How Ravers Party the Vote at Movement Electronic Music Festival 2024
Movement Electronic Music Festival has been around so long it’s seen Bush (W.), Obama, Trump, and Biden all hold terms in office, which means the artists and attendees have lived (and partied) through 5 presidential elections. This year was one of those times again when nearly 100K+ ravers and rave-inducers headed to Hart Plaza in Detroit – a city that has helped decide electoral outcomes – did whatever they could to forget about that. Well, not to be fun ruiners but we went out and asked festival goers, DJs, and rappers, what, or who, are they voting for. Here’s what they said*:
First, this flag.
Seth Troxler threw his hands in the air and exclaimed. “Not touching that topic!”
What’s their weapon of choice? If big beat Brit, Fatboy Slim. could vote in the U.S. he’d write in Christopher Walken
Read the earring, a QUEEN needs no one to reign over her. Ok, we see you, DJ Minx.
Hiroko Yamamura didn’t start smoking until she had to think about the two presidential choices… but her sets have always been fire.
Azzecca’s hair may be red but her vote won’t be.
Not trying to cast a vote just cast spells.
Louie Vega might be one half of Masters at Work but that face says all them choices trying to be master don’t work for him.
Adiel is just straight-up sad about the options.
I AM TOO YOUNG TO VOTE!
‘Word of mouf’ is that Ludacris is still ridin’ 2 Fast 2 Furious with… Obama. (if you thought it was going to be Biden you must be one to ‘act a fool’).
I’d rather vote for this pineapple.
Jayda G on the presidential options for Americans, “I just don’t feel that any of the choices are going to spice up their lives.”
Adiel is just straight-up sad about the options.
The cuter one.
I Hate Models coincidentally hates candidates.
Actually, we just wanted to distract y’all with the fact that yes, Idris Alba, is a really good DJ – hella grimy set! *Insert Beast(s) of No Nation reference*
Oh, we aren’t FANS of any of the choices!
I might be the pumpkin queen but that’s the only orange thing about my kingdom.
Partiboi69 just wants a candidate who will let party people be whatever gender they want and not take their rights away.
OAKLEY CAN YOU SEE, BY DOM DOLLA’S BRIGHT LIGHTS!
Major League DJz were super synced up when they looked up and asked “Which one of us are you you asking?”
Fatima Hajji not only prefers her sets at the underground stage but fears all choices will be underground before their term is over.
This group agrees, it’s a bunch of dinosaurs that you can bet jurass we don’t want to clone for another term.
Tee Grizzley didn’t even answer, he just had his DJ press play on his track IDGAF.
Do we really have to vote for either of these?
This partier answered in sign language and we get it.
Whoever is going to legalize shrooms.
Whoever is going to legalize weed.
DJ Holographic just broke out laughing when asked.
Also, did we mention this flag?
They say that, ain’t no party like a Detroit party ’cause a Detroit party don’t stop (Movement, plus the many after-hours, can last a total of 96 hours straight which was coincidentally the last time we saw a perfect fit in a presidential party – because Bill smoke that weed and play that sax). Remember you can’t spell Movement without V-O-T-E…. And you also can’t spell Movement without V-E-T-O!
All photos by yours truly and you can find 200+ more of them here!
*The artists didn’t actually say these things.
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