In less than three days, thousands of dance-craving “nomads” will descend upon the Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center in New York (the site of the first modern music festival, Woodstock ’69) for the third edition of Mysteryland USA, taking place June 10th through June 13th.
Headlining the Mysteryland USA 2016 lineup are the likes of Skrillex, Claude VonStroke, Odezsa, Tchami, Gesaffelstein, along with none other than, Bassnectar, who will close out the festival Sunday night on the main stage. As a bonus for devoted fanbase of “Bassheads” this will be Bassnectar’s first festival appearance since he recently released four tracks off of his newest album Unlimited.
This year’s eclectic Mysteryland 2016 lineup also includes such mind-numbing acts as The Chainsmokers, Gramatik, Zeds Dead, Griz, John Digweed, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Hudson Mohawk and Art Department, among many others.
While the main reason for any festival is always the music, at Mysteryland (a festival started by the creative geniuses behind Tomorrowland, ID & T) the music only scratches the surface in terms of the breadth that the culture and art has to offer its patrons. Festivities on-site also include a speaker series curated by NPR host, Anya Kamenetz, sunset yoga, a dedicated comedy stage featuring SNL comedian Kyle Mooney, an inaugural fashion bazaar curated by Festy Besty. There’s also BangOn! NYC’s Silent Disco that keeps the party going until sunrise, plus, numerous jaw-dropping art installations and even a miniature food festival with 28 different vendors to choose from.
To make this upcoming festival experience sound even better, curators of Mysteryland have decided to once again bring back the Healing Garden. The Healing Garden offers “nomads” a chance to relax and take some of the stress out of daily life via the “Shamanic Trance Journey” and the “Harmonic Temple,” both of which are sure to reinvigorate festival-goers.
By bringing such a diverse musical lineup and combining activities that will surely tickle the soul, it’s easy to see how Mysteryland USA has been regarded as one of the most unique and immersive festivals this side of the Atlantic. On a final note, rumors have spread that this may in fact be Mysteryland USA’s final chapter. If you want to ensure you be a part of the madness set to occur in the “Holy Grounds” of Bethel Woods, New York, then don’t delay, and get your Mystreryland 2016 tickets now.