The long run is blindingly vivid for Chicago’s North Coast Music Competition, which took over the Windy Metropolis for a Labor Day Weekend that ravers quickly overlook.
Because the final vestiges of Chi-town’s summer time started to fade, we had been on the bottom at this yr’s occasion, which introduced the very best attendance numbers within the historical past of the pageant. 90,000 attendees dance the times and nights away throughout three days at SeatGeek Stadium in addition to North Coast’s full-field apply dome and varied fields in-between.
The grounds become a sprawling oasis of digital beats and trippy visuals, an grownup playground for the adventurous spirit. And there wasn’t a blind spot—virtually anyplace you went, bass boomed just like the roar of Lake Michigan throughout a storm.
Seven levels with lasers for days featured performances from Subtronics, Above & Past, ILLENIUM, Seven Lions and plenty of extra, to not point out b2b units from the likes of ISOKNOCK (ISOxo and Knock2), LSZEE (LSDDREAM and CloZee), Tchami and Malaa (No Redemption) and Dabin and Mentioned The Sky (Dab The Sky).
Organizers are already planning to degree up in 2025 and followers can join the pre-sale waitlist right here. Within the meantime, take a look at a listing of 5 belongings you missed this yr under.
ISOKNOCK DJed in a transport container suspended by a crane
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DJ Susan crammed in for Moksi and tore up “The Shipyard”
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A golden-hour drum & bass set from Chase & Standing
ACRAZE introduced out Lil Mabu on “The Vega” stage on Friday
Two Buddies closed the pageant on the mainstage with a drumline
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