There aren't many music festivals that get your pulse racing as much as boo seattle.
Insomniac's Halloween-themed festival annually invites the Pacific Northwest's electronic music community to rave themselves to the grave, but 2024 feels like something else entirely.
Many themed festivals crumble under the weight of their own ambition, but with a permanent brand like Insomniac at the helm, attendees can expect a full-blown exorcism of the mundane. And this year, a spooky story is powering BOO Seattle as a wild, haunted ride.
The story follows Darcy, an otherworldly spirit inspired by an urban legend of a girl who once disappeared in the woods around Lake Washington.
“It is said that one night she felt called to the embrace of the moonlight, but at some point during her journey she got lost and disappeared into the night,” the festival's website reads. “Some time later, ghost hunters summoned her back to our world in her grim new form: she was reborn as the descendant of Seattle's darkness. To this day, she wanders the city at night, seeking the strength of the light he lost so many moons ago.”
Scares aside, BOO Seattle, one of EDM.comof the year's major Halloween festivals, features a massive lineup in 2024.
The two-day festival will feature performances by Kaskade, Rezz, ILLENIUM, Afrojack, Crankdat, SLANDER, Zomboy and Ray Volpe, among other influential electronic music acts. Other must-see sets will come from emerging house artist Odd Mob, bass virtuoso Hairitage and EDM.com Class of 2024 star Hedex.
These artists will perform on three supernatural stages: Dark Forest, Den of Darkness and The Lighthouse. Attendees can also expect a series of on-site experiential activations and “paranormal activities,” according to Insomniac.
BOO Seattle returns to WaMu Theater October 25-26, 2024. Tickets to the 18+ festival are now on sale.
In the meantime, check out the festival's official playlist below.
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