross (tickets + on-site spend):
Rough GA, GA+ and VIP price structure this year (after fees) ran $579 / $799 / $1,099 for three-day passes; Camp EDC packages started at $1,169 per campsite.
Using Insomniac’s disclosed 62 % GA – 25 % GA+ – 13 % VIP sales mix and a conservative $110 per-person on-site spend (food, merch, ride tokens), total festival gross tops $390 - 400 million.
Regional economic impact: The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority relies on Beacon Economics for its post-event studies (last published for 2022). Scaling their 2022 multiplier ($1.6 b in total activity on 500k attendees) to the verified 2025 headcount puts overall visitor-generated economic activity at $1.7 - 1.8 billion, with about $100 m in state & local taxes.
The LVCVA says its full 2025 report will arrive in late July
The EDC Las Vegas continues to be a cornerstone event in the electronic dance music scene, drawing fans from around the world. With its blend of music, art, and community, the festival offers an unparalleled experience for attendees. And brings in a ton of money for the Las Vegas Community!
Till Next Year!
GE
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