Lightning in a Bottle 2025 delivered exactly what it promised: magic, music, and moments that made us forget time entirely. From sunrise sets to unexpected sky shows, here are five standout memories that still have us buzzing.
1. Subjohnics: The Sonic Séance
We begged for it and The DoLab delivered! Subjohnics took us there. Equal parts hypnotic and heavy, their Sunday night set at the Stacks stage felt like a full-body cleanse.
Photo Credit / Do LaB / Ivan Meneses
2. Jade Cicada’s Mind-Melting Return
Jade Cicada returned to LIB with a vengeance. His set was a masterclass in sound design, spiraling between glitch-hop, neuro bass, and something totally unnameable. Visuals pulsed in time with every squelch and snare, and the whole Lightning stage felt like it was bending around us. This wasn’t just a show—it was a shared hallucination.
3. The Woogie: Still the Heartbeat of LIB
There’s just something about the Woogie. Maybe it’s the tree-dappled light, the flowy fits, the way house and techno blend with the laughter of new friends—but dancing at the Woogie feels like coming home. Whether you were two-stepping to Monolink or stretching your soul during a golden hour groove sesh, the energy there was unmatched: grounded, open, and joyful.
Photo Credit / Do LaB / Julien Bajsel
4. The Sky Show Nobody Expected
Saturday night, on our trek back to camp everyone started to “ooh and aah” at what seemed to be the wildest shooting star we had ever seen. A long, glowing streak moved silently across the sky—an almost too-perfect shooting star. Except it wasn’t a star at all: it was the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship, returning from the International Space Station and visible across SoCal. For a few surreal minutes, thousands of us stood under the same sky, mouths open, watching it blaze a slow arc overhead. Total core memory.
5. Brownies & Lemonade Takeover: Controlled Chaos at Thunder
The Brownies & Lemonade crew brought a full-blown riot to the Thunder stage (ahem, Whethan!) Their takeover was high-energy, high-impact, and totally unhinged in the best way. Surprise B2Bs, unreleased edits, champagne showers—it felt like the internet exploded and somehow manifested in front of us. If you weren’t jumping, you were probably getting sprayed by someone who was.
2026 passes go on sale this Friday, June 6th!
Lightning in a Bottle 2025 delivered exactly what it promised: magic, music, and moments that made us forget time entirely. From sunrise sets to unexpected sky shows, here are five standout memories that still have us buzzing.
1. Subjohnics: The Sonic Séance
We begged for it and The DoLab delivered! Subjohnics took us there. Equal parts hypnotic and heavy, their Sunday night set at the Stacks stage felt like a full-body cleanse.
Photo Credit / Do LaB / Ivan Meneses
2. Jade Cicada’s Mind-Melting Return
Jade Cicada returned to LIB with a vengeance. His set was a masterclass in sound design, spiraling between glitch-hop, neuro bass, and something totally unnameable. Visuals pulsed in time with every squelch and snare, and the whole Lightning stage felt like it was bending around us. This wasn’t just a show—it was a shared hallucination.
3. The Woogie: Still the Heartbeat of LIB
There’s just something about the Woogie. Maybe it’s the tree-dappled light, the flowy fits, the way house and techno blend with the laughter of new friends—but dancing at the Woogie feels like coming home. Whether you were two-stepping to Monolink or stretching your soul during a golden hour groove sesh, the energy there was unmatched: grounded, open, and joyful.
Photo Credit / Do LaB / Julien Bajsel
4. The Sky Show Nobody Expected
Saturday night, on our trek back to camp everyone started to “ooh and aah” at what seemed to be the wildest shooting star we had ever seen. A long, glowing streak moved silently across the sky—an almost too-perfect shooting star. Except it wasn’t a star at all: it was the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship, returning from the International Space Station and visible across SoCal. For a few surreal minutes, thousands of us stood under the same sky, mouths open, watching it blaze a slow arc overhead. Total core memory.
5. Brownies & Lemonade Takeover: Controlled Chaos at Thunder
The Brownies & Lemonade crew brought a full-blown riot to the Thunder stage (ahem, Whethan!) Their takeover was high-energy, high-impact, and totally unhinged in the best way. Surprise B2Bs, unreleased edits, champagne showers—it felt like the internet exploded and somehow manifested in front of us. If you weren’t jumping, you were probably getting sprayed by someone who was.
2026 passes go on sale this Friday, June 6th!
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