Well - Lollapalooza 2016 has come and gone. For the first time ever - grant park was inhabitted by 100,000 rowdy fans for four days instead of three. Although the MVP of the weekend may have been the weather agreeing with the weekend and not forcing any evacuations - there were a handful of other memorable moments. Here's what we're going to remember from Lollapalooza … [Read more...]
Mamby On The Beach 2016 : A True Marriage Between Beats and Beaches
Mamby On The Beach made quite a splash in 2015 by bringing a brand new beach-side music festival to Chicago once again. Could the 2016 edition of the festival keep the Mamby magic alive -or would it drown in a sophomore slump? Let me happily say - the magic of mamby is still very alive in the sands of Oakwood Beach. This fantastic 4th of July weekend at the beach made me … [Read more...]
Spring Awakening Music Festival Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary In Style
If you have ever thrown a music event of any size - you know how much work it is. It's tedious and large scale at the same time. You want to keep everyone as happy and safe as possible without going broke. You have to find the perfect combination of artists that want to and more importantly will play. Now imagine doing that all for one venue but being told that you have to … [Read more...]
Win a 4-Pack of Tickets to Dim Mak’s 20th Anniversary Party in Chicago
Dim Mak Records, founded by Steve Aoki in 1996, is celebrating 20 years of putting records out this year. What started as a group of friends pooling money together to release 7 inch records from punk and hardcore groups, it has evolved into the powerhouse music label we see today. But what good is an anniversary celebration without a hell of a party, right? Right. And the … [Read more...]
[CONTEST] Win Free Tickets to Mamby On The Beach
Mamby On The Beach made its triumphant debut in 2015, bringing a new beachside music festival to the City of Chicago. Last year's fest featured acts such as Passion Pit, Zhu and Phantogram so it was necessary that they come out for an even stronger round 2. And that they did. 2016 will feature acts such as Kaytranada, Atmosphere , Lido, Animal Collective and Chet … [Read more...]
CONTEST : Win Tix to Spring Awakening Music Festival June 10-12
Spring Awakening Music Festival burst onto the scene in 2012, giving Chicago its very first all EDM festival. What started as a two day event in Soldier Field has turned into a three day extravaganza, attracting the absolute biggest names in dance music right now. Although the location has changed to Adams/Merill park in Chicago, I can assure you that the vibes and the dance … [Read more...]
Win VIP tickets to Rescape The City – Chicago ft. Oshi, DJ Dodger Stadium & More
Rescape The City is without a doubt going to be one of the coolest events to hit Chicago in a long while. Coming at you on Friday, May 6th, with a lineup that boasts acts such as DJ Dodger Stadium, Oshi, Smoko Ono, Bengfang, Thelonious Martin, Sahar Habibi and Win & Woo - Rescape The City will bring together different arts of all facets together for one incredible night. … [Read more...]
Spring Awakening Music Festival Releases Lineup + New Location
Well, it's been a long time coming, but React Presents is finally happy to present the full lineup for the 2016 rendition of Spring Awakening Music Festival and let me be the first to tell you that it was well worth the wait. Huge name acts like The Chainsmokers, Kaskade, Dillon Francis, Dada Life, Deadmau5, Zeds Dead, Madeon, Gramatik and Jai Wolf are all in on the … [Read more...]
