<P> Electric Daisy Carnival , commonly known as EDC , is one of the biggest electronic dance music festivals in the world , with its flagship held annually in Las Vegas , Nevada . Popular electronic dance producers and DJs such as Armin van Buuren , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike , Yellow Claw , and Tiësto perform at the many locations held yearly for EDC . The festival incorporates various styles of dance music including trap , bounce , trance , techno , bass , house , hard - style , and more . Since its inception It has since spread to various venues across the United States ( California , Colorado , Florida , Illinois , Nevada , New Jersey , New York and Texas ) as well as abroad , including Mexico , Puerto Rico , the UK , Brazil , Japan & India . The largest electronic music festival outside of Europe , EDC was dubbed the `` American Ibiza '' in 2010 . In 2009 , EDC became a two - day event , and in 2011 a three - day event in Las Vegas that drew 230,000 people . In 2015 it drew more than 400,000 over three days ( 134,000 per day ) . </P>
what is the edc festival in las vegas
one of the biggest electronic dance music festivals in the world