[2] The spark of the idea came from Philip Blaine and Jeremy Stein, on the side of the stage, during Crystal Method at Rothbury.
Following the addition of the Kyle Hollingsworth Band to the lineup, all six members of The String Cheese Incident were present in separate bands: Bill Nershi played with the Emmitt Nershi Band, EOTO is composed of Jason Hann and Michael Travis, Keith Moseley played in the WMDs who accompanied Keller Williams, and Michael Kang played with Panjea.
Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart, of Grateful Dead fame, also performed in their respective bands.
A second hearing was necessary to determine if the lease was valid, because part of the land used by the festival was on a sheriff's deed and needed to be purchased by the trustee.
[3] Before the official lineup was released, there were rumors of artists such as Phish and Tom Petty performing,[9] but this never occurred.
According to an announcement made on Rothbury's official website on January 22, the festival would be "on hiatus" in 2010, but was expected to return in 2011.
[11] The lineup included[12] Electric Forest Festival returned to Rothbury from June 28 to July 1.
[14] The initial lineup, announced on February 5, included:[15] Electric Forest Festival was held on June 26–29, and sold out for the first time.
The lineup for 2019 included:[22] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the spring of 2020, Electric Forest considered rescheduling the event[23] for September 2020.
The Rothbury Village Council voted to reject the proposed postponement,[24] leading to the complete cancellation of Electric Forest 2020, which would instead return in the summer of 2022.