Beyond Wonderland also did not have the Caterpillar stage, and even moved its location to the NOS Center. The stages did not have a large and intricate mega structure as it has had in previous years (i.e., Zen Owl featured in 2014) and this is a change that I have been noticing in more and more local Insomniac festivals. The 2-day structure also brought me back to my roots to my first Nocturnal many years ago, and the music that originally brought me into the rave culture made it all the more special. I enjoyed and truly value the new music I have discovered. With an amazing weekend now behind me and various memories for me to hold, I could say that the more intimate nature of this year’s Nocturnal Wonderland was a success. We bounced around from the Labyrinth, Temple Noctem, and back to the Wolves Den. However, my adventure at Nocturnal was to be purely based on discovering new music to listen to. Sunken Garden was hosted by " This Ain’t Bristol” on day two, which was also the day I frankly found myself torn between going back to the main stage, or staying there the rest of the night. Again, another artist I had not previously been familiar with, but was getting down to nonetheless.ĭespite all the fun I had at the main stage to set the mood for the evening, I could not miss Sacha Robotti’s set. The second day of Nocturnal definitely brought back that inner bass head in me as we enjoyed a set from Spock. When I first started attending festivals regularly back in 2012, my music taste was much different, as I was into dubstep. Lately however, I’ve been drawn into the Bassrush side of Insomniac. Now, as I’ve stated in previous reviews, I am quite the trance head. With a wonderful experience already in hand, we promptly made our way to the second day of Nocturnal Wonderland, as we arrived fairly late on the first night (resulting in parking about a mile away), we found parking much closer to the venue this time around. Thankfully, his laptop made a come-back and an unexpected special guest made an appearance on stage, DJ Snake! With night one concluded and off to a great start, I was more than ready for day 2 of Nocturnal to begin.
At one point during his set however, his laptop began to malfunction and he was unsure if he was going to be able to finish his set. We eventually ended up at the main stage to see one of my favorite DJs, Dillon Francis. As the night carried on further we journeyed to the different stages and explored the venue.
Nocturnal wonderland lineup 2017 full#
The design of the stage was also made into what seemed like a tower, surrounded by colorful trees full of life and light. The music from Sunken Garden was definitely my style, and I found tons of new artists that I have been listening to on the daily.
Located in the furthest corner from the main stage, the funky beats of this stage had me dancing my heart out. Sunken Garden was located in an incredibly intimate area of the venue. We found ourselves at the Sunken Garden, one of my favorite stages of the weekend, right in time to catch LO’99. My group and I arrived around 7pm on the first day and were excited to begin wandering through wonderland. Most of my weekend was in fact spent jumping from stage to stage and traveling to wherever the music guided my ears. Upon entering the festival, I felt that I was going into an entirely new world (musically that is) as I had not heard of many names that were on the lineup aside from Dillon Francis, GTA, Snails, DJ Mustard, Just A Gent, and Will Clarke. Though in the past few years Nocturnal has been a 3-day affair with big name artists, Pasquale decided that this year would be a smaller, more intimate 2-day festival designed for headliners to discover new music.
Being my 6th Nocturnal Wonderland in attendance this year, I have seen how the festival has evolved over time. This specific festival has always held a special place in my heart (attending my first in 2012) and it essentially marks the beginning of my festival lifestyle. From moving locations (NOS Event Center to the San Manuel Amphitheater), to adding a third day. Nocturnal over the past few years has seen many changes.
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