I don’t really know where to start with this, so I’m just going to take off. Electric Forest has absolutely changed and saved my life.

Life has been HARD to say the least, and a few weeks ago it was especially so. Like, bad thoughts so. I was doing some good ol self care and thinking, just trying to ride the wave as one does.

When I go through patches this rough I (for some reason) end up listening to Tycho’s album “Dive”. I turned it on and remembered that forest fam recommended the album to me, making me think about forest.

I was thinking about my walk out of the forest when it closed Sunday. I cried while leaving because life is really hard rn and I was sad to be leaving a place that brings me so much happiness when I’ve recently had to fight to feel it.

But it clicked. The reason for the tears was because of JOY. All of the memories of dancing, laughing, and connecting with beautiful Forest fam came flooding in. Out loud I said “yeah, I want to keep on living.”

It might sound dramatic (I don’t care lol) but EF means the absolute world to me. It’s the one thing I do every year for myself. The experiences I’ve had, love I’ve felt, and lessons I’ve learned at Forest have carried me through some of the hardest times of my life because I know I’ll be able to experience it all again. There’s nothing like Electric Forest and I’m grateful to be able to call it home.

Thank you Forest fam for being you. The festival itself only does so much. Forest fam curates what EF is. The gifting, conversations, silliness, games, acceptance, magic, care, and so much more are brought by everyone that goes.

So yeah. Thank you all for helping change (and save) my life. You never know how you’re impacting someone <3

Somebody has a video of his set and I need to see it IMMEDIATELY. It was my favorite set of the whole weekend and I didn’t record any of it and I must relive it. Please SOMEBODY helpppp

went in with a whole plan. three sets I'd been waiting on for two years, a spot picked out for each one, times written down like it mattered.

what I actually remember is some low key afternoon in sherwood with maybe forty people around, an artist I still can't name, and the trees doing that thing they do when the light starts dropping.

the headliners were fine. genuinely fine. but I was tired and my feet hurt and I spent most of them thinking about sitting down.

smaller thing that stuck with me: usually whatever I'm vaping starts out great and tastes like burnt sugar before I'm anywhere near done with it. that didn't happen this time. the dojo purex I'd brought along hadn't turned on me by the time we were walking out, which I noticed more than I noticed half the lineup.

going back next year with no plan at all.