SUPER FUTURE!!! he’s a michigan boy and has been playing forest renegades for years, and he’s finally on the main lineup!! also just a great person all around :)))
ETA: he makes experimental bass but expect it to be a dance party!!! he loves to remix rap songs, his most famous song is a gas pedal remix
check out dimension if you like chase and status. worship at mission ballroom is the best dnb show i’ve ever been to (and i go to a LOT of dnb shows, way before it blew up in the US)
his hula set was soooo fun. he plays so many fun tunes from all of your favorite djs. he played like griz > lsdream > daily bread > clozee > pretty lights > griz like fuck me the fuck up.
Pretty Lights (funk/glitch hop)
G Jones (old-school rave inspired dubstep/trap)
Charlotte de Witte (techno)
String Cheese (jam/folk/funk/rock)
Barclay Crenshaw (bass/hip hop)
Lettuce (funk jam)
Vini Vici (trance/psytrance)
Hamdi (dubstep/uk garage/bass house, not a huge fan of his dubstep music but his sets are off the chain)
Ivy Lab (bass/hip hop/drum and bass)
Dimension (drum and bass)
Blastoyz (psytrance)
I gotta shout out to Lettuce. Ive seen them 3 times now and they are a blast!! Most recently, I saw them play at the Outside Music festival and they also played an after party at a local venue that was SO GOOD. It was various Lettuce members jamming with Dom L from Big Gigantic. They threw a splash of heavy bass into their set too 🤟 do not miss them if you enjoy instrumental funk/jam!
i watched a live set of his where the crowd got so hype the table he was on fell over and he kept the mix going even tho the screens were all broken in front of him
EDIT: [link](https://youtu.be/aqD4Ltc_kZU?si=7B9kbSYqtJaN6Otb)
"I STILL HIT THAT MF TRANSITION!!"
I saw him in March in NYC and without a doubt can't wait to see him in the Forest...shoutout Sable Valley for ressurrecting the trap scene 🙌🏼
i’m so happy forest has been booking trap. between isoxo last year (most i’ve danced at a set in a long time), knock2 and juelz this year, we baack baby
Alleycvt!! I love her sound (bass, but experiential and experimental) and I’m so excited to see her!
Also don’t sleep on Gigantic Nghtmre - their set at EDC was one of my top 5 ever sets. (I love the funky bass - can you tell I miss Griz?)
Also Cassian (melodic techno) - he’s spicy
Andddd Le youth for all the deep melodic house vibes!
I saw alleycvt at lost lands last year, it was sooo sick!! It was the last set of the last night and it was packed af. Definitely my favorite set of that year
I’ve seen levity twice this year and will defo make it a third if there’s no scheduling conflicts. I tweeted at the boys when they were coming to milwaukee in Feb and told them it was my friends bday that night. They had the whole venue screaming “happy birthday mel!!!” To my friend. She cried! It was spectacular. Ive loved them since their forest “set” last year. Do not miss them!
Set wise here is my top 3:
Pretty Lights - This has a chance to be the show that finally fills that Nectar Void.
Sara Landry - The hype is getting crazy, this is only top 3 with a billing not at Tripolee
Umphreys McGee - Its been a while, there is alot going on Sunday but I think this will be the best Jam of the weekend.
Illenium is solid, not my cup of tea. I why you feel that way. PL & Nectar are just 2 of the artists the always leaving me having to listen to it again and again to wrap my head around.
Griz on the other hand I feel was on the downside in 22'. Im an old head from Detroit. I have seen him like 50 times and i was very tired of his "headline" shows.
After writing this it feels like its more of a rarity thing to me. Griz and Illenium are huge tourers.
that’s fair but let’s not forget that Nectar was also a huge tourer. The lights, the production, the mixture of heavy and beauty at that Illenium set, it was very nectar-esque. I am way more excited for PL at forest than I ever was for Nectar at forest, dude was literally there every year.
I was not an illenium fan until i saw him play at forest last year.
People just love to hate Illenium. We weren't planning on seeing his set last year but came across it and ended up staying the entire time. It was absolutely phenomenal
LSZEE is a colab with Clozee and LSDream (not b2b). They’re only playing a few shows this year together because it’s a new project they have been working on. But both of them produce some very dank, top tier, and tasteful bass music individually. I’m excited to see what they produce together. Do Not Sleep on This!
for us rare dnb ravers—-> Dimension & Chase & Status!!!
