Letter from the Editor: Our journalist doesn’t just capture the magic of Electric Forest – he lives it

Letter from the Editor: Our journalist doesn’t just capture the magic of Electric Forest – he lives it

Joel Bissell has spent 55 days over 10 years documenting Michigan’s most surreal festival—one 20-hour day at a time

Festival Report Card: Electric Forest 2025

Tucked away on a 2,000-acre ranch in the small Village of Rothbury, Michigan, lies one of the modern American festival scene’s most profound music experiences, Electric Forest. Whether for its woodland maze of light and color, lengthy soundtrack of world-beating party music, or renowned experiential art, the four-day camping festival has built a decade-old reputation as the gold standard for stateside electronic shows, and the well-oiled machine…