Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Can't-miss acts

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Hard Summer Music Festival and its fans, music and visuals will be at the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino.

The music will pretty much be nonstop and the lineup is stacked. Hard Summer caps its first evening with Grammy winner and rap sensation Megan Thee Stallion. Lil Uzi Vert headlines Saturday, and DJ and singer Porter Robinson closes out the event Sunday.

There’s a smorgasbor­d of other dance and rap artists, including upand-coming acts and establishe­d names.

“We just really try to get a good mix of music so there’s something about everyone,” DesChenes said.

Some of DesChenes’ Friday highlights include a back-to-back bassheavy performanc­e by Zeds Dead and Subtronics, as well as British

DJ Joyryde.

“You can’t go wrong with Joyryde; he always brings the party and is a fan favorite,” she said.

On Saturday, besides Uzi, her can’t-miss sets include trap, hiphop and bass DJ Alison Wonderland, electro-pop and disco DJ Madeon, Southern rap legend Three 6 Mafia and one of DesChenes’ favorite performers, DJ Nia Archives, a UK-based jungle and drum and bass artist.

For Sunday, she suggests catching Chris Lake, known for the hit single “Changes,” as well as Atlanta rapper 21 Savage, who recently released two new songs, “No Debate” and “Big Smoke”; and Brooklyn-based singer Evan Giia on the main stage.

Expanding the footprint

When it comes to dance parties, Hard Summer has become a popular destinatio­n, and about 70,000 people are expected each day. Those people will need room for their sweet dance moves, so organizers decided to add an extra day this year.

“We just really wanted to find a way to have everyone come in and enjoy the show, so we added the third day to just be able to spread people out more,” DesChenes said.

The general layout of the festival has been altered, too.

“We’re moving some of the stages a little further back to help with the flow,” she said.

Keeping it cool

Since temperatur­es will undoubtedl­y be hot, DesChenes said this year there will be additional shade structures, more turf covering the pavement and more mist and water stations spread out across the festival grounds.

“We have water cannons at all of the main stages that will be blasting the audience,” she said.

The “shady lane,” a long tent structure equipped with a mist system that was constructe­d between stages at the festival in 2019, will return to give fans a break from the sun as they walk between the two main stages.

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PHOTO BY KEIKI-LANI KNUDSEN

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