Six Must-See Sets at ARC Music Festival
Labor Day Weekend is already upon us. While it signals the end of Summer for many up North, Chicago is going out with a bang. A brand new festival featuring the best of techno and the underground is the place to be this LDW. ARC Festival boasts an epic lineup of heavy hitters, rising stars, and future favorites. We’re going to highlight a few sets you absolutely cannot miss at ARC Festival.
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ADAM BEYER [] CIREZ D
This one is really a no-brainer and by far the biggest draw of the entire music festival. Since this epic project made its debut during Miami Music Week 2018, ABCD shows have captivating audiences and sold out in record time. In fact, this anticipated pairing has only ever performed a handful of times. Better yet, the last time we saw an ABCD set was Creamfields back in 2019, nearly two years ago! This will be the first time Chicago gets to see the show, and it will mark the return of the Adam Beyer Cirez D Project. Get ready for (hopefully) 2 hours of rip-roaring techno, featuring the latest and greatest from Drumcode and Mouseville.
Bonus: Adam Beyer will be hosting his Drumcode afterparty on Saturday night for a double-helping of techno.
Eric Prydz
Ok so we’re cheating, but seriously Eric Prydz got his own billing and he deserves his own separate listing. After you get the (Cirez) D on Saturday, you need to get the full Eric Prydz experience on Sunday. You’ll be sure to get a progressive Pryda affair heavily influenced by the fact that he just performed as Cirez D the day before and by the fact that this is an underground music festival. Expect a solid festival set and pray for a closing track besides OPUS.
Bonus: Eric Prydz is hosting a Pryda Closing Party Sunday night at the gargantuan Radius Nightclub. This venue is huge and the perfect place to see Eric drop tracks like Rebel XX or Exchange Finale. It’s already sold out.
Layton Giordani
Layton Giordani is one of the up-and-comers on the list that you absolutely need to check out. He was a late addition to the lineup, and one we’re psyched to see. Layton is a native New Yorker and a rising star in the Drumcode stable. Get ready for a set of pulse-pounding dark techno, in the same vein and style as Adam Beyer himself. You’ll undoubtedly hear a number of bangers in this set. He’ll also be joining the label boss himself for the Drumcode Afterparty on Saturday.
