EDC Las Vegas 2022 - kineticFIELD Mix
Ah, the kineticFIELD at EDC. The only place on earth where you can watch a giant animatronic owl shoot fire from its eyes while a lad in a neon thong tries to trade you a plastic beaded bracelet. The crowd is a chaotic mix of crying ravers, gym bros, and massive totems featuring Danny DeVito's face completely blocking your view of the stage. It is overwhelmingly American, deeply commercial, and absolutely brilliant.
The EDC Las Vegas 2022 tracklist perfectly captures that massive, confetti-canon energy, oddly classified here under a Rominimal tag. Averaging a crowd-pleasing 126.3 BPM, the mix heavily features the 12A and 3B keys, designed entirely around massive major-chord euphoria and singalong moments. The transitions are rapid-fire, built to deliver maximum serotonin with zero downtime. The crate digging in this live set is less about underground gems and more about pure, undeniable anthems.
You have got Alok's "Side Effect" keeping the bounce alive, but hearing the timeless chords of Porter Robinson's "Language" ring out over the speedway is a guaranteed goosebump moment. The journey kicks off with maximum pop appeal, dropping Tiësto & KAROL G's "Don't Be Shy" as the opening track. The energy stays relentless before peaking with an eight-minute emotional release during the closing track, "Walk Me Home" by Said The Sky, ILLENIUM & Chelsea Cutler. A proper mainstage spectacle.