Pretty Lights

From Gem & Jam and 4 Peaks is the brand new Cascade Equinox Festival, with Pretty Lights announced as the first headliner.

Tickets and camping passes for Cascade Equinox Festival are on sale now. Fans can be assured that the eclectic roster of artists – from jam to electronic and funk, to soul and bluegrass – will fit perfectly with the natural setting of the venue. Attendees can escape to this getaway with views of the beautiful Oregon scenery, including snow-capped mountains and forests, and enjoy the creek that runs through the festival grounds.

DJ/producer Pretty Lights brought a nearly five-year hiatus to an end with a tour announcement and a teaser featuring new music.

[show his support](https://thissongissick.com/post/pretty-lights-breaks-silence/) for the protests following the police murder of George Floyd, while later that year, he appeared during a [virtual Break Science concert](https://thissongissick.com/post/watch-pretty-lights-appear-during-break-science-show/). On Tuesday, April 4, he returned to social media to announce the Soundship Spacesystem Tour and share a new message with fans. Without any note or message, the artist wiped his social media accounts and effectively disappeared. It’s a new dawn and I can’t wait to see you all again shining bright. Pretty Lights has been more or less absent from the public scene since his last live show, which was back on Aug. “I feel recharged and more ready than ever to launch a new vision of PL music and live events.

It's been nearly five years since the iconic producer's last performance in the summer of 2018.

After five years of relative silence, DJ and producer Pretty Lights, also known as Derek Vincent Smith, has announced his return.

It’s a new dawn and I can’t wait to see you all again shining bright. “Thank you for all the positive energy while I took time to focus mine. After five years of relative silence, DJ and producer Pretty Lights, also known as Derek Vincent Smith, has announced his return.