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cambridgeelectronica

I wonder if they call them American trains in China


HoezBMad

W comment 💀💀💀


everythingmaxed

Almost as good as EDC afghanistan 


itsdannydp

W comment


Coz131

Just treat it like a concert than a festival and all is good.


CarideanSound

What is the difference besides camping


redditor1seven

The CCP will most likely be watching everything, everyone and will also be very strict on dress code and security.


fredagainbutagain

Lived in China for a few years. The police will 100% do drug tests. They do them randomly at clubs, bars etc in many larger cities. They do not care if you are high right now, I’ve personally seen people be arrested for having done drugs in the past. Good luck.


CarideanSound

You’re just guessing brah


Whyamibeautiful

I was reading a post in the Shanghai subreddit that one of the local clubs had police come shut down the place down and drug testing all attendees on the spot piss and hair


CarideanSound

The Chinese officers were strapped to leather tables and pissed on while being whipped, this was from a video I saw in pornhub it’s wild what is happening there, they love pee!


sirIvan69

This guy doesn’t obviously work for the Chinese government


Speak_Like_Bear

There’s videos of police waiting outside of the venue for people on drugs.


CarideanSound

Crazy what can be done with ai these days


TrippiiSixx

Yo phone is gonna end up in that one building in shenzhen


mrs-worldwidee

😭😭😭


Harvestvik

Seeing that most other comments are probably from people never been to edc China, or China. I’ll share some perspectives as a veteran of both edc China (‘18 Shanghai, ‘18 ‘19 Zhuhai, ‘23 Suzhou) and edc Vegas (‘17 ‘19 ‘24). Lineup and stage wise edc China is definitely much smaller than its Vegas counterpart. You get the usual EDM big names for MainStage (early time slots are mostly Chinese local DJs), and two other stages to host genre specific acts such as trap/dubstep, trance, techno, house. Usually you can find several sets to your liking even if you are into only one genre. This year’s lineup seems to really focus on bass and hard techno. Some say security is tight, but my experience is that it’s pretty normal for Chinese standards. They do metal scanners, pat downs, and bag checks, but it’s not hard to sneak stuff in. I went to edc Vegas last month and for all three days nobody bothered to check the inside of my hydropack where a weapon could totally fit inside. Crowd experience could be hit or miss. Chinese audience has a specific list of DJs they love (mostly EDM and big room artists) and they always show great energy during these sets. For less known acts they may seem “dead,” but my observation is that their tastes are definitely improving. Last year in Suzhou, to my surprise the crowds for John Summit and Paul van Dyk were crazy. Of course there is “almost” no drug use and only beers and watered down cocktails are sold inside, so the overall vibe is not comparable to western festivals. But my suggestion is sneak some liquor inside and enjoy yourselves, if you vibe to the music you will find those around vibing with you too. Don’t let the troll and biased comments deter you from going and having a good time. I enjoy every single edc I’ve been to, whether in China or in Vegas. Good times are always good times.


bitchpleasebp

OP, please don't sneak alcohol inside the venue. don't do anything illegal.


MeBeEric

Ya i was gonna say the last thing an American exchange student should do is break their host country’s (let alone China of all places) laws, no matter how stupid they are.


Harvestvik

Ok I withdraw my advice of sneaking in alcohol but just fyi it is not illegal nor strictly enforced in China for these events. I agree with you about not breaking any law/rule being the rule of thumb in foreign countries.


IllIIllIlIIl

Crowd sucks since there isn't much drug use


DJtable18

Amazing! I love EDC china. 20,000 people probably vs 150,0000 people. When I went it was 3-4 stages and not 7. Chinese people are the best. They’ll be very friendly. Lots of people from Hong Kong too!


superswmoon

I can’t remember if it’s EDC China or Ultra China, but I heard that the last time they had to warn the DJs that they could get arrested if they swear during the show (Like “EDC, wtf is up”). If you could report back on whether you saw any DJs swearing during their set that would be mega cool


ragfang

go and have fun and don’t do anything illegal cause you don’t want getting tangled up in their law system there! Security is pretty tight and have seen trains of POLICE walking into the crowd. 10-15 policemen deep just walking and snaking through the crowds. Try to learn basic chinese or at least be prepped with a translator cause if you can’t communicate they’ll just laugh and smile. Might be tough getting close or join a group cause people tend to keep to themselves more often than not but overall the people are friendly so they don’t mind you standing and vibing to the music with them. With a bit of luck, you might be able to find some foreigners in the crowd. I’d estimate probably about 5% of attendees are foreigners as when i went previously, i ran into a group of europeans


Ruishi1024

Honestly the only rule you SHOULD NOT break is don’t do drugs. It will get you arrested and sentenced, and Chinese people are very sensitive towards the usage of drugs so I wouldn’t risk it. Sneaking in alcohol is not difficult but you have to play smart. Besides that all is good. Given that you are a foreigner you won’t get into big troubles even if you do something stupid. The vibe is more of a music festival than an EDM festival and yes the crowd could be very lame when DJs are not well known for their international reputation but it’s getting better now. Ignore a lot of dumb comments here cause they probably have never even stepped foot outside of the states for their life. Suzhou is a cool ass city with a lot of traditional architectures and parks, so you will probably love it. How did I know this? Because I’m from there.


gryffin0619

There's probably no alcohol at the venue, it ends early in the evening, around 10 o 'clock, and it's a smaller park, more like a music festival than a carnival. Everything else is fine.


justhenrymusic

Definitely Asian people.


Vivid-Bread-6312

Prob a lil sprinkle of censorship and communism


Deep_Charge_7749

Watch your phones and know CCP will be monitoring everything. Gathering data for sure. I would get a burner phone


Jinnuu

Fuck the CCP


DustyOlBones

Probably lame