Auris Presents, Chicago’s leading force in live music events, has announced the debut Necropolis Music Festival. Necropolis will take place at Northerly Island in Chicago over Halloween weekend, October 29 & 30, bringing some of electronic music’s most bass-heavy names to the forefront.
It is the third festival announced by Auris Presents this year, following a successful debut edition of Heatwave Music Festival and on the heels of the second edition of ARC Music Festival.
The debut Necropolis Music Festival will feature a curation of legendary acts alongside the scene’s most exciting rising artists, encompassing all corners of the bass music spectrum, along with a few surprises. Phase One of the lineup includes beloved Australian producer, Alison Wonderland – fresh off of this year’s release of her acclaimed Loner album – and Excision, the legendary bass music producer who has built a passionate following in the scene with a catalog that totals over two billion lifetime streams.
The powerful blend of bass music’s subgenres continues with the universally celebrated DJ Diesel aka SHAQ, Grammy-nominated melodic bass duo Adventure Club, innovative and forward-thinking electronic producer Getter, and renowned electronic meets rock crossover producer Kayzo.
The bill extends further with new wave English bass-house hitmaker JOYRYDE, UK drum & bass DJ and producer Dimension, hip-hop and soul-influenced producer Gramatik, rapidly ascending DJ/producer Lucii, the melodic electronic sounds of Blanke, and LGBTQ+ dance icon Wreckno.
Rounding off the rest of a heavy-hitting Necropolis Phase One lineup is a b2b set from ground-breaking drum & bass producers 1991 and Culture Shock, production duo ARMNHMR, enigmatic masked drum & bass producer Reaper, multi-instrumentalist and live sensation Fairlane, and rising bass artist Layz.
Attendees can sign-up to be the first to get their festival passes at the Necropolis Festival website. General tickets will be on sale 8/19 at 12pm CST. Stay tuned for the Phase Two lineup coming soon.