Electric Daisy Carnival 2017: Las Vegas Music Festival Organizers On High Alert After Manchester Terror Attack
Even though the Las Vegas Police Department (LAPD) has said that there have been no identifiable threats against the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) that takes place in the Las Vegas, California, between June 16 to 18, the organizers of the largest music festival in North America are taking no chances when it comes to the safety of the partygoers.
230 musicians including names such as Alison Wonderland, Diplo, Jauz, Marshmello, Tiesto and Martin Garrix are scheduled to perform over the weekend in the three-day event, which is bound to draw large crowds of music-lovers from all across the United States and overseas, Charlotte Observer reported. Over the years, the event has attracted an average of 135,000 people a night.
And given the deadly terrorist attack at the end of Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, England, in May 2017 organizers of EDC are taking every possible security measure to ensure that something like that is not repeated over the June weekend.
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"They really have to speak up if something doesn't look or feel right," Maren Steiner, the director of health and safety for organizer Insomniac Events said, according to the Charlotte Observer report. "I would rather send our law enforcement to investigate 100 incidents that turn out to be nothing."
The EDC organizers have emphasized the “See something! Say something!” policy, a threat detecting method that law enforcement departments are typically seen educating citizens about.
Despite the absence of any active threats at present, LAPD has maintained that they need to keep up the level of vigilance to prevent any possible mishap at events which are often targeted by terrorist groups.
Las Vegas police Officer Larry Hadfield said authorities are ordered to monitor "reliable intelligence that may or may not threaten" the music festival. As an additional security measure, hundreds of Las Vegas police officers, private security personnel, and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers will be posted at and about the event.
Medical services will also be provided free of cost at different places across the venue, according to the organizers of EDC. "Please don't wait to seek medical attention," Steiner said.
Residents of the resort city will also face difficulty in navigating through the streets of Las Vegas from Friday night to Monday morning since the city will serve as a hotspot for music lovers across the nation.
“Right now, traffic is moving smooth, but come Friday, a different story,” said Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Buratczuk told local news outlet News3, Thursday. “Every trooper that's not working the road is working EDC.”
With major construction going on near Interstate 15 near the Speedway, Las Vegas, and over 400,000 party goers driving into the city, traffic can quickly become a nightmare for local folks looking to go about their day.
Nevada Highway Patrol has advised citizens to stay away from Interstate 15 from 4 p.m. local time (7 p.m. EDT) until midnight on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday since the event attendees will be making their way to the venue at the time.
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