2012 Electronic Music Festivals: Start Planning Now

It’s never too early to start planning for the 2012 travel and party season. Electronic music festivals across the globe are increasing in popularity and growing in size. These large open air events can bring in up to 200,000+ electronic music fans for a multi-day marathon of beats from the world’s top DJ’s. 

As a Budget Jetsetter it’s always important to plan ahead and take advantage of early bird discount tickets when they become available. You will get the best deals on local accommodations and airfare by booking early as well.

So which festivals do you plan to attend next year? Here is a guide to some of the major electronic music festivals scheduled for next year:

BPM Festival is a 10 day festival set against the picturesque tropical backdrop of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico from December 30, 2011 through January 8, 2012. BPM will be celebrating its 5^th year anniversary and plans to have the largest attendance yet. Early bird all access passes are already for sale on the site.

Ultra Music Festival is scheduled March 23 through 25, 2012 in Downtown Miami, Florida. UMF is one of the more popular electronic music festivals in existence. The festival began annually in 1999 and in 2011 over 100,000 dance music fans were in attendance. Early bird tickets are going on sale shortly, visit the site for updates.

Electric Daisy Carnival is one of the original electronic music festivals founded in 1997. EDC began in Southern California as a one day event. Eventually the festival expanded to three days and in 2011 relocated to Las Vegas and brought in over 200,000 music fans. In 2012 the Vegas set festival is scheduled from June 8 through 10. Keep an eye out for smaller franchised EDC events in other US cities but nothing beats the original. Check the site for updates and info on early bird tickets.

Tomorrowland, heading into its 8^th year, will be held on July 27 through July 29, 2012 in Boom, Belgium. Tomorrowland is gaining popularity as the electronic music festival not to be missed based on its huge success in 2011. Look for event details and early bird tickets on the site.

Creamfields is scheduled for August 24 through 26, 2012 in Daresbury/Cheshire, UK, just outside Liverpool. The festival expanded to three days in 2011 and will be a three day event again in 2012 due to its enormous success.  Creamfields franchised its festival to several other global destinations including Abu Dhabi, Buenos Aires, Adalucia, Malta, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, amongst other popular jetset destinations. Visit the site for details on all the 2012 festivals.

Electric Zoo is the newest and quickly becoming one of the largest electronic music festivals located on Randall’s Island in New York City. In 2011, its 3^rd anniversary, the festival brought in over 85,000 attendees and has been getting bigger and better. The three day festival is set for Labor Day Weekend 2012 on August 31 through September 2. Keep updated on the festival website.

These are just some of the larger electronic music festivals. There are even more scheduled around the globe in 2012. With a rise in attendance and popularity at these festivals expect to hear about more in the future.