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Metro Police officers keep an watchful eye from the media center during the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday morning June 25, 2011.
By Aida Ahmed 
Saturday, June 25, 2011 | 11:51 a.m.
Electric Daisy Carnival
- Counterfeit wristband operation found at EDC (6-25-2011)
- Electric Daisy Carnival looks right at home in Las Vegas on Night 1 (6-25-2011)
- EDC Day 1 photos: Manufactured Superstars, Wolfgang Gartner, Richie Hawtin, Tiesto (6-25-2011)
- Celebrating freedom through the fantastic at Electric Daisy Carnival (6-25-2011)
- ‘So far, so good’ at Electric Daisy Carnival, Metro Police say (6-24-2011)
Las Vegas Weekly coverage
Beyond the Sun
Day one of the Electric Daisy Carnival is behind us and it seems to have been a success.
Despite fears that the event may turn deadly — as it has in Dallas and Los Angeles — Metro Police statistics released this morning show that among Friday’s 75,000 partiers, there were no reported fatalities and only a dozen drug arrests. Medics treated more than 300 people and took a few to area hospitals.
Here’s the full list of citations:
• 6 misdemeanor arrests
• 14 felony arrests, 12 of which were drug-related
• 1 DUI alcohol arrest
• 1 traffic accident
• 142 medical calls per the MedicWest Ambulance Service
• 300 people treated by medics
• 5 people transported to area hospitals
• 31 ejections from the event
With general admission tickets sold out for tonight, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is sure to be packed with people and possibly some trouble. Check back with us for more updates on the carnival.
Mean while on the walkway between the MGM and the New York New York one man lay dead and another lay bleeding. On U.S. 95 just north of Tropicana Ave, a woman was killed in a hit and run. And at 870 N. Rainbow Blvd. a Las Vegas resident was the victim of gunfire (luckily he survived). But them kids and their hippity hoppity music, well they are a scourge on the Valley. We better keep an eye on them.
A terrific view of the next generation of voters. Thankfully they represent a tiny fraction of our youth and not the worst ones.
Using synthetic chemical compounds to create an altered consciousness while listening to distorted noise under irritating lighting in a carnival atmosphere may not be my idea of a good time but it could be worse.
They could be in Afghanistan enforcing a foreign policy created largely by political partisans with little relevant experience and no idea what they're doing in an attempt to position themselves for the next election cycle while reading about DOD and congressional plans to reduce pay and benefits; topped off by economic stewardship so selfish and inept that it threatens to completely collapse the economy and destroy the western way of life, forever.
Maybe a rave isn't so bad after all.
Good point BGHS.
12 felony drug arrests? No wonder the jails are overbuilt and overcrowded. EDC should be a DRUG FREEZONE.
How many arrests are there per 75,000 New Year's Eve revelers in Las Vegas?
Legalize everything.
LOL....this is nothing. Tell me if you put 75,000 old men in one place you would have more arrests. These are just people having a good time. I hope they come back year after year
Too bad the Rio cant make their carnival nights THIS exciting.
They are disrespectful little punks! They scream at our hotel employees. They demand service like they are something special. They have been spotted throwing objects at cars stuck in the traffic they have created. It's a bad weekend to be out on our Strip. Our local citizens shouldnt have to put up with this! Where is the support for our town? Next time have it further out in the desert and let them camp there. They can tear themselves up and not bother anyone.
If only their parents knew.