Friday, December 30th and Saturday, December 31st, RUSKO invades Chicago for his first New Years Eve run! Tickets are still available for BOTH nights, but the Christmas spirit hit us hard this year, and we want to give you something special!

After selling out the Congress Theater and playing the second annual North Coast Music Festival , RUSKO returns to Chicago to bring in the New Year with style.

React Presents and Exact Events have teamed up once again because we want YOU to bring in the New Year with RUSKO! We’ll be choosing a select number of winners for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, so if you like taking risks, enter below by registering with Exact Events and leaving a comment below, telling us why you deserve to go to Rusko more than anyone else. The first place winners will be walking out with one autographed copy of Rusko’s OMG!, a pair of VIP tickets for you and a friend to the New Years Eve show, a Rusko T-shirt for you and a friend, and one Rusko “Wake the F**k Up” Hoodie!

If you’re not one for risks, head to Clubtix.com/rusko to purchase tickets in advance. They’re moving quickly, so we’d highly recommend getting them as soon as possible.

1st Place: One AUTOGRAPHED copy of Rusko’s OMG!, a pair of VIP tickets to the NYE show (12/31), Rusko T-shirt for you and a friend, and One Rusko Hoodie.

2nd Place: Rusko T-shirt, pair of tickets to the show on December 30th, and One Rusko Hoodie.

3rd Place: Rusko T-shirt and a pair of tickets to the show on December 30th.

Again, to enter the contest, register with Exact Events here and leave a comment telling us why you deserve to go to Rusko more than anyone else below!

You can also head over to RUSKO’s website for a chance to win too!

Good luck! And don’t miss out on the hottest party of the year!

Porter Robinson is on FIRE! After crashing the Beatport servers with the release of his brand new EP, Spitfire (released on Skrillex’s Owsla label), Porter Robinson just sold out the Logan Square Auditorium! That’s right, no more tickets will be released. But our friends over at React Presents hooked Exact Events up just for you!

Two lucky winners and their friends will be selected to an exclusive Meet & Greet with Porter Robinson before the show! He’ll sign autographs, take pictures, and answer any of your questions! Plus, we want to give you tickets to the show! All you have to do is register with Exact Events, leave a comment below, and you’re entered to win! Select second place winners will receive tickets to the show!

The winners will be contacted via email on Thursday, November 18th, at Noon.

For a taste of what’s going to happen at Logan Square Auditorium, check out Robinson’s brand new EP Spitfire below:

Spitfire by Porter Robinson

WIN TICKETS to the SOLD OUT SKRILLEX SHOWs on November 11th and 12th! The almighty SKRILLEX returns to The Congress Theater for his MOTHERSHIP TOUR including sets from 12th Planet, Two Fresh, Dada Life, Dillion Francis, Nadastrom and more!

Tickets are SOLD OUT and the only way you can get them are through ExactEvents.com. To do this you have to register here and just write a comment below.

The maker of tracks like Scary Monsters and Nice Spirits, Kill Everybody, All I Ask Of You and the monster remix of Benny Benassi’s Cinema returns to The Congress Theater November 11th and 12th for the Mothership tour.

All you need to do to sign up is register for ExactEvents.com here and just write a comment below!

Good luck!

We are giving away FREE tickets to see AVICII at the Congress Theater! All you need to do is make a post on this page to win! Winners will be announced day of show via email!

To enter to win the contest, register with Exact Events here and head over to the contest page and make a post.

Exact Events reached out to Avicii and he shot this exclusive mix here just for you. Listen below or head on over to our friends at React Presents Soundcloud page. You can find the tracklist and multiple videos from Avicii’s last performances in Chicago.

CHECK OUT AVICII EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR EXACTEVENTS.COM

Avicii Aftermath – 2011 by React_Presents

The man behind “Bromance,” “Levels,” and “My Feelings for You” teamed up with Exact Events for an exclusive contest for our readers and his fans. We’re giving away autographed Avicii concert posters, tickets to the Congress Theater, LE7ELS baseball hats, and Avicii Penguin USB Sticks (with exclusive photos, previews, tracks, mixes, and more).

1st Place: SIGNED Avicii Concert Poster, Pair of Tickets, LE7ELS Hat, & Penguin USB Stick
2nd Place: Pair of Tickets, LE7ELS Hat, & Penguin USB Stick
3rd Place: LE7ELS Hat & Penguin USB Stick

To enter to win the contest, register with Exact Events here and head over to the contest page and make a post.

We’ll announce the winners on Friday, September 30th. Good luck!

EXACTEVENTS.COM & SILVER WRAPPER is GIVING AWAY 1 PAIR of FREE TICKETS to the SOLD OUT SHOW!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENTER A POST ON THIS PAGE TO BE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED TO WIN!

