Swedish House Mafia to drop comeback mix on BBC Radio 1 next week
Swedish House Mafia are to drop a short mix next week as part of BBC Radio 1's Dance Weekend, landing between the 6-8th of August. BBC Radio 1 have just announced the full line-up for this year’s Dance Weekend, with some of the biggest names in dance arriving with short mixes from Friday across Sunday. As the station will boast approximately 70 hours
Annie Mac ends 17 year stint with BBC Radio 1 with emotional final show
Last night, Annie Mac said an emotional goodbye to BBC Radio 1 as she faded down her microphone for the final time at Broadcasting House, following an illustrious 17 career at the station. Annie made the announcement that she would be leaving the station back in April, preparing to end her remarkable legacy on Radio 1 that began all the way
Creamfields to host two festivals in 2022, announcing additional festival for June
After teasing one of their biggest announcements in the festival's history, Creamfields have announced that they are expanding their horizons in 2022 with not one, but now two weekends of fun. In addition to its usual festival in Daresbury at the end of August, in June of 2022, Creamfields is heading to a new location of Chelmsford, northeast of London, to celebrate 25
Madeon surprises fans with special Los Angeles show scheduled for August
Madeon took to social media yesterday to surprise fans by announcing a special Los Angeles show happening next week. The DJ set is scheduled for August 4th at the Roxy Theatre, the same venue in which Madeon made his debut in the city back in 2012. The Grammy-nominated producer has always made it clear how appreciative he is for his loyal
Monegros Desert Festival will host secret club in Jumbo Jet next summer
The organisers behind Monegros Desert Festival have purchased a retired Airbus A330 jumbo jet, to use for the 2022 edition of the festival. With a 1000 person capacity, the huge plane is being given a new chapter in its life when it's converted into a 'secret club' and used during the festival that is a partnership with 8.6 Beer, naming the festival
Dutch government extends restrictions on festivals
Dutch event producers ID&T have decided to move forward with a summery proceeding against the Dutch government, should they choose to ban summer festivals. In addition to ID&T, 44 other event organising plantiffs oppose the decision to ban non-seated events through to the rest of August. Originally, the Dutch government decided to lift restrictions for all events nearly two weeks ago,
New York City nightlife council proposes legalized drinking in parks
The New York City Nightlife Council has proposed legalizing alcoholic beverages in public parks. The proposition was introduced this past Monday, in addition to the suggestion that bars be allowed open until 4:00am. In an argument for the suggestions, the council stated that due to the pandemic, which the world is still very much in the midst of, the allowance for use
Lift of restrictions in the UK sees thousands return to clubs and festivals
With the return of nightlife in full swing, thousands of club-goers in the United Kingdom have taken full advantage of almost all domestic COVID-19 restrictions being officially lifted on 19th July. Eagerly awaited for the better part of 16 months, England has become the first country in the UK to green light dancing and remove the social distancing requirements that were
SAGA Festival gets green light to go ahead as planned by the Romanian government
Good news has just rolled in for all those looking to attend SAGA Festival in Bucharest, Romania as it has officially been given the green light to go ahead by the Romanian government. Following the news on August 1 that some restrictions will be lifted, this includes an increase of people allowed at events up to 75,000 people which is great for
Belgium’s PM announces possible return of indoor events this autumn
In a recent announcement made by Belgium’s prime minister, Alexander De Groo, the return of large indoor events could occur as early as September this year. The outcome regarding this decision however, heavily relies on how “motivated” residents are when it comes to them being vaccinated. When focusing on Belgium’s vaccination campaign, the statistics surrounding the matter can be described as
Excision announces new album to be released this year
The dubstep king referred to as Excision needs no formal introductions. When the X's are up across the entire crowd and those monstrous basslines alongside top-notch visual production become apparent, fans already know what is about to go down when this legend takes the stage. After recently announcing the impressive lineup for this year's Lost Lands Music Festival, attendees cannot wait
UK festivals could be cancelled as so-called “Pingdemic” continues
As thousands are being told to isolate daily by the NHS Test & Trace app in the UK, the so-called "Pingdemic" might be putting UK Festivals at risk of cancellation. As over 600,000 people were told to isolate last week, the real concern falls with festival staff, as if too many are forced to isolate there could become a shortage of staff
Leaving Laurel, the side project of Pierce Fulton, announces posthumous debut album
It's been many months since the tragic passing of the legend Pierce Fulton at the young age of 28 which occurred in April 2021. Since then his memory has continued to live on in his many beautiful posthumous releases. Last year Fulton teamed up with Gordon Huntley from the musical duo Botnek to start work on a brand new side project Leaving Laurel,
Most of top streamed artists on Spotify made under $50k on the platform in 2020
An investigative study conducted by Tim Ingham, the founder of Music Business Worldwide, for Rolling Stone found that Spotify's top dogs aren't making as much from the platform as you may think, and only a small percentage are making big money. The study which was done on the biggest earning artists which accounts for 0.8% or 57,000 of all artists on the streaming site has
Alesso brings people ‘Together Again’ with iconic Los Angeles shows
It was a special weekend for superstar producer Alesso as he premiered a set of special shows in Skylight Row in downtown Los Angeles this past weekend. The two shows were titled “Together Again” and included multiple acts with the Swedish DJ closing out the show on back-to-back nights. Following the release of the 2nd volume of his Progresso series,