[winter-rabbit]

Just like you love Rock, Classical, or Pop.

Local folks seem to be emitting a lot of hatred for tourists coming into town for the EDC festival, citing all the drug violations, vandalism, and drunk behaviors. In the end, with 100K plus visitors, the bad stats are just a spec of concern and not an anomaly for large concert events.

Most of these locals are older and never been exposed to it as in a lifestyle with friends, people and community.

I am not part of the young 20's, but I do enjoy my EDM.

I started listening to EDM aka Euro-House/Trance/Techno music back in the early 1990's. I went to EDM clubs well into my 30's. I see the evolution. The music is very much the same, the lifestyle around it has evolved into big venues. Major pop artists have collaborated to create EDM tracks. EDM tracks frequent make the top 10 Billboard overall list. Celebrity EDM DJs (as much as some of you hate them) are here to stay.

Older generations will stick to what they hold dearly in their hearts musically. I understand that, and I am not that young myself. Just don't go about creating a hatred and divide for music you have the lowest preferences for.

Just like racist is the term for someone who is prejudice against another race. Is there some treatment for those who are against other music styles?

[Raiderman]

Originally Posted by winter-rabbit

Just like you love Rock, Classical, or Pop.

Local folks seem to be emitting a lot of hatred for tourists coming into town for the EDC festival, citing all the drug violations, vandalism, and drunk behaviors. In the end, with 100K plus visitors, the bad stats are just a spec of concern and not an anomaly for large concert events.

Most of these locals are older and never been exposed to it as in a lifestyle with friends, people and community.

I am not part of the young 20's, but I do enjoy my EDM.

I started listening to EDM aka Euro-House/Trance/Techno music back in the early 1990's. I went to EDM clubs well into my 30's. I see the evolution. The music is very much the same, the lifestyle around it has evolved into big venues. Major pop artists have collaborated to create EDM tracks. Celebrity EDM DJs (as much as some of you hate them) are here to stay.

Older generations will stick to what they hold dearly in their hearts musically. I understand that, and I am not that young myself. Just don't go about creating a hatred and divide for music you have the lowest preferences for.

Just like racist is the term for someone who is prejudice against another race. Is there some treatment for those who are against other music styles?

Yes, it's called "taste". I certainly welcome all of the strung out 16 year olds, as they spend money by the hundreds of millions, therefore keeping my taxes ridiculously, and inconceivably low, it's just not my "taste" in music.

[EA]

I don't like edm. I don't like pop. I loathe rap.
I love a bustling economy, and that involves catering to all the people who enjoy the things I find distasteful. So, as long as the crappy music is not piped into my house, I could not care less about the concert.

I also feel that all drugs should be 100% legal and taxed. Think of the revenue we could bring in with such common sense tax rules, not to mention the decreased spending on housing for low level drug offenders.

[Raiderman]

Originally Posted by EA

I don't like edm. I don't like pop. I loathe rap.
I love a bustling economy, and that involves catering to all the people who enjoy the things I find distasteful. So, as long as the crappy music is not piped into my house, I could not care less about the concert.

I also feel that all drugs should be 100% legal and taxed. Think of the revenue we could bring in with such common sense tax rules, not to mention the decreased spending on housing for low level drug offenders.

I agree 100% on every single count.

[winter-rabbit]

I'm different from you in the sense, I am open. I don't have any bad taste towards any style.

I don't know much about rock music, but I thoroughly enjoyed RTRV taking coworkers there.

I enjoy any music that is pleasant to my brain. It's really on a piece by piece basis. I don't just categorically phase out something.

If you listen to some of the EDM tracks, you will realize they are deep in meaning. Radiohead was instrumental in bridging electronic music with rock. Avicii's tracks have exposed the younger generation to blue grass, where they normally wouldn't have ventured.

My favorite Avicii track is called The Nights and one of the lyric lines goes:


He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind
So live a life you will remember."
My father told me when I was just a child
These are the nights that never die


Just a great reminder everytime I listen to this track, to do things and live a life I will remember.

Originally Posted by Raiderman

Yes, it's called "taste". I certainly welcome all of the strung out 16 year olds, as they spend money by the hundreds of millions, therefore keeping my taxes ridiculously, and inconceivably low, it's just not my "taste" in music.

[winter-rabbit]

EDC brought in $20million in tax revenue from $300million. That's pretty insane for 3 day event.

These type of events are the future for Las Vegas. Locals should embrace it like they embrace their wallets.

Originally Posted by EA

I don't like edm. I don't like pop. I loathe rap.
I love a bustling economy, and that involves catering to all the people who enjoy the things I find distasteful. So, as long as the crappy music is not piped into my house, I could not care less about the concert.

I also feel that all drugs should be 100% legal and taxed. Think of the revenue we could bring in with such common sense tax rules, not to mention the decreased spending on housing for low level drug offenders.

[UTES]

I'm not sure where this "hatred" for EDM is coming from. I hang out at many diverse music venues and don't encounter it. And, I'm not seeing hate expressed in these (or other) Las Vegas forums either.

Am I missing something? Has someone been giving you a hard time about your musical choices? If so, simply remind them it's like any other artistic choice - beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's no skin off your back if you like EDM and others don't.

As with all things in life, don't let the turkeys get you down.

I like hard-core Rap and think Biggie and Tupac were geniuses. Yeah, I take some flack for it - but who cares? I enjoy it just the same. Others don't determine what I listen to. I like many other musical genres as well. The only music I don't like is Opera - but I can understand why others do like it. And, I don't give people who like Opera a bad time.

Added on edit: I attended one night of EDC last year. A staffer (and friend) got me in and showed me around. It was fun - but I really don't see doing it for more than a night. 'Course, I usually don't like to do any event more than one night. If she invites me again I'd go.

Bill

[Bps401]

I like edm but really dont see the point in going to EDC unless you are totally in a different state of mind. I'd have to do something to keep me up til 6am. I dont work nightshift so a night of that would put me down for the count for an additional day haha.

[EA]

Anything people can do to make money to keep people here employed is cool with me.

[zxro]

My only problem with the EDC is how it falls on the same weekend as the IECSC convention. I used to come out every summer for that convention, but EDC causes room rates to skyrocket. Last time I went, I ended up staying out at the Westin in Lake Las Vegas, as it's rooms were the same rate as the Fremont Hotel, $125/night, cheapest I could find. At least the drive into town from the lake was nice.