Festivals
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Burning Man Lowers 2025 Ticket Prices With New Pay-What-You-Can Model
Burning Man has unveiled details on its 2025 ticket sale, featuring a new tiered pay-what-you-can pricing model. Following a $20 million revenue shortfall due to low attendance last year, the annual non-profit music and arts gathering in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert announced this week that base ticket prices will be lowered to $550 for this…
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Boomtown Festival Keeps License After Official Review Due To Attendee Death, Local Complaints
The UK’s Boomtown Festival will keep its license to operate following a sub-committee hearing brought about in the wake of the death of a festival attendee and several complaints from neighbors. Organizers of the long-running festival, held annually at the Matterley Estate in Winchester, England, and one of the country’s largest electronic events, were called…
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Canada’s Bass Coast Spotlights Underground Talent In First 2025 Lineup Phase
Canada’s Bass Coast festival has unveiled its first lineup phase for 2025. Returning to the wilderness of Merritt, British Columbia, for its 14th edition this July 11-14, the heralded independent festival today dropped over 30 names set to play the annual event in 2025, including a headline performance from visionary trap producer G Jones. Since…
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Austin’s ILLFest Drops Bass-Heavy 2025 Lineup
ILLFest has dropped a banging bass lineup for the Austin festival’s 2025 edition. The three-day party from Texas festival giant Disco Presents is back for its seventh year this May 30-June 1, returning to the Travis County Expo Center with more than 80 murals and other street art installations—and over 50 of the biggest names…
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Kevin Saunderson Links With Son Dantiez For First e-Dancer Album In 25 Years
Kevin Saunderson is reviving his iconic e-Dancer alias for its full album in over 25 years. The Detroit techno legend announced today that the self-titled LP, written and recorded with his son Dantiez, is due out on May 21, marking the “first LP of totally original e-Dancer material” since he debuted the project with Heavenly…
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Can’t Get Enough Of TONG’s Sizzling House Release Titled ‘Is It Real?’
From clinching the 2022 EDC Orlando Discovery Project win to turning heads in the Toolroom Remix competition, TONG is stacking wins like a seasoned pro. Her official remix for Essel was another power move, adding to an already stacked catalog with releases on industry heavyweights like Insomniac, Hexagon, and Toolroom. She comes onto the scene…
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Detroit’s Movement Music Festival Confirms Full 2025 Lineup
Detroit’s Movement Music Festival has locked in its full lineup for 2025. More than 115 globally renowned DJs and live electronic acts will be on hand to celebrate the Motor City’s music legacy as the birthplace of techno when the three-day festival returns to Hart Plaza this Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27. This year’s program,…
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Why Excision’s Thunderdome Isn’t Just Another Rave
Excision’s Thunderdome, typically held in the first weeks of February, has quickly become a favorite among dance music enthusiasts. In an era when electronic music festivals have become repetitive and mundane, this event refuses to blend in with the crowd. Whether for the hard-hitting bass music or the stunning visuals, ravers flock to Tacoma, Washington, at…
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Eric Prydz To Revive Holosphere For 2025 Residency At [UNVRS] Ibiza
Eric Prydz is heading back to Ibiza this summer with a brand new version of his acclaimed Holosphere show. The progressive legend today announced an exclusive season-long residency at the island’s newest superclub, [UNVRS], where he’s set to debut “Holosphere 2.0,” the next evolution in his stunning spherical audiovisual show. Held every Monday night from…
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Insomniac Drops Stacked Lineup For Beyond Wonderland Chicago 2025
Insomniac is back with a stacked lineup for Beyond Wonderland Chicago’s 2025 return. After the festival giant’s long-running mad-tea-party-themed rave made its Windy City debut last year, Insomniac will team reunite with local partner Auris Presents to bring Beyond Wonderland back to the scenic Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on June 7-8. This year’s…
