SoCal's beloved Lightning in a Bottle festival returned this past weekend (May 21-24) with a major lineup. See exclusive photos from the fest.

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SoCal’s beloved Lightning in a Bottle festival returned this past weekend (May 21-24), with its 23rd edition thrown in the event’s characteristically loose and groovy style.

Drawing roughly 25,000 people to the Lake Buena Vista Recreation Area near Bakersfield, Calif., the sold-out camping festival featured one of the highest-profile lineups in its history, with headliners Mau P, Sara Landry, Empire of the Sun, Zeds Dead, Chase & Status and Barry Can’t Swim all pulling up to play in addition to a swath of other acts across dubstep, drum & bass, house and beyond. LiB, as it’s called by its regulars also hosted nightly stage takeovers by venerable L.A.…