This looks and sounds fricking bizzare. Very.

Houston Chronicle article

The inaugural Middlelands music and camping festival, located on the Texas Renaissance Festival Fair Grounds, has unveiled an EDM-heavy lineup that includes Major Lazer, Rae Sremmurd, Kaskade, Phantogram, Bassnectar and Crystal Castles.

The Medieval-themed event, set for May 5-7 in Todd Mission, will also feature Galantis, Jurassic 5, Big Gigantic and Houston rapper Fat Tony.

Middlelands is the work of Insomniac and C3 Presents, the creators behind Electric Daisy Carnival, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. It will include five stages across 60 acres, kingdoms and castles, costumed performers, rides and art.

Festivalgoers will have 10 camping options and be able to band together in color-coded kingdoms for daily events, including tug-o-war, human balloon war, mazes and volleyball.

Partygoers can also apply to Sound Camps, which encourage you to bring your own sound system and live DJs.

Tickets start at $185 for three-day general admission and are on sale now. You must be 18 or older to attend.

The complete Middlelands lineup:
12th Planet
Aaron Jackson
AC Slater
Akreacha
Alison Wonderland
Andy C
Ardalan
Assembly
Bassrush Experience
Bassnectar
Big Gigantic
Big Wild
Bijou
Billy Kenny
BlackGummy
Bonnie X Clyde
Bonobo (Live)
Boombox Cartel
Bro Safari
Buala
Cache Money
Carlyle
Christian Martin
Clips x Ahoy
Closed Caption
Cloudchord
Crizzly
Crystal Castles
Crywolf
Daniel Allen
Danny Brown
Darko
Datsik
Delta Heavy
Deuce Parks
Dieselboy
Dimond Saints
DJ Mel
Ekali
Elohim
Ephwurd
Eprom
Falcons
Fallen
Fat Tony
Flatbush Zombies
Friction
Funtcase
G Jones
Galantis
Gamma
Getter
Goldfish
Gramatik
GRiZ
Gryffin
Herobust
Hicks with Sticks
Hunter Vaughan
illenium
J Phlip
Jerry Folk
JOYRYDE
JPhelpz
Jurassic 5
Kaiydo
Kaskade
Keys N Krates
Kill Frenzy
Kristian Nairn (aka Hodor)
Left/Right
Lido
LondonBridge
Louis the Child
Madhatter
Major Lazer
Marshmello
MC DINO
Metrik
Michael Christmas
MK
Moksi
Morpei
MSCLS
My Nu Leng
NGHTMRE
OneG
Paper Diamond
Paperwater
Pham
Phantogram
Pouya
Prismo
Pusher
Quix
Rae Sremmurd
Redlight
Rich Chigga
Sage Armstrong
Seven Lions
Sikdope
Sinden
Sirus Hood
Slander
Snails
Space Jesus
taiki nulight
Tim Gunter
Tokimonsta
Trips Ahoy
TroyBoi
Vicious Viv
Wavedash
What So Not
Will Clarke
Wingtips
Wintertime
Zander
ZHU

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Posted by kingbob

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Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:06 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy

Not my cup of tea, but I have to give them credit for trying to do something different. Could be a fun event for EDM fans.

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Posted by 12Pence

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:52 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy

quote:
sounds fricking awful.

Fixed it. I often have censorious thoughts about one when I find out they are EDM fans.

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Posted by Midget Death Squad

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:52 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy

Can anyone truly distinguish between Major Lazer, Rae Sremmurd, Kaskade, Phantogram, Bassnectar, Crystal Castles or any of the other EDM DJs when they are onstage? Why not have just 2-3 DJs playing records and relieving each other for potty and meth breaks?

*DISCLAIMER: I love Crystal Castles

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Posted by Hawkeye95

Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:59 am to Midget Death Squad

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Can anyone truly distinguish between Major Lazer, Rae Sremmurd, Kaskade, Phantogram, Bassnectar, Crystal Castles or any of the other EDM DJs when they are onstage? Why not have just 2-3 DJs playing records and relieving each other for potty and meth breaks?

*DISCLAIMER: I love Crystal Castles

Well I have seen bassnectar, phantogram, crystal castles and major lazer live. They all put on a good show, and pantogram / crystal castles actually had instruments.

Bassnectar puts on a helluva show.

Diplo is possibly the biggest douche on the planet.

Anyway, this sounds really fun. I would love to go and look at all the wenches in skimpy outfits. But frick texas. Texas Renfair is the best i have been to but I refuse to give the state any of my tourist dollars.

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Posted by AggieDub14

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 12:20 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy

Sounds like a fun time. Thanks for the heads up.

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Posted by LSU alum wannabe

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Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 1:01 pm to AggieDub14

EDM is definitely not my thing but that is genius. That land just sits there to my knowledge doing nothing for 9 months.

A couple of GOAT drunk nights were spent there. The festival is fun but the after party and camping after is amazing. Hell the people out there are on shite anyway. They lit a huge fire and played drum music all night and danced.

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Posted by SUB

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 1:18 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy

They just had the replacement for Fun Fun Fun fest at the same site a couple months ago, right?

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Posted by WarSlamEagle

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:42 pm to Midget Death Squad

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Can anyone truly distinguish between Major Lazer, Rae Sremmurd, Kaskade, Phantogram, Bassnectar, Crystal Castles or any of the other EDM DJs when they are onstage?

Well, these guys are definitely different than the rest.

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Posted by Rust Cohle

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Member since Mar 2014

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Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:42 pm to Midget Death Squad

There are a lot of djs that play the same sounding set year to year. But the artist you chose are not them. two are bands. One a rapper, one only plays original music. And kascade and major lasers set will be vastly different.

You don't know phantomgram?

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