Lights danced over a packed Clinton Square for the Dandelion Music Festival on Saturday night as thousands converged in downtown Syracuse for a seven-hour concert featuring energetic sets from big-name electronic dance DJs like Nicky Romero and Deorro along with Kryoman, EC Twins, SVNF8, and Talia x Tadeo.
Entry was free for all, with some guests pre-registering for tickets while others joined the crowd as they were walking by. With no security or COVID regulations, people flowed through the square with vibrant costumes, stilts, and glowing juggling pins and whips. The event even had a $1,500 cash prize for the best costume.
Andrew Moore, a.k.a. Kryoman, is the entertainment director for the festival as well as a headlining act and worked closely with Ted Farnsworth, co-founder of Zash Media and Syracuse native, to put on the festival.
“It is a feel good, giving back concert, bringing electronic music from all over the world with international acts, Burning Man installations, and Cirque du Soleil performers,” Moore said. “It’s something cool that Syracuse has never seen before all in one place.”
Moore said the concert was also about giving back to the city and that Zash Media also donated $25,000 to Redhouse Arts Center to continue to support the arts in the area.
