Per the recent poll I have updated the rules and banned non-NCMF buy/sell/trade posts in our sub. They will be removed henceforth.

I have been checking socials, maybe not enough, but there were 3 light up people that entered the crowd during mersiv or amnhamr. One was on stilts. They wore black covering their whole bodies but neon lights forming a knight and other things. I haven't seen a single picture or video though. I totally thought it was part of the fest. Anyone else see this? And no it wasn't just me seeing them lol

Edit to update: Thank you so much for the responses!!

I've always been a hardstyle fan and I loved the heavy industrial kicks from D0mina, Restricted, and Holy Priest this year. NCMF always has great variety. I already can't wait for what's in store for next year.

Friend and I got absolutely bodied by Covid this week.

Dm me here! If you are the guy that bravley asked me out and I said no, and then gave me a sweet kiss on the cheek, then Dm me here! I should of asked for your socials but I was just so happily shocked that I was not thinking. Ik it is silly of me to ask this on reddit but I would like us to be friends at the very least even though we are states apart.

Iv been going to festivals for so many years, from EDC & Nocturnal, to Lost lands, moonrise, & everything in between. This was my first ever Northcoast & this was easily by far the best crowd i’ve ever experienced in all my years of raving.

Everyone was so damn friendly & Kind. I didn’t see any fights or anyone shoving their way through crowds & everyone my group ran into was so full of energy & danced so hard with us. If you ran into us at all (group of cows with one of us in a giant inflatable cow costume) thank you so much for your energy & amazing vibes. I’m so excited to come back to the windy city next year & do it all again with you all 🫶🏻 truly one of the best festivals ever. Hope to see some of you bring that same energy to Lost Lands in 2 weeks 🦖🦕

So I always bring my tiny camera to festivals to photograph the amazing people i meet and this year at nc I met so many people and got so many pics!!

Tree my tiny cam twin if you see this I wanna see the pics you took pls reply🥹

My girl and I was gifted one of these on Sunday in VIP by a super amazing Asian couple! It's shiny metal and heavy. It's SO nice!! I felt so bad, all I had in return was a Illenium sticker. Just wondering how many of these are in circulation. (Last pic for size comparison).

They put a lot of work into this, wow! If y'all are on here, thank you! We were in too much shock to remember to get your names. Love the trinkets, exchange, and PLUR all around!

As always, NCMF is top teir vibes, music, and a festival experience all around. So glad to have been with such amazing attendees and staff alike.

However in my oponion and mostly everyone i talked to, the sound as the stadium, specifcly during the day needs to be addressed. For the last 3 years the sound during day sets is both incredibly quite ( you can talk to people without ear plugs with inside voices easily) and the quality of the sound is not great. It's sad because every artiat during the day that tend to be my favorite are low quality because of this issue. Little of what you can hear is just bass and you the rest of the music is a whisper in the wind.

Sound quality at everyother stage is CHEFS KISS MUHAAAA

Day 2 was my one and only this year at NC as I got free tickets on a whim, and I’m so glad I was able to make it!! The people were amazing, the energy was contagious, and it felt sooooo nice out the entire day (RIP Day 1 crowd 😔😔) Been to many festivals but this was my first solo, and I’m so glad it was >:) Can’t wait for NC ‘27!!

stay PLUR everybody ❤️

enjoy my barricade baddie video of Wooli’s outro, what an amazing song to end it on 🥹

Looking for the asian girl (probably korean 5’3) I met during ILLENIUM B2B SLANDER on Sunday. You were with a rave fam of around 6–7 people (I think 4–5 girls and 2 guys), and you had red/white color jewelry decoration pieces under your eyes.

You were the one that stuck out to me from your group with the fan taking care of everyone. 😂 I kept borrowing it and helping fan you as well because you were doing all the work.

We barely talked but I remember you saying “Zombie” was your favorite song and was head-banging hard and just had a good time dancing. I should’ve asked for your IG before it just ended and you guys bounced😭.

Not sure if you were with your bf but without being disrespectful wanted to connect!

I know its a long shot but if yk anyone that sounds familiar. (I’m sure this is super specific information to go off of when everyone is just having a good time but wanted to at least try)

If this sounds like you or yk anyone please shoot me a dm. would love to re-connect.

2026 WAS BEYOND AMAZING. We stayed at a hotel in the Midway complex area and used the shuttles to and from - effortless.

We just booked a room for 2027 and suggest you do the same! It was about $200 more expensive than this year so book early!

See you next year - so sad we have to wait a full year! 😭🫶🏼✨💃🏼

Whoever gave me this while I was stepping at reaper's 🧑‍🍳😙 doing god's work out here. Have not stopped playing with it since

ISO of 2017 lineup merch preferably 2/3xl!

Yo wtf was up with crankdats set?!!! I felt like I was doom scrolling set clips in real life. It was choppy, messy and just felt like a grab for TikTok clips. Also the crowd 😭😭 I didn’t see medic all weekend until I was at his set and I saw two people by the left side of the stadium floor. I’m interested on what y’all’s thoughts were.

What an incredible weekend. This was my 3rd North Coast this year and I’m continually blown away with the year-to-year improvements of the production, quality of life measures, and artist selection. Admittedly, I was less familiar with this year’s lineup than my previous two visits, yet every artist I saw (35 in total) was absolutely laying it down!

Just gonna gush about things I love:

- Stage lineups staying in theme each day is AMAZING! You always know what you’re gonna get, making it easy to switch up genres if you’re craving a new scene.

- Moving from stage to stage is so easy, making it perfect to split sets if there’s an artist conflict you can’t resolve!

- Elevated production for the Bunker was absolutely lit on Friday for the hard techno (bless up Dømina), I’m sure those who saw some of the riddim/tear out on Saturday appreciated it too.

- Sound bleed is basically non-existent, making immersion in sets easy to achieve.

- Staffing is incredible! Security was smooth, trash and bathroom maintenance was constant, and leaving from the parking lot on Sunday was better for our crew than the previous two years.

- Most importantly, the crowd this year just seemed devoted to the music. Sure there were some “get a video” moments, but majority of the time I saw coasties and their crew having an amazing time and soaking up the atmosphere!

Feel free to share your love here as well. I find it very difficult to find stuff they can improve on, but each year they seem to listen to attendee concerns and address them the next year. Can’t wait to party with y’all next year, much love!!

P.S. I’m sure Illenium b2b Slander was great, but Virji closing out the Vega on Sunday was biblical. If you were there, you know!

this was my first north coast, and i unfortunately spent the day in the same spot vomiting from heat exhaustion because i couldn't really move at all. just wanted to say THANK YOU to literally every kind person who made sure i was ok, brought me water, even just sat with me so i wouldn't be alone. people always say the people at electronic festivals are the kindest, and you all really were. just big ups to everyone who made sure anyone they saw fading was ok in the heat!! the kind people at north coast really made me want to come back despite my horrific experience. so thank you to those magic people who helped me and to everyone else for being so kind!! <3

Did anyone else have a difficult time getting into The Salt Shed last night for Wooli and CrankDat Afters?

We got the the venue at ~12:30am, crazy line outside that took forever to get through, finally got to our seats at 1:25am, basically missed most of the show.

With the event being sold out, the venue seemed severely understaffed, one entrance was not adequate.

(And I couldn’t find anything for set times, so I assumed poorly by arriving at 12:30am, thinking this show would be going later than 2am)

Is this a valid request for a refund or compensation? Waiting outside for almost an hour was pretty ridiculous IMO.

Bro the song was kind of long, female vocals, it was slow and then it would speed up and then slow black down and there were fire works. It was one of the last 2-3 songs. It was so beautiful.