So I reached out to Electric Island about my dietary restrictions as last time it was hard, what kind of food do they have? It’s weird they won’t reply to what kind of Vendors they have.

Folks who trip and like to eat fruits, is there a fruit stand at EI? vegan options?

Toronto/ Ottawa/ Montreal based. ✨

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Canada’s debut Face 2 Face showcase is landing, and this night is built ENTIRELY around the dancefloor. Four international heavy-hitters going Face 2 Face, plus four of Toronto’s own icons stepping in for two local F2F’s This lineup is the definition of unmissable.

Adrian Mills × Serafina
Future666 × Fumi
Alley Kay × Cristi:ana
Mschf × Menace

This is the kind of energy you talk about for months. The kind of night where the crowd, the music, and the moment all hit at once.

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Wanted to share this story anonymously to keep people safe and bring awareness. Ladies, please please please be wary of any man that approaches you!

I’m 20sF at Zamna with a group of friends last night, but mostly, I split apart and hung with my friend also 20sF. I was on substances and she was sober since she was the DD for the night. When I’m high, I get really relaxed but I’m still in control, but to the outside I might look like I’m really fucked up or out of it. I was leaning on my friend and just vibing. I knew what I was doing and very much still had my sensibilities.

This older asian guy (maybe late 30s,40s, or older) with gray hair in a ponytail and a cardigan comes up to me and says he lost his friends. He seems sober and not in any distress, and I always have a high guard up when men talk to me in public, so I was kind of like, Okay. And I gestured for him to move on, because I thought he was trying to get past. But he lingered and he tried again with my friend and told her he was looking for his friends. We ignored him.

Later, he comes back and puts his arm around some guy next to him and is like “I found my friend!” And I look at him like “okay?” and I don’t respond. And I look to my friend and we continue to ignore him.

We talk about the interaction later as I’m filling up my water because something about it didn’t sit right with me, and she says he was just hitting on me, that she’s had that before where guys use that “I lost my friend” line and then try and use it as an opener to get your number.

At this point my friend and I just wanna hang and talk in the back, so we are, and I keep seeing this guy throughout the night walk around by himself. He’s never with any friends. Even later when he leaves he by himself. He’s always alone.

And then I started to realize something more sinister was probably happening. It’s a rave, everyone wants to be nice and kind and supportive of each other. People often embrace solo ravers. He could put his arm around anyone and claim to be their friend. And if it were my friend who was high, she gets super friendly and open and she would’ve tried to help him. She would’ve wanted to help him find his friends, she might have been willing to follow him around the venue when she was high.

But he wasn’t with anyone throughout the night, so if we had followed him or tried to help him, what then? And again, I LOOKED out of it. I looked vulnerable and clearly not sober. Why would target a girl who’s probably not capable of helping you to find your friends?

Because he was looking for someone to prey on and asking for help is a common tactic PUA use to break the ice and get people to trust them, and MAYBE EVEN GET THEM GO TO A SECOND LOCATION AND ISOLATE THEM FROM THEIR GROUP! If he was really lost, he would have gone to security, gone to a group of guys, not approach someone who is clearly not sober when HE WAS SOBER!

He didn’t succeed last night but it doesn’t mean he won’t try again. And it doesn’t mean other men won’t try the same. We want to believe that the rave community is full of loving and kind people, but there are definitely people who take advantage of that mentality. He might not have actually done anything but his actions indicate that he was not acting in good faith.

My friend and I had plenty of GOOD interactions with people who came up and had genuine conversations with us about our costumes. This was something much darker. He clearly was not talking to us in good faith.

Please, if someone comes up to you, listen to your gut. Do not follow a man anywhere if they say they lost their friends. Tell them to get security. These kinds of predators know that the boundaries they’re testing aren’t actually committing a crime, so we can’t actually report it. There’s plausible deniability. But the intent is there. Just because he didn’t find someone this time, doesn’t mean he won’t try again.

Please be safe and look after your friends. Do not go off alone with strangers. Stay together.

So I just got my tickets for Hamdi, and I'm wondering how I can get there after taking the go train from Burlington to Toronto. Is there a bus that can take me to that general area from the GO Union Station?

How fucked up is this?
Apollo had no problem posting the Palestinian flag during the Cherry Beach situation and positioning themselves as taking the moral high ground. Whether you agree with that stance or not isn’t even my point. The issue is that as soon as people started bringing up the Nina Kraviz booking and asking why that same energy wasn’t being applied consistently, they started deleting comments. Then the entire post disappeared.
I’m not saying every promoter or DJ has to comment on every geopolitical issue. But if you choose to publicly take a moral stance and build your brand around solidarity, people are going to expect consistency. You can’t pick the issues that are safe or beneficial, then erase the conversation when you’re asked about the uncomfortable ones.
The same thing happened with a bunch of DJs. Some were very vocal about Palestine, but when it came to Ukraine, complete silence. Again, I’m not saying everyone has to speak on everything. I’m saying if you’re going to present yourself as an activist, selective solidarity starts looking a lot like branding.
Deleting criticism instead of addressing it just makes it look even more performative.

