Neon Desert Music Festival is excited to announce the set times and full performance schedule for the seventh annual event, which will return to downtown El Paso this Memorial Day weekend, May 27 and 28. Both single-day and two-day passes are available for purchase online at www.neondesertmusicfestival.com, as well as in store at several local businesses, including Happy House, Headstand, and both the east and west locations of Phit Phuel.
Saturday, May 27 will be headlined by a variety of internationally acclaimed acts including J Balvin, Alesso and Logic. Additional artists to round out the day 1 performances will include Nelly, Lil Uzi Vert, Thomas Jack, Mija, Trae Tha Truth, Los Amigos Invisibles, DLD and more. Hardwell, Foster The People and Migos are all set to headline on Sunday, May 28 with additional sets from Ghostland Observatory, Mon Laferte, Baauer, El Paso's own Khalid and more all slated for day 2.
The 2017 full performance schedule is listed below by day and stage. Festival gates open at 3:00 p.m. (MT) daily with all sets subject to change. To view the complete schedule, including this year’s Silent Disco stage, please visitwww.neondesertmusicfestival.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 27
FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS STAGE
11:15pm – 12:30am Logic
9:00pm – 10:00pm Nelly
7:00pm – 8:00pm Lil Uzi Vert
5:00pm – 6:00pm Tennyson
3:30pm – 4:15pm Michael Christmas
RIO BRAVO STAGE
PRESENTED BY DOS EQUIS
12:30am – Close Alesso
10:00pm – 11:00pm J Balvin
8:00pm – 9:00pm Thomas Jack
6:00pm – 7:00pm Mija
4:15pm – 5:00pm Trae Tha Truth
PASO DEL NORTE STAGE
PRESENTED BY TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA
10:30pm – 11:30pm Los Amigos Invisibles
8:30pm – 9:30pm Marc E. Bassy
6:30pm – 7:30pm DLD
4:45pm – 5:30pm Bogan Via
3:15pm – 4:00pm Sorrytown
HOMEGROWN LIVE STAGE
8:15pm – 8:40pmNico & The Silent Films
7:40pm – 8:05pmRibo Flavin
7:05pm – 7:30pm The Other Half
6:30pm – 6:55pm Frythm
5:55pm – 6:20pm Yung Jung
5:20pm – 5:45pmEddy Boy
4:45pm – 5:10pmMigas
4:10pm – 4:35pm If We Were Turtles
3:35pm – 4:00pm Our Friend The Mountain
3:00pm – 3:25pm Volta
SUNDAY, MAY 28
FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS STAGE
11:15pm – 12:30am Foster The People
9:00pm – 10:00pm Ghostland Observatory
7:00pm – 8:00pm Khalid
5:00pm – 6:00pm Medasin
3:30pm – 4:15pm Frontera Bugalu
RIO BRAVO STAGE
PRESENTED BY DOS EQUIS
12:30am – Close Hardwell
10:00pm – 11:00pm Migos
8:00pm – 9:00pm Baauer
6:00pm – 7:00pm Snow Tha Product
4:15pm – 5:00pm J^Hir
PASO DEL NORTE STAGE
PRESENTED BY TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA
10:30pm – 11:30pm Mon Laferte
8:30pm – 9:30pm Porter
6:30pm – 7:30pm Ty Segall
4:45pm – 5:30pm The Chamanas
3:15pm – 4:00pm Stan Z
HOMEGROWN LIVE STAGE
8:15pm – 8:40pmRare Individuals
7:40pm – 8:05pmDayluta Means Kindness
7:05pm – 7:30pm Trost House
6:30pm – 6:55pm Kilo and the Dew
5:55pm – 6:20pm Rose.Golden
5:20pm – 5:45pmPolaroids
4:45pm – 5:10pmMikey Cloud
4:10pm – 4:35pm Flamel
3:35pm – 4:00pm Acid Pie
3:00pm – 3:25pm Brandon Bailey Johnson
Additionally, Neon Desert is excited to announce a full slate of local merchants, food vendors, and live visual artists set to participate at this year’s two-day event. Local merchants and shops at the fest will include V&X Boutique, Stela Rose Boutique, Le Trendy, Desert People Co., Zia Imports, Henna by Lue and Fresh Vitola. Festival-goers will also have the opportunity to taste a wide variety of delicious bites from across the city. The 2017 participating food vendors include Drunchy's, Eves Sinfully Good Sandwiches, 915 Corn Stars, Wonderscoops, Nona's, Desert Smoke, Tacos Chinampa, Clasico, Crave, Crave Tacos, J&K, Mac's Place, Nosh, The Tap on Wheels and Delicious.
