Spring Awakening Delivers Another Unforgettable Year Under Its Own Skyline [REVIEW]

Nothing worth working for comes easy — and Spring Awakening Music Festival (SAMF) knows it best. In recent years, the music festival has jumped through hoops, changing venues from Soldier Field to Addams/Medill Park to its new home in Hfman Estates. Physical and logistical challenges that could otherwise prove dooming for such a …

Knowledge Mag Announces a 25th Anniversary Book Chronicling Both the History and the Future of Drum & Bass

OK D&B keyboard historians, get ready to have some serious “Knowledge” dropped. Knowledge Magazine (normally referred to as Kmag) has just announced that it will be releasing a beautiful book as part its 25th anniversary celebration. Not just a chronicling KMag’s massive contribution to the D&B community over the years, …

Chris Lake, Justin Martin, Destructo, & Noizu All Coming To Seattle For Sold-Out 4th Of July Party [Preview]

You read that right. AMFAMFAMF & Studio 44 worked together to bring in a massive lineup for this year’s 4th July festivities in Seattle, a party that is unrivaled in my opinion. Darrius, VNSSA, Noizu, Destructo, Justin Martin, and the man himself, Chris Lake, will all be taking the stage …

Sam Feldt Shares Official Music Video For Latest Smash Hit "Post Malone"

After completing his ‘Magnets’ last month, Sam Feldt now releases the for his latest hit ‘Post Malone’ featuring RANI. Released on Spinnin’ Records, ‘Post Malone’ was the glorious finale the ‘Magnets’ EP and gets streamed over 700.000 times a day. The song is topping the worldwide, was added to Today’s …

Hundreds of Electric Forest Volunteers Cut From Festival Despite Traveling All The Way To Michigan

Electric Forest takes place this weekend and an unfortunate turn events has reportedly left 200 hopeful volunteers without no work, no tickets, and no way to get reimbursed for the time and money invested. These people hired by Kingdom Promotions are being turned away after traveling from near and far …

Holy Ship! Wrecked Puts Out Statement In Wake of Island Deaths & Illnesses

Holy Ship! has released a statement following growing concerns about safety at the Holy Ship! Wrecked destination music festival set for Hard Rock Hotel Punta Cana on January 22-26, 2020. Over the past few months, news mass illnesses and deaths have surfaced out the Dominican Republic. According to multiple reports, at least 11 Americans have …

Joe Biden Said He Wanted To Criminalize Raves & Lock Up Promoters In Unearthed Video

A video an old Senate hearing from 2001 has the rave community rallying against Presidential candidate, former Vice President, and former Senator Joe Biden, after he said he wanted to criminalize raves and lock up promoters. Biden has never been known to be a proponent raves in the first place, having introduced …

Dan Judge & Jordan King Unite Again For Massive Deep Piano Jam "No More", Including Club Remix By MDB

Dan Judge & Jordan King are bringing some their signature piano infused deep house flair to Gameroom Records with their new tune ‘No More’, including the 1st ever remix on Gameroom Records by another power duo in MDB. The original track brings infectious deep house vibes tinged with a marvelous …

WATCH: Skrillex & Porter Robinson’s Surprise B2B At End of Second Sky Festival

Skrillex & Porter Robinson Go B2B After Successful Second Sky Fest Millions and millions people visit music festivals every year and see carefully crafted, curated sets, lights, stages, and experiences. But there’s literally so much that goes on behind the scenes that you’d never know about… at least, not if …

Martin Garrix's Latest Replacement At Another Major Festival Announced [Details]

As Martin Garrix continues his road to recovery after suffering a nasty ankle injury on stage, fellow DJ/producers are stepping in to fulfill his headlining spots. Just recently, Porter Robinson played a DJ set at Ultra Korea, because Garrix was unable to be there. Now, Escapade has announced Tiësto will take …

Woman Fights Back Against Activists After Getting Called Out For Bringing A Camel To A Music Festival

Last month, we heard about the goat that hit up Movement music festival in Detroit. Over the pond, there’s a camel raving it up with his owner as the two take on festivals together. Kokoso and the owner were recently spotted roaming the crowds at Land Beyond Festival in East Brighton …

