The Other Side of Dallas' Electric Daisy Carnival Story

So out of the approx. 25,000 people who attended not even 1% of them were rushed to the hospital, and 1 died. It is tragic of his death and he won't be forgotten much love and support go out to his family.

But as everyone has said for the degree of weather, fire marshals, paramedics, police officers, and amount of people there this event was not an epic failure nor shall it 'mare' the event.

Fair Park is a dying stadium with Jerry Jones' Cowboys Stadium many events are now moved to Arlington. So tickets ranging from 50 to 80 for just general admission and having 23,000 people there... that is not such a bad turn out for the city of Dallas or Insomniac.

Lets face it, people are not that smart when it comes to consuming things such as drugs, alcohol, etc. SO OF COURSE PEOPLE WOULD BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL!!!! EDC WAS A RAVE everyone knows what happens at Raves and if they don't well now they do. Insomniac cannot control what happens at EDC they only host the event at the city and the rest is really up to security, fire marshals, police, etc.

THEY HAD FREE WATER REFILL STATIONS... all you had to do is purchase a water bottle once and keep refilling it folks it was really not that hard to keep hydrated, wether somebody chose to was there responsibility.

As far as the fire marshals pulling the alarm that was uncalled for, they could of simply put Skrillex on the outdoor stage just as they did Flux, but who's fault is that they put the headliner in an indoor stage...ticketing Insomniac is nonsense, if fire marshals were that anal about how many people were in an indoor stage they shouldn't of let those people in there in the first place!!! And if the max occupancy is 46,000 why in the hell would they freak out if only 23,000 people half of the max occupancy is even at Fair Park.

Anyway overall Electric Daisy Carnival Dallas has been the best Insomniac event I have ever been to the last two years, it would really be a shame to see it not come back to Dallas let alone Fair Park the next year for it brings out over 20,000 people and lets them all experience the vibe of the Best Electronic Festival; "uniting under the Electric Daisy."

So.. what you are saying is that Dallas FD cant handle 30 calls and that your hospitals cant handle 30 patients.

ANYTIME you put ANY amount of people together you will have some medical issues.

How many calls does Dallas FD & Medical run on a daily basis for Dehydration, Exhaustion, Heat Stoke etc...How many do they run for Drugs and Alcohol?

Insomniac goes head and shoulders above any other promoter i have ever seen to ensure a safe, well planned and executed, fun event for all to enjoy.

Medical staff and security are ever present at all the events i have ever been to.

People are responsible for all their own actions.

Blaming insomniac for an individuals actions is like blaming Budwiser for putting a drunk driver behind the wheel.Neither company can control a persons actions, No one can, or should be expected to.

This isnt communist China. This is America.

Freedom of choice is one of the great things about this country.

23,600 people attended or so you media outlets say.So out of nearly 25000 people who were responsible and adult the focus is entirely on the negative.

People ANYWHERE need to be responsible for their OWN actions.

It is very unfortuneate that someone died. And my heart goes out to his family and friends.BUTHe made his choice to attend, to hydrate or not hydrate, and to go with the people he went with.

I attended. I enjoyed myself. I had a great time.And i did it all SOBER.People make personal choices.You cant hold 23,600 people accountable for the actions of a few.Its not fair. And its just not right.

Thank you to the Dallas Observer for at least reporting the facts, and remaining impartial in this matter. As an EDM Fan it is very refreshing to see a news outlet at least try to get it right and for that, i personally thank you.

Electric Daisy Carnival was the best time I've had in my life so far. I can't think of anywhere else to be to have this much fun.

"Yes, some were wearing rather asinine outfits of next to nothing. "

thats what happens when a new generation of phaggots who ditch the old school look for something that makes them look like hookers and skanks.

Finally, someone not sensationalizing and greatly exaggerating what actually happened. I was there and, like you said, it was not chaotic. There was no panic. Just thousands of happy EDM fans enjoying themselves. In fact, as the buildings were being cleared, everyone calmly walked out of the buildings and toward the only stage that remained open. As I noticed the crowd all moving toward the outside stage, i stopped several people and asked what was going on. The response I got from each and every person was that it was no big deal and Flux Pavillion had been moved to the outside stage. I saw not even a hint of anger or conflict... everyone just went with the flow. I honestly believe any "panic" or "chaos" that ensued was directly caused by the choice of the fire marshalls to pull fire alarms and force 23,000 people out of the buildings because of "overcrowding", which seems strange given that the area in which the event was held has a maximum occupancy twice that of the total attendance. I really hope EDC comes back next year but after the media portrayed it as a giant orgy where everyone was forced to take drugs upon entering the festival, I have serious doubts it will. Which is extremely unfortunate, as it was an incredible festival. Well, aside from the mislabeled maps they handed out to everyone...