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Paradiso Festival

For the rock venue, see Paradiso (Amsterdam).

Paradiso Festival was an annual electronic dance music (EDM) festival held at The Gorge Amphitheatre located on the Columbia River in George, Washington, United States. Founded by USC Events and Live Nation Entertainment in 2012, Paradiso was billed as the "largest Electronic Dance Music event ever staged in the Pacific Northwest", with the 2012 attendance exceeding 29,000 people. The 2013 event saw performances by Kaskade, Porter Robinson, Tiesto, and more.[1]

Paradiso Festival
GenreElectronic dance music
Location(s)The Gorge Amphitheatre, Quincy, Washington, United States
Years active2012–2019
FoundersUSC Events, Live Nation Entertainment
Attendance20,000+
WebsiteParadiso Festival website

On January 28, 2020 Insomniac filed a lawsuit against USC Events alleging that USC refused to account for $2 million meant for artists and vendors at the 2019 festival.[2][3] Insomniac has expressed interest in having a summer event at the Gorge which will likely replace Paradiso.[4]


USC Events

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A Seattle Washington-based Events company founded in 1996.[5] USC has been silent and has not hosted any events since 2019. Alongside Paradiso, USC also hosted a few other festivals, including Freaknight, Lucky, and Resolution to name a few. After many vendors, employees, and artists failed to receive payment in 2019 for Paradiso it placed pressure on the company who eventually went under.[6]


Camping

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Attendants of the Paradiso Festival also had an option to camp at The Gorge Amphitheatre. While the festival itself was two days long, camping traditionally began a day before the festival started. At the 2017 festival, camping was open to everyone at 1 p.m. PST. There were four types of camping an attendant could buy: Standard Camping, Premier Camping, Gold Camping, and Terrace Camping. The Standard Camping pass was the cheapest option, while the Terrace Camping pass was the most expensive. Each campground had its own perks, with the perks getting better as one purchased a more expensive camping pass. Campers were normally permitted one vehicle and six people per camp site. There were vendors for food and misc. items such as clothing and artist merchandise, as well as showers towards the middle of the camp grounds. There were Porta Potty/Handwashing stations, and trash cans located throughout the campgrounds.

Culture

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Attendants could expect to see costumes and outfits that are catered to the EDM industry, such as vibrantly colored clothing. Many attendants were also representative of the PLUR movement. Art was also a centerpiece at the festival, with festivalgoers finding many different artistic displays throughout the festival grounds. Many of the performances represented EDM, but within the genre itself there was a wide spectrum of sounds that were then categorized into various subgenres. Some examples commonly found were house music and trap music.

The Festival

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Attendants could expect to be searched and patted down upon entry to the festival for illegal substances and alcohol. In the actual festival area, attendants could find vendors for food and drinks. Other vendors sold accessories, clothing, and assorted miscellaneous items. There were carnival rides and carnival games for those who were interested. Hydration stations and Porta Potties were set up almost everywhere within the area. There were also people who walked around looking out for those who need help, called the "Conscious Crew". There were medical tents for those in need. There were three total stages, with three artists playing simultaneously, with attendants often going back and forth between artists until their sets were over. At night, the main stage was typically where major artists would play. Several headliners from the 2017 festival included Yellow Claw and Marshmello. Attendants could expect to see light shows and lasers at the various stages throughout the night.

