There’s some real revisionist history happening with EF - it was never meant to be purely a wook bass fest

It’s perfectly legit to not like the EF lineup. But a lot of the complaints seem to be that the festival is insufficiently wook bass.

Over the past few months numerous lineups have dropped such as Dancefestopia, Bonnaroo, Elements, and Force Fields. These fests, which apparently have more of the wook bass that some seek, have elicited a reaction akin to “these festivals have real lineups” or “these festivals haven’t abandoned the culture.”

The thing is, EF was never intended as purely a wook bass fest. That is a component of the lineup but EF is also supposed to have a mix of live artists, house, techno, alternative, and yes, also a mix of mainstream artists that appeal to a wider audience.

There’s too much “EF is ours” from the wook bassheads. EF is obviously a special one-off festival and it was always intended that fans of a wide range of genres get to enjoy it.