Phantom Music Festival returns to Kansas City this weekend

After debuting with a stellar lineup that welcomed more than 3,500 attendees in its first year, Phantom Music Festival is back in Kansas City this weekend with an expanded vision and even more artists.

This year, the cannabis industry is even more involved.

Phantom Music Festival is the flagship event of Phantom Productions, a growing entertainment brand that works across multiple states and venues to organize events and elevate local talent. Founded on community-driven ideals and artistic inclusivity, Phantom has continued to push boundaries by creating one of Missouri’s most immersive and cannabis-inclusive music festival experiences to date.

“Because it worked out to get so many cannabis companies involved the first year, which was last year, we had like Fresh Karma and Illicit and Greenlight and a bunch of people participate and it went really well,” said Molly Kopczynski, who helps lead promotional efforts for Phantom and works in the industry for Multi State Operator, Greenlight. “So this year it worked out to get even more involved.”

The 2025 festival features partnerships with cannabis brands and businesses including SWADE, Sinse, STIIIZY, Key, and From the Earth.

In collaboration with SWADE, Phantom Music Festival will include an on-site order drop point, following a model similar to the one SWADE has used at events in St. louis in the past.

“This is just going to be like a really cool opportunity to prove that cannabis is a safe way to have fun,” Kopczynski said. “And it’s legal now, so we may as well do it the legal way.”

Phantom Music Festival organizers are working directly with the city to ensure proper separation between cannabis consumption and alcohol sales, following Missouri’s event compliance guidelines. Guests can expect wristbands and ID checks, and a designated area for consumption.

“We want this to continue to normalize the consumption of cannabis,” Kopczynski said. “It doesn’t always have to be like an uninhibited time at festivals. It can just be a nice time.”

Kopczynski and Daoud Bourvic, a Kansas City-based DJ who performs as KRKN and one of the driving forces behind Phantom’s expansion, both emphasized that education, access, and safety are key priorities.

“One of the biggest things is that you go to a festival and just as a consumer having fun, and all of a sudden it’s like, man, I really want to smoke a joint,” Bourvic said. “You start going up to random people and you start asking around and stuff and you don’t know who does what to what. You’ve got a safety option now. It’s coming directly from a medical source and they take care of you.”

In addition to cannabis, the event has secured sponsors like Beatbox for alcohol and refreshments, but Bourvic and Kopczynski noted that consumer habits are shifting. As cannabis becomes more mainstream, some festivalgoers are looking for alternatives to alcohol, and Phantom aims to reflect that shift by creating a space where both types of consumption can coexist responsibly.

   

This year’s lineup is headlined by Seven Lions, an internationally acclaimed producer known for his melodic dubstep sound. In addition to the main stage, Phantom Music Festival will include multiple stages and genre-based zones. The festival also features a silent disco stage showcasing local artists and regional talent.

“We’re going to have house and we’re going to have heavy dubstep, we’re going to have trap, we’re going to have melodic, we’re going to have DMV—all of it going on all at once,” Kopczynski said.

To support the local music scene, Phantom provides a platform for up-and-coming artists, and Bourvic was quick to highlight some of his favorite local names like SonicLight, Stonegood, PROTOKAL, Sleeper, and ETRNL.

This year’s theme is “Wasteland,” an aesthetic inspired by post-apocalyptic vibes reminiscent of Mad Max or Fallout. Organizers say they encourage attendees to dress for the theme, and have built out promotional assets and immersive production elements to match.

“We kind of tried to do a Mad Max thing last year,” Bourvic said. “But this year we’re fully going in.”

Beyond Phantom Music Festival, the group is expanding its reach to other states including Georgia, Texas, and Illinois, with recent events in St. Louis, Atlanta, Wichita, and Houston. With an ambitious five-to-10-year goal of launching festivals nationwide, Phantom is building more than a local legacy—they’re building a national footprint from the ground up.

“We want to bring it all in-house so that we can continue to grow,” Bourvic said, noting Phantom’s internal systems now include a ticketing platform, a talent buying company, artist management, and the production company itself.

While cannabis is increasingly destigmatized, inclusion and representation like the partnerships of Missouri brands with Phantom help to normalize cannabis, both in Missouri and throughout the country.

Events like Phantom Music Festival highlight how cannabis and culture continue to intersect and why responsible partnerships and education matter.

“I think it’s a huge door of opportunity for education for those who maybe don’t quite trust the stores quite yet,” Kopczynski said. “Or maybe it’s in their perception easier to go elsewhere still. And that’s totally cool. But I think it’s a really cool way to just ensure access.”

To learn more about Phantom Music Festival or to buy tickets visit www.phantompresents.com.