Five Festival Attendees Critically Ill After Taking “Skype” Ecstasy Pills

Five music festival attendees  Parklife in Manchester fell “critically ill” and needed “emergency attention” after taking high-strength ecstasy pills, according to a report. The Skype-branded pills (pictured above) are said to contain 250 to 300mg MDMA — three times the amount typical doses. This is believed to be the same batch that …

REPORT: Okeechobee Festival Will Return In 2020, Purchased by Insomniac

Last week, Mix247 reported that Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival was bought out by Insomniac and would be returning next year. Your EDM reached out to our own sources and independently confirmed the news. Our source, who wishes to remain anonymous, tells us that Insomniac bought a controlling share in Okeechobee, previously …

Kayzo & Steve Aoki Revive Rave Anthem "Warp 1.9" for 10 Year Anniversary [MUST LISTEN]

“ONE. TWO. WOOP WOOP!” This chant was ubiquitous in the early 2010s, and still makes an appearance here and there these days. It’s from The Bloody Beetroots infamous “Warp 1.9,” featuring Steve Aoki, released on Dim Mak in 2009. The track’s history, and that sample in particular, has become party …

Ultra Korea Plagued By Delays As Stage Construction Finishes Hours After Doors Scheduled To Open

Ultra Korea ficially kicked f earlier today (Korea time), but not without its share difficulties. Though attendees were incredibly excited to see NGHTMRE, Virtual Self, and Porter Robinson, the beginning the day started f a bit rocky. Reports suggest that while doors were scheduled to open at 1pm, they were …

Steff Da Campo & Dave Crusher deliver New Banger 'Why Boy'

One dance music’s tastemaking artists, Steff Da Campo has covered his tracks throughout the years with many groundbreaking records. Recently, he took his sound to a next level with worldwide supported tracks like ‘House Party’ (released on Heldeep last year) and the widely supported Hexagon release ‘Deeper Love’. Returning to …

Absolut and elrow tear up the festival partnership rulebook and enter a truly creative relationship to deliver a fantastical new festival concept to party goers

Last week, at the International Music Summit, Absolut and immersive entertainment experts elrow launched a unique new joint venture which will see the co-creation a brand-new day festival this summer, The Gardenarium. Absolut commenced its three year partnership as elrow¹s global vodka partner last summer and will be bringing 30 …

Ultra Finally Responds To Festival Cancellation Rumors Mere Days Before Event

Yesterday, rumors an impending ULTRA Singapore cancellation swept across social media. Evidence a supposed text exchange and little to no progress on the stages at the venue suggested credence to the rumors, though no party involved in the event had made any ficial statement one way or another. This morning, …

One Of Las Vegas's Biggest Clubs Shut Down Forever Last Night

Following an IMS report earlier this week that stated fewer people were going to nightclubs and pool parties in Las Vegas, Wynn Nightlife announced it would be closing its doors to Intrigue Nightclub on Saturday. Amanda Mondre with Narrative Media Group told the Review-Journal on Wednesday that the 14,000-square-foot venue …

Moby Cancels All Public Appearances After Getting Dragged by Natalie Portman

The second memoir from Moby entitled Then It Fell Apart has ruffled a lot feathers since its release… Now, he’s backing away from promo as his website claims the musician and author “is canceling all upcoming public appearances for the foreseeable future.” With this, Moby has ficially nixed the British leg his …

Hardwell Might Be Done Touring But This New Summertime Collab Is Too Good To Be True

With the summer comes a wave feel-good hits fit for the season. Today, Hardwell presents his summertime collab 2019 in the form “Summer Air” featuring Trevor Guthrie. Classic house synths, warm, brassy tones and a rich vocal performance lead “Summer Air” through the hot, sunny atmosphere. This is the song to …

These Two Ultra Sets Are Among The Most Watched Facebook Live Streams

Billboard has unleashed its list Top 10 Facebook Live Videos — because apparently that’s actually a thing?? — for April 2019 and Oliver Heldens is king. The producer took the stage at Ultra Miami this year and live streamed the performance the massive social media platform. His set was obviously well …

Destructo Talks Spring Awakening & AMF Curated Stage [INTERVIEW]

