Goldrush: Wild Card Saddled Up and Hit The Jackpot [Event Review]

Relentless Beats’ flagship music festival, Goldrush wrapped up another successful year and it was one of its best events to date! The western-themed festival concept introduced the 2024 edition, Goldrush: Wild Card at the Phoenix Raceway for two nights showcasing the biggest names in Electronic Dance Music.

Goldrush: Wild Card saddled up and hit the jackpot with its stacked deck of talent, high-quality production, and infectious energy! It was a weekend packed with unforgettable performances across three main stages, Paradise Prairie, Moonrise Mountain, and Coyote Cove. The two-night rodeo hosted massive headlining and supporting acts including Alesso, Black Tiger Sex Machine, The Chainsmokers, Ganja White Night, Mall Grab, OMNOM, San Holo, Slander, Sullivan King, Timmy Trumpet, Walker & Royce, and many more.

Day one served a four-of-a-kind hand at the main stage, Paradise Prairie, with powerful back to back sets. We started the night with Jersey Shore’s famed DJ, Pauly D as he hyped up the crowd with his edits of popular dance tracks. Timmy Trumpet followed and kept the energy alive with his mix of sub-genres ranging from electro, big room, and hardstyle, while breaking into live trumpet solos. Alesso wrangled up a setlist of old classics and new singles from his music catalog, making for an overall great performance. The Chainsmokers closed the stage with a nostalgic set, playing their hits, “Roses,” “Don’t Let Me Down,” and “#SELFIE.” The whole night of music at Paradise Prairie felt like a blast from the past!

The Moonrise Mountain stage was dealing out monumental bass with a charged lineup featuring Alix Perez, Halogenix, Ray Volpe, Soundrush, and Sullivan King. Alix Perez showed the Wild West what Drum and Bass was all about and he was one of our standouts from the weekend.

Day two raised the stakes at the Coyote Cove stage with an all aces roster of house music producers. The warehouse was our little sanctuary away from the rest of the festival where we could just groove to our favorite genre of music. Coyote Cove’s schedule was equivalent to a royal flush with incredible sets from Matt Sassari, OMNOM, Mall Grab, and closers, Acraze b2b Noizu.

There were two smaller stages on the event grounds, Sound Cabin and Cowboy Corral. The Sound Cabin was set on an Art Car presented by Baked Bros. Here you could find Phoenix-based dispensaries giving out free promotional items and the local DJs firing up the stage with their explosive beats. Cowboy Corral also roundup aspiring artists for the two-channel silent disco. We caught a set from house and techno duo, Not Yurs and it was a 10/10 experience. We look forward to seeing them on future festival bills.

Paradise Prairie and Moonrise Mountain doubled down and brought home the winnings. Bass house pioneer, AC Slater anted up the main stage with night bass, while OG Nixin rattled the second stage with dubstep and riddim. Black Tiger Sex Machine went all in with ‘The Anime Show,’ illustrating the church of BTSM with visuals of anime and their own fictional post-apocalyptic world. DJ/producer duo, SLANDER concluded the night with an emotive tracklist, including “Love Is Gone” and “If Tomorrow Never Happens.” The pair premiered a handful of new singles and brought out rising artist, Blanke to debut their mesmeric collab.

Goldrush: Wild Card had all of the aspects of a successful music festival. The lineup was solid and focused on a spectrum of EDM sub-genres, they provided extra amenities like a roller disco and arcade games, and the stages were holstered up with quality production that dueled out visuals, pyrotechnics, and lasers.

 

Event organizers, Relentless Beats did a great job spacing out everything which helped create very minimal sound bleed between stages. There were also food and drink vendors

and the sound bleed between stages was very minimal. Event organizers, Relentless Beats did a great job spacing out the stages, vendors, and activations.

 

but also making sure there were enough food and drink vendors nearby. There weren’t many lines and it never felt too crowded or over-sold. Lastly, Arizona ravers just bring the vibe.

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Photo Credit: Goldrush Fest AZ & Luis Colato

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