Forbes estimates that Tiesto made $33 million in the past year, making him one of the highest-paid musicians in the world -- and the highest-paid musician on the roster of performers at EDM festival Lights All Night in Dallas this year.
But the list of performers at Lights All Night Dec. 28 and 29, the weekend before New Year's Eve, is stacked with big-money talent. The lineup also includes Diplo, who is believed to have made $20 million in the last year, according to the Forbes list.
[UPDATE on Oct. 29, 2018: Kaskade, Excison, Sofi Tukker and Jai Wolf will be on the bill, too.
According to Forbes, Kaskade made $13.5 million in the last year, ranking him No. 9 on the list of the highest-paid DJs.]
Lights All Night is Dallas' biggest EDM concert and has featured huge DJ names in the past. Tiesto played the show in 2011 and 2012; other artists like Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory, Marshmello, Deadmau5, Zedd and more have taken the stage.
A glimpse into a party like Lights All Night means tutus, lasers, flags and lots (and lots) of dancing.
Here are the headliners headed to Lights All Night in Dallas:
- Kaskade, an American DJ and one of the world's highest-paid performers
- Excision, or X, who just released the album Apex
- Diplo, the California producer currently touring to support his album California
- Gucci Mane, a trap rapper who is teasing coming-soon album Evil Genius
- Tiesto, who SPIN calls the "godfather of EDM" (though he prefers "mentor")
- Rezz, a female DJ from Canada, born in the Ukraine, who is signed to Deadmau5's label
According to a press release, here are some other acts performing at Lights All Night: "What So Not, who just released his debut album, Not All the Beautiful Things, in March; Mr. Carmack, a musical pioneer hailing from the West Coast who fuses bouncing hip-hop beats with mellow, laid-back EDM; QUIX; Shiba San; and a very special collaborative performance featuring Eprom B2B (back-to-back) Bleep Bloop."
"Acts like 1788-L, Anti Up, Ekali; Funtcase; Hotel Garuda; Luca Lush; Oliver Tree; Charlesthefirst, Pat Look, Church; and more round out Phase 1 of the 2018 music lineup."
Note: Kaskade will perform his "Redux" DJ Set one hour before doors open. Anyone who wants to hear Kaskade needs to purchase a Pre-Party + Express Entry ticket add-on.
Tickets are on sale now and range from a two-day pass for $142.94 to a private table with bottle service and a "dedicated concierge" for as much as $2,500, according to a press release.
Lights All Night will feature four stages and takes place at Dallas Market Hall. Find details here.