Spring Awakening is about to take over Chicago with a massive lineup. Gary Richards aka Destructo is joining the party again this year with an AMF curated stage worth obsessing over. Saturday night, The Function will take on a life its own, with an outstanding AMF-themed lineup featuring Dombresky, Matroda, Dillon Nathaniel, …

WATCH LIVE: EDC Las Vegas Day 2 with Martin Garrix, Rezz & More

The EDC Las Vegas livestream ensures no dance music lover has to experience FOMO this weekend. Because with the livestream you’ll be transported straight to the colorful, electrifying festival grounds featuring eight iconic stages and the top names in dance music. This year, EDC boasts four channels: all stages, kineticFIELD, cosmicMEADOW …

Erick Morillo Leads Phase 1 Lineup for elrow’s largest NYC Fiesta Yet at the Brooklyn Mirage

elrow returns to Brooklyn Mirage on July 27 to continue its New York City residency and announces its phase one lineup featuring two the biggest names in house music,  Erick Morillo for Rowllywood, a Bollywood-themed extravaganza. DJing for nearly 30 years, mixing house, techno, tribal, and Latin sounds in his music, the …

Calvin Harris Is Playing Only One Place In Vegas This Week & It’s Not At EDC

This weekend, Electric Daisy Carnival finally returns and we’re super excited about it. But before the festivities begin on the Speedway, the Strip in Las Vegas will have loads artists dropping in and throwing down major sets in more intimate settings. Hakkasan Group will host a number artists across its …

Golf Cart Driven Through Crowd, Stage Rushed In Separate Incidents At Rolling Loud [VIDEO]

Rain or shine, Rolling Loud is going down, but not without some chaos. The weather in Miami has been a huge factor this weekend, causing extended delays for many performances. Instead waiting patiently for music, fans literally rushed the stage earlier today to make their own party (see below). There …

WestFunk & Damian Harrison Put Club Flair On Classic Lighthouse Family Track 'High'

WestFunk teams up with London based DJ/Producer Damian Harrison to deliver you ‘High’, an energetic party anthem out now on Danny Dove’s DSR Recordings. Together with Hertfordshire based singer/songwriter Alex Holmes, they invite you to enjoy their 2019 adaptation this Lighthouse Family classic.  With just a slight piano groove and the …

Your EDM Premiere: Dack Janiels Drops Deadly New Track "Shinobi" via 40oz Cult

If you recognize the name Dack Janiels, then you already know the insanity that’s about to ensue. The producer just hit us with “Shinobi,” out now his own imprint, 40oz Cult — and it’s 100% deadly. With a ninja-like attack, Dack goes in with this dark, gritty production. Cutting-edge sound design and …

Swedish House Mafia Played 2 Huge Unreleased Songs At Their Stockholm Show [MUST LISTEN]

Swedish House Mafia are ficially back in action! Below, the video footage and tracklisting maps out the entire debut reunion set in 2019 from the iconic supergroup. Our eyes and ears quickly jump to the mysterious opening track, and another new Swedish House Mafia ID, potentially named “Underneath It All.” …

Festival Cancelled Overnight After Promoter’s Arrest, Compared To Fyre Fest

Another destination weekend celebration is drawing parallels with the most notorious festival disaster all time. However, there’s one major difference between Orange Crush and Fyre Festival — Orange Crush actually happened. Well, kinda. Orange Crush on Tybee Island in Georgia faced severe complications over the weekend when the organizer was …

Diplo Launches New Country Music Project Under His Actual Name… Seriously [VIDEO]

About a month ago, Diplo told Variety that he was trying to dip his toe in the country world, following the announcement that he’d be headlining Stagecoach’s first ficial after-hours party. Well, that day is here, as Diplo debuts a new project he calls Thomas Wesley (his real name, minus “Pentz”) with …

The Music Festival Paragon: A Coachella 2019 Weekend OneReview

Music festivals in America are feeling growing pains. Mainstays such as Sasquatch have fallen, and newer events like Okeechobee and Wayhome disappeared as quickly as they appeared. Even the 50th anniversary Woodstock might not even happen. It’s tough to diagnose the cause this epidemic, and even the most established festivals …