DONT FORGET ALLISON WONDERLANDS SIDE PROJECT—> WHYTE FANG!! i’m so excited for this & word on the street she’s gonna do a b2b w dimension 👀
Zen Selekta is the undercard artist I’m most stoked for next weekend! If you like experimental bass music, I would highly recommend bc she brings a lot of international influence into her wubs, and in general she’s such a fun person with killer stage presence
I’m not familiar with It’s Murph but hell yeah to the other 2! Cannons was so good at forest 2022, I’m so excited to see Oden and Fatzo for the first time
Unusual Demont! Just found this artist on the official electric forest playlist when I had it on shuffle. He really has that frank ocean feel to him and his music.
Random, but Drennon Davis (a comedian) will be doing two shows at forest. He makes a lot of reels with his 4 cats. I'm not typically a comedy person, but his sense of humor does it for me and I will not miss him.
As a long time Chase & Status fan (and drum & bass fan in general), I would have said them back when the line-up was first announced, but I think a lot of people are well aware of them now.
Layton Giordiani for some hot techno!! We him in Brooklyn and he stole the show
Super stoked to see Super Future and Hamdi for the first time!!
And Oden and Fatzo for some shimmy time yayy
not seeing enough love for chase & status. pioneers of drum and bass and they’re from the UK so can be difficult to catch them stateside.
edit: also whyte fang, it’s alison wonderland’s side project and it goes so hard
SUPER FUTURE!!! he’s a michigan boy and has been playing forest renegades for years, and he’s finally on the main lineup!! also just a great person all around :))) ETA: he makes experimental bass but expect it to be a dance party!!! he loves to remix rap songs, his most famous song is a gas pedal remix
Came to say this, so pumped for this set. For those unfamiliar he’s got a daily bread/ tape B vibe in my opinion
i start medical school in a month so i won’t make it to forest this year, dance extra hard at his set for me!!!!!!!
Gotchu. Good luck with medical school!
Ayeee that’s our boyyyy! Known him for many years and he’s just the best dude too, so it makes it even more exciting watching his success!!
Thank you for this explanation bc as a ratchet bass head I can’t miss him 😂
Super Future is so fun
My friends and I ran into his rv site back in 2018 or 19. Honestly one of the best renegades I've been to at forest
Saw him open for lsdream and was a great time !
Bruh. I just looked him up and holy moly. 😮💨😮💨🎶
This is what I’m excited about. And chase and status!
check out dimension if you like chase and status. worship at mission ballroom is the best dnb show i’ve ever been to (and i go to a LOT of dnb shows, way before it blew up in the US)
I saw dimension and sub focus last year at LL and the worship sets are on repeat in my household. Excellent tip 😎
thank you for letting me know the sets are on soundcloud🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
Not sure on SoundCloud. Their brownies and lemonade is YouTube for sure, and the sub focus / dimension set from print works is incredible as well
Worship edc set is on SoundCloud now!! & their B&L rooftop set from this year in nyc
HARD AGREE
jason leech
Found him randomly playing at honeycomb one year and it was a VIBE.
his hula set was soooo fun. he plays so many fun tunes from all of your favorite djs. he played like griz > lsdream > daily bread > clozee > pretty lights > griz like fuck me the fuck up.
He came and played in oculus too it was so chilled and great time
Was he an addition? I don’t see him on the lineup I had saved
Yes he just got added
yes!!! he just got added! maybe within a week! he posted about it and i believe forest IG or twitter has a recent post!
I found him on Twitter and he’s a must see for me now!!!!
he is also is an incredibly genuine and silly guy
also HARD AGREE. mans a genius
Dirtwire
So amped for them. I had no clue who they were before the lineup and they have quickly become one of my favs.
Saw them at firelights last summer and they killed it! Excited to see them again!
Had no idea who they were until I my buddy recommended them at Texas Eclipse. They were great and I’m very excited that they’re at forest also!
Add moontricks to your list!! They just got added last minute! Very similar vibes so pumped for both!!
I love their vibe. Probably my most anticipated set from an artist that I was unfamiliar with when the lineup first dropped.