Neon Desert will also welcome an eclectic group of acclaimed live visual artists to participate in this year’s event including artists such as Celeste Byers (@celestialterrestrial), EXIST1981 (@exist1981), Federico Archuleta (@el_federico), MrDvice (@mrdvice) and many more.
Single-day GA passes are still available for $79 atwww.neondesertmusicfestival.com. Additionally, GA weekend passes are still available for $119, as well as J&K VIP weekend passes and J&K Platinum weekend VIP Passes, which are on sale now for $250 and $550, respectively. J&K VIP ticket holders will receive a variety of perks including re-entry to the festival, complimentary drinks, as well as complimentary dinner daily at 6:00 p.m.; while J&K Platinum VIP ticket holders will be offered all of the regular VIP perks, in addition to exclusive access to a main stage viewing deck, complimentary drinks and meals throughout each day of the festival, and more.
Festival attendees are encouraged to avoid the lines by exchanging their GA ticket for a wristband early by visiting the below locations this Wednesday to Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
*Lowbrow Palace — 111 E. Robinson, Ave. El Paso, TX 79902
*The Fountains at Farah — Fountains Pavilion — 8889 Gateway Blvd W. El Paso, TX 79925
Over the past six years, Neon Desert has hosted over 130,000 attendees, as well as a variety of internationally renowned talent, with the likes of Tiësto, Future, J. Cole, Daddy Yankee, Kaskade, Passion Pit, Zoé, Ximena Sariñana, Mala Rodríquez, G-Eazy, Zedd, Wiz Khalifa, MGMT, and Moby having previously played at the festival. Neon Desert looks to take this year’s event to new heights with a wide variety of stellar music acts set to perform over three stages, along with a silent disco stage, multiple live art installations, and a highly-curated mix of local food vendors and merchants.
Neon Desert Music Festival would like to thank Southwest University, the new presenting partner in 2017, in addition to sponsors Heineken USA and Glazers Distributors, who are part of a continuation of multi-year partnerships that began in 2016. Dos Equis, the official beer of Neon Desert, will help in keeping fans’ thirsts quenched for years to come. Neon Desert would also like to thank additional sponsors and partners who helped make the festival possible including Whataburger, Malibu Rum, Coke, Tidal, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Red Bull, El Paso Electric, J&K, Electric Sky Wine, Hospitals Of Providence, Hunt Companies, El Paso’s Museum and Cultural Affairs Division (MCAD), and Sun City Pride.
For more information on the festival, go towww.neondesertmusicfestival.com. Follow Neon Desert Music Festival atfacebook.com/neondesert, on Instagram at@ndmf, and on Twitter at@neondesert for updates and special promotions. The official hashtag of Neon Desert 2017 is #NDMF2017.
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ABOUT NEON DESERT MUSIC FESTIVAL:
Neon Desert Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held each year on Memorial Day weekend in El Paso, Texas. From the festival’s inception in 2009, Neon Desert Music Festival has continuously strived to be a yearly music event for El Paso by El Pasoans, while providing the local artistic community an outlet to showcase their talents alongside national and international headliners. Featuring multiple outdoor stages, local and regional artist displays, and a diverse music lineup with acts from across the globe, Neon Desert Music Festival continues to be the Southwest’s premier music festival each Memorial Day weekend. Visitwww.neondesertmusicfestival.com for more information.