Nicholas Tom died during the 2015 iteration of the event, from complications related to taking ecstasy. His father, Terry Tom, alleges that, at that year’s EDC, “medical services were scarce, medical tents were understaffed, volunteers had no medical experience, and there was insufficient access to water.” Tom is suing for wrongful death and negligence.
One of the world’s largest electronic music festivals, EDC pulls in as many as 400,000 attendees, who are often subjected to temperatures of over 110 degrees in the sweltering Vegas sun. Given the attendance and the heat, it’s not entirely surprising to learn that there have been a series of isolated deaths related to the festival, dating back to at least 2011, when it was forced to abandon a smaller festival in Dallas, Texas, after similar temperatures proved unsafe for attendees. Meanwhile, the British version of the festival, scheduled for next month, has been canceled in the wake of the most recent death.
