Echostage

{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2017 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2017}}

Echostage is a music venue located in the Langdon neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Opened in 2012, the hybrid nightclub and concert hall has over 30,000 square feet of space with a maximum capacity of 3,000 guests.{{cite web|url= https://djmag.com/top-100-clubs/poll-clubs-2019-echostage |title=Poll Clubs 2019:ECHOSTAGE|publisher=DJ Mag}}{{cite news|title=Echostage EDM club to open in D.C.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/echostage-edm-club-to-open-in-dc/2012/08/21/1678a342-ebb2-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Chris|last=Richards |date=August 22, 2012}} Upon opening, it was the largest nightlife concert venue in D.C. (a distinction it held until The Anthem opened in 2017).{{cite web|url=https://www.stubhub.com/echo-stage-tickets/venue/213247/|title=Echostage|publisher=StubHub!}} The club is a venue for EDM and other dance music with performances by bands, singers, and DJs, including Tiësto, Avicii, Subtronics, Calvin Harris, Sexyy Red, Hardwell, David Guetta, and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.echostage.com/about/|title=About|date=27 August 2012|publisher=Club Glow}} Echostage also hosts events for local law enforcement.

Events are managed by Club Glow, which subsequently opened Soundcheck in 2015, a smaller EDM venue located Downtown.{{cite news|title=Soundcheck, a New Downtown EDM Venue from Echostage's Owners, Opens Tonight|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/13082204/soundcheck-a-new-downtown-edm-venue-from-echostages-owners-opens-tonight | work=Washington City Paper | first=Caroline|last=Jones|date=August 12, 2015}} The electronic music event promotion company Insomniac acquired Echostage in 2020, along with Club Glow and sister club Soundcheck.

The venue was voted the number one club in the world in the 2021 DJ Magazine reader's poll, having been annually ranked in the poll's top ten since 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2021|title = Top 100 Clubs 2021}}

Recognition

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Year

! Position

! Notes

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2013

| 38

| New Entry

| {{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2013 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2013}}

2014

| 19

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2014 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2014}}

2015

| 18

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2015 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2015}}

2016

| 13

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2016 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2016}}

2017

| 8

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2017 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2017}}

2018

| 4

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2018 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2018}}

2019

| {{won|place=2}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web |title=Top 100 Clubs 2019 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2019}}

2020

| {{won|place=3}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs?field_year_value=2020|title=Top 100 Clubs 2020}}

2021

| {{won|place=1}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web|title=Poll Clubs 2021: Echostage|url=https://djmag.com/top-100-clubs/poll-clubs-2021-echostage|access-date=2021-08-27|website=DJMag.com}}

2022

| {{won|place=2}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{Cite web |title=Echostage {{!}} Top 100 Clubs 2022 |url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs/2022/2/Echostage |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=DJMag.com |language=en}}

2023

| 4

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web|title=Poll Clubs 2023: Echostage|url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs/2023|access-date=2025-05-17|website=DJMag.com}}

2024

| {{won|place=3}}

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web|title=Poll Clubs 2024: Echostage|url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs/2024|access-date=2025-05-17|website=DJMag.com}}

2025

|5

| {{N/A}}

| {{Cite web|title=Poll Clubs 2025: Echostage|url=https://djmag.com/top100clubs/2025|access-date=2025-05-17|website=DJMag.com}}

References