EDM Festival to sweep through capital

One of the most anticipated EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festivals of the summer will be held on July 23 at Hanoi Creative City.

Thursday, July 21, 2016 18:24

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Vietnamese EDM singer Min will perform at the festival (Photo:facebook.com)

Hanoi (VNA) – One of the most anticipated EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festivals of the summer will be held on July 23 at Hanoi Creative City, the arts and entertainment complex located at 1 Luong Yen Street, Hai Ba Trung District.

The festival, entitled Unleash the Beast 2016, will cover a diverse array of music, modern staging as well as open location and refreshing drinks.

The festival is organised by Hanoi Creative City, sponsored by Jägermeister, one of the world’s favourite drinks from Germany, and the website Baoduhoc.vn.

Unleash the Beast 2016 also features rising young overseas and Vietnamese singers and EDM DJs like Min, Duc Pham, Louis K, Marzuz, Kewt Hew, TSL, HoyB, Cloudy, Kien Vu and D-Rug.

With its eruption in Vietnam last year, EDM has proved to be one of the hottest trends for youngsters in 2016, with over ten festivals of world class DJs like Hardwell, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, W&W, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto and Zedd.

This year’s Unleash the Beast 2016 promises to devote the most imposing and unique performances to EDM and trance music lovers in Vietnam.

The festival runs from 6pm to midnight.-VNA

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