Lost Lands Faces Backlash for “Evil” Stage Design and Decorations

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Attendees claim Lost Lands stages intentionally included occult symbolism in new stage design.

Lost Lands Festival wrapped its sixth year and many are hailing it as the most successful edition to date. Dubbed the “Superbowl of Dubstep,” Excision’s event brings hundreds of artists to Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio to showcase their most jaw-dropping beats.

Aside from the allure of a bass music haven, the Lost Lands is known for its larger-than-life dinosaur sculptures around the festival grounds. This year featured four stages: The Prehistoric Stage, Wompy Woods, Subsidia Stage, and the Forest Stage.

One of the Exron Music team’s favorite Lost Lands camping accessories is an inflatable couch. These light-up solar mushroom decorations will also make your campsite more homey for the weekend.

While the festival’s stages undergo a transformation each year, the main stage at this year’s edition stood out as the most unique yet. In the past, the stage would be a variation of massive LED screens but this year’s design included outlines of two massive pterodactyls fitting right in with the festival’s prehistoric theme. However, not all festival-goers were equally impressed by the stage design.

This LED dinosaur light is the perfect buddy to bring with you to Lost Lands next year. You can also string these dinosaur lights on the outside of your tent or along your canopy for more decoration.

Following the festival’s conclusion, people turned to social media to express their distaste with what they perceived as the inclusion of an “all-seeing eye” in the stage’s design. Some comments even went as far as calling it “evil,” as if they thought they were being spied on or manipulated.

One X user wrote, “The stage design is literally the Freemason symbol. She has a point. It’s not about conservatism or liberalism, it’s good vs evil.” While these comments stirred some controversy, these conspiracy theorists were met with an equal amount of critics who argued just how preposterous the idea is. Another person clapped back and said, “It’s just ART… it’s not even that deep.”

Some see it as a source of subliminal messaging or even brainwashing, while others perceive it simply as an element of artistic design. While the interpretation of symbolism can vary from person to person, suggesting that the intention behind the Lost Lands stage design was malicious is up for discussion.

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Jaci Soukhathivong

An Atlanta gal chasing her love for electronic dance music. I’ve been with Exron since 2018 and have the privilege of contributing to the culture alongside other badass women whom I now call my friends. My introduction to the scene was first influenced by trap music, but my discography has since expanded to touch a bit of everything. Some of my favorite artists are Zeds Dead, Cloonee, Nghtmre, Flume, Infekt, Sosa, Bleu Clair, Subtronics, but the list goes on forever.

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