Nocturnal Wonderland
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[edit] Nocturnal Wonderland
Nocturnal Wonderland is a massive, Alice in Wonderland themed, electronic music event that occurs annually in Southern California. Now in its 11th year, Nocturnal Wonderland has been steadily growing and brings the biggest names in music and dance to an audience of over 20,000 musical enthusiasts.
Nocturnal Wonderland is a single-day event that occurs at the end of August/early September, usually on (or around) Labor Day. The exact date varies from year to year. There are 5 different main stages with a total of over 30 different artist playing in one night. The usual styles of music heard are extremely vast and vary in range from year to year. Every year there are artists from trance, drum and bass, break beat, and house genres.
The first Nocturnal Wonderland was held in 1995. In its early years, Insomniac, (the production crew responsible for Nocturnal Wonderland) did not have a steady venue for this event. The location for the party/event would have to move around from year to year. One of its most famous locations was in the Indio Desert at a place known as 'The Polo Fields'. This is the same location where the now famous Coachella Music Festival is held. In 2003 (after two years of Nocturnal Wonderland not being held due to the fact that no venue large enough for the event could be secured), Nocturnal Wonderland had its first show at the National Orange Show, in San Bernardino. The event was a huge success with an estimated 20,000 fans in attendance. The National Orange Show is now the permanent location for the Nocturnal Wonderland event.
[edit] The Stages
There are five main stages at the event, each with its own type of music and theme.
The main room is called:
"The Labrynth" and is held in a giant warehouse-like building. The decorations in this room are always the most lavish, with 20 foot tall stacks of speakers, huge colorful designs, abstract shapes of all sorts and sizes hanging from the ceiling, lasers, smoke machines, and a phenomenal display of lights. In recent years, trapeze artists have performed above the crowd during the shows.
The Upside Downroom This room is in the shape of a giant dome, or bubble. It is not as visually intense as 'The Labrynth'. The large dome shaped ceiling gives the feeling of being inside of a giant observatory or Imax theater.
Alice's House This is held on a huge grass field right next to a man made lagoon. It is an outdoor stage and is a wonderful place to come when all the high energy from the inside rooms gets to be too much. This stage features some very chill/groovy house vibes.
The Sunken Garden This stage is the most energy intensive of all the stages, with huge speakers, heavy bass, and MCs flowing over the top of 170bmp tracks. This room is sort of a mini event that is thrown inside of Nocturnal Wonderland known as 'Bassrush.' Separate Bassrush events are held at various locations around Los Angeles through out the year.
The Queen's Grounds The Queen's Grounds include everything that is located outside of the buildings. Here you will find everything from carnival rides (starting in 2006), daring fire performances and dancing, various vendors selling clothing, toys, food, and a beautiful 400 foot long art wall by Los Angeles artist Jerico Woggon.
[edit] Talent
Each year features different artists. In the past Nocturnal has featured famous artist from all over the world including:
2006
- HERNAN CATTANEO
- CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
- INFECTED MUSHROOM (LIVE)
- RABBIT IN THE MOON (LIVE)
- EDDIE HALLIWELL
- BLANK & JONES
- TALL PAUL
- THE CRYSTAL METHOD (DJ Set)
- STANTON WARRIORS DOMINIC B
- DJ ICEY
- UBERZONE (Live)
- BASSBIN TWINS (Live)
- DEEKLINE & WIZARD
- JACKAL & HYDE (Live)
- KASKADE
- MIGUEL MIGS & LISA SHAW (Live)
- KING BRITT
- DOC MARTIN
- JULIUS PAPP
- LILLY ANNE
- ANDY C & MC GQ
- DJ HYPE & MC DADDY EARL
- PENDULUM & MC VERSE
- LTJ BUKEM & MC CONRAD
- SIMON “BASSLINE” SMITH
- XXXL & HAZEN
- SCOOBA & CLUTCH
- DJ SUBFLO
- MCS: DINO, ARMANNI, JOHNNY REDD
2004
- Paul Oakenfold
- Rabbit in the Moon
- Sandra Collins
- Donald Glaude
- DJ Irene
- DJ Monk
- Mars
- greenskeepers
- Doc Martin
- Kaskade
- Garth
- Colette
- Lilly anne
- Uberzone
- Simply Jess
- B-side
- DJ mizota
- Hybrid
- DJ icey
- DJ Hyper
- Beatnuts
- Souls of Mischief
- Aceyalone
- Defari
- Supernaturals
- Abstract Rude
- Mood
- DJ Craze
- Self Scientific
- Phil Da Agony
- DJ Mark Luv
- DJ Abell
- C-los
2003
- BT
- Christopher Lawrence
- DJ Dan
- Uberzone
- Simply Jeff
- Mars
- Dave Aude
- Stryfe
- Pharaoh Monch
- People Under the Stairs
- A-team
- The Abstract Rude
- Sage Francis
- Planet Asia
- DJ Craze
- Stles Of Beyond
- The Human Orchestra
- DJ Hype
- Dieselboy
- DJ Marky&XRS
- DJ Zinc
- Adam F
- DJ Crazy
- Hazen
- Audio Angel
- MC Stamina
- MC MC
- MC J-Messinian
