North Coast Music Festival has announced the first of its lineup for summer 2025, including a return for deadmau5, the Grammy winner ZEDD, dubstep artist Excision, Chris Lake, Kaskade and Louis The Child.
The 15th-anniversary electronic music event is coming Aug. 29-31 on the SeatGeek Stadium campus in Bridgeview. Tickets are on sale at northcoastfestival.com.
The full list of the so-called Phase 1 lineup includes headliners Chris Lake, deadmau5, Excision, Galantis, Kaskade, Louis The Child, Of The Trees, REZZ, RL Grime, Seven Lions, Sofi Tukker, Timmy Trumpet, VOYD by SVDDEN DEATH, ZEDD, Zeds Dead. Plus support by Apashe, Benny Benassi, Detox Unit, Kai Wachi, KREAM, LP Giobbi, NGHTMRE with Dimension, Peekaboo with Caspa, Ray Volpe, Tinlicker, Wax Motif, Bonnie x Clyde, Distinct Motive, Heyz, Ian Asher, Jon Casey, Joshwa, Juelz, Kaleena Zanders, Lil Texas, MC4D, Skepsis, Taiki Nulight, Westend, Yookie and others.
An additional Phase 2 lineup will be announced at a later date. The festival over Labor Day weekend will also include the indoor laser stage of The Chill Dome, a Ferris wheel, Incendia’s Fire Pit Stage and a return of the Yacht Club, a favorite for Coasties. Deadmau5, who last played the festival in 2017, will play a drum and bass set.
The festival has been held at SeatGeek Stadium since 2021; previous sites include Northerly Island and Union Park.
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