From North Coast Music Festival North Coast. A festival full of flashing colorful strobe lights. Music that can be heard from the west side all the way to the north side of Chicago. Out of the many festivals in Chicago this one is one of the smaller ones because of the type of music. There aren't as many artists for the EDM scene as there are for other genres. The festival is held in Grant Park, which also hosts Pitchfork Music Festival, in the west side. This past year the festival had an estimated attendance of over 50,000 which is a significant increase from the prior years. The festival grounds aren't as large as Lollapalooza but they still have a variety of vendors and food/drinks stands. I haven't made my way to this festival yet because of the weird timing. This past year the date was set for September 1st through the 3rd. So usually the music festival is end of August or beginning or September, right when the school year starts which makes planning hard. From ...