So, one thing I noticed at my first EDC was that around 10pm (and even later most nights) there were still people pouring into the venue like the gates had just opened. I understand there were an average of 133,000 people there each night, and with 5 or 6 entrances and even fewer roads it takes times and traffic backs up quickly, however the idea that people would pay so much, and miss out on some of the best sets was mind boggling to me.

Personally, I arrived at the speedway ~5:45-6:15 each day and was standing in line when they opened the gates. (To be fair, I left each day around 3:30-4:30 just to avoid traffic except the last day). I felt like some of the best sets of the weekend were started in the early hours. My personal favorites: Don Diablo, Makj, Michael Calfan, Mercer, Tommy Trash, KDrew, The Magician, etc. Here's a link to the google spreadsheet with daily lineups if you wish to see who you did or didn't miss leaving early or coming late. (Or just want to get another case of PFD).

Heck, I didn't even get to see all the people I listed above. I had conflicts during the opening hour some days, haha.

I guess my question is this. What caused you to arrive past 10pm? Bad planning? Overruled by the rest of your crew? Pool parties? Stay till sunrise the night before? Veteran who is more concerned with the EDC experience as a whole, and not necessarily the sets? (This was my first, I wanted to see a lottttttt of people).