Electric Zoo 2012 is just a week away! Electronic dance music fans throughout NYC and beyond are stoked for the highly anticipated three days of beats, sunshine, and good vibes. There will be 100+ EDM artists for fans to enjoy, you can now check the set times online and via a new an improved mobile application. Now in its fourth year, Electric Zoo is also proud to announce the return of environmentally friendly green initiatives along with this years sponsors & media partners.
Set Times Announced via Official Electric Zoo Mobile Application
You can now download the Electric Zoo official mobile app for your iPhone or Andriod, this year’s Electric Zoo app includes more useful and fun features than before. You can customize a schedule of set times to fit your preferences, set reminders so you don’t miss your favorite artists, and also you have access to a map of the festival site so you can locate the nearest facilities (bathrooms, face painting, delicious food vendors). The new application also includes:
- Zoo Radio from Slacker Radio: a built in app, so you can listen to music from Electric Zoo artists on the run.
- Push notifications to get important late-breaking festival news updates.
- A festival camera that lets you put a fun Electric Zoo frame around your photos and share them with your friends.
- Extra information about food and art at the festival.
Electric Zoo 2012 Green Initiatives
- On-site recycling program for all trash.
- 50% of on-site generators are running on 100% biodiesel alternative fuel from recycled NYC fryer grease. The rest run on a B50 blend of 50% biodiesel from recycled NYC fryer grease and 50% diesel.
- All of the festival equipment is running on a B30 blend of 30% biodiesel from recycled fryer grease and 70% diesel.
- No factory farmed meat products are permitted for sale at Electric Zoo.
- All food products and beer will be served on compostable ware (including plates, cups, napkins, and utensils)
- Free water will be available from refill stations.
- Coors Light: The world’s most refreshing beer returns to Electric Zoo for the third year in a row! Perfect for cooling off after all-day dancing in the sun, Miller Coors offers a selection of domestic and imported beers.
- Trident: As the official gum of the Electric Zoo Festival, Trident is the spark that will help liberate even more fun in your festival experience.
- Hi-Chew: Stop by the Hi-Chew airstream to kick back in our lounge and recharge with Hi-Chew fruit chews; the best fruit chew candy out there. It livens you up!
- Mobli: A supporting sponsor of the official after parties at best buy theater, Mobli is a photo and video-sharing app built to connect awesome content with captive audiences. Find yours on Mobli!
- Virgin Mobile: Be sure to check out the Virgin Mobile Truck at Electric Zoo. We answer to a higher calling!
- BILLY BOY: Germany’s #1 condom brand has landed in America and returns to Electric Zoo once more. BILLY BOY is proud to be the sponsor of 3D glasses at The Riverside Tent.
- CMJ 2012: Don’t miss the annual CMJ Music Marathon on October 16-20 in NYC.
- ReverbNation: The world’s largest independent music marketing website, hosted an opportunity for a performance slot at this year’s Electric Zoo, to which over 600 eager DJs submitted. We’re pleased to announce the winner Julien Loreto who will be opening the Main stage on Friday, August 31st.
- SiriusXM: Live broadcast and artist interviews from Electric Zoo Festival on subscription satellite radio.
- SPIN: Since 1985, SPIN has given the first national exposure to many of history’s most important cutting-edge recording artists, while vividly documenting the culture surrounding music.
- Yelp: Connects people with great local businesses and community happenings. Visit Yelp.com/nyc to see what’s buzzing in your area.
- Integral Sound: Custom professional sound systems renowned world-wide for their purity, precision and high performance.
- NEO: Audio cables created by Oyaide.
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