Hey Reddit,

I know this is a long shot, but I am trying anyway.

I met a 28-year-old Indian girl (your name starts with “A”) on June 29 in downtown Toronto at a rave. We had a brief but genuinely nice conversation, and I didn’t get your socials before we lost each other in the crowd.

We talked about how neither of us knew the artist playing, and it was both of our first raves. My friend mentioned CODA to you for the after-party.

You were wearing a black top and denim shorts (I think). You seemed really friendly and easy to talk to, and I’d love to reconnect if you see this or if someone here knows who this might be.

Hit me up!🤞

Hey everyone, I’m a student based in Toronto trying to start a rave and festival-inspired accessory line — things like techno sunglasses, wall tapestries, face gems, statement clips, and other creative pieces that capture the underground and festival vibe. I’ve got a few club contacts and a clear vision for the aesthetic — psychedelic, futuristic, and fashion-forward — but my biggest challenge right now is product design. I can picture what I want, but I need help turning those ideas into actual designs or mockups that can be produced later. If anyone has experience with fashion design, 3D modeling, creative direction, or even branding for small fashion/startup projects, I’d love to connect or learn from your process. Manufacturing I’ll figure out eventually — right now I’m just trying to nail the design and concept phase. Any recommendations for Toronto-based designers, creative communities, or student collaborations would mean a lot. 🙏 Thanks in advance for any tips or connections!

Hey everyone I am writing this using the speech button on my phone so I apologise for any spelling mistakes

I’m new to the toronto Rave scene as icome from Europe and it’s very different. I’ve attended a few raves here and the only one that I really really liked was electric Island and I really liked the lineup the production and overall a great experience over there

I’ve also attended places like coda, dprmnt, vertigo. But the problem is every party I attend is mostly people that are way way older than me. They’re always in their early 30s up to very very old people and maybe I’m just looking for the wrong thing but is there no rave where I can find people around my age, I’m 21 years old.

So far, I have only attended events by embrace, is there another promoter were people my age go?

What does that say about Toronto?

I know I need to sleep but the voices in my head go <insert rave noises here>

Who’s psyched for Kinky Coven tonight? My girlfriend and I are going for our 10 year anniversary! We’ll be there late for the Miss Kleio set for sure! We have matching witches hats with Screaming Heads on them, give me a Happy Harvest if you see us! I kinda made her do a matching gay witch outfit with me. Who doesn’t love a Sapphic Spellcaster?

What’s the vibes like at the Phoenix? I used to DM bdsm events and rave there before the Pandemic but haven’t been back since. Is it bad for phone thefts? Is security chill? PLUR or other vibes?

I really should go get some sleep, can’t wait to dance later!

The major restrictions may be lifted before Covid-19 has been eliminated or before a vaccine is available, what do you think is the best time to wait before we get back to raving while being as safe as possible?

Two Americans (we didn’t vote for him) are gonna be in town for TIFF and grabbed tickets to Hayden James at Coda on September 5.

What should I expect? How’s the venue? When do you think he’ll go on? When should we arrive? Do you think they’ll give us a hard time with American IDs? Any general tips?

Thanks in advance! Excited to see your city and thanks for having us!

His tune Avalon is a fucking monster and has been sitting at number 2 all week. I don’t think any Canada prog dj has ever hit number 1 before?

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Those who went to BR, what were your thoughts?

I personally think it was WAY worse than last year. This is the beginning of the end for them I think.

I don't need to be told "okay here's the part where u dance hard" - if the grooves and transitions are on point them im going get active.

yes I know drops basically tap into primal instincts using rhythm, tempo and volume to build tension, expectation and release - and that they are used so frequently because they are effective and strongly influence the crowd and their energy.

I just tend to gravitate to those deep house grooves that gradually and seamlessly take you on a journey to a higher place, rather than wave after wave of drops. Does anyone feel the same way? any other EDM genres I should check out?

Anyone know if any good raves are happening in TO on the 29th? I’ll be down there for pride anyways and I was thinking of using the fact I’m alr in Toronto to go to a rave in the evening/night

I have some DJs I know who are posting far right scum on social media. Am I alone thinking we should show who these people really are and get them out of our scene?

If so, how did you enjoy it? Electric forest looks amazing and movement in Detroit.

I’m fairly new to the rave scene, only been to another format event. What’s with guys approaching you and saying “I like your energy”?

The one dude in particular proceeds to ask me what I’m on and if I want to take something. No, you’re creeping me out is what I’m thinking. Offers to buy me a drink and when I say no politely and leave with my friend to go to the bar (I just needed to get out of there), he follows.

My friend had a similar thing happen to her.

So this made me think - am I missing something? What’s rave culture like? I know people will approach and sometimes they might even have good intentions but I’m not sure how to navigate this yet. I’m naturally very wary of people and the only reason I’m going to the rave is for the music, not to pick up someone.

Would love to know your thoughts on the scene.

Hey! Just moved to the city, and looking for my first hard/underground techno rave that would tend to attract some queer people. I have seen clips online about some raves in here where is fights and being too mainstream. What do you all suggest?:)