By: Anand Harsh

In a surprise move, Madison House Presents and Insomniac have dropped the initial lineups for Weekend 1 and 2 of Electric Forest with some heavy-hitters in tow. For the first time in its seven year history, Electric Forest is expanding to two weekends, June 22-25 and June 29-July 2 at Double JJ Ranch & Resort in Rothbury, Michigan.

Festival hosts The String Cheese Incident will play 7 sets over the course of the two weekends, with acts like Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Lotus, and Claude VonStroke signing on for both incarnations of the festival. Others like Odesza, DJ Snake, and Above & Beyond will perform at either the first or second weekend.

Loyalty program members, which will include past ticketholders to Electric Forest, will have access to tickets beginning November 29th. Fans can visit www.electricforestfestival.com for more information and to learn about all the plug-in programs occurring over the two-week event.