EDC Las Vegas opens 30th‑anniversary festival with 200+ artists

Insomniac opened the 2026 edition of EDC Las Vegas on Friday, May 15, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, starting a three-night run for what the company has billed as the festival’s 30th anniversary. The event runs through Sunday, May 17, and the official festival site said livestream coverage is available all weekend. (lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com) Insomniac said in a February lineup announcement that this year’s edition features more than 200 artists. Ticketing pages for the event showed several core products sold out, while some shuttle options and Sunday passes were still listed as available as of Saturday. (press.insomniac.com) ### How big is this year’s lineup? Insomniac said on February 12 that EDC Las Vegas 2026 would bring “200+” artists to Las Vegas Motor Speedway from May 15 to May 17. (youtube.com) The company said the festival would again welcome more than 500,000 attendees across the three-day event. The lineup release named acts including Martin Garrix, Kaskade, John Summit, FISHER and GRiZ b2b Wooli among performers scheduled for the anniversary edition. Las Vegas Sun reporting published before the festival also highlighted the number of back-to-back and three-way sets on this year’s bill. (lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com) ### What is happening at the speedway this weekend? The official EDC Las Vegas site lists the festival dates as May 15-17, 2026, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The homepage on Saturday carried a “Watch Livestream” prompt and said “EDC Las Vegas is here.” (press.insomniac.com) Front Gate’s ticketing page showed 3-day GA+ and 3-day VIP passes sold out, along with some shuttle and parking products. The same page still listed Sunday passes and some shuttle inventory as selectable on Saturday, indicating late-entry options remained even after the broader sellout messaging around the event. (press.insomniac.com) ### Which stages are being streamed from home? EDM.com reported on May 14 that Insomniac planned nightly YouTube streams from six stages beginning at 6:45 p.m. Pacific time. The publication named kineticFIELD, cosmicMEADOW, circuitGROUNDS and bassPOD, along with new video streams for quantumVALLEY and bionicJUNGLE. (lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com) YouTube listings tied to Insomniac’s channel showed Friday streams live and Saturday and Sunday streams scheduled for the same 6:45 p.m. Pacific start time. Those listings included separate feeds for the same six stages. ### What is EDC Afters, and when does it air? EDM.com reported that Insomniac was also rolling out a daily YouTube recap show on Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m. (edclasvegas.frontgatetickets.com) Pacific time, hosted by Joey G and Linney. The report said Kaskade would appear as a special guest on Saturday’s show. Insomniac’s YouTube listings showed “EDC Afters Live With Kaskade | Day One” scheduled for Saturday, May 16, and “EDC Afters Live | Day Two” scheduled for Sunday, May 17. (edm.com) The channel listings labeled those programs separately from the stage streams. ### Is there anything new in the remote broadcast this year? (youtube.com) EDM.com reported that Insomniac Radio is broadcasting live from the festival grounds for the first time this year, with a GA-area activation called the M.A.R.S. Studio for artist interviews and fan conversations. The same report said a second setup at the Mesa would carry Camp EDC pool-party sets daily from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time. (edm.com) The report also said Insomniac’s livestream plan includes audio coverage through Insomniac Radio’s web and mobile apps and a simulcast with Apple Music’s Club Radio. Insomniac’s festival homepage separately directs users to livestream coverage through the weekend. (youtube.com) Sunday, May 17, is the final day of the 2026 festival, and Insomniac’s YouTube schedule shows EDC Afters Live at 6 p.m. Pacific time followed by six stage streams at 6:45 p.m. Pacific. The official site continues to route viewers to the livestream hub while Front Gate still lists Sunday passes for sale. (youtube.com) (edm.com)