Good news for electronic music fans - the Detroit Electronic Music Festival is scheduled to return to the city's riverfront Memorial Day weekend.

Although the fate of the music festival has been undetermined since May, Pop Culture Media and a rival group led by techno pioneer Derrick May have presented plans to Detroit city officials.

The large crowd of more than a million is expected to return this year.

"I'm glad they do it," chemistry junior Michelle Johnson said. "It respects techno music as a forum."

Communication senior Max Miller had only a few complaints about his trip two years ago to DEMF.

"I wish I would have been closer," he said. "And they shouldn't have fired Carl Craig."

Craig, co-creator of DEMF, was terminated from his position as creative director by Pop Culture Media when he failed to provide several signed performer contracts on deadline.

Despite the negative publicity and rumors of drug use surrounding Craig's termination, fans are positive about the effects the festival has on the city.

"It helps the economy of Detroit," Johnson said. "No matter what they say about drug use."

Katrina Davis has gone all three years of the music festival.

"It's fun every year that I go. It's a blast. It's like a nonstop party for three days."

Lansing has its own music festival, the Electronic Sound and Image Festival held in September. The Lansing festival is a spin-off of DEMF.

"Lansing is not as fun. The small space ruined it," Davis said.

The festival is held in Lansing's Old Town on Sept. 21.

Detroit has paid Pop Culture Media $338,000 annually to produce the festival, expecting to make the money back through concessions and corporate sponsors at the festival.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.