and a better bang for your buck than Coachella to get to let loose for five days straight, LIB is your gateway festival for those wanting to go off the grid, see a stacked lineup of music, pretend you’re at sleepaway camp and get as weird as you’d like. (Yes, we’re still talking about a music festival here.)Īll in all, only a few hours outside of L.A. At the end of each day when a stage’s sets are over, a “clean up” song even plays, encouraging folks to dispose of fallen trash on their way out. Attendees are just as ready to get rowdy on new levels as they are to take personal responsibility towards environmental sustainability. LIB is also extremely green-maybe one of the greenest festivals in America. Yeah, their cups and cutlery are compostable, but there’s an even bigger differentiator: Those who flock in to LIB also seem fully cognizant of their role there when it comes to leaving Buena Vista Lake how they found it-trash-free. LIB features three main stages: Lightning, Thunder, and Woogie. Instead of sticking with their crew, people mingle around plenty with strangers, because that’s the kind of neighborly ethos the festival sets. Purchase tickets to Lightning in a Bottle 2022 here. Positive vibes persist across the dusty dance floors, and everything-including the crowd-smells like patchouli oil. Woogie is for techno and deep house devotees getting down to the likes of Damian Lazarus and Shiba San, and at Lightning, heavy-hitter headliners like Disclosure, Flying Lotus and Big Gigantic take the helm. The Thunder stage booms with low-end rowdiness thanks to acts like G Jones. The energy shifts as each stage erupts with bass. Attendees can keep entertained all day with yoga, meditation, body healing (think: accupuncture), fermentation cooking lessons at the Learning Kitchen, sex lectures at the Beacon and abstract art classes at the Artclave. Others may wander the festival grounds to shop among vendors or hunt for an acai bowl or a crepe from the mostly vegan and vegetarian food trucks.īy late afternoon and long into the night, groups come back from their campsites ready to dance and boasting decked-out totems (stick-topping crafts used to keep groups together and strike up conversations, like just how much hot glue and bedazzling went into their creation). Lightning in a Bottle encapsulates the thrill summer camp used to bring, only it’s for adults who are here to party-and boost their well-being, too. Others are just sporting bathing suits for now, ready to recharge by the lake or hop from one extracurricular activity to another. Worried about showering at Lightning in a Bottle? Psst: Last year they were sponsored and stocked by the hippest soap brand, Dr. At Lightning in a Bottle, you’ll forget all about your cell phone and dig down into your spiritual consciousness, but without the same deep-in-the-Nevada-desert, “Kumbaya” sort of commitment as Burning Man.įestivalgoers are awake at their campsites and getting ready for the day in expressive outfits like faux-fur jackets over a kaleidoscope of bralettes, bohemian harem pants and leather harnesses. This is not Coachella, and it’s definitely not trying to be. More information for tickets can be found on the official LIB website.The sun rises on Lightning in a Bottle, a five-day extravaganza combining music acts, culture talks and holistic programming-all set against the sweet scenes of Buena Vista Lake in Kern County. Interactive yoga and movement classes taking place on Wednesday and Thursday, along with other workshops and classes throughout the 5 days. LIB will not only be a diverse display of electronic music, but also an interactive experience for festival-goers. The stage will also contain the sounds of UK house from talent like Australia’s, Logic1000, and the afrobeat flavors of West African DJ, AMÉMÉ. The Woogie stage will be the festival’s serving of international talents from Afro House star, Layla Benitez, to Berlin-based producer Ben Böhmer. Even giving highlights to Jersey club sounds from Newark-born dance artist, UNIIQU3. The Thunder stage sets to be a deeper exploration into the diverse sounds of electronic and dance, such as 90s rave duo, Prospa, and drum and bass pioneers like LTJ Bukem and MC Armanni. ĭelving into the sounds of Electronic R&B, artists such as Rochelle Jordan, most popularly known for her viral hits “Low Key” and “Follow Me”, and Good Music protégé, 070 Shake. Joined by fellow headlining acts such as electronic producer Zhu, and Canadian DJ, Rezz, who most recently announced her forthcoming EP, It’s Not A Phase. Coming off their 2nd studio album, Wet Tennis, a high-energy sonic encapsulation of a good time, is perfect for this festival’s rumbling, crowd pumping line up. Grammy nominated musical Duo, Sofi Tukker, will be hitting the Lightning stage to deliver their blend of House and EDM for this 5-day festival experience.
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