EVENTS
World Club Dome: Winter Edition Set for Big 2022 Return With Axwell, Boris Brejcha, More
Almost three years since its last fest in Düsseldorf, World Club Dome: Winter Edition is finally making its long-awaited return to the Merkur Spiel-Arena. The brainchild of BigCityBeats—the long-running German label, radio show and event company—World Club Dome has been taking the world by storm for nearly two decades now. With their expert production and curation, BigCityBeats has taken the brand to Asia, Hollywood and the Caribbean, and even into space back in 2019 in collaboration with the European Space Agency. World Club Dome: Winter Edition is coming to Düsseldorf December 16-17 with a staggering lineup, which features over 150 artists. Curated within its enormous arena, the festival also spans an impressive 15 stages. World Club Dome: Winter Edition c/o World Club Dome Scroll to Con...
EDM.com’s Best of 2022: Performances & DJ Sets
EDM.com proudly publishes four installments of annual year-end coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers and Songs. To honor their creativity and deeply influential work to challenge the boundaries of performance, we’ve recognized 10 of the year’s best sets from around the electronic music world. Alison Wonderland Alvarado Laundry, Los Angeles If you asked us to think of a rarer show than a rave with Alison Wonderland in a laundromat, our hands would be Tide. In celebration of her remarkable third album, Loner, the superstar DJ and singer-songwriter rinsed out a slew of filthy tracks live from a vacant L.A. laundromat. Organized by Brownies & Lemonade, the pie-in-the-sky performance was attended by less than 100 people, who raved away as strobe l...
MDLBEAST Welcomes 600,000 Fans to Rave the Night Away at Soundstorm Festival
You can do a lot with over 5 million square meters of festival space. Just ask MDLBEAST, the Saudi Arabian entertainment company behind the massive Soundstorm festival. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, they welcomed over 600,000 people to the capital of Riyadh for the giant festival, which they’ve dubbed “the loudest week in the Middle East.” The three-day Soundstorm fest was the culmination of a weeklong celebration of music via MDLBEAST’s XP Music Futures conference. Perhaps the festival’s most notable feat was BIG BEAST, the largest of its seven stages at a towering height of 135.5 feet. It’s here where a slew of electronic music superstars threw down electrifying DJ sets, including Tiësto, DJ Snake, Swedish House Mafia, R3HAB and Dav...
Relive Lost Lands 2022 With 15 Complete Sets From Excision, ILLENIUM, Knife Party and More On Apple Music
While many of us are still nursing our damaged necks and backs from the mayhem that was 2022’s Lost Lands festival, Excision and co. have given fans a reason to pull out the braces once again. With help from Apple Music, the Lost Lands team has made 15 sets from the bass music extravaganza’s momentous fifth year available to stream. Fans can now stream a bevy of full DJ sets from the prehistoric party by the likes of Excision, ILLENIUM, DJ Diesel, Dion Timmer, Jessica Audiffred, Knife Party, Kompany, Ray Volpe, Herobust and more. Kompany performs at Lost Lands 2022. Andrew Freeman Rather than being released as one continuous mix à la SoundCloud or YouTube, each set is released like an album with individual tracks that seamlessly play into each other. This fo...
Imagine Dragons Confirmed as 2023 Headliner for UNTOLD, One of Europe’s Largest Dance Music Festivals
It’s looking like 2023 will be a monster year for Romania’s beloved UNTOLD Festival. Following the release of their official 2022 aftermovie, UNTOLD, one of Europe’s largest electronic music festivals, has announced the first major artist for next year’s fest: Imagine Dragons. The chart-topping electro-pop and rock outfit are known for their deep discography of contemporary hits, like “Demons,” “Enemy,” “Thunder,” “Radioactive,” “Whatever It Takes” and many more. Since their inception nearly a decade ago, Imagine Dragons have won one Grammy and 10 Billboard Music Awards, among other accolades. By enlisting Imagine Dragons, UNTOLD’s organizers are making a statement in unfolding the 8th...
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Roasts Kanye West at Kennedy Center Honors: ‘He’s Too Antisemitic Even For Us’
There is nothing funny about Kanye West‘s repeated amplification of antisemitic tropes and hate speech over the past month. In a series of interviews and media appearances, the artist who now goes by Ye has made a series of comments denigrating the Jewish people, culminating last week with an appearance on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ show in which Ye stated “I like Hitler.” But if there is one person who has the unique ability to transform hate into hilarity, it is Sacha Baron Cohen. The acclaimed comedian — who is Jewish — appeared at this weekend’s Kennedy Center Honors in the guise of his belovedly profane, offensive-to-everyone dopey journalist character Borat Sagdiyev to pay tribute to honorees U2. Kazakhstan’s least reliable source of news took the stage and expressed genuine con...
Tulum’s Mía Beach Club Announces Must-See Shows With Major League DJz, Franky Wah and More
It’s safe to say that dance music fans in Tulum are in for a treat in December 2022. After Mía Tulum unveiled its full programming for high season, the fan-favorite club and restaurant is gearing up to host a bevy of exciting electronic music trailblazers, like Major League Djz, Anden and Franky Wah. Located inside Selina Tulum, one of the city’s top hospitality brands, Mía is a multifaceted restaurant and club that represents