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Electric Love is a big electronic dance music festival that has been held every year since 2013. It happens during the second weekend of July at the Salzburgring in Plainfeld, Austria. Many famous DJs and music producers have performed there, including Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Tiësto.
In 2014, the festival drew over 100,000 people, making it one of the most popular music events in Austria. It is organized by a company called Revolution Event GmbH and is known as Austria's leading electronic music festival.
Concept
Location
The Electric Love Festival happens at the Salzburgring, a race track that opened in 1969 between Koppl and Plainfeld near Salzburg. Farmers provide nearby cow meadows for people to camp.
Stages
Mainstage: The main stage is in the race track’s paddock area, where big names in electronic dance music perform.
Club Circus: This is the biggest indoor stage. Since 2016, it has been hosted by the Dutch label Pussy Lounge on one day. In 2022, a series of events called Blacklist at a club in Cologne took over hosting the stage for one day. The pre-party has also been held here since 2015.
Harder Styles: From 2015 to 2019, this stage was hosted by the Dutch label Q-Dance. It is the second largest stage. Since 2022, the organizer plans this stage themselves and it is now called Hard Dance Factory.
Heineken Starclub: A club on the festival grounds where hip-hop and rap artists perform.
Honeycomb: A techno stage that was used in 2019.
Shutdown Cave: In the “Shutdown Uptempo Cage - BPM Deluxe,” faster Harder Styles music at around 200 beats per minute is played. The name comes from the Shutdown Festival, a hardcore event in Zwentendorf.
Organics Beach: Starting in 2022, an area opens on the beach of Fuschlsee before the festival. It is a separate event with activities like yoga and creative sessions.
Almhütte: A traditional Austrian après-ski hut with two floors.
Opening Ceremony
Usually, the festival starts with a performance by Electric Love resident Felice, joined by a local choir and orchestra. In 2019, street performers from across Europe were part of the show.
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Mainstage 2019
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Tiësto performing at mainstage 2019
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Club Circus Stage 2019
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Heineken Starclub 2019
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Honeycomb Techno Stage
Summary
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electric Love festival was not held in 2020 and was moved to August 26–28, 2021, with only 10,000 people allowed each day.
Awards
- Live-Entertainment-Award (LEA)
- 2018: nominated for "festival of the year"
- European Festival Awards
- 2013: nominated for "Best new festival" and "Best medium sized festival"
- 2015: nominated for "Best Major Festival"
- 2019: nominated for "Best Major Festival"
- Austrian Event Award
- 2020: Awarded Gold in the "event security" category
| Date | Stages | Motto | Line-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 – Jul 14, 2013 | Main, Club Circus | #FeelTheLove | David Guetta, Steve Angello, Chuckie, Hardwell, Steve Aoki, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Krewella, W&W, Nicky Romero, Nervo, Showtek, Dyro, Moonbootica, Joachim Garraud |
| Jul 10 – Jul 12, 2014 | Main, Club Circus, HardBase.FM | #MakeItBig | Main: Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Nicky Romero Club Circus: Flux Pavilion, Robin Schulz |