Line-Ups

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2016 Line-Up[7] 2017 Line-Up[8] 2018 Line-Up[9] 2019 Line-Up[10]
12th Planet Alan Walker AC Slater 1788-L
4B Alix Perezdick Armin Van Buuren Alison Wonderland
Alison Wonderland Andy C Audien ARMNHMR
Aly & Fila Anna Lunoe AutoGraF Bear Grillz
Andrew Rayel Baauer Axel Boy Benny Benassi
Astrix Barely Alive Brohug Bingo Players
Audien Ben Nicky Captain Hook Blanke
Bassjackers Bijou Claude Vonstroke Borgeous
Bassnectar Billy Kenny Dada Life Born Dirty
Bear Grillz Black Tiger Sex Machine Daktyl Coone
Bro Safari Bleep Bloop Darren Styles Dateless B2B Lucati
BT Boombox Cartel Darrius Delta Heavy B2B Dirtyphonics
Cash Cash Breathe Carolina Deadmau5 Doctor P
Caspa B2B Rusko Camo & Krooked DJ Snake Elephante
Cazzette Chris Lake Drezo Eli Brown
Cheat Codes Darrius Droeloe Emok
Chris Lorenzo Doctor P Ekali Fury + MC Dino
Cookie Monsta B2B Funtcase Dyro Elephante Gammer
Cosmic Gate Flux Pavilion Eptic B2B Must Die! Getter
Darksiderz Fury Feed Me GG Magree
Datsik Gammer Fury + MC Dino Goldfish
Deorro Gareth Emery G Jones Habstrakt
Destructo Getter Gabriel & Dresde Herobust
Dillon Francis Griz Ganja White Night i_o
Dirtyphonics Gryffin Gramatik Illenium
Dom Dolla GTA Graves Infected Mushroom
Drezo Johnny Monsoon Grum Kaskade
DVBBS Joyryde Hal-V & Spacecase Kayzo
Ephwurd JSTJR Hotel Garuda Keys N Krates
Excision K?D Jake Crocker Klingande
Fury + MC Dino Kayzo Justin Martin Kuuro
Go Freek Keys N Krates Jvmpkicks Lick
Gorgon City (DJ Set) KSHMR Kai Wachi Low Steppa
Hardwell Lane 8 Kidnap Markus Schulz
Herobust Le Youth Lady Faith Morgan Page
Hucci Lost Kings Louis The Child Noisecontrollers
Hunter Siegel Marlo Matroda Oliver Heldens
Illenium Marshmello Medasin Omnom
Jackal Mija Megalodon B2B Krimer Opiuo
Jauz Oliver Heldens Midnight Trannosaurus Phantoms
Jay Hardaway Omnia Minnesota B2B BuKu PhaseOne
KRNE Ookay Moksi Riot Ten
LNY TNZ Porter Robinson Monxx B2b P0gman Rusko
Madeon (DJ Set) Prince Fox Moon Boots S.P.Y
Matrix & Futurebound Quix Netsky San Holo
MK (Marc Kinchen) Rabbit In the Moon Noisia Shades
New World Punk Sam Feldt Party Favor Shiba San
NGHTMRE SayMyName Paul Van Dyk Skrillex
Orjan Nilsen Seven Lions Pendulum Slumberjack
Oski Slander Planet of the Drums SNBRN
Peking Duk Snails Rezz Tails
Rezz SNBRN Said The Sky Taska Black
RL Grime Space Jesus Snails Tokimonsta
Shaun Frank Spag Heddy Sonny Fodera Troyboi
Sigala Sub Focus Subset Feat. Ammo Two Friends
Sleepy Tom Tiësto Subsonic Drops Volac
Styles&Complete Troyboi Tchami x Malaa Walker & Royce
Terravita Tydi The Crystal Method What So Not
The Chainsmokers Vini Vici Tollefson Whethan
Thomas Jack Virtual Riot Troyboi Zeds Dead
Timmy Trumpet Wax Motif Um.. Zhu
Ummet Ozcan Will Sparks Valentino Khan
What So Not Yellow Claw Virtual Self
Zeds Dead
Zomboy

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lineup". Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Lawsuit over Paradiso payment and branding could change future of annual Gorge music festival". KING. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Insomniac Holdings LLC v Conscious Entertainment Group Wawdce-20-00137 0001.0 | Common Law | Justice". Scribd. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Insomniac CEO Hints Beyond Wonderland Coming To The Gorge To Replace Paradiso". Your EDM. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "USC Events Linkedin". Linkedin.
  6. ^ Wei, Wendy. "Outstanding Debt: USC Events' Penchant for Nonpayment Exposed". Youredm.com.
  7. ^ "Lineup | Paradiso Festival". May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Lineup | Paradiso Festival". April 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lineup | Paradiso Festival". June 26, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lineup | Paradiso Festival". September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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