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Coachella On Pause Until At Least Fall 2021, Says Palm Springs Mayor
As it stands, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is still scheduled for April 9th-11th and April 16th-18th, 2021, with other large gatherings—including Stagecoach Music Festival and The Dinah—following suit with spring dates. However, a recent interview with Palm Springs Mayor Christy Holstege reveals the city does not have any plans to host large-scale events until at least the fall of 2021. The interview aired January 13th on Channel Q‘s popular 103.1 FM segment, “The Morning Beat with AJ and Mikalah.” While calling into the show, Holstege discussed current pandemic conditions in Palm Springs, the state of the city’s tourism industry, and high hopes for the future. “We’ve been focused on, you know, making sure that everyone’s wearing ...
Barcelona Nightclub Study Shows Brighter Future for Live Events In 2021
A concert-related medical study conducted in Spain has shown promising results for the future of live events. Conducted by the Fight AIDS and Infectious Diseases Foundation, the Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, and the Primavera Sound festival, the study demonstrated the potential to hamper the spread of COVID-19 in close quarters through mandatory mask wearing and coordinated testing. At Barcelona’s Sala Apolo nightclub, 463 individuals between the ages of 18-59 attended a concert, where they were each provided an N95 mask upon entry. All participants ultimately tested negative for the virus immediately prior to attending. While attendees wore masks inside the venue, social distancing was not enforced, allowing the guests to dance and move about freely. Eigh...
Half An Orange to Perform Live on Pro Esports Organization Team Liquid’s Twitch Stream
Pro esports’ Team Liquid are not only one of the world’s foremost multigame teams, but they also consistently bridge the gap between the worlds of gaming and electronic dance music. On January 14th, Team Liquid will host a fully music-centric livestream on Twitch for the first time ever with a performance from electronic duo Half An Orange. During their takeover of Team Liquid’s channel, Half An Orange will perform some of their biggest hits, including their newest single “Simple Moneymaker,” which was released on their Mostly We Grow Pt. 3 EP and features rapper and Team Liquid member ChillinDude. The producers are no strangers to the world of gaming, previously featuring streamers such as Ninja and Mew2King in their i...
Claude VonStroke, Charlotte de Witte, Tchami, More to Perform at Seismic Dance Event 2021
As we kick off 2021, the shred of hope for things to go back to the way they were has already begun to fade. However, there are still some music festivals who are persevering, including Seismic Dance Event. After postponing their spring and fall festivals in 2020, they are gearing up for their triumphant 2021 return with a stellar lineup. RealMusic Events recently announced plans to move forward with version 3.3 of their marquee festival, expanding the once two-day event to include an extra day from May 21-23, 2021. It will all take place at a new seven-acre venue located close to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. In order to comply with COVID-19 mandates, organizers are working closely with local Texas officials to ensure the safety of attendees, artists, and staff. ...
Armin van Buuren to Headline De Vrienden van Amstel Livestream This Weekend
Though they won’t be able to host a live crowd, the annual De Vrienden van Amstel event is pressing on for its 23rd consecutive year as planned. Brought together by Amstel and event promoter Tribe Company, 20 artists will take the stage in Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. Headlining the festivities is none other than the Armada head honcho himself, Armin van Buuren. The event is known to draw over 150,000 people annually, and van Buuren has a history of putting his best foot forward to celebrate it. His last performance in 2018 featured a spinning, gyroscope-like floating stage. The performance also featured several live collaborative performances, including “Heading Up High” alongside Kensington and “Another You” with Mr. Probz. Fans ca...
Madeon to Headline Music, Gaming, and Street Art Festival, wwfest: VALORANT
A new digital music festival, wwfest: VALORANT, will feature the convergence of competitive gaming, live music, and street art. Presented by Crown Channel and Riot Games, the debut event is set to feature a headlining performance from Grammy Award-nominated Good Faith artist Madeon. The full slate of performing dance music artists includes ARMNHMR, Moore Kismet, Ookay, and WHIPPED CREAM. The gaming title of choice will, of course, be Riot Games’ tactical 5-on-5 shooter, VALORANT. The event promises to engage audiences at home in a unique way through the use of drone technology. Fans can catch the action through the lenses of different drones, providing a variety of angles and perspectives of all the action as it takes place. wwfest: VALORANT will additional...
