Sunday, September 1, 2013

Electric Zoo 2013 Cancelled Due to Drug Related Deaths

It's another lazy Sunday, but it wasn't supposed to be that way for NYC festival goers. This weekend marked the fifth year of Electric Zoo, and it was pulling in some huge crowds. Headiners like Above and Beyond, Kill the Noise, Flux Pavilion, Kill Paris, and Big Gigantic were scheduled to perform. However, this morning it was making headlines on all different 'major' news sources like ABC that EZoo has been canceled for it's final day. The sources are saying two people died, and at least four people are in intensive care. The deaths may or may not have something to do MDMA, you know, mollies.


It is more and more common that these people going to events and ingesting any sort of drugs are taking something they didn't ask for. There are lots of bunk drugs going around at events, and unfortunately, a majority of these drug users are not testing what they purchased from that guy that gave them a deal. Usually you can find test kits at some of the vendors. Also keep an eye out for Bunk Police signs. If they just tested a little of what they purchased, they would be able to have a much better idea of what it is, or isn't. After all, white powdery substances are widespread from flour to sugar to whatever bathsalts. The key word here is education, and the key lesson is 'hold true to your community'. Be good to the people around you and always help people out. Not everyone is a seasoned traveler and festival goers, and these folks can be vulnerable.

Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the two people that lost their lives this weekend. For a many of people, these festivals are sacred places, similar to going to Sunday Mass. Music, spiritualism, love, art, and life all come together and create a beautiful atmosphere. Loss of life at a place such as that is heartbreaking, and it is sure that those people will be dearly missed.

This information was all just released this morning. I took a look on one of the public event invites on Facebook and the initial reaction is less than sympathetic, and quite frustrated. Tickets for today's Sunday show were $179. Even a petition was opened up to reopen the festival.


Will the story end here for EZoo? Of course there are plenty of parties to attended this weekend, especially for the Ezoo crowds. One of our favorite EZoo after-parties is City Lights <----. Let's see how this all pans out.


Here's who didn't play today: 
Armin van Buuren
Sebastian Ingrosso
Steve Aoki
Laidback Luke
Zedd
Diplo
Krewella
Tommy Trash
W&W
Rusko
Aly & Fila
3LAU
Firebeatz
KhoMha
Swanky Tunes
Myon & Shane 54
Walden
Vicetone
Adam Beyer
Fedde Le Grand
Chase & Status
Victor Calderone
Markus Schulz
Clockwork
Ida Engberg
Adventure Club
Angger Dimas
Joel Mull
Sub Focus
Autoerotique
Joris Voorn
Alex Metric
Dan Sena
Nicole Moudaber
Carnage
Dirtyphonics
Paul Ritch Live
Feenixpawl
Felix
Cartal
Hard Rock Sofa
Jacques Lu Cont
Pegboard Nerds
Keys N Krates
Proxy
Yolanda Be Cool
Digital Lab

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