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Relive Neon Desert 2017

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Andres Martinez
The audience at NDMF 2017 during Baauer’s performance.
June 4, 2017

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Neon Desert Musical Festival 2017 saw over 40,000 attendees across two sold out days Memorial Day weekend. The lineup included Hardwell, Foster the People, J Balvin, Migos, Alesso, Logic, Nelly, Baauer, Khalid, and many more. The artists were spread out over four stages in the El Paso downtown area. This marked the festival’s seventh year, cumulatively having hosted over 170,000 attendees in its history.

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