High Ground Music & Arts Experience will commence on October 2nd at the Levitt Pavilion, inviting Revelers to join them in the first-ever EDM festival in this natural grassy amphitheater with stunning views. The festival is focused on live performance and features an array of international and local artists, including Snakehips, Haywyre, Louis Futon, pluko, Bass Physics, and Lucy Daydream. In addition to the musical performances, the festival will feature activations and installations centered around Colorado’s essence, culture, and art. Learn more about the inaugural festival: www.highgroundfest.com

Created by Noah Levinson, High Ground Music & Arts Experience is a culmination of his experience in the music industry and his love for melodic and vibe-worthy EDM. A graduate of NYU Clive Davis Institute of Record Music, Levinson worked as the Concert and Festival Associate at Insomniac Events while founding his own company, Levitate Events. Levinson’s business partner, Jobi, is a veteran attorney, mediator, arbitrator, a Grateful Dead fan, and Noah’s mother. Noah invited Jobi into his business. The mother-son team joined forces to turn Noah’s vision of an outdoor melodic EDM festival into a reality, co-producing High Ground Music & Arts Experience together.

The inaugural High Ground Music & Arts Experience took place this past Saturday for a sold-out crowd just outside of Denver in the grassy amphitheater of Levitt Pavilion. Revelers enjoyed the natural beauty of the Colorado outdoors as they took part in the first-ever festival of its kind. Two stages of live chill electronic music were surrounded by the breathtaking Colorado landscape highlighted by art installations and vendors from across the Mile High City.
 
Chet Porter energized the crowd with his set on the High Ground Stage, with Haywyre, Louis Futon, and headliners Snakehips and Kasbo rounding out the lineup with their live performances. In addition, the Levitate Stage featured an eclectic mix of local and international artists, such as w/out, Musa, LYFTD, and Łaszewo. Denver fan-favorites Big Gigantic and Griz made appearances during the festival, enjoying the chill electronic music artists in the unique outdoor setting.

A sampling of Denver’s finest craft beverages and food was a highlight of the festival, with Revelers praising the High Ground Fest cocktail (Deep Eddy’s Vodka and Watermelon Redbull), as well as the many vegan dining options available. Sauvage Food Truck, a New Orleans-style Cajun food truck, was a hit among the crowd thanks to the unconventional vegan and vegetarian food they offered. In addition, local visual artists provided entertainment and breathtaking creations, from a custom mural created by CUSKO, mesmerizing installations from Photonic Bliss and Dank Art, and live painting from BILD (Jason Smith).

For event creator and founder of Levitate Events Noah Levinson, High Ground Fest lies close to his heart. He shares that he’s “poured my heart and soul into High Ground, and I couldn’t have asked for a better inaugural experience. Every artist on both stages performed incredible sets, complemented with the cloudless weather and unreal art throughout the festival. The energy that covered the venue was magical. I’m so proud of our team for creating something profound and impactful, and I can’t wait to do it all again next year!”

Business partner and co-founder Jobi Halper adds that the “inspiration for High Ground was ‘The Most Beautiful Music Festival’—a chill, vibey place to love melodic, live, and mixed EDM music while people exploring art, creativity, community, and the gorgeous backdrop of Denver in October. We think Revelers experienced all of that and more.” She claims that the most common thing they heard from the attendees at High Ground was, “I’ve been waiting for a festival like this my entire life.”

Levitate Events’ High Ground Music & Arts Experience returns for its second year with an even more immersive offering of art, music, and nature that celebrates the beauty of Colorado outdoors. Following the success of the 18+ festival’s sold-out debut last year at Levitt Pavillion, High Ground Music & Arts Experience has expanded. 2022’s iteration of the independent festival will now take place over two days (September 10th - 11th) in its new home, Denver Polo Club.
 
The exciting expansions of the festival extend to the inclusive and genre-diverse lineup, featuring indie-electronic sounds from across the sonic spectrum. The first wave of the High Ground Music & Arts Experience lineup includes influential women like TOKiMONSTA, Elohim, and  Aluna (of AlunaGeorge), Maddy O'Neal, Dafna, Neoma, and many more. In addition, local legends such as Lucid Vision and Muzzy Bearr, along with rising stars Covex, What So Not, and NoMBe, are announced today, along with headliners Troyboi and Chromeo. Performing a rare DJ set, Chromeo is eager to take the stage this year—“Denver is definitely a home away from home for us. We’re psyched to DJ there again; we always have the best time.”
 
Voted by Westwood Magazine as “People’s Choice Best New Music Festival,” the community feels of High Ground Music & Arts Experience comes from the independent team Levitate Events, the brainchild of Noah Levinson and his business partner (and mother) Jobi Halper. The second year of High Ground Music & Arts Experience celebrates the unique experience that the independent festival offers. Following his graduation from NYU’s Clive Davis Institute and his time as a festival associate at Insomniac, Levinson became focused on his dream of a music festival that celebrates his love for the environment and chill electronic music. This manifested into the inaugural High Ground Music & Arts Experience. The event’s immediate success with festivalgoers allowed the Levitate Events team to grow and provide even greater creative possibilities.
 
“Our team has spent the better part of the past year re-envisioning what High Ground Festival is and what it can become,” said Co-Founder Noah Levinson. “Our 2nd annual experience this Fall marks a new era for the festival, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with the world!”
 
Tickets went go on sale today, Friday, June 10th at 10 AM MT, starting at $145 USD for General Admission and $220 for VIP Access. For more information, please go to highgroundfest.com.

Beloved indie electronic bands slenderbodies and Łaszewo are revealed to complete the full lineup of 2022’s High Ground Music & Arts Experience, presented by Levitate Events. They join an inclusive lineup set to perform at the diverse second year of the 18+ Colorado-based independent festival, which earned the acclaim of Westword Magazine as “People’s Choice Best New Music Festival” following its debut last year. Celebrating its new home of Denver Polo Club, just 15 miles south of Denver, the expanded lineup will perform at High Ground Music & Arts Experience over two days, with headliners Chromeo and Troyboi closing out September 10th and 11th.

IRL Art, the team behind the art experience at High Ground in 2021, will be returning to create a magical wonderland full of murals, live painters, installations, and light-based masterpieces to tie together the extraordinary experience. Two highlighted artists creating custom murals at the festival are AJ Davis and Dave Swartz— AJ Davis is a full-time muralist, sculptor, and jeweler based in Denver, CO. His works range from large-scale steel and stainless sculptures to marble carvings, precious metal castings, and murals throughout Colorado. Dave Swartz is a professional artist based in Denver, CO. He works with various water-based paints to create bright and energetic artwork with a humorous twist.

Tickets are currently on sale starting at $150 for the 2-day pass, and a VIP option is available starting at $225. Both passes promise access to the festival’s multitude of amenities, vendors, bars, art, and activations. VIP perks include VIP entry to High Ground, VIP merch lines, and Access to the VIP area (includes premium restrooms, front-of-stage main stage viewing areas, VIP full bar with drink specials, exclusive VIP lounge areas, and exclusive VIP activations and installations). For more information, please go to highgroundfest.com.