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To help you prepare for Sunset Music Festival, we’ve created a list of the essentials you need to know. We’ve gathered all the important details of the event on one page to help streamline your preparation — because hey, you’re almost on vacation.

How to Beat the Heat at Sunset Music Festival

The weather for our Ra celebration on Saturday is forecasted at 89 with a low of 70. There is a UV Index reading of 11, which means there is a risk of harm from sun exposure. Don’t leave the house unprotected. Apply sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 liberally every two hours.

Enjoy the Shade

Take cover under the extra shading in Sunset’s design so that you and your body can regroup before you go back out to our Ra, Isis, and Set stages.

Water, Water Everywhere

Water slides will always be fun, no matter how old you are. Take a quick splash into coolness with two newly added water slides. Wear your swim suit and trunks and make a splash at Sunset this year.

Free water stations will also be available throughout the festival grounds. Stay hydrated and eliminate waste by grabbing a collectable Sunset Music Festival water bottle, which will be available at our merchandising booth.

Acceptable Items to Bring

Here are the basic items allowed at Sunset Music Festival. You can see a full list of items that are not allowed over on our Guidelines and Reminders post.

• OK Small Bags, Single Compartment Backpacks and Purses (maximum 10″ x 10″)
• OK Fanny Packs
• OK Non-Professional Flash/Still Cameras
• OK Cell Phones
• OK Sunglasses
• OK Hats
• OK Lighters
• OK Closed Packs of Cigarettes
• OK Sealed/Wrapped Tampons
• OK Earplugs
• OK Sealed Chapstick and Lipgloss
• OK Glowing/Illuminated Costumes or Jewelry
• OK Sealed Packs of Gum
• OK Sunscreen

And Don’t Forget

• Your Ticket
• Your Photo ID
• Comfortable Clothing and Shoes
• Bathing Suit/Swim Trunks
• Smiles
• Good Vibes

Ticket or Miss It

If you haven’t bought your tickets to the festival yet, don’t worry. Online ticket sales will continue on through to the day of the event while on-site ticket sales will begin at 11:30 AM at the Raymond James Stadium box office. Please beware of frauds and scalpers. VIP tickets and tables are already sold out!

Directions and Parking

Don’t get lost on your way to Sunset! Make sure you get directions catering to your exact starting location to the stadium’s address at 4201 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33607

Parking lots for Sunset will open at 11:00 AM on the day of the event. Lots available to Sunsetters include Lot 2 on Martin Luther King Blvd, Lot 4 on Himes Ave, and Lot 14 at the corner of MLK Blvd and Himes Ave. Overflow parking lots will be available at Lot 6D on Himes Ave and Lot 5 on Tom McEwen Blvd. Take a look on the map to locate where the lots in the area are. General parking per vehicle is $15.00 with preferred parking per vehicle within Lot 4 at $25.00.

After the Party is the Afterparty

Who goes home after an amazing party? Exactly. So enjoy Sunset a little longer with two official after parties taking place in Tampa right after the festival ends. You can either get wet with Krewella at Amphitheater Event Facility or get down with heRobust at Hogan’s Beach.

Artist Schedule

Make sure you catch all of your favorites while enjoying our three stages; Set, Isis, and Ra.

Ra (Main) Stage Artist Schedule

• 10:30 PM – 12:00 AM David Guetta
• 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM Steve Aoki
• 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM Knife Party
• 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Morgan Page
• 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Krewella
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Danny Avila
• 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Carnage
• 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Popeska
• 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM John Anthony
• 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Doco
• 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Dan Winta
• 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Tommy Rize
• 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Basomatik

Isis (Trance) Stage Artist Schedule

• 10:30 PM – 12:00 AM Markus Schulz
• 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM Shogun
• 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM Ashley Wallbridge
• 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Ferry Corsten
• 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM KhoMa
• 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM Luccio
• 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Pat O’Brian
• 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Scott Dro
• 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Tommy Artounian
• 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM I.O.X.
• 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Chris E
• 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Jason Daniel

Set (Bass) Stage Artist Schedule

• 10:45 PM – 12:00 AM Dillon Francis
• 9:45 PM – 10:45 PM Flosstradamus
• 8:45 PM – 9:45 PM Crizzly
• 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM Alvin Risk
• 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM Le Castle Vania
• 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM Pegboard Nerds
• 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM heRobust
• 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Brass Knuckles
• 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Nerd Rage
• 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Mr. Saturn
• 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Wreckluse
• 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Khaos
• 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lemony

Sunset Map

Just one day stands in between us and Tampa’s most-anticipated dance event, Sunset Music Festival. Taking over the North Lot of Raymond James Stadium, our festival grounds might be a little daunting, especially for new Sunsetters. We want to make your experience a little bit easier to navigate and ensure you don’t get lost while dancing the day and night away. Keep track of what stage all your favorite artists are performing at and when with this ultra-convenient site map that you can view and download here!

We’re all getting pumped for the 2013 edition of Sunset Music Festival. With acts like David Guetta, Steve Aoki, and Knife Party all gracing our stages, its hard to imagine the music industry today without it having any electronic influences. Fortunately, we won’t have to worry about that because of Dr. Bob Moog’s ground-breaking invention of the synthesizer all those years ago. Though no longer with us, Dr. Moog’s legacy will forever live on in music, instruments, and now, in schools.

Disco Donnie Presents and the Bob Moog Foundation are teaming up to further the Foundation’s mission to educate and inspire children through the blending of music and science with the launch of Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool. We hope our partnership with the Foundation will spur the electronic music culture to start giving back. Ticket buyers for every Disco Donnie Presents show will now have the ability to donate to the Bob Moog Foundation through a donation portal on all tickets pages to help raise additional support. Not only that, but Disco Donnie Presents will match all fan donations received through the donation portal. Give back to the next generation of dancers and dance at the same time. Now that’s something to celebrate.

To learn more about Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, the Disco Donnie Presents and Bob Moog Foundation partnership, and how you can donate, please visit the official partnership announcement.

Contact: Evan Bailey
Communications Director, Disco Donnie Presents
evan@discodonniepresents.com

Things are starting to heat up as we count down the final hours ’til Sunset Music Festival and one artist who knows about heating things up in the studio and especially on the decks, is internationally known, Atlanta native, Le Castle Vania.

Dylan Eiland originally started out playing in some traditional rock bands. After his unsuccessful attempt to master the drums, Eiland began DJing at warehouse parties and raves in Atlanta when he was only 16. The city’s flourishing music scene was an encouragement to Eiland and it allowed him to develop his passion for music and nightlife. It didn’t take long for him to gain recognition with his ruckus DJ sets and knack for production.

As Le Castle Vania, Eiland has steadily toured since the summer of 2006, taking his catchy electro vibes on the road. Though his live performances are overflowing with great energy and an even better track selection, he prides himself on being more than just a DJ for the masses. If he’s not on the road, than he’s in the studio, writing tracks with his signature sound – a perfect marriage of gritty disco punk, memorable synths and soldiering electronic beats. Nobody gets out alive when Le Castle Vania takes the stage at Sunset Music Festival this year. Have you bought your tickets yet?