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Joy Crookes, DON WEST, WAR, BexBlu, Charlotte Dowsson, Brother Wallace, and The Josh Barry Experience will play Cross the Tracks in Brixton next summer. The festival returns to Br…

Sankeys is returning to Manchester nine years after its last party in the city. The clubnight will take over a new 500-capacity venue in the city centre every Saturday from Februa…

WORSHIP and Sammy Virji will be the headliners for two Krankbrother parties in Finsbury Park next summer. There will also be a headline show with Adam Port + &Me. The WORSHIP …

The ambient, experimental, and electronic concert series Solstice Solidarity Synethsis returns to the Old Church in Stoke Newington on Wednesday, December 17th. Celebrate the Wint…

Android Jones, Ayla Schafer, Captain Hook, Chris Dyer, CloZee, Ida Engberg, Kenny Dope, Nick Warren, Playing For Change, Nightmares on Wax, Steven Blumenfeld, Tinna María Verret, …

Honey Dijon, Andy C, SICARIA, Joy Orbison, MJ Cole, Interplanetary Criminal, and Floating Points are among the first acts confirmed for Field Day 2026. The festival returns to sou…

Sónar's Barcelona event will evolve in 2026 with a single venue, and the first acts have been confirmed. From Thursday, June 18th to Saturday, June 20th, Sónar will take place…

City Splash returns to celebrate Caribbean and African culture in London's Brockwell Park on Monday, May 25th. Beres Hammond, Gyptian, and Jada Kingdom top the bill with Queen…

Interplanetary Criminal, Skream, Josh Baker, Max Dean, Eliza Rose, Gorgon City, Sarah Story, and sim0ne are among the first acts confirmed for Hideout Festival 2026. The event re…

EXIT Festival will tour through Egypt, India, Malta, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia next year. Following the final edition of the annual event at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi …

Little Simz will headline London's Cross the Tracks next year. The festival returns to Brockwell Park on Sunday, May 24th with KOKOROKO, Obongjayar, Lady Wray, Brooke Combe, B…

After a record-breaking year hosting 600,000 visitors and nearly 3,500 artists across more than 1,200 events, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is preparing for its 30 year anniversary.…

A new 4,000-capacity music venue in East London launches this weekend. Eutopia Warehouse is an indoor–outdoor music, arts and cultural space set across three interlinked warehouse…

Maribou Statue, De La Soul, and Orbital will be the live headliners for Snowbombing 2026. The ski festival in Mayrhofen returns from Monday, April 6th to Saturday, April 11th with…

A new initiative to bring together artists, technologists, academics, and industry professionals has launched at Somerset House Studios. This month the London insitution launched …

DJ Bone, Floorplan, KI/KI, MARRØN, Pan-Pot, Skee Mask, Skepta, and TxC are among the final acts added to Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). The program includes more than 3.300 artists …

Kasango, Sparrow & Barbossa, Patrice Bäumel, Fiona Kraft, Brina Knauss, Olive F, Olympe, Julia Sandstorm, MOOJO, Agoria, Omar-S, Adana Twins, David Morales, Deep Dish, and Man…

Electric Bristol (formerly SWX), has unveiled its autumn/winter highlights including punk energy, indie anthems, rock icons, and dancefloor takeovers. Coming up in October are Pan…

The Pet Shop Boys will take their ‘Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live’ show to Lytham Festival 2026. On Saturday, July 4th, the duo will headline one night of the Lancashire event…

Tanoa Sasraku, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Holden & Zimpel, Liz Johnson Artur will all see their work showcased at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in its autumn prog…

Gilles Peterson, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Fontaines D.C., Ezra Collective, BINA., corto.alto, MRCY, Bon Iver, Bricknasty, and Shed Seven were among the winners at the 15th Independent M…

Explore hidden spaces and passageways beneath the Somerset House courtyard at the Somerset House Studios' AGM. This year's party on Friday, October 17th will include Gray …

Juls, Hanabie, Panic Shack, Eek-A-Mouse, The Pigeon Dectectives, and Bob Sinclair will play Electric Brixton in the run up to the end of 2025. The venue has revealed live acts pla…

Ghoulish thrillseekers, ghost hunters, and dark arts dabblers can get their fix this Halloween when Newsham Scream Park returns to Liverpool. The third season of events at the aba…

Black Tiger Sex Machine, Sullivan King, DJ Snake presents: The Outlaw, and Habstrakt will play Blacklist Festival 2025. The event returns to Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen on Saturda…

Parisian venue FVTVR has started its autumn season with the promise of international collaborations and showcases at some of the world’s most respected clubs. The autumn 2025 seas…

Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) returns to Glasgow for its 10th year from Monday, October 27th to Sunday, November 1st. The week will bring together independent…

Jeff Mills, CARISTA, TOKiMONSTA, Héctor Oaks, Sally C, Carl Craig, YoungWoman, and Moodymann are among the acts added to Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2025. The new additions, which…

Dorian Craft, Enzo Leep, Jorge Caiado, Luca Saporito (Audiofly), Magda, and Rita Soko help complete the line-up for Morocco's MOGA Essaouira. The sixth edition returns to Essa…

Dom Dolla, Addison Rae, Kid Cudi, and Turnstile will headline Australia’s Beyond The Valley over new year. The 10th edition of the festival will run from Sunday, December 28th 202…

London's Drumshed reopens its doors later this month with venue improvements and confirmed shows hosted by The Hydra, Defected, Bugged Out! meets Tresor, False Idols, and La D…

Cosey Fanni Tutti and Shed Seven are confirmed winners at this year's Independent Music Awards as the final nominations are revealled. The 15th anniversary of the awards organ…

Tomorrowland Brasil, ANOTR, Scuba, and Nicole Moudaber, are among the latest speakers confirmed for its 2025 Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) Pro Conference. The line-up brings togethe…

Nearly 800 late night venues in the UK have closed since March 2020. The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA)'s Night Time Economy Monitor claim that's a drop of 26.4 …

Zambian-Scottish artist KILIMANJARO will headline Electric Brixton on Saturday 29th November. The show comesat the end of a series of live dates still to come this year at Ushuaia…

Hedex, Kasra b2b Samurai Breaks, and a first collaboration between Valve Soundsystem and Virus Recordings will be part of the Hospitality Weekender 2026. Other exclusives at the B…

Krystal Klear, Jeremy Underground, Dennis Ferrer, Damian Lazarus, Toman, Beltran, Abel, and Reznik will play the autumn season at West London's Gallery Club. The Kensington Hi…

London's Ministry of Sound will celebrate its 34th birthday in October with a headline set from Armand Van Helden. The party will run across four rooms on Saturday, October 4t…

London venue the ICA will bring together more than 60 publishers for a weekend of exhibitions, talks and workshops in September. GLUE will run on Saturday, September 13th and Sun…

Caribbean and African culture will be celebrated in London when City Splash hosts an indoor festival at Drumsheds. On Saturday, October 25th, the venue will host acts such as Skil…

Music, art, and healing combine at Tales of Arcadia in Turkey. From Thursday, September 25th to Sunday, September 28th the Radisson Collection Hotel in Bodrum will welcome music f…

Donnie Canterbury is a one-man electronic band. Hailing from West Virginia, Donnie has a background in music production and a passion for experimenting with different sounds and t…

The second edition of Terminal V Croatia has wrapped up at the Garden Resort in Tisno, and tickets for next year go on sale Friday (August 1st). This year's techno festival do…

HE.SHE.THEY. will join forces with Second Speed for their first-ever hard techno event in London. On Friday, October 4th, Electric Brixton will see sets from blk., Reenie, Volvox,…