Famous for hosting incredible events will stellar talent from all over the world, the folks over at Dance.Here.Now. are taking it to the next level this July 1-4 with a full fledged festival on Governor’s Island. The festival will feature big name house, trance, techno, and electro DJs, who will be taking over the island just off the southern tip of Manhattan for the entire extended Independence Day weekend.

The line-up for each day is as follows:

Friday, July 1
Dance.Here.Now., RPM, and Pacha NYC in association with Massive Event present:

☛ Paul Van Dyk (Exclusive 6-Hour Set)

Saturday July 2
Dance.Here.Now., RPM, and Pacha NYC present:

☛ Fatboy Slim

☛ James Zabiela

☛ Thomas Gandey

☛ Sleepy & Boo

Sunday, July 3
Dance.Here.Now., RPM, and Pacha NYC present:

☛ Benny Benassi

☛ Laidback Luke

☛ The Japanese Popstars

☛ JDH & Dave P

Monday, July 4
Dance.Here.Now., RPM, and Pacha NYC in association with Cielo present:

☛ Victor Calderone

☛ Nicolas Matar

☛ Nicole Moudaber

The festival is open to all those 18+. A four day pass, as well as tickets to individual days can be purchased HERE. Ticket prices include $6 round-trip ferry transportation.

You have roughly six hours left to purchase discounted Electric Zoo tickets at $107, and given the most recent additions to the line-up, you’d have to be out of town, out of cash, or out of your mind to miss New York City’s biggest annual music event.

While last year’s line-up was almost all house, this year, Made Event is expanding the festival to include more sectors of electronic music, adding dubstep, electro, experimental, and more. In addition to the previously announced headliners, Flying Lotus, Bassnectar, Boys Noize, A-Trak, Major Lazer, Rusko, Wolfgang Gartner, Diplo, Steve Aoki, Aeroplane and Afrojack are among those that will grace Randall’s Island with their musical touch this Labor Day Weekend. Keep checking the official website (and The HiFi Cartel, of course) for the latest updates on the line-up – and trust us, there is plenty more to come.

CLICK HERE to purchase your early bird passes, and don’t forget, the prices will go up TONIGHT at midnight. Check out photos of Day 1 and Day 2 of the inaugural Electric Zoo by Oliver Correa and Kenroy George, and check in with us later this summer for your chance to win tickets to this massive blow-out.

Last year, Made Event debuted the Electric Zoo, New York’s first electronic music festival, at Randall’s Island. The Electric Zoo will return this Labor Day weekend (September 4-5) with a line-up that includes Paul van Dyk, Benny Benassi, ATB, Above & Beyond, John Digweed and Fedde Le Grand. The Chemical Brothers and Armin van Buuren will headline.

Click here to purchase early bird tickets, which are just $107 for two-day passes. VIP upgrade options will be added soon.

This New Year’s Eve, there’s so much going on that we have to break it down for you in a more organized fashion. So without further ado, we present The HiFi Cartel’s Official Guide to New Year’s Eve… after the jump.

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Next week, Made Event is throwing a New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Roseland Ballroom with world famous DJ and producer Paul van Dyk. The event will feature a special four-hour extended set on an Integral Sound System specially designed for the event by famed sound man Steve Dash.

General Admission tickets are currently $100 on the Made Event website, with upgrades available to the VIP open bar level. Luckily, we have you covered with a pair of tickets to what is sure to be an epic night.

Enter the contest after the jump, and double your chances of winning by sending THIS MESSAGE through Twitter. You must be following both @HiFiCartel and @MadeEvent to be eligible to win. Contest will close on Sunday, December 27th at noon. The winner will be notified through email or direct message on Sunday and will have 24 hours to respond.

Good luck, and be sure to check out Paul van Dyk’s BBC Essential Mix from this past September in preparation for next week’s madness.

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This week, Radio One brings us a very special mix to wrap up the summer. No stranger to the Essential Mix program, Paul van Dyk continues to deliver tight mixes across the globe and this two hours is no exception. Except the fact you will hear the Berlin native reflect on Ibiza’s chill sunset side, a new direction from the Vandit man who pioneered the hard techno sound. Don’t worry though, his second hour brings the club beats back to life with a couple of classics and his new single “Home”. If you’re craving more Paul, he broadcasts a weekly radio show, VONYC Sessions, which showcases the best electronic artists around the world.

Paul Van Dyk – Essential Mix

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