| Jul 09 – Jul 11, 2015 | Main, Club Circus, Q-Dance, Heineken Starclub, Stonehenge | #TheNextStep | Main: Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Tiësto |
| Jul 07 – Jul 09, 2016 | Main, Club Circus, Q-Dance, Heineken Starclub | #CelebrateMusic | Main: Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Axwell Ingrosso, Deorro, Hardwell, Jack Ü, Nicky Romero, The Chainsmokers Club Circus: Borgore, MAKJ, Zomboy, Camo & Krooked, Sigma, Nero, Subsurface, Chris Liebing, Sam Paganini |
| Jul 06 – Jul 08, 2017 | Main, Club Circus, Q-Dance, Heineken Starclub, Almhütte | #FiveYearsTogether | Main: Alan Walker, Armin van Buuren, Carnage, Dash Berlin, Dirtcaps, DJ Snake, Hardwell, Krewella, Kryder, KSHMR, LNY TNZ, Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Shapov, Tchami, Timmy Trumpet, Yellow Claw, Zedd, Project One, Chuckie Club Circus: A-Trak, Chase & Status Dj Set, The Prophet, Dubfire, Flux Pavilion, Subsurface, Paul Elstak, Paul Kalkbrenner, Pendulum (DJ Set), Technoboy, Umek |
| Jul 05 – Jul 07, 2018 | Main, Club Circus, Q-Dance, Heineken Starclub, Almhütte | #DiscoverYourStory | Main: The Chainsmokers, Deorro, Salvatore Ganacci, W&W, Marshmello, Armin van Buuren, Steve Aoki |
| Jul 04 – Jul 06, 2019 | Main, Club Circus, Q-Dance, Heineken Starclub, Almhütte, Honeycomb, Shutdown Uptempo Cage, Roller Disco | #FreshFruitsOldRoots | Main: Afrojack, Axwell, Diplo, DJ Snake, Eric Prydz, Marshmello, Oliver Heldens, Tiësto, Timmy Trumpet, Arty, Chocolate Puma, Maurice West, Kill The Buzz, W&W, KSHMR, Tchami x Malaa, Slushii, Shippo Club Circus: Cesqeaux, Garmiani, Jauz, Netsky, Subsurface, Paul Elstak, NGHTMRE, Salvatore Ganacci, Snails |
| Jul 09 – Jul 11, 2020 (cancelled) | Main, Club Circus, Q-Dance, Heineken Starclub, Honeycomb, Shutdown Cage | #ColorfulPlayground | Main: Armin van Buuren, Kygo, Don Diablo, KSHMR, Gigi D’Agostino, Alan Walker, Paul Kalkbrenner, Robin Schulz, Timmy Trumpet Club Circus: Fisher |
| Jul 08 – Jul 10, 2021 (postponed) | Main, Club Circus, Q-Dance, Heineken Starclub, Honeycomb, Shutdown Cage | #EditionOne | |
| Aug 26 – Aug 28, 2021 | Main, Harder Styles, Heineken Starclub | #Boutique | Main: Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Tungevaag, Martin Garrix, W&W, Toby Romeo Harder Styles: Brennan Heart, Headhunterz, Paul Elstak, Aftershock, Da Tweekaz, Ran-D, Sefa, Sub Zero Project, Warface, Wildstylez Heineken Starclub: Kasimir1441, Jamule |
| Jul 07 – Jul 09, 2022 | Main, Club Circus, Harder Styles, Heineken Starclub, Shutdown Cage, Organics Beach | #ColorfulPlayground | Mainstage: Armin van Buuren, Don Diablo, Kygo, Timmy Trumpet, Toby Romeo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Fedde Le Grand, Gigi D’Agostino, Kygo, Paul Kalkbrenner, Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw Harder Styles: Headhunterz, Brennan Heart, Aftershock, Coone, D-Block & S-te-Fan, Da Tweekaz, Devin Wild Heineken Starclub: Finch |
| Jul 06 – Jul 08, 2023 | Main, Club Circus, Hard Dance Factory, Heineken Starclub, Shutdown Stage | #10x11 | Mainstage: James Hype, Hardwell, Timmy Trumpet, Toby Romeo, Charlotte de Witte, Scooter, Maddix Club Circus: Luude |
| Jul 04 – Jul 06, 2024 | Main, Club Circus, Hard Dance Valley, Heineken Starclub, Shutdown Stage, BlueBoXX | #ColorfulPlayground | |
| Jul 03 – Jul 05, 2025 | Main, Club Circus, Hard Dance Valley, Heineken Starclub, Shutdown Stage, BlueBoXX, Almhütte | #LoveResonates | |
| Jul 09 – Jul 11, 2026 | Main, Club Circus, Hard Dance Valley, Heineken Starclub, Shutdown Stage, BlueBoXX, Almhütte | #LoveResonates |
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