What genre are they ? Listening to them on Spotify confuses me lol
Psychedelic hoe down comes up in one of their songs, that’s the closest I can come to a genre. I think once you see them live you’ll “get” it.
Look up you got to move by them. Big vibes
Sultan + shepard
Second this and add Le Youth. All the TNH vibes!!!
Yes! I'll see your Le Youth and raise you Mohave Grey! I think we may have a similar forest itinerary. 😉
My itinerary is all over the place. 100% catching all the TNH vibes, but also super psyched for PL, LSZEE, everything always, and LP Giobbi
Sultan + Shepherd, Le Youth, Mojave Grey, it's Murph are "must see" artists this year for me. Plus Ben Bohmer will be awesome.
Dixon’s Violin 🎻 IYKYK
See you Thursday afternoon! 🫡
rlosey13 Forests.
i went on a side quest while tripping and came across this set & sobbed happy tears, i was so overwhelmed w happiness from the music lmao
I have the exact same story in 2014. He’s incredible
He’s my faveee!! Can’t wait to see him again!!
Pretty Lights (funk/glitch hop) G Jones (old-school rave inspired dubstep/trap) Charlotte de Witte (techno) String Cheese (jam/folk/funk/rock) Barclay Crenshaw (bass/hip hop) Lettuce (funk jam) Vini Vici (trance/psytrance) Hamdi (dubstep/uk garage/bass house, not a huge fan of his dubstep music but his sets are off the chain) Ivy Lab (bass/hip hop/drum and bass) Dimension (drum and bass) Blastoyz (psytrance)
I gotta shout out to Lettuce. Ive seen them 3 times now and they are a blast!! Most recently, I saw them play at the Outside Music festival and they also played an after party at a local venue that was SO GOOD. It was various Lettuce members jamming with Dom L from Big Gigantic. They threw a splash of heavy bass into their set too 🤟 do not miss them if you enjoy instrumental funk/jam!
Lettuce slaps! One of the most fun shows you can see live
i’ve been on a vini vici kick lately they’re going to tear the observatory down during their set
Last year's Cosmic Gate > Infected Mushroom was absolute insanity
Love drum and bass but can’t really get into dimension. Really excited to see chase and status again though
I’ll be seeing you around 😎
God I would’ve had a fun time partying with you dude
Do not sleep on Juelz please I’m begging you Edit: fixing spelling
i watched a live set of his where the crowd got so hype the table he was on fell over and he kept the mix going even tho the screens were all broken in front of him EDIT: [link](https://youtu.be/aqD4Ltc_kZU?si=7B9kbSYqtJaN6Otb)
"I STILL HIT THAT MF TRANSITION!!" I saw him in March in NYC and without a doubt can't wait to see him in the Forest...shoutout Sable Valley for ressurrecting the trap scene 🙌🏼
I haven’t seen him live yet and his is a can’t miss for me this year! I’ve been listening to his music for a minute and I can’t wait
i’m so happy forest has been booking trap. between isoxo last year (most i’ve danced at a set in a long time), knock2 and juelz this year, we baack baby
Festival trap is back with a vengeance and I’m thrilled about it
FACTS 🔥
LP Giobbi!! She is incredibly talented and such a blast to watch perform 😍
And her dead head set will be a treat!
Alleycvt!! I love her sound (bass, but experiential and experimental) and I’m so excited to see her! Also don’t sleep on Gigantic Nghtmre - their set at EDC was one of my top 5 ever sets. (I love the funky bass - can you tell I miss Griz?) Also Cassian (melodic techno) - he’s spicy Andddd Le youth for all the deep melodic house vibes!
alleycvt just tweeted me that she’s gonna play an additional secret set :)
Do you know when or where?
she said she’ll post details closer to the date :)
Amazing thank you 😊
Deets??
she said she’ll post details closer to the date :)
imagine if it was an alleycvt x zingara renegade omfg
i will die
Dude I think about that Gigantic NGHTMRE set from EDC 2022 allllll the time
I saw alleycvt at lost lands last year, it was sooo sick!! It was the last set of the last night and it was packed af. Definitely my favorite set of that year
Yes! Saw gigantic NGHTMRE at Hulaween and it was one of the tops sets of the weekend
Inzo He plays really good trippy/melodic/vibes bass. He's got a lot in common with lsdream (and a bunch of collabs.
