The 30th anniversary of EDC brought 500,000 people to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway across three nights. Seven stages. Two hundred artists. By 1 a.m. on Day 3, that crowd had already processed an enormous amount of electronic music — Charlotte de Witte’s Friday headline at kineticFIELD, Hardwell, Tiësto, Peggy Gou, all of it. Some of it was excellent. Some of it was exactly what you expected. Then circuitGROUNDS reached its final closing slot, Solomun walked up, and something shifted.
This is why that specific set keeps circulating.
The Set, Honestly
Opening with “Rumpta” — Solomun’s collaboration with Skrillex — was not the obvious choice for a 1 a.m. closing set at the tail end of a three-day run. It’s hard, churning, ungenerous with breathing room. It doesn’t ease anyone in. For a crowd that had been moving since sundown, it demanded immediate commitment rather than offering a ramp. circuitGROUNDS matched it.
Then Johannes Brecht’s “All We Got” arrived, and this is where the set revealed its actual logic. After the aggression of “Rumpta,” Brecht’s track is almost uncomfortably open — a melody that expands rather than pushes forward. Solomun held that space longer than most DJs would dare at this stage size. He didn’t rush back to momentum. That pause — the willingness to let a melodic phrase breathe while several thousand people recalibrate — is precisely what separates a set with a shape from one that simply sustains energy until the time runs out.
Marco Strous’s “Monkey Swag” re-established the groove. Then New Order’s “Confusion” closed the set. Not as a throwback. As a claim about what electronic music actually is, where it came from, and why the lineage matters. People in that crowd almost certainly weren’t born when “Confusion” was released. It didn’t register as a history lesson. It registered as a fact.
circuitGROUNDS on Night Three
The stage matters here. circuitGROUNDS at EDC’s 30th anniversary was not understated — the laser rigs, the sound system, the crowd density that makes the bass feel structural. But unlike some of the festival’s more production-forward stages, circuitGROUNDS rewards attention. Artists who play it well use the room. They don’t just fill it.
A 1 a.m. closing slot on Day 3 also draws a specific kind of crowd. These are not people who wandered over. They stayed — three nights in, tired, still choosing to be here at this hour because they want exactly what Solomun delivered: a set with an actual arc, not ninety minutes of sustained peak that ultimately leaves you feeling nothing.
Frequently Asked Questions About Solomun and EDC
Solomun performed at circuitGROUNDS on Day 3 of EDC Las Vegas 2026, from 1 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.
The set draws from tech house and indie dance, with a particular emphasis on arc and contrast over sustained peak energy.
Confirmed tracks include “Rumpta” by Skrillex and Solomun, “All We Got” by Johannes Brecht, “Dub Be Good To Me” by Beats International, “Monkey Swag” by Marco Strous, and “Confusion” by New Order. A significant portion of the tracklist remains unidentified IDs.
EDC Las Vegas 2026 ran May 15 through 17 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the festival’s 30th anniversary edition and sold out in advance.
Keep Going: More EDM
If the tracklist above sent you down a research spiral, that’s worth following. The Night Streak blog has artist profiles that go deeper into the figures shaping electronic music right now — and more coverage of EDC Las Vegas 2026 across its full three nights.