The Problem with Electronic Music Festivals: Experience or DJs?

We travel to the heart of the debate on the evolution of electronic music festivals today. We explore how massive events like Tomorrowland or Coachella have transformed the experience into authentic amusement parks, where the music and the figure of the DJ are often relegated to the background in favor of merchandising, VIP areas, fireworks, and aesthetics designed to stand out on TikTok.

On the other hand, we discover the resistance of proposals that return the spotlight to the sound and the community. We analyze models like Dekmantel and Días de Campo, which bet on demanding and intimate musical curation, or the burgeoning Stone Techno Festival, which dispenses with the visual circus to truly connect with the underground scene. An X-ray of how we have gone from the pure rave to the consumption of musical experiences.