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April 8-9: Phoenix Lights

Now in its third year, the two-day Relentless Beats festival is taking place across several stages at Margaret T. Hance Park the weekend of April 8 and 9. Headliners include Above & Beyond, Alesso, Tiesto, STS9, Vince Staples, 21 Savage, Griz and Zeds Dead. New to this year: a stage hosted by house, techno, and underground brand RBDeep. On Sunday, a special stage hosted by Universatile Music, Phoenix’s premiere hiphop brand, will include performances by Tokimonsta, Cashmere Cat, Vince Staples – yes, Vince Staples! – 21 Savage, Griz and more. Phoenix Lights is for 18 and older.

Details: Saturday-Sunday, April 8-9. Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N. Third St., Phoenix. $159 for a two-day pass or $280 for a pair; $349 for a two-day VIP pass. Single tickets are $89 Saturday and $79 Sunday. www.phoenix lightsfest.com.

April 15: BRUFEST

UFEST is going by a new name in 2017. KUPD’s annual festival is now BRUFEST, a Sabaso Craft Beer, Taco and Music Festival presented by Bud Light at Fear Farm on Saturday, April 15, with headlining sets by the Offspring, Pennywise, All That Remains, Atreyu, Hell or Highwater and Through Fire. Need more fun? There’s also Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling. The event begins at 1 p.m. but you enter at noon to enjoy additional craft beer tastings for $65, or if you purchase a VIP pass.

Details: Saturday, April 15. Fear Farm, 2209 N. 99th Ave., Phoenix. Festival admission $4969;

America’s largest waterpark music festival, Wet Electric, has announced its first headlining act. And Diplo is as good a place to start as any. Even the people at Relentless Beats consider this the most fun festival they do, with artists and DJs performing on a massive floating stage in the middle of a 2.5-milliongallon wave pool. You can expect the biggest Wet Electric lineup yet at the seventh edition of the annual pool party -- with waterslides, luxury cabanas, bars and more. The festival is the first chance attendees will have in 2017 to experience Big Surf, which officially opens for the season on May 6. Wet Electric is an 18 and over event; VIP is a 21-plus area.

Details: Saturday, April 29. Big Surf, 1500 N. McClintock Dr., Tempe. $55; VIP passes and packages start at $99 plus fees.

Relentless Beats is partnering with Bassrush to bring Bassrush Massive to Rawhide Western Town & Event Center on Saturday, May 6, with music by Adventure Club, Flux Pavilion, NGHTMRE, Andy C and more. Beginning in the ‘90s, the Bassrush brand has evolved from its strictly drum & bass roots to include dubstep and other bass-oriented genres. Along with exclusive one-off events, Bassrush hosts stages at all major Insomniac festivals such as EDC Las Vegas, EDC Orlando and Beyond Wonderland. In 2011, the brand expanded beyond California, hosting