Calvin Harris headlines Creamfields Asia 2025
If you didn't know, Creamfields started out in the UK back in '98 as a one-night club bash thrown by the legendary Cream promoter. Fast-forward, and it's grown into the granddaddy of EDM festivals, taking over the late August Bank Holiday weekend with a monster line-up and branching out internationally – from Abu Dhabi's desert to a Phu Quoc mega-complex. Now Thailand gets a slice of that glowstick magic.
This time, the party's indoors, spanning a whopping 33,000 square metres, co-hosted by Live Nation Tero, UTA Venture and Live Nation Electronic Asia – so it's serious business. And to kick things off, they've landed Calvin Harris as the first headline act on December 14. Yes, that Calvin Harris – the festival veteran, billion-stream member and fresh dad whose beats have powered collabs with Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, Dua Lipa and Sam Smith. The full roster is set to drop 50 artists across four stages, promising enough bass drops to make your phone vibrate through December.
If you want in, early bird tickets – general and VIP – launch August 8 at 10am and run until August 10, 11.59pm on Thai Ticket Major's site here. Tickets are all-standing, priced at B7,000, with VIP access available for B12,500. So, remember this, prepare your glow sticks and start planning your festival fit – Creamfields Asia 2025 is gearing up to be the winter rave.
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