The Electric Forest 2025 festival, held June 19-22 in Rothbury, MI, delivered a major surge for drum and bass in the U.S. festival scene. Thursday’s sets across the Ranch, Honeycomb, and Sherwood stages saw a vibrant D&B “migration,” fueling energetic, unforgettable moments for attendees.
Friday night’s highlight was the celebrated WORSHIP collective takeover, featuring powerhouse D&B artists Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock, and 1991. Their high-tempo, crowd-thrilling performances earned widespread praise, cementing their influence and reviving enthusiasm for the genre. Fans quickly adopted the phrase “Worship was the truth” as a rallying cry for the collective’s impact.
The festival’s embrace of D&B culture was humorously captured in a viral meme parodying a cereal box — "Cap’n Crunch’s Oops! All Drum and Bass" — symbolizing the full-throttle D&B takeover throughout the lineup.
Lineup highlights beyond WORSHIP included Zeds Dead, debuting tracks from their upcoming album Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness, dubstep legend Tape B, and Dombresky’s future disco side project Disco Dom, adding rich variety to the bass-heavy program.
Community consensus: Electric Forest 2025 marked a turning point for drum and bass in the U.S., with strong momentum and audience embrace hinting at a bright future for subsequent lineups.
Source: r/electricforest