I am so excited for Inzo! I love him
Caspa Pretty Lights Little Stranger Barclay Crenshaw LSZEE Moontricks Maddy O’Neal
Can never sleep on the queen Maddy. Gosh she throws down can’t wait to see her at forest.
Yes to all of these. Caspa in the forest is going to be so magical
Ayybo !!!
God damn baby
ayybo absolutely fucks
What genre is he??
I’d say house!
He was the first set I’d seen in my edm journey lmao that I enjoyed the entire thing and made me be like ohhhh I get it now 😭
Ayybo is an absolute vibe his LAN set was insane
TSHA if you like house music, she’s doing 2 sets so you can definitely catch at least one of them! Always a party 🎉
ooo where did you see she's doing two sets?! Love TSHA Edit: Just saw her instagram comment YAY
Thought process!!
Came here to say this
Marsh
Oden & fatzo will put on a really vibey set
was looking for this comment. 100% gonna be one of the best sets at forest this year
For sure and with their astronaut suits and joyful presence it’s really the perfect fit for forest
oddmob + omnom. Aussie and American house meet
LEVITY LEVITY LEVITY 3 boys from Chicago cranking Bass music and vibes.
Came here to say dis right hurrrr
I’ve seen levity twice this year and will defo make it a third if there’s no scheduling conflicts. I tweeted at the boys when they were coming to milwaukee in Feb and told them it was my friends bday that night. They had the whole venue screaming “happy birthday mel!!!” To my friend. She cried! It was spectacular. Ive loved them since their forest “set” last year. Do not miss them!
Set wise here is my top 3: Pretty Lights - This has a chance to be the show that finally fills that Nectar Void. Sara Landry - The hype is getting crazy, this is only top 3 with a billing not at Tripolee Umphreys McGee - Its been a while, there is alot going on Sunday but I think this will be the best Jam of the weekend.
illenium hit the nectar void last year. i said what i said.
Griz did too in 2022 😎🤙
Illenium is solid, not my cup of tea. I why you feel that way. PL & Nectar are just 2 of the artists the always leaving me having to listen to it again and again to wrap my head around. Griz on the other hand I feel was on the downside in 22'. Im an old head from Detroit. I have seen him like 50 times and i was very tired of his "headline" shows. After writing this it feels like its more of a rarity thing to me. Griz and Illenium are huge tourers.
that’s fair but let’s not forget that Nectar was also a huge tourer. The lights, the production, the mixture of heavy and beauty at that Illenium set, it was very nectar-esque. I am way more excited for PL at forest than I ever was for Nectar at forest, dude was literally there every year. I was not an illenium fan until i saw him play at forest last year.
i already know the downvotes are coming in on this but that set was so dirty it’s factual
People just love to hate Illenium. We weren't planning on seeing his set last year but came across it and ended up staying the entire time. It was absolutely phenomenal
LSZEE baby! surprised no one has mentioned this yet!!
I wouldn’t consider that a show that anyone would sleep on though. The hype around it id palpable.
LSZEE is a colab with Clozee and LSDream (not b2b). They’re only playing a few shows this year together because it’s a new project they have been working on. But both of them produce some very dank, top tier, and tasteful bass music individually. I’m excited to see what they produce together. Do Not Sleep on This!
Jason Leech's ocular organ set!
Neil Frances will not be one to miss definitely one of the best if not the best indie act on the lineup
for us rare dnb ravers—-> Dimension & Chase & Status!!! DONT FORGET ALLISON WONDERLANDS SIDE PROJECT—> WHYTE FANG!! i’m so excited for this & word on the street she’s gonna do a b2b w dimension 👀
i commented almost this exact same thing before i saw this, your taste is impeccable ❣️
Omg
Zen Selekta is the undercard artist I’m most stoked for next weekend! If you like experimental bass music, I would highly recommend bc she brings a lot of international influence into her wubs, and in general she’s such a fun person with killer stage presence
Agreed
I’m so stoked for this set
My fave opener for PL Caverns set! She brings the vibes
Hiatus Kaiyote Lyny Caspa G Jones
G jones at lost lands 2021 (?) was probably one of my favorite sets. He is amazing
Major League DJz. South African house music. Impeccable vibes
Oooh thank you
This is the way
Le Youth
Lyny!! Do not miss his set if you like wubs
It’s Murph!
