Following a disastrous 2023 Electric Zoo festival plagued by supply chain issues and capacity limits, a pair of attendees have launched a class action lawsuit against organizers over what they called “a nightmare endured by thousands of electronic music fans.” The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in a New York district court …
Read More »Electric Zoo Fans Storm Gates as Festival Maxes Out
Nearly seven hours after Electric Zoo‘s gates opened on Sunday and with some three-and-a-half hours left of performances still to come at Randall’s Island in New York, festivalgoers were notified that capacity had been reached. By then, the festival gates were being breached by valid ticket holders who were being …
Read More »The Best Things We Saw at Electric Zoo 2023
Electric Zoo returned to Randall’s Island Park this Labor Day weekend, but not without some conflict. The first day of the festival was canceled on Friday, hours before gates opened, due to incomplete construction of the main stage. Agitated crowds breached the gates Sunday after being informed the venue reached …
Read More »Electric Zoo Cancels Day One Hours Before Start After They Were Unable to Finish Building Main Stage
Hours before gates were set to open for the first day of Electric Zoo, the New York City–based EDM festival, its producers pulled the plug. The festival posted a message explaining the decision to cancel the day at 11:35 a.m. on Friday; doors were set to open at 3pm. Artists …
Read More »NYPD Sergeant Faced Retaliation for Accusing Cops of Getting Drunk at Electric Zoo
While on leave and helping his girlfriend’s family escape war-torn Ukraine, Sgt. Jose Dume received a request from his supervisor to help get on-duty cops into VIP at EDM festival Electric Zoo last fall. It launched a weekend of alleged debauchery for the cops, who were allowed to attend while …
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