Bass Coast Electronic Music & Art Festival has dropped their 2023 lineup and it’s their biggest, baddest yet. Taking place every year near Nelson, British Columbia on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Nlaka’pamux and Syilx people, Bass Coast is a festival breaks typical industry norms, and sets an example for what a truly curation-focused, community-minded event should look like. As one of the last standing, large-scale, independent music festivals (founded by two women no less), the dance music industry looks to Bass Coast’s lineup for tastemaking leadership, and this year they’ve dropped one that can’t be missed. So if you’re thinking of grabbing tickets for Bass Coast this year, and you’re ready to plan your trip to mecca from July 7-10, read on for a peek of what’s in store. Prominently featuring Clozee as its top headliner, anyone descending onto the best coast – ahem, Bass Coast – this year will get a beautiful snapshot of the most exciting sounds being pushed in forward-thinking electronic music today. Its top tier direct support includes up-and-comers that have made big noise in the underground, broken beat world like Bianca Oblivion, Sicaria, Little Snake, and Oakk, and also more old school legends that created foundational trends like Skeptical, Eprom, Justin Martin and DJ Lag. Excitingly, there’s also a strong representation of avante-garde, open format artists known for the unconventional ways they deliver sets like Mat The Alien and Lazy Syrup Orchestra. And of course, we can’t forget one of the festival’s co-founders herself, The Librarian.