Tag: edm

Last weekend, React Presents completed its 8th year of the Spring Awakening Music Festival. This time, they pulled it off in suburban Hoffman Estates. React's achievement comes after a long rollercoaster of events that started almost a year ago with news that the company was struggling to find a new location for the festival. That aside, it appears the Village of Hoffman Estates is ready to discuss adopting the EDM festival for a second year after what GoPride.com considers a well-executed event.As an avid...

The festival's move to the suburbs followed a failed attempt to relocate from Addams/Medill Park to Douglas Park in Chicago. Putting a positive spin on the move, organizers said the new space for the three-day event is nearly triple the size of last year's event and combines a major plot of grassland designed for outdoor music events as well as a sizable part of neighboring Sears Center Arena.According to Hoffman Estates officials, Poplar Creek has a considerable history when it comes to music. Not...