2021 Edition of The BPM Festival: Costa Rica Officially Postponed Due to COVID-19
Organizers of The BPM Festival: Costa Rica have officially pulled the plug on the event’s 2021 edition. Originally scheduled for March 3-7, 2021, the fest has now been postponed to January 12-18, 2022. Citing the impact of COVID-19, they shared an official statement in which they note that they worked tirelessly with the Costa Rican government, but to no avail. “From the beginning, plans for the upcoming edition were based on Costa Rican governmental guidance on the gradual return of mass events, which included 100% event capacity by March 2021 in the country,” the statement reads. “BPM’s collaborative work with the government of Costa Rica was constant, however complete clarity on restrictions remained unattainable as of 12th January, and therefore BPM fe...
Zeds Dead is Hosting the Biggest House Party of the Weekend Tonight
It’s always refreshing to see popular DJs playing out genres that their fans might not be used to from time to time. When Zeds Dead hinted that they might be doing so in a tweet, fans were already itching to see it happen. Not long after, Zeds Dead confirmed that a house DJ set would happen, and it will be livestreamed via Twitch. The Deadbeats House Party will begin tonight at 6PM PM via the label’s Twitch channel. No other details have been announced, aside from the fact that the set will indeed be house music-centric. Of course, Zeds Dead have hosted livestreamed House Party sets before, and multiple other artists like GG Magree, DJ Afterthought, Kompany, and Sippy have also graced the virtual stage. However, the streams haven’t ever been limited to house musi...
GRiZ & Friends to Debut Virtual Winter Edition of Camp Kulabunga Retreat
Since 2018, the Camp Kulabunga retreat has been host to various workshops, seminars, and discussions with leaders in fitness, creative writing, meditation, and expressive arts. GRiZ and friends curate the yearly retreat, which is typically held in person, but 2020’s iteration moved to the livestreaming space due to restrictions around COVID-19. Now, the first livestreamed winter edition of Camp Kulabunga is set to make its debut. Scheduled for February 20-21, the virtual event will feature GRiZ and some of his favorite innovative thought leaders. GRiZ will host a creative writing workshop, and other discussions will be held by those thought leaders in fields such as mindful movement, yoga, and expressive arts. On the docket for the 2021 winter edition of Camp Kul...
‘Christmas village’ boost Akwa Ibom economy with N1 billionn revenue – official
Mr. Orman Esin, the Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, has said the ‘Christmas Village’ generated more than N1 billion to the state economy since Dec. 1, 2020. Esin announced this to newsmen in Uyo on Friday. He said that the opening of the village had brought some life back to holidaymakers and citizens of the state. “The Christmas village has created value of more than N1 billion since it was opened on Dec. 1, 2020,’’ he said. “More than 600 vendors attract thousands of visitors every evening, adding that the Christmas village became a must-visit place in Nigeria every December. “With the ravaging Covid19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the 2020 Christmas season looked bleak. “Annual events were cancelled all over the world including the record-setting annual 999 events in...
Live Nation and Studio Brussels are Selling Tickets to a Post-COVID Rave—With No Date
Some people are seriously itching to get back to the dance floor. And some of those people want it so badly that they are willing to put money down on an event that doesn’t even have an official date set in stone. Well, that event is now coming (at some point) after the announcement of the aptly titled “I Want To Dance Again” party, the brainchild of Live Nation Belgium and Studio Brussel. As for the date this rave will take place, absolutely no one knows—not even the promoters. “I Want To Dance Again” is to be held at Antwerp’s Lotto Arena on the soonest possible date when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted in Belgium. That means the event will be the first post-COVID indoor rave without required masks and social distancing measures in...
RÜFÜS DU SOL, Zeds Dead, REZZ, More to Perform at Red Rocks in 2021: See the Full Schedule
Though nobody truly knows just how long pandemic safety measures will be in place, it seems that live music is more than ready to make its return. Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre has just released its concert schedule for 2021. When last year’s season was cut short by COVID-19, many shows at the fabled open-air venue unfortunately needed to be postponed. The 2021 schedule includes many of those shows, along with new concert dates for some of dance music’s biggest stars. Among those shows are two dates with RÜFÜS DU SOL, REZZ, Rusko, Lindsey Stirling, Zeds Dead, LSDREAM, Alison Wonderland, and a rescheduled three-night takeover with Ganja White Night. Additionally, legendary musical acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ziggy and Stephen Marley, and For...
