News & Views

15 May 2012

Festival Spotlight: Elysium

–Live Music, DJs, Theme Camps, Theme Installations, Art Installations
–Private Lake, RV Hookups, Hot Showers, Flushing Toilets, Shaded Campground

Love & Light • KRADDY • Minnesota • Vokab Kompany • Govinda • Stephan Jacobs • Knowa Knowone • Solovox • Crush Effect • Pumpkin • ChrisB. • Virtual Boy • Henry Strange • JQ • SUBLMNL • Zeb Early • Bass Mechanic • Wolfie • Fatfinger • Diego’s Umbrella • Nico Luminous • The Styletones • Patricio • Priest • micah j. • Stevie Starlight • The Vibe Tribe • J. Cush • The Omega Squad • Tropo • JOY • Knottyboy • Danyavaad & The Shimmy Sisters • Shakti Bliss • Barisone • River Rouge • DJ Gozar • Jonathan Brae • Early Bird Circus • Benjah Ninjah • The Genie • Zak J. • Jon Dadon • Alan B. • Michael ‘Divinity’ • Lady Ubiquitous

We have long struggled with the challenge of how to best support the music, the art, the projects, and the people that contribute so much to the enrichment of our lives. Whether that broadening of life experience happens at an event such as Burning Man or in a corner coffee shop, there are artists, entertainers, musicians and others that dedicate themselves fully to their craft and positively affect the human condition. Generally, these souls are humble in their ways and never ask for more than the appreciation and acknowledgement of their efforts. It is in this humility that our Elysium was born.

Elysium has been a varied idea of paradise throughout the ages. The Egyptians saw Elysium as a land of plenty where the dead hoped to spend eternity. To the Greeks, Elysium was reserved exclusively for the heroic and virtuous as the Gods saw fit. And some Neo-Pagans view Elysium as an afterlife spent in a constant state of euphoria.
To us, the idea of Elysium is something that can exist everyday and in this life. Our community is our Elysium and it is comprised of an endlessly diverse group of people. We encourage you to embrace one another, look a passerby in the eyes and smile, blow a kiss to a stranger, and ultimately get to know one another as we play in the fields of Elysium.

This year we have finally found the location that can truly support all the aspects of our philosophy and mission. Vail Lake resort in Temecula is the largest privately owned lake in California and the camp grounds are amazing!

There will be two separate areas: The Burbs: This area is for camping only and every spot is a good spot! There are no rocks, the ground is flat, and it is all under the shade of large beautiful trees! Each camp site has shade, potable water and electricity hook-ups (imagine how we can light this place up – it’s going to look like Pandora!). There are plenty of showers on-site and the toilet experience is near luxurious, which makes this for an ultimate camping experience! So leave your generators at home, and don’t drag all that water out- we have it all! There are also ample amounts of RV parking with full hook -ups available. The Lakefront Village: This area will host the main stage, acoustic/performance stage, vendor Bazaar, art and theme installations, and all the water shenanigans.

The campground is vast, so we encourage you to bring your playa bike. If you don’t have one, no problem, we got ya covered. We have party shuttle buses working 24/7 between The Burbs and The Lakefront Village.

Writeup courtesy of elysiumfestival.org
Ready to head down? Buy tickets here!

The Elysium Midsummer Music Festival held on the La Jolla Indian Reservation in SoCal July 16-18 of 2010.

"The Seeker" performed by Solovox. Check out all of his music at www.solovox.com.

Thanks to Dave, Bean, and Andy for being awesome videographers in the blistering summer heat. Also to the entire Elysium crew for a job well done.

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