Pretty Lights is the musical vision of the ultra-versatile Colorado based producer Derek Vincent Smith, accompanied in the live setting by drummer, Cory Eberhard. Together these two achieve a raw energy rarely reached in the realm of electronic music. At a time when music lovers from almost all subcultures, and genres are finding common ground in the basic form of bangin’ beats, Pretty Lights is giving the people what they want; electro organic cutting-edge party rocking beats that fill venues with energy and emotion, and send dance floors into frenzies. What makes Pretty Lights truly different tho, is that these beats have serious soul. Derek’s latest album, “Filling Up The City Skies” is a two disc, 26 track journey through past, present, and future. He juxtaposes collages of beautiful vintage samples against backdrops of futuristic synthesis and dirty broken beats, creating a sound that can snap your neck while simultaneously shedding your tears. The album has been downloaded over 30,000 times from the Pretty Lights website in the short 3 months since its release, proving that the PL sound is not only getting around, it’s spreading like a virus.

ENTER TO WIN 2 FREE TICKETS TO SEE DEADMAU5 & GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY!

JUST MAKE A POST ON THIS PAGE AND YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED TO WIN!

In the recent years that Deadmau5 emerged in the electronic music world, he’s gone on to make his way quickly and impressively to the top as one of the industry’s most recognized and successful DJ’s. In 2008 he released his debut album Random Album Title through Ultra Records which featured the hit single “I Remember” with Kaskade. He went on to become Beatport’s best selling artist that year through the sales of his various singles and was also awarded “Best Progressive House Artist” and “Best Electro Artist” by the site both in 2008 and 2009. This year he was just voted #6 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJ awards (preceded by top world DJ’s like Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, and Paul Van Dyk). He’s also released his current compilation For Lack of a Better Name which features the single “Ghosts N Stuff” with Robert Swire of Pendulum.

A self-professed technological “whizz kid”, Deadmau5 takes his tech-saavy background and translates it into a full audio and visual experience in his live performances. He’s currently set out on a worldwide “For Lack of a Better Name Tour” in support of his recent release. His live performances are known to feature his signature mouse head costume as well as full visual video and lighting effects to enhance the audio experience his DJ sets provide to fans. He’ll be returning to Chicago along his world tour on Friday, November 20 at the Congress Theater. Check out the video for the single “Ghosts N Stuff” featuring Robert Swire and photos from recent shows on Deadmau5′ official myspace page.

It’s been a busy year for Pee Thug and Dave 1, the best friends who make up Chromeo. They released their recent electrofunk single “Night By Night”, a cover of The Eagles “I Can’t Tell You Why” and a 2009 DJ-Kicks compilation for the !K7 Records series.  The DJ-Kicks mix (the first since Booka Shade’s 2007 compilation)    features a selection of tracks ranging from artists like Kano and The Alan Parsons Project to Lifelike.  The compilation stays true to the 80s disco pop sound that helped influence the sexy retro style of their first two albums She’s Lost Control and Fancy Footwork.  They’re currently on tour in support of the release and will be making their stop in Chicago this Friday night.

Joining Chromeo on the bill are fellow Canadians Crystal Castles (who got their name from the 1980s She-Ra cartoon).  Crystal Castles are producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass (who topped NME’s “2008 Cool List”). After a few of their lo-fi electro punk singles hit the music blog scene to much hype, Crystal Castles went on to release their 2008 self titled debut to positive reviews.  The release was followed by heavy touring through the festival circuit as well as international headlining tours, and a high energy performance from Glass and crew at this summer’s Lollapalooza.

Kicking off the night will be Boys Noize who’s currently touring in support of his new full-length album Power featuring his signature electrotech sound.  If his recently aired BBC Essential Mix (packed with Classic House and Techno heavyhitters) is any indication of what to expect, he should have no problem getting the dance party started right.

We’re giving away 1 free pair of tickets to this show so to enter just leave a comment below and you’ll be automatically entered to win.  The winner will be selected this Friday, October 30th at 12:00pm.  Good luck!!!**

**This contest is now over.  Congratulations to ExactEvents.com member Amanda L. who won 1 free pair of tickets to tonight’s sold out Freaky Deaky show!  Keep checking back to the site for more giveaways to upcoming events and thanks for entering!

Check out the full studio album Kaleidoscope featuring tracks with Tegan & Sara, Calvin Harris and Nelly Furtado and the video for the first single “I Will Be Here” with Sneaky Sound System online at myspace.com/tiesto.  Also, be sure to keep checking back to ExactEvents.com for more announcements and giveaways for upcoming events brought to you by React Presents!

Details for the contest are as follows:

To enter this contest, just comment on this post and you will automatically be entered to win! The 2 best posts will be selected on Friday, October 30th 2009 at 4pm! Be creative and Good luck!**

**This contest is now over.  Congratulations to ExactEvents.com members Trish and Andrew C. who each won 1 free pair of tickets to tomorrow’s sold out show with Tiesto!  Keep checking back to the site for more giveaways to upcoming events and thanks for entering!