During the daytime, it didn’t appear to be much, but once the sun sets, Nocturnal truly comes to life. From there, headliners headed up a ramp that was surrounded by black light hoops and balloons. Restrooms and concessions were conveniently located right inside the festival entrance. If you were camping and arrived early enough, it should have been a pretty smooth entrance into the festival grounds. It took about 20 minutes for the gates to open for campers, however, once they did, the line moved pretty smoothly. We’ll get back to the camping experience later, for the first day, I just threw my bag down and got ready to head up to the festival. Paper lamps were strung across the sky, tied around the many trees in the campground turning Acorn Village into a nighttime playground.
I got a personal tour of the campground, Acorn Village was situated at the edge of a serene pond that had herons patrolling the mud around it. Once I went through the necessary security checkpoint and got a parking spot, I was warmly greeted by the incredibly helpful and courteous Insomniac staff. The campsite was massive and divided up into several sections, general tent camping, car camping, RV camping, and premier camping in Acorn Village, where I was situated for the weekend. I checked into the campsite around 2:00 PM on Friday afternoon, just barely beating the gnarly traffic that would snarl around the San Bernardino area over the weekend due to a small wildfire. Insomniac also provided such much-needed amenities as porta-johns, showers, and a fully functional town square with general store and food trucks for all headliners to enjoy. Although I am a veteran festival goer, this was my first experience camping at a festival, and the friends you’ll make and people you’ll meet while camping at a festival are unforgettable.
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Not only was there the festival, Nocturnal also offered up the full camping experience for its headliners. Spread across the top and bottom parts of the hill that make up the San Manuel Amphitheater grounds, Nocturnal truly was a Wonderland of black light art installations, a carnival ride in the center of the south plaza, and of course most importantly, some of the most colorful and unique headliners you’ll see at any festival. This year’s 21st edition of the festival, stationed at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA, was a truly magnificent three-day extravaganza that was easily the senior festivals biggest incarnation yet.
The longest running US electronic fest is actually another Insomniac product, Nocturnal Wonderland. While EDC is the largest and most well-known electronic music festival in the US. However, few festivals stand the test of time and become truly legendary festivals.
There are so many massive and iconic electronic music festivals all across the country, from EDC to Ultra to Electric Forest to Paradiso, there’s festivals in all parts of the country for every fans’ tastes. (Original Photo by aLIVE Coverage for Inosmniac)
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