BuddySOS for EDC Las Vegas
EDC Las Vegas attendees keep their group on one live GPS map with BuddySOS, and a one-tap SOS goes out free on iOS and Android.
Why a festival app for EDC Las Vegas?
EDC Las Vegas is the largest electronic dance music festival in North America. Three overnight sessions at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with 500,000+ attendees across the weekend. Nighttime visibility, massive crowds, and multi-stage layout make coordinating with your group hard. Put your group on one shared BuddySOS map instead of hoping everyone remembers the meeting spot.
EDC's footprint is the entire Las Vegas Motor Speedway infield plus multiple stages, art installations, and activations. Peak crowd density around kineticFIELD on the third night is extreme. Add in the late-night start (dusk to sunrise) and visibility challenges, and most groups lose someone at least once.
How BuddySOS helps at EDC Las Vegas
- One tap fires an SOS with your live location the second something goes wrong, and it keeps broadcasting after your screen locks, built for moments when holding the phone up to your face is itself a risk.
- Find your crew at kineticFIELD, circuitGROUNDS, neonGARDEN, or wherever you ended up, using live pins on a shared map.
- Battery Saver Mode helps the phone survive a full overnight session.
- The map stays private to your group and invisible to the other 500,000 people on-site.
Questions about BuddySOS at EDC Las Vegas
Does BuddySOS work overnight at EDC?
Yes. EDC Las Vegas runs from dusk to sunrise across three nights, and BuddySOS works the entire time. Battery Saver Mode helps stretch your phone across the long sessions.
Will my battery survive an EDC night?
BuddySOS has a Battery Saver Mode that adapts location polling to your movement so it does not hammer your battery while you are standing at a stage. The bigger battery drain at EDC is your screen, photos, and videos. Bring a small power bank for the overnight schedule.
Ready for EDC Las Vegas? Get the app.
Free on iOS and Android. Create your festival group, send the invite, be ready before you fly out.