Electric Daisy Carnival adds $1.3bn to Vegas economy
Insomniac's EDM festival, the largest in North America, has over the last five years matched New Jersey's daily GDP, according to its latest economic impact report
News By IQ | 24 February 2016
Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas has generated US$1.3 billion for the local economy and attracted more than 1.7 million festivalgoers since it launched in 2011.
According to its latest economic impact report, Insomniac’s EDM event, held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, boosted the county’s economy by $350.3m in 2015 alone, with over 405,000 attendees across three days from 19 to 21 June.
EDC Las Vegas 2015 also created $141.3m in increased labour income for Clark County workers and 3,270 full-time jobs.
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