EVENTS
Tomorrowland Is Returning to Brazil In 2023 After 7 Years
Tomorrowland is making a triumphant return to São Paulo, Brazil in 2023. After seven years, the iconic dance music festival brand will reappear in Brazil from October 12-14, 2023. It will take place on the grounds of Parque Maeda in Itu, a municipality of São Paulo. The first two successful 2015 and 2016 Tomorrowland Brazil festivals took place at the same venue and welcomed more than 150,000 people, who joined together to dance under the barrage of lights at the “Book of Wisdom” and “The Key To Happiness” main stages. Guilherme Gazzola, the mayor of Itu, said that Tomorrowland Brazil goes above and beyond the music and inspires change and significant improvements to the region. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “In addition to it...
Everyone Is a Captain On “Holy Ship! Wrecked”— And No One Walks the Plank Alone
Holy shit, Holy Ship! Holy Ship! Wrecked, the beloved floating electronic music fest, started sailing the seas in 2011, inviting raver pirates from all walks of life to board a cruise ship for an intimate festival experience. In 2020, the Beats at Sea captains of The Bowery Presents, HARD, Insomniac and Cloud 9 Adventures decided to “wreck” the festival to a permanent location, the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Mayan Riviera on the shores of Mexico. The third voyage of Holy Ship! Wrecked ran December 13-17, 2022. EDM.com was onboard and rediscovered why the festival is a national treasure—and what was in its chest this year. Holy Ship! Wrecked Inclusivity There are no social boundaries distancing the festival’s headlining DJs from its attendees. On the ship, everyone swab...
Ultra Worldwide Now Has Music Festivals On All 6 Inhabited Continents
The team behind Ultra Music Festival have secured their spot as the most international music festival brand. After expanding to Peru and Abu Dhabi, Ultra Worldwide now has festivals on all six inhabited continents. The inaugural Ultra Abu Dhabi was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns, but it’s now been confirmed to take place March 4-5, 2023. Ultra’s booming beats and coruscating laser beams will debut at the largest open-air venue in the Middle East, Etihad Park. Ultra South Africa. Ultra Worldwide After the Abu Dhabi fest wraps up, the Ultra tour will make its way to South Africa for its eighth edition, hosting back-to-back events in Cape Town and Johannesburg on Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th. Africa’s largest electronic music festiva...
ILLENIUM Announces Holiday Food Drive, Special Club Performance
If your version of a winter wonderland is on a dancefloor, you’re in luck thanks to ILLENIUM. The Grammy-nominated producer and guitarist has announced “Saint Nick’s Holiday Food Drive,” a special club night where electronic music and charity collide. It’s going down at Denver’s Mirus Gallery and Temple Nightclub on Friday, December 23rd. The holiday-themed festivities kick off at 3pm, when ILLENIUM will host a two-hour photo-op for fans of all ages. Clubbers 21 and up can then head into Temple for the show, which will feature a number of “special guest DJs” before wrapping up with a big performance by the Fallen Embers artist, who recently revealed he’s recording his fifth studio album. ILLENIUM. Christian Wade/EDM.com Sc...
10 Photos That Capture the Jaw-Dropping Production of Time Warp
The fifth U.S. edition of Time Warp was an extraordinary celebration of hard-hitting techno. Following events in Mannheim and São Paulo, the renowned techno brand touched down in New York for a two day festival on November 11th and 12th. Combining global esteem with local acumen, the event was put together in partnership with one of the city’s top dance music organizers, Teksupport. The two-day festival took place at a sprawling warehouse in Brooklyn’s secluded Navy Yard, a regular spot for Teksupport shows and the perfect hideaway for deep, dark dance music. As always, Time Warp brought forth some of the best names in underground dance music. The event starred Drumcode boss Adam Beyer, Afterlife’s Mind Against, “Queen of Techno” Nicole Moudaber, melodic Ukrainian supe...
Fans of Gorillaz Descend On NYC and London for Innovative Augmented Reality Performances: Watch
A virtual band put on a virtual show last weekend—and it was invisible to the naked eye. Using the power of augmented reality, Gorillaz recently premiered a new song for their fans in New York City and London. With help from Google’s ARCore Geospatial API, the iconic animated band harnessed the technology to host unique shows in Times Square and Piccadilly Circus, respectively. As part of the innovative concert experience, which combined real-world and computer-generated imagery, fans saw gigantic avatars of Gorillaz interacting with monuments while they performed the new track, “Skinny Ape.” Since the show had to be experienced with a mobile device via a bespoke app, fans were encouraged to move around different vantage points to get the most out of it. The AR-powered pe...
