Bass music is truly changing the game right now, and I'd hate for you all to miss it. You know how Aphex Twin was once considered underground, and now his influence can be seen on nearly every electronic producer known to man? This scene, in my opinion, can have that same effect.
All these producers are taking things like funk, psychadelia, dubstep, glitch, etc. and mashing it into this crazy danceable shit. It's breaking music norms, and I think the scene is a sleeping giant. Ganja White Night and Space Jesus kind of broke into the mainstream scene a few years ago, but I think there's more to come.
Bassnectar's influence was dynamic, he was on early lineups but ascended to higher and higher on the billing and as he went up, the lineup changed to cater to his fans significantly. I'd argue it was the reason shit got out of control at ILCC and they shifted venues to Scranton.
Festival crowds in general changed, but the explosion in his popularity around 2010 coincided with the college bass scene outsizing the previous existing electronic scene. The money was probably too fucking crazy to turn down for the festival apparatus.
At the same time there were other festivals that kept more mixed styles present that didn't explode in population, so yeah.
I personally had my burner phone yanked from my pocket by bassnectar fans in 2015, so I'm not unbiased.
Overall used to really enjoy some of his mixes, especially when he'd showcase obscure dnb. That became less prominent over time.
Maybe I'm just grouchy, idk, but the constant overtly aggressive dubstep got old to me by 2012.
IDK, my first festival was in 2012, so maybe I can't relate.