EVENTS
Look Inside deadmau5’s Intimate Toronto Drive-In Rave
Earlier in the month of August, deadmau5 announced that he was playing an intimate drive-in rave in Toronto. The popularity of drive-in shows during the COVID-19 epoch has grown tremendously and they are now a robust sub-sector of the live music industry, which was decimated by the impact of the virus. Following the announcement, the Grammy Award-nominated electronic music producer flung his diehard fanbase headfirst into a fever pitch. “hey Toronto, the boss has been chatting with the city mayor… and we’re happy to let you know we’ve got a small drive-in show booked in for Friday, August 14th!” he wrote at the time. Drive-in raves do, of course, come with many caveats in the name of public safety, so deadmau5’s City View Drive-In was under a very public microscope a...
Beatport Announces Two-Part Benefit Livestream for Beirut Explosion Relief Efforts
Beatport, in partnership with Nicole Moudaber, WILD Tulum, and Factory People, will be hosting two benefit livestreams with proceeds going to those affected by the catastrophic explosion in Beirut on August 4th. Entitled “Together For Beirut,” the stream is looking to raise $250,000 for those affected. Beatport and company have organized quite a stacked lineup for the first phase of “Together For Beirut,” including ANNA, Anane, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Dubfire, and many more. Host Nicole Moudaber will also be performing during both livestreams. While there’s no word on who will be performing on the second date, we can expect just as impressive as a lineup to be announced. Proceeds from the event will go straight to Impact Lebanon, which supports non-g...
Disclosure to Debut New Music at Upcoming Live DJ Set from Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes
Renowned live music event organizer Cercle have teamed up with Amazon Music to tap Disclosure for a cant-miss live DJ set. With only two weeks to go before the August 28th release of Disclosure‘s ballyhooed third studio album Energy, the Grammy Award-nominated duo have poured gasoline on the blaze with the announcement of a momentous livestream set. Renowned live music event organizer Cercle Music have teamed up with Amazon Music to tap Disclosure for a cant-miss live DJ set from the Plitvice Lakes, a stunning national park in Croatia recognized on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The set will air at 1PM ET (10AM PT) on August 17th via Cercle Music’s Facebook page, and Disclosure will host a live Q&A session following its conclusion. A press...
Seven Lions is Streaming a Set from the Iconic Gorge Amphitheatre This Weekend
A can’t-miss stream filmed at one of the world’s most scenic venues. Seven Lions is touching down in Washington for a can’t-miss livestream event at one of the world’s most scenic venues, the Gorge Amphitheatre. This Saturday, the melodic dubstep and trance maven will air a special livestream performance that was filmed at the Gorge. Considering the amphitheatre’s unquestioned status as one of the most highly coveted performance venues the music industry has to offer due to its idyllic setting, the two-hour set has the potential to be one of the best to emerge from the COVID-19 epoch. Insomniac took to social media to announce the event, inviting fans to “Get ready to dance, cry & headbang as we experience these surreal moments together....
I Went to the First Post-COVID Festival in Greece and Ended Up at the Organizer’s Wedding
Giorgi Sigua did everything in his power to keep the last flame of what was supposed to be a festival alive, even if that meant getting married. With 4,000 tickets sold and headlined by the likes of Paul Van Dyk, ATB, Swanky Tunes, and many more, GEM Fest was set to become a legendary moment for festivals and electronic music in the post-COVID-19 world. Coming all the way from Anaklia, Georgia to the Greek island of Zakynthos due to the low number of coronavirus cases in the Mediterranean country, GEM Fest was seemingly an unmissable experience. The organizers vouched that social distancing measures were going to be enforced and testing would be in place in order to ensure the safety of attendees, who could escape from this wild world for three days and nights in a stunning seaside locatio...
Hï Ibiza Announces 2021 Summer Residency Lineup with David Guetta, FISHER, More
The Martinez Brothers and Black Coffee will be among the DJs taking over Hï Ibiza next summer. While the beloved Ibiza summer season has gone awry in 2020 amid the ongoing pandemic, Hï Ibiza‘s latest announcement is a sign that better days are ahead. Captioned “a season to celebrate life itself,” Hï Ibiza has dropped its massive lineup of DJ residencies set to take ahold of summer 2021. Weekday parties start on Tuesdays with veteran New York duo The Martinez Brothers. Wednesdays will see the chart-topping producer FISHER taking to the decks while Thursdays belong to legendary techno duo Tale of Us and their series, “Afterlife.” The weekends are set to keep the party going with David Guetta‘s “F*** Me I’m Famous!” series o...
