Insomniac Events Reviews

I’ve been going to insomniac events every since EDCLV’12, and i’ve been using InsomniacEvents for each event. I think the recent update has some good ideas, because previous versions were kind of just so that youd download InsomniacEvents for the weekend of the event and then you’d delete it on your way back home. This version makes it easy to see buy tickets for upcoming festivals or even see other upcoming events, so now it’s something you can just keep on your phone. My problem is just the way that you view the lineup or your own “schedule.” You can still favorite artists and see what time they start playing and at what stage, but it doesn’t seem to be user friendly anymore while youre at the actual event. It doesn’t tell you what time an artist’s set ends unless you click on the name (taking like a second or 2 to load) which is very annoying when you have multiple artists you want to see around the same time. Previous versions allowed you to see your schedule in a grid format, like a chart, which is extremely helpful while youre at the festival, with just one click you can look at all the artists and see where each artist is playing and what times without having to click and go back, very simple and very helpful. I hope this feature is brought back because without it it basically makes InsomniacEvents useless when you’re inside the festival and kinda no point in having it imo.

I like the insomniac app and have been going to their events for years. I get the direction they’re going in with the update- allowing you to buy tickets for other events and access more content (though I did kinda like seeing InsomniacEvents change- made it fun to see it finally change to the event I was going to like “IT’S TIME!!”) But they also changed it so that you don’t have a grid view of your lineup anymore which made your timeline much easier to follow. I might get used to the new flow/UX (meaning I might just be averse to change) but the setup didn’t seem quite as intuitive as before. InsomniacEvents now also seems to load super slowly (I checked, it’s not my WiFi/signal). Hoping they update that before beyond!!!

The number one thing that bothers me is that a lot of the insomniac raves take place in areas where there is little to no reception/internet (ex: EDC Las Vegas, Beyond Wonderland SoCal). And it is so frustrating when you want to see who is playing next or where certain things are like food or water but literally can’t use InsomniacEvents at all since it requires at least 3G and if you don’t have that then well you’re screwed. Like what is the point of having an app where you can star your favorite artists and see when and where they are playing if InsomniacEvents doesn’t work.

Once the line ups for each festival are released (usually released the week of the event) InsomniacEvents is fab for making your own little itinerary and sure sets are going to overlap but just to have a basic itinerary here in InsomniacEvents that you can refer to plus access the map is really helpful and a cool experience

Although I like the new update that you can keep on your phone so you can see other events I really liked the excel grid for the schedule so you can easily see time and place of where your next artist is playing or know how and went to spilt a set so you can see everyone you would like. It was easier planning before and especially during an event. PLEASE BRING IT BACK. It was very helpful.

The festival apps were awesome. They made the experience so much easier. This new update, however, is garbage.

Devs, please don’t be mad at me for this, as I don’t know if you have been to the events, but THERE IS NO CELL SERVICE IN A CROWD OF 50,000+ PEOPLE. Maybe there is, but definitely not at any of the venues that Insomniac throws events at. InsomniacEvents needs to have the ability to download the map/lineup/set-times/whatever so that it is available offline. InsomniacEvents previously did this. This new version does not, and is therefore trash. Please make it better. Thank you.

What happened to the notification option that sends my Apple Watch an alert 5, 10, or 15 minutes before an artist comes on with a location? That was so beautiful because I never had to look at my phone EVER while at EDC... because you removed this feature, I had my phone in my hand constantly at dreamstate. So annoying. Next time I’ll skip InsomniacEvents entirely and use the card you guys provide. So dumb!! Bring back the notifications!

I love insomniac events and have had InsomniacEvents for a while. Previous versions seemed just plain so this one is awesome, comparatively super user friendly. But you now can see the lineup only as a list. Bring back the chart/grid format!!! This format is the easiest to follow when you just wanna take a look at who’s performing at the time.

App load times for viewing lineup and schedule is absolutely abysmal. I like the direction they’re going in with multiple events all housed in one app; however I’m doing so, Insomniac has cut most of the features on InsomniacEvents that were most useful. With slower load times and no grid view to look at your scheduled sets in relation to other sets, it’s now even harder and takes longer to find your way through the festival.

I really wish InsomniacEvents included a grid view for the different stages and set times (once times are released). It would make planning for each day a lot easier.

It would also be great to be able to view the lineup by stage, even before set times come out.

Grid view made it easy for everyone to view all the artists and stages at one time. Even the red line made it easy to understand how long different artists would be on stage for. Now that it is gone it’s more difficult to plan out the night. People may think it’s not that much more work but during these events when some people don’t have the best brain power, simplicity is the greatest thing ever.

Well put together and easy to navigate. The only thing I’d like to suggest is making it an active app, to show busy times for entrance and maybe send notice if there are any traffic areas surrounding the venue🤷🏼‍♀️👌🏽

So i’m sure many people who go to these events get little to no service toward the end of the night, when the festival is on its last 6 hours, since peoples signals crossing with others and music frequency.

Could you add a offline mode?

i think that’ll help a lot of people see who’s playing next even when they have no signal, i’m sure it’s a lot more helpful then that.

other then that app is great! love the favorite feature and how the lineup is displayed

InsomniacEvents is awesome and so helpful, but there should be a way to find friends and share your schedule with them so that it’s easier to coordinate.

They changed their layout to force you to make an account to make a set list, which is annoying as it is but it also doesn’t let you make an account. I’ve tried so many times and it just freezes out when I try to put in account information or make an account. App not functional at all it’s very annoying.

This seems like a good idea at first but insomniac has to remember that there’s never decent cell service at their events and there’s no free WiFi either, so how are we going to check to InsomniacEvents for set times? Also the grid lineup was way easier on the eyes and meant less time looking down at your phone and more time enjoying the show

The version before this new update was more organized in my opinion. My main complaint is how you can’t organize the set times into a grid. That way was much easier to see whether or not your scheduled conflicted with different artist. That’s all I would like back

The new features are great, but why remove the most useful thing? Being able to have/see your schedule with no reception was AMAZING. And if I remember correctly you were able to see your friends as well! Say goodbye to crappy timestamps when u can just see where your friends where and meet them! Bring all of that back!

App is amazing updates the current time the artist will go on stage. With COVID going on it’s hard to make progress but I love that InsomniacEvents is here to help.

It’s a mystery to me why someone would make an app that requires an internet connection for events where it’s hard to get one.

I tried to use this all weekend for EDC Vegas, and the map never loaded while I was at the speedway.

You’re better off with screenshots in your photo roll than this turkey.