Festivals
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New Documentary ‘Between The Beats’ Covers San Francisco’s Early ’90s Rave Scene
A new documentary film covering San Francisco’s early 1990s rave scene is coming out next month. The feature-length film, titled Between The Beats, explores the DIY ethos and psychedelic spirit that underpinned the Bay Area rave scene at the time, wherein marathon parties united diverse crowds and became creative catalysts for future power players in…
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Hong Kong Plans Tax Cut On Liquor To Save Nightlife Industry
Hong Kong’s government is reportedly planning to cut tax rates on liquor in an effort to revive its nightlife industry. The new tax cut, which would replace the city’s current 100 percent value tax on liquor with an alcohol content over 30 percent—one of the highest taxes on alcohol in the world—is expected to be…
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Insomniac Announces Dates, Improvements For Camp EDC 2025
Insomniac has announced the return of Camp EDC for the 2025 edition of EDC Las Vegas. Today, the powerhouse promoter revealed on social media that from May 15-19, 2025, Camp EDC will again shelter festivalgoers just steps from the powerhouse promoter’s flagship massive at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway—the largest electronic festival in North America.…
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Las Vegas’ New Free Neon City Festival Unveils Inaugural Lineup
Las Vegas’ new Neon City Festival has announced its inaugural lineup. Billed as a “festival without fences,” the free all-ages music and food festival will take place across a sprawling footprint in downtown Las Vegas from November 22-24, the same weekend the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix comes to town. Headline performances will come…
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John Summit Announces Experts Only Takeover At Zamna Tulum
John Summit is bringing his Experts Only label crew to the jungles of Tulum, Mexico, this winter. The house and techno sensation has become a staple player in Tulum in recent seasons, but for the first time ever, he’ll host a proper label showcase at the winter party hotspot, which is set to begin 2025…
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DJ LYAN Becomes First Southeast Asian Artist To Play Ultra Japan
DJ LYAN has become the first Southeast Asian artist to play Ultra Japan. The London-born DJ, producer, and songwriter delivered a milestone opening day performance at this year’s ninth edition of Ultra Japan, which returned to Tokyo’s Odaiba Ultra Park from September 14-15. DJ LYAN, who has attracted worldwide attention for his unique blend of…
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Amsterdam Dance Event Announces Final Speakers For 2024 ADE Pro Conference
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has announced the final speakers for its 2024 ADE Pro conference. Running alongside the week-long festival, which features performances from over 3,000 artists at over 1,000 events across the city, ADE will host panel discussions and events from 600 total speakers when electronic music’s foremost industry conference returns to the Dutch…
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Okeechobee Will Not Return In 2025
Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival will not return in 2025. The South Florida camping festival’s founding promoter, Soundslinger, and its partner, Insomniac Events, initially planned to bring Okeechobee back in 2025 but have “decided that some extra time will allow us to deliver a better festival experience,” Soundslinger founder Rechulski—aka Julio Mario Santo Domingo III—wrote…
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San Francisco Where’s Your Disco?
The Bay Area holds some of the deepest and deepest roots for music movements and innovation, serving as a cradle for cultural transformation that has influenced artists and genres across the globe. This region has always been at the forefront of musical experimentation, from the birth of psychedelic rock to the foundations of West Coast…
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Anyma & Solomun To Play B2B For First Time Ever At Ultra Miami 2025
Anyma and Solomun will play back-to-back for the first time ever at Ultra Miami in 2025. Today, festival organizers announced that the two global house and techno icons are slated for a world-exclusive debut B2B at the 25th edition of Ultra’s flagship event, which returns to its longtime home at Downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park from…
