Attendees of the Crescent City’s famous Voodoo Music + Arts Experience braved rain and muddy conditions, dancing away an extra-weird Halloween under the full moon sky.
The costumed ragers of New Orleans didn’t mind the mud at all, shuffling on for sets from Jauz to Zhu through the 17th annual gathering in City Park.
The festival boasted a stellar lineup of electronic favorites coming out to rock the LePlur stage like Jack Ü, Alesso, and Duke Dumont. In addition, Voodoo boasted a long list of illustrious live acts of all genres ranging from jazz to hard rock including Florence and the Machine, Modest Mouse, and Ozzy Osborne. Colorfully costumed crowds streamed between the stages, and each area was enveloped in a totally different vibe.
Despite the wonderful opening days, the Live Nation festival was forced to announce the cancellation of Sunday’s gathering, citing unsafe venue conditions as the culprit. Music worshipers were promised refunds, but deprived of long-anticipated performances by Deadmau5, Slightly Stoopid, and Chance the Rapper.
Nevertheless, promoters the city came in clutch, and the parties raged on all day and night through the rainy streets of New Orleans.
Monster acts such as RL Grime, ODESZA, Cookie Monsta, and TAUK graced the stages of late-night venues throughout the weekend. Shows with Gorgon City and Eric Prydz were organized in the matter of a day following the festival’s cancellation, and Sunday Funday persevered on in all corners of NOLA.
New Orleans is known for getting extra freaky on Halloween, and after last year’s Voodoo Festival Skrillex played a three-hour surprise set alongside Flux Pavilion at NOLA’s freakiest underground EDM spot: the Dragon’s Den.
The after-parties this year did not disappoint, and Pandora Radio even hooked 400 people up with free entry to ODESZA at one of New Orleans’ most beautiful venues, the Joy Theater. Future bass aficionados Louis Futon and Kasbo supported the two-man explosive experience which is ODESZA live in concert, and a packed house radiated good vibes.
The rain tried to stop us, but the city persevered and New Orleans rocked like never before.
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