“Summer of Love” Gets Green Light on First UK Trance Festival Since Lockdown
“After six months of our events getting postponed, we are happy we have the green light to finally put on a show.” While most of the world’s large-scale music fests have been canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, one small festival in the United Kingdom has received the green light to take place later in the month of August. Capped at 300 people, Anomaly‘s “Summer of Love” event has been given permission from authorities to proceed with their trance music event. Attendees can expect to hear music from John Askew, The Thrillseekers, Will Rees, Ciaran McAuley, Dave Asprey, Billy Gillies, and more across two stages. In a statement from a press release issued to announce the festival, promoter Rich Miller explained the process of the company̵...
San Holo, TNGHT, 100 Gecs, More to Play Minecraft Benefit Festival for The Okra Project “Lavapalooza”
The digital festival will benefit The Okra Project’s battle against food insecurity in the Black Trans community. Coming off of the success of previous outings like “Coalchella” and “Fire Festival” is Open Pit‘s latest Minecraft adventure, “Lavapalooza.” For this event, organizers will be benefitting The Okra Project‘s battle against food insecurity in the Black Trans community. Open Pit, one of the world’s original Minecraft festival producers, is set to host two days of music from a diverse cast of superstar and up-and-coming talent in their custom-built digital venue. Fans can look forward to music from San Holo, 100 Gecs, Baauer, Flatbush Zombies, Ryan Hemsworth, a rare performance from TNGHT, and much more...
Illenium, Martin Garrix, More to Headline Escapade Music Festival 2021
Despite its delay into 2021, Escapade aims to return better than ever. After scrapping plans for a late 2020 edition, Escapade Music Festival has put forth a plan to return in 2021 bigger and better than ever. The Ottowa music festival had planned to host an event in September of this year, but due to ongoing mass event restrictions in Canada, Escapade has been pushed back to June of 2021. Despite the delay, there is still much to celebrate for Escapade fans. For starters, the festival has retained its original 2020 headliners for next year’s event, which include The Chainsmokers, Kaskade, Martin Garrix, and Illenium. View the original article to see embedded media. For those who choose to rollover their 2020 tickets into 2021, Escapade is providing an even bigger incentive—an extra ...
Outside Lands Announces Inaugural Virtual Edition, “Inside Lands”
Despite not taking to Golden Gate Park this season, Outside Lands will be celebrating its rich history in virtual form. In a first-ever move for the San Francisco music festival, Outside Lands is taking to the digital landscape for its 2020 edition. Despite calling off the in-person festivities in Golden Gate Park this year, and subsequently announcing its 2021 lineup featuring Tame Impala, ZHU, and more, Outside Lands isn’t writing off this year entirely. Instead, organizers have announced a two-day virtual festival, “Inside Lands,” which will feature a mix of new features and “best of” style content from the event’s archives. View the original article to see embedded media. As for which of the festival’s iconic sets will be revisited during...
NYC Nightlife Staple Jonathan Peters is Taking to the Virtual Stage Tonight
Peters is taking to the virtual stage at 9PM ET for a can’t-miss digital DJ set. Illustrious New York City DJ, producer, remixer, and nightlife staple Jonathan Peters is taking to the virtual stage for a can’t-miss digital DJ set. The stream is going down tonight, August 8th, at 9PM ET (6PM PT). Perhaps best known for his scintillating progressive house remix of Whitney Houston‘s “My Love Is Your Love,” Peters has been going strong in the electronic music world since 1985. He has a storied history with fabled former NYC nightclub Sound Factory, among others, and his contributions to the NYC EDM scene at large are innumerable. In light of COVID-19, he is now taking his talents to the increasingly robust livestreaming landscape. Peters’ livestream eve...
Miss Out on Lollapalooza 2020? Check Out Some of the Best Sets from Last Weekend’s Livestream
Sets from last weekend include ZHU, Kaskade, and G Jones B2B Eprom, among many others. Due to the continuation of the current global pandemic, festivals have turned to livestreaming to satisfy their would-be attendees. Lollapalooza took their weekend to the next level, with 150 artists performing via livestream exclusively on YouTube over four nights. While organizers aired old footage of iconic sets from many performers, they also tapped artists for new original performances, and they got creative. Alison Wonderland was joined by a live band for her set, switching things up for fans who normally see her behind the decks. ZHU held one of the longer time-slots of the weekend and decided to venture into the desert at night and perform in front of a fire. Boombox Cartel made a trip ...
