Filling a void across the Gulf Coast, organizers of the inaugural Thunder Beats Music Festival will host the largest EDM festival in the region featuring more than 100 artists April 22-24 at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds located at 6655 Mobile Highway.
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THUNDER BEATS EDM MUSIC FESTIVAL LANDS IN PENSACOLA APRIL 22–24 A hot, new, three-day electronic music festival is bringing the heat to Pensacola with an iconic lineup featuring some of the biggest names in electronic dance music (EDM) for its inaugural spring event—Thunder Beats Music Festival.
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If you have turned on the radio, watched TV, or attended a music festival in the last several years you have likely noticed DJs and producers flooding the market. What first began as an underground movement in the 1980s has grown to become the third most popular mainstream music genre in the world.
There’s no doubt that EDM is coming of age, and in a big way. A new generation of music fans has begun to shift their musical gaze to the percussive sounds of house, trance, future bass, dubstep, glitch, breaks and the dozens of other trendy sub-genres that fall under the umbrella of the EDM.
Presented by locally-founded entertainment company, Thunder Ranch Entertainment Holdings Group, LLC, the inaugural Thunder Beats Music Festival is set to be on par with some of the biggest festivals in the nation and promises to deliver a first-class experience. “With more than 18 years of combined experience DJing, hosting electronic dance events and managing and coordinating other major shows, my two business partners and I set out to do what has never been done before—become the first to host a large-scale EDM music festival on the Gulf Coast,” Vice President of Thunder Ranch Entertainment Group Holdings, LLC Cameron Hardison explained. “We have been planning this event for more than a year and finally brought the dream to reality in June of 2022.” Thunder Beats is pulling out all the stops for their debut edition, enlisting artists spanning genres from chill melodic house to filthy bass for a dynamic experience. The lineup features a veritable who’s who in the industry, with Marshmello, Kaskade and deadmau5 set to headline. Steve Aoki, Adventure Club, Dillon
