The Untz Festival has announced the 2025 lineup for its bass-fueled campout in California. The three-day festival has long held a reputation for bringing some of underground bass music’s best to Northern California and has tapped another esteemed class of DJs for its return to Sycamore Ranch in Browns Valley from May 9-11, 2025. Encompassing[…]
Germany’s Stone Techno Festival has shared its lineup for 2025. The three-day event, unfolding among the post-industrial remains of Zollverein, a former coal mining facility and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Essen, will return from July 11-13, 2025, uniquely bridging techno and geology for a fourth consecutive year. This year’s festival will feature performances from[…]
Time Warp has shared the full lineup for the festival’s flagship 2025 edition. After celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, the revered German house and techno event will return to its longtime home at Mannheim’s Maimarkthalle on April 5, 2025, with 42 of the scene’s finest set to soundtrack an immersive 19-hour music experience across[…]
Table of Contents Renowned producer and DJ Cody Chase continues to redefine the techno scene with his latest groundbreaking EP, “To The Moon“, released under Mavic Music. Droped on November 19, 2024, this two-track EP cements Cody Chase‘s reputation for creating meticulously crafted soundscapes that push the boundaries of the genre. With an intense focus[…]
Table of Contents Tickets Now Available! Dates: May 17-18, 2025 | Location: Spaarnwoude-Park, The Netherlands Upclose Festival is set to make its highly anticipated return to Spaarnwoude-Park on May 17 and 18, 2025. After a debut edition that left fans and artists buzzing, this year’s event promises an even deeper dive into the cutting-edge realms[…]
“Over the years, I’ve found that the genre tags commonly used to categorize music don’t work for me,” says Armin van Buuren. For the 21st time, Armin van Buuren is summing up the year in true style, with his annual end of year ‘A State of Trance Year Mix 2024‘. A way to reflect on the year[…]
Balance Music takes the festival experience to the next level with their final international line-up for Balance Croatia, featuring the newly reformed Deep Dish and SOS (Desyn, Omid, Demi) making their Garden Tisno and Barbarella’s debuts). Breaks icons Stanton Warriors & Adam Freeland join the party, with heroes of the scene James Zabiela, Patrice Bäumel,[…]
Awakenings is back with the full 2025 lineup for Upclose, the Dutch promoter’s intimate techno gathering. After a sold-out debut this past spring, Awakenings’ Upclose, a smaller counterpart to the party outfit’s over 100,000-strong Awakenings Summer Festival, will return to Spaarnwoude Park in Amsterdam on May 17-18, 2025. Set among the trees with artful stripped-back[…]
Junction 2 has announced the first names set to play the festival’s 2025 edition. The long-running event, one of the largest and most anticipated annual electronic festivals in the British capital, will return to its home at Boston Manor Park in Brentford from July 25-27, 2025, featuring another stacked lineup of techno giants, underground staples,[…]
After a sell-out year in 2024, Brunch Electronik Festival returns to Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum and Poble Espanyol for its third edition, taking place–for the first time–across four days from 7th to 10th August 2025. The 8th and 9th will be set in the beautiful Parc del Fòrum waterfront venue complex, followed by afterparties at the city’s best venues (details TBA). The[…]
As electronic music fans gear up for the final round of festival season, Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) is the must-visit destination for anyone looking to experience one of Asia’s biggest and most iconic music festivals. With jaw-dropping lineups, breathtaking stage designs, and a vibrant cultural atmosphere, here are 5 reasons why DWP is the ultimate[…]
Parookaville has shared its first lineup phase for the festival’s 2025 edition. Germany’s largest electronic festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary when it returns to the Weeze Airport from July 18-20, 2025, packing its “City of Dreams” with hundreds of performances from dance music’s best. Headliners in Parookaville’s phase one lineup, announced today, include big-room[…]
Tomorrowland is bringing a new documentary about the globetrotting festival brand’s 20th anniversary year to YouTube. Set for release on December 27, the 45-minute film, titled One Year, is said to reflect on the promoter’s milestone celebration with an immersive journey through “the heart and soul of Tomorrowland’s festivals and events throughout 2024,” according to[…]
Boomtown Festival has shared its first lineup phase for 2025. Boomtown, one of the UK’s largest electronic events and widely regarded as one of the country’s best festivals for drum & bass, will return to its longtime home at the Matterley Estate, near Winchester, from August 6-10, 2025. Though the festival has routinely tapped performances[…]
Hungary’s Sziget Festival has announced its first lineup phase for 2025. The six-day camping affair and one of Europe’s largest multi-genre festivals will return to Óbuda Island—nicknamed the “Island of Freedom” for Sziget’s annual return—in Budapest from August 6-11, 2025. Sziget’s phase one lineup features some of the world’s most sought-after touring artists and a[…]
FREE BLACK FRIDAY CHEATSHEET – DOWNLOAD Returning with a truly scintillating new single, Parnassvs has unveiled a techno-trance infused production, entitled ‘The Fallen.’ “This track I wanted to be more aggressive compared to my other tracks— more saturated percussion and also layered baselines with a rave drop lead reminiscent of a “blood-rave” feel,” Parnassvs says[…]
FREE BLACK FRIDAY CHEATSHEET – DOWNLOAD Delivering the most electrifying of vibes, MR.BLACK has unveiled a club anthem for the ages, in the form of ‘Trip 2 Fantasy.’ “The inspiration for the track was to create a theme for my new concept party, ‘Trip 2 Fantasy.’ I wanted to create a record that would serve[…]
FREE BLACK FRIDAY CHEATSHEET – DOWNLOAD Trance icons and industry legends Above & Beyond have returned with their latest collection of fell-good anthems. The collection follows up the 2023 album of the same name. Over the course of their storied career, Above & Beyond have delivered massive productions and incredible events that have helped ot[…]
FREE BLACK FRIDAY CHEATSHEET – DOWNLOAD 30 years ago, Paul van Dyk delivered a trance anthem that help catapult his career and the genre. Three decades later, fans still flock to his beloved debut single. When Paul van Dyk released For An Angel in 1994, trance was an underground phenomenon, reserved mainly for DJs and[…]
Croatia’s Sonus Festival has shared its first lineup phase for 2025. Founding festival organizer We Love Sound will again team up with fellow heavyweight promoters Insomniac Europe and Time Warp to bring house and techno’s most revered global selectors back to the Adriatic coastline of Pag Island from August 17-21, 2025. Leading a stacked card[…]
Insomniac has confirmed the lineup for the return of Dreamstate San Francisco this spring. After skipping a Northern California edition in 2024, the powerhouse promoter’s trance-specific festival will head to Daly City’s historic Cow Palace Arena on April 4-5, 2025. A move to the 12,000-capacity venue and an expansion to two days and two stages[…]
