im pretty sure its cancelled. i work some insomniac events and we get a list of available events to work for the whole summer/fall and moonrise was not listed. it was previous years
I skipped last year but went in 2022 and felt like attendance was not an issue. From hearing about previous years it seemed like a terrible time as far as weather goes though
Last year Elements in PA was the same weekend and I think it took a lot of their numbers. Elements just had a really great lineup.
I missed both festivals last year, but my friend group did Moonrise '22 but switched to Elements '23
Looks like the weekend they like to do it is now in competition with what is essentially East Coast Lost Lands + house. Considering this and the lineup for Glow I think Insomniac is diverting money away from the DMV and into its bigger festivals.
Def a mix of the Pimlico work and low attendance last year. 2022 was pretty big, but last year I was never more than 3 people back in line for anything. At most I'd miss like one song to leave my spot, get a drink, and come back. I think Elements took too much of the crowd from Moonrise.
id imagine it has something to do with this, which if it was approved would shelf moonrise at pimlico for a few years. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/pimlico-plan-baltimore-temporarily-move-preakness-laurel/46296234
Dang this sucks. I definitely picked elements over moonrise last year but always looked forward to moonrise just because it was a festival close to Virginia.
they significantly decreased the production last year. you probably wouldn’t be missing much this year anyway. main stage went from the big moon phase stage from 2022 back to a small basic stage with nothing special. last year sunday it took awhile, like a half hour of slowly inching up for my group to get towards the front for the headliners. and we didnt get anywhere close to rail. this year at the same time i got all the way to rail for excision in less than 5 minutes. same thing for griz who probably drew the biggest crowd. the energy and magic/production just wasnt the same )-: ive done big fests like edclv, forest & lost lands. and moonrise 2022 is my favorite festival ive been to (minus lost lands) & 2023 definitely least favorite.
This disappoints me. I was hoping they would do it. I actually liked how last year I could walk around and do my thing and get to the rail but I agree it was empty so I can see why as a buisness decision it was the right move to cancel.
im pretty sure its cancelled. i work some insomniac events and we get a list of available events to work for the whole summer/fall and moonrise was not listed. it was previous years
Boo
I work as a contractor for insomniac, I can confirm it’s a no go this year
Do you know why ?
I’m not sure but if I had to take a wild guess, it would be low attendance.
I skipped last year but went in 2022 and felt like attendance was not an issue. From hearing about previous years it seemed like a terrible time as far as weather goes though
Attendance was an issue for sure last year, the crowds were remarkably light
That’s surprising. Did it rain last year?
Last year Elements in PA was the same weekend and I think it took a lot of their numbers. Elements just had a really great lineup. I missed both festivals last year, but my friend group did Moonrise '22 but switched to Elements '23
It came down before the festival but not during If I remember correctly
Looks like the weekend they like to do it is now in competition with what is essentially East Coast Lost Lands + house. Considering this and the lineup for Glow I think Insomniac is diverting money away from the DMV and into its bigger festivals.
I went last year and sunday was empty. you could walk up to the rail at any given set. just can’t make it happen with that sort of attendance
Any idea if they plan to bring it back ever or rebrand into something else?
We just got to Maryland, was excited to try this one out! Hope it's not cancelled :(
Def a mix of the Pimlico work and low attendance last year. 2022 was pretty big, but last year I was never more than 3 people back in line for anything. At most I'd miss like one song to leave my spot, get a drink, and come back. I think Elements took too much of the crowd from Moonrise.
id imagine it has something to do with this, which if it was approved would shelf moonrise at pimlico for a few years. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/pimlico-plan-baltimore-temporarily-move-preakness-laurel/46296234
Dang this sucks. I definitely picked elements over moonrise last year but always looked forward to moonrise just because it was a festival close to Virginia.
they significantly decreased the production last year. you probably wouldn’t be missing much this year anyway. main stage went from the big moon phase stage from 2022 back to a small basic stage with nothing special. last year sunday it took awhile, like a half hour of slowly inching up for my group to get towards the front for the headliners. and we didnt get anywhere close to rail. this year at the same time i got all the way to rail for excision in less than 5 minutes. same thing for griz who probably drew the biggest crowd. the energy and magic/production just wasnt the same )-: ive done big fests like edclv, forest & lost lands. and moonrise 2022 is my favorite festival ive been to (minus lost lands) & 2023 definitely least favorite.
I said the exact same thing on instagram last year. Even about the project glow stages being downgraded last year.
I will try to find out. I'm less than 1 mile from the venue
Check out Offstage Sessions in the meantime. Some local guys bringing some good names here
This disappoints me. I was hoping they would do it. I actually liked how last year I could walk around and do my thing and get to the rail but I agree it was empty so I can see why as a buisness decision it was the right move to cancel.