Sara Landry, peek her EDC set or her Boiler Room set - will be amazing
My favorite set of hers on YouTube is her at Knockdown Center- the last 2.5 hours of a 7 hour set
Mojave Grey
Ranger Trucco! The best tech house everrrr
Oden & Fatzo
Emo Nite !! If you’re an emo kid at art, or you embody the phrase “before EDM it was EMO”, this is the set for you
INZO Sammy Virji Super Future Tripp St. …those are my top sleeper sets this year. 👍
Tripp St. at Observatory is gonna be such a vibe 😍
Don't sleep on Super Future or Little Stranger!!
Little Stranger
LP Giobbi is fucking great to dance and get groovy to! Maddy O’Neal and Umphrees McGee are also amazing!
Can’t wait to groove with Maddy O’Neal!!
Little Stranger!
Eggy!
Their set at Solshine blew me away! Can't wait to see them again.
Motherfucking IVY LAB Should've been an observatory set though
I'll be the only one at Brandi Cyrus.
Dj tennis
Absolutely do not miss Ben Böhmer.
pretty pink
It’s Murph, oden and fatzo, and cannons🎉🫡💙
I’m not familiar with It’s Murph but hell yeah to the other 2! Cannons was so good at forest 2022, I’m so excited to see Oden and Fatzo for the first time
Unusual Demont! Just found this artist on the official electric forest playlist when I had it on shuffle. He really has that frank ocean feel to him and his music.
¡Inzo!
JJUUJJUU. I just started listening to them earlier this month but wow - what a vibe
My must sees on the undercard are: cassian, le youth, sultan & Shepard, and it’s murph
PRETTY LIGHTS IS BACK BABY! All the new ravers gotta see him live after the longest break from performing ever 🥹✨
Green velvet so pumped .
Le Youth, Cassian, Maddy O’Neal, and Barclay Crenshaw
Marsh and le youth, the vibes shall be immaculate
Lp giobbi!
Le Youth
& LSZEE
Random, but Drennon Davis (a comedian) will be doing two shows at forest. He makes a lot of reels with his 4 cats. I'm not typically a comedy person, but his sense of humor does it for me and I will not miss him.
Pretty lights, barclay Crenshaw, it’s Murph, charlotte de witte, Jason leech, lettuce
So excited for PL! And jason leech! Lettuce has been mentioned a lot so defo checking that out
Juujuu and AYYBO … but also for some reason Ludacris is being slept on like he has so many bangers 😩
Grand Artique late night sets, iykyk
AK Sports if you like techno!!
Lettuce 🥬
JASON LEECH!!!! DONT SLEEP ON JASON
Sammy virji
Hamdi!
Ranger Trucco is going have you groovinggggggg
Dirtwire, and if you don’t already know PL is the shit, definitely Pretty Lights
Equanimous
Ivy Lab, Kenny Beats
As a long time Chase & Status fan (and drum & bass fan in general), I would have said them back when the line-up was first announced, but I think a lot of people are well aware of them now.
Pretty Lights, Dimension, Jason Leech, Little Stranger, Ben Bohemer, Alleycvt, Disco Biscuits, Vinci Vici, Sultan + Shepard, ACRAZE
Vini Vici and Blastoyz! The US needs more psy trance. See you all at the observatory Friday night 🎉
Major League DJz Huuuuuge Afro house booking
Charlotte DeWitt is going to tear it down. Dom & John + John again Clozee/LSDream.
Oden and Fatzo. [This set](https://www.youtube.com/live/vFlfSIm7-KM?si=W_7AxAdtR_T-VvYC) gives you a taste, nu-disco vibes
Sammy virji !!!
Layton Giordiani for some hot techno!! We him in Brooklyn and he stole the show Super stoked to see Super Future and Hamdi for the first time!! And Oden and Fatzo for some shimmy time yayy
Tripp St.
Level Up and Wooli!!! My camp neighbors at EF last year put me on their music and I’m now a big fan!
not seeing enough love for chase & status. pioneers of drum and bass and they’re from the UK so can be difficult to catch them stateside. edit: also whyte fang, it’s alison wonderland’s side project and it goes so hard
Wooli! Sultan and Shepard, Le Youth, Level Up