Electric Daisy Carnival 2019 moved up a month to this weekend, May 17th-19th and so far so good for one the worlds most iconic dance festivals. With beautiful weather minus a late night wind hiccup on Day 2, EDC Las Vegas continued to dominate even with the slight anxiousness the …
Festival season is upon us and whether your music tastes are more in line with Coachella or Stagecoach — we should all be able to agree that these events should be a safe space. However, that’s far from the reality for many attendees. A new survey conducted by The Desert …
DJ Mag has a thing for polls. Between its Top 100 DJs and Top 100 Clubs polls, it has the market generally cornered. This year, the publication decided to switch things up a bit, and rather than ask its readers and followers about their favorite festivals, to ask the DJs …
Westival returns to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales from July 19 to 21. The second edition of the intimate coastal festival, a sell-out last year, brings together artists like Marcellus Pittman, Mim Suleiman, Peach (pictured), Donna Leake, Esa and Australian DJ CC:DISCO!, who makes her Welsh debut. There will …
Already this year, two major festival have live streamed the madness that goes down. Both Ultra and Coachella brought in tens millions viewers collectively, but Electric Daisy Carnival this coming weekend is sure to give both festivals a run for their money. Insomniac Events is teaming up again with LiveXLive …
We’ve been following LICK’s come up since he first released on Deadbeats last year. The producer has been quickly gaining traction with remixes “Devils Den” and “Angel Voices.” Now he has put his talents to work on GTA’s “Red Lips.” He starts with a tension forging build up before hitting …
From tech to progressive, Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems, better known to the world as Cosmic Gate, have done it all in the trance scene. Dominating clubs and festivals literally across the globe, Cosmic Gate have ridden every wave in the dance scene for 20 years and done it successfully – …
More than 60 festivals across the UK have band together to help put a stop to single-use tents. The group is urging major retailers including Argos and Tesco to halt marketing such items. An estimated 250,000 tents are left at festivals across the UK each year, according to a report, amounting …
Canada’s Ever After Music Festival is changing the game by allowing the possession and consumption cannabis on-site. This is the first major music festival to do so across the country and accomplish what no major U.S. festival has done thus far. On a smaller scale, festivals like Northern Nights in …
LiveXLive and Tencent are partnering up in a big way. LiveXLive Media just announced a distribution agreement with Tencent Corp’s video division. As it concerns the EDM world, the agreement gives Tencent Video exclusive rights to distribute Insomniac’s EDC Las Vegas throughout China. The music festival’s live stream is produced by LiveXLive. Tencent is …
Midnight Tyrannosaurus is finally here with his debut on NGHTMRE and SLANDER’s label, Gud Vibrations. Midnight T is known for his heavy bass and he shows us just how much he’s got in “Mutation”. Having collaborated with well-known DJs such as and always putting on the craziest sets at festivals, this …
A collective of more than 60 independent UK festivals are calling for an end to the sale of festival tents marked and sold as single-use. It is estimated that 250,000 tents are discarded at the end of events by festivalgoers across the UK each year, contributing to nearly 900 tonnes …
The Lab LDN is Mixmag and Coors Light’s weekly live stream, powered by Void Acoustics, where we showcase the finest DJs direct from our world famous office party. This Friday object blue is at the controls. The London-based artist made a big impression with the release of her debut EP …
Last week, Glastonbury announced its plans to host a special tribute in honor of The Prodigy’s late frontman Keith Flint at the 2019 edition of the festival. The Prodigy were due to perform this year but cancelled all forthcoming gigs in the wake of Flint’s death in March. The proposed …
In 2018, returned to the live stage for the first time in several years. The trio, consisting Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and took a hiatus from producing as a group and performing live due to both tensions and burnout. At Ultra 2018, the group once again took to the stage together …
Glastonbury Festival has revealed it will be hosting a special tribute to The Prodigy’s late frontman Keith Flint at its 2019 edition. The Prodigy were due to perform this year but cancelled all forthcoming gigs in the wake of Flint’s death in March. The tribute will take the form of …
Tinder app registrations during EDC Las Vegas increased more than 20% and app activity increased by more than 60%. Tinder app registrations during Bonnaroo increased up to 10x and app activity increased by more than 300x. Wouldn’t it be easier to just have a festival option on Tinder? Well, now there …
On the heels two successful weekends at Coachella, Zedd has announced a new fall world tour. The Orbit Tour will hit 13 locations in the US and another five in Europe, with support from Jax Jones and NOTD. According to a press release announcing the tour, it will feature “brand new …
Earlier this month, Your EDM reported on the word a trusted source that Holy Ship! would not be returning in 2020. Our source’s information was compounded by a tweet from Gary Richards’ new venture Friendship, saying, “FriendShip is the only Ship #2020.” As it turns out, our source was correct… but …
With a new date and new venue, change is in the air for the fondly called “mini burning man” festival known as Lightning in a Bottle. The independent music and art festival presented by The Do LaB is returning next week with a new date and a new location. The 5-day …
There is a good reason as to why Austin City Limits is consistently ranked as one the countries top music festivals. Every single year the festival improves. The grounds are expanded, the layout is modified, and course, the lineup consistently grows to include more top tier acts than anyone thought …
Wakana Reunion is returning to Los Alcornocales Natural Park in the Spanish city of Cádiz for its second edition across May 17 to 19. The full line-up will host a range of acts including an impressive set of techno and house. Headlining the three-day festival is Acid Pauli who’s known …
Following a lackluster line-up announcement announcing a special 50th anniversary show with Jay-Z, Chance The Rapper, The Killers and Miley Cyrus, Woodstock has reportedly cancelled the intended August 16-18 show. According to a statement issued to Billboard, organizers of the show said: “It’s a dream for agencies to work with …
After over a year planning, and weeks negative rumors, the 50th-anniversary celebration Woodstock, set to take place this August in Watkins Glen, New York has been canceled. The festival confirmed that it would not be taking place in an ficial statement released to Billboard which reads, “It’s a dream for …
Glastonbury has revealed the line-up for its dance music-focused area, The Common. Established names, such as Fabio & Grooverider, Jamie Jones and Seth Troxler (pictured), rub shoulders with rising talent, including Sherelle and Eris Drew. Two stages return to The Common: the Temple stage and the Rum Shack (which has …
Mobile network provider EE will try and fix the problem of staying connected at a festival by giving ravers at Glastonbury the change to use 5G. It marks the first time this technology will be available at a festival, with five masts to be temporarily set up around the site …
is ready to make a comeback. It’s been quite a long wait for new music but the time has finally come. Swedish House Mafia has a few times over the years at Ultra and other festivals and venues, but we’ve yet to get new music. But, that time has come …
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 …
Anyone who has dived deep into the history dubstep knows the name Hatcha. According to the man himself, he pretty much came up with the name some 20+ years ago. Now, other juggernauts like Excision, Zomboy, Skrillex, and Rusko carry the dubstep torch and have turned the genre into a …
Coachella is one the only music festivals where fashion is almost just as important as the performances — and Eric Prydz chose an interesting attire for Coachella weekend 2. He hit the Yuma tent as Cirez D, rocking a shirt with bold lettering “FUCK (Y)OU,” with the “Y” representing his Pryda logo. …
