Paradiso Festival

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Paradiso Festival
Genre Electronic dance music
Location(s) The Gorge Amphitheatre, Quincy, Washington, United States
Years active2012–2019
Founded byUSC Events, Live Nation Entertainment
Attendance20,000+
Website Paradiso Festival website

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]

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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]

Camping

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 camp ground 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

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

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

2016 Line-Up [5] 2017 Line-Up [6] 2018 Line-Up [7] 2019 Line-Up [8]
12th PlanetAlan WalkerAC Slater 1788-L
4BAlix PerezdickArmin Van Buuren Alison Wonderland
Alison WonderlandAndy CAudien ARMNHMR
Aly & FilaAnna LunoeAutoGraF Bear Grillz
Andrew RayelBaauerAxel Boy Benny Benassi
AstrixBarely AliveBrohug Bingo Players
AudienBen NickyCaptain HookBlanke
BassjackersBijouClaude Vonstroke Borgeous
BassnectarBilly KennyDada LifeBorn Dirty
Bear GrillzBlack Tiger Sex MachineDaktyl Coone
Bro SafariBleep Bloop Darren Styles Dateless B2B Lucati
BTBoombox CartelDarrius Delta Heavy B2B Dirtyphonics
Cash CashBreathe CarolinaDeadmau5 Doctor P
Caspa B2B RuskoCamo & KrookedDJ Snake Elephante
CazzetteChris LakeDrezoEli Brown
Cheat CodesDarriusDroeloeEmok
Chris LorenzoDoctor PEkaliFury + MC Dino
Cookie Monsta B2B Funtcase Dyro ElephanteGammer
Cosmic GateFlux Pavilion Eptic B2B Must Die!Getter
DarksiderzFuryFeed Me GG Magree
Datsik Gammer Fury + MC Dino Goldfish
DeorroGareth EmeryG JonesHabstrakt
DestructoGetterGabriel & Dresde Herobust
Dillon FrancisGrizGanja White Nighti_o
DirtyphonicsGryffinGramatik Illenium
Dom DollaGTAGraves Infected Mushroom
DrezoJohnny MonsoonGrum Kaskade
DVBBSJoyrydeHal-V & SpacecaseKayzo
EphwurdJSTJRHotel Garuda Keys N Krates
Excision K?D Jake Crocker Klingande
Fury + MC Dino Kayzo Justin Martin Kuuro
Go FreekKeys N KratesJvmpkicksLick
Gorgon City (DJ Set)KSHMRKai WachiLow Steppa
HardwellLane 8Kidnap Markus Schulz
HerobustLe YouthLady Faith Morgan Page
HucciLost KingsLouis The Child Noisecontrollers
Hunter SiegelMarloMatrodaOliver Heldens
IlleniumMarshmelloMedasinOmnom
JackalMijaMegalodon B2B KrimerOpiuo
JauzOliver HeldensMidnight Trannosaurus Phantoms
Jay HardawayOmniaMinnesota B2B BuKuPhaseOne
KRNEOokayMoksi Riot Ten
LNY TNZPorter RobinsonMonxx B2b P0gmanRusko
Madeon (DJ Set)Prince FoxMoon Boots S.P.Y
Matrix & FutureboundQuixNetskySan Holo
MK (Marc Kinchen)Rabbit In the MoonNoisiaShades
New World PunkSam FeldtParty FavorShiba San
NGHTMRESayMyNamePaul Van DykSkrillex
Orjan NilsenSeven LionsPendulum Slumberjack
Oski Slander Planet of the DrumsSNBRN
Peking Duk Snails RezzTails
RezzSNBRNSaid The SkyTaska Black
RL GrimeSpace JesusSnails Tokimonsta
Shaun FrankSpag Heddy Sonny Fodera Troyboi
SigalaSub FocusSubset Feat. AmmoTwo Friends
Sleepy Tom Tiësto Subsonic DropsVolac
Styles&CompleteTroyboiTchami x MalaaWalker & Royce
TerravitaTydiThe Crystal Method What So Not
The ChainsmokersVini ViciTollefson Whethan
Thomas Jack Virtual Riot TroyboiZeds Dead
Timmy TrumpetWax MotifUm.. Zhu
Ummet Ozcan Will Sparks Valentino Khan
What So NotYellow ClawVirtual Self
Zeds Dead
Zomboy

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