Stevie Wonder Presents House Full of Toys Benefit: ‘Let’s Show the World How to Love Again’
“I’m going to be singing this whole time, so get ready,” one attendee laughingly declared to her neighboring seatmates at Stevie Wonder’s annual House Full of Toys Benefit Concert. But not to worry. Wonder and his guests — including Gregory Porter, Trombone Shorty and Jody Watley — had everyone inside Los Angeles’ sold-out Microsoft Theater singing and dancing along to each and every note Saturday evening (Dec. 17). Just Wonder playing a few notes on his harmonica in the wings before walking onstage with the evening’s musical director/longtime friend Rickey Minor was enough to send the audience into a cheering frenzy even before the concert got underway. House Full of Toys, presented through Wonder’s nonprofit We Are You Foundation, benefits children, people with disabili...
Ultra Australia 2023 to Feature Hardwell, Sub Zero Project and More
Ultra has revealed the first wave of festival headliners for its 2023 offshoot in Australia. Returning to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl for one day next spring, the festival is set to welcome a group of high-profile electronic artists to its four stages. The fest will feature Ultra legend Hardwell, who will be taking the stage in Australia for his first performance there since 2014. Also on tap are sets from Sub Zero Project, Darren Styles, Deborah De Luca and Timmy Trumpet. The event will also boast dance performances from the Ultra Angels. Ultra Australia is scheduled for April 15th, 2023. You can purchase tickets here. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Ultra Australia 2023 phase 1 lineup. c/o Ultra FOLLOW GAROROCK FESTIVAL: Facebook: facebook.com/ultraaustralia...
“What’s Your Vibe?”: Watch the Official ADE 2022 Film
After a record-breaking year, the team behind the Amsterdam Dance Event have revealed its official film, What’s Your Vibe? Directed by Anna Bogomolova, the film showcases the five-day assembly of conferences, performances, parties and panels that took place in the heart of Amsterdam just two months ago in October. A crowd dancing during the 2022 Amsterdam Dance Event. c/o Amsterdam Dance Event What’s Your Vibe? sums up the triumphant ADE 2022, which welcomed a staggering 450,000 attendees. The visual exposé reflects the event’s musical and conversational philosophies through its title. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “Am I in control of my vibe? Music gives us the tools to answer this question, to articulate our vibe,” reads the film’s description. “Wh...
Cercle Teams Up With Mezcal El Silencio to Plan Unforgettable Festival Experience In Oaxaca
Mezcal El Silencio is teaming up with Cercle Music to curate a one-of-a-kind festival experience in the historic region of Oaxaca. The mezcal brand is gearing up for its third annual Silencio UMBRA, a one-night-only experience set to once again take over the 16-acre Casa Silencio luxury retreat. Situated amid agave-filled plains in a valley surrounded by the region’s characteristically rugged mountains, the spellbinding fest offers a niche experience that encompasses the best in music and local culture. On the entertainment front, Cercle, the leading brand in intimate destination events, is rounding up Bonobo, The Martinez Brothers, Carlita, Lee Burridge and more for an unforgettable night of house music from dusk until dawn. Throughout the magical evening of dancing, the ...
Inside Beyonce’s ‘Club Renaissance’ Event in Los Angeles
On Friday night (Dec. 16), lines formed outside of a relatively unmarked warehouse space in downtown Los Angeles for “Club Renaissance,” a two-night event in celebration of Renaissance, Beyoncé‘s seventh studio album. The album, released in July, is a kaleidoscopic exploration of genre, escapism and self-expression; on it, Beyoncé experiments with different shades of dance, house, disco, pop and R&B. The party’s unspoken 1970s-era theme was interpreted by attendees for their outfits in a range of ways, much like the sonic versatility of the project itself. The event, presented by Amazon Music and Parkwood Entertainment, featured several musicians in attendance, including singers Syd, Victoria Monét and Lucky Daye. The building was lined with graphic posters of ...
Alesso, W&W, Nicky Romero, More to Headline Don’t Let Daddy Know’s 2023 Amsterdam Festival
Making its anticipated return to Amsterdam in 2023, Don’t Let Daddy Know is landing in the Dutch capital in March 2023 with a jaw-dropping lineup. Initially launched on the Mediterranean party paradise of Ibiza, Don’t Let Daddy Know has expanded over the past decade, taking its unmatched energy and eclectic lineups to over a dozen of countries across the globe, from Spain, Romania, Poland and Turkey to India, Thailand, Mexico and more. c/o Don’t Let Daddy Know. Gearing up to return to Amsterdam after three years, Don’t Let Daddy Know is set to take over Amsterdam’s iconic Ziggo Dome, one of the city’s top indoor arenas with a capacity of 17,000. The festival brand’s forthcoming Amsterdam edition is bound to be one of its biggest to date, with an impressive lineup of elite...
