Monster massive

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Monster Massive
Location(s) Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active 1998–present
Founded by Go ventures
Date(s) Weekend of or weekend prior to Halloween night
Genre(s) Trance Music, Dance music, Electronic dance music, House music, Drum and bass, Techno
Website Official website

Monster Massive is an annual electronic music festival rave held the weekend of, or the weekend prior to Halloween night. The festival is Halloween themed and many of the attendees dress in costume. Monster Massive is held annually in Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Sources say that a sold-out Monster Massive in 2006 drew well over 30,000 guests, making it one of the biggest dance festivals in Southern California and North America.

Monster Massive is host to some of the biggest names in electronic dance music, which has included Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Deep Dish, Carl Cox, and many others. Monster Massive has also had a tendency to book strong house music producers such as Todd Terry, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Felix Da Housecat, Armand Van Helden and many others.

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[edit] History

The first Monster Massive was held in 1997 and all subsequent events have been held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Monster Massive 2006 was counted at 30,000 in attendance but 50,000 attended due to the closure of Giant Festival.

[edit] Talent

artists who have performed at Monster Massive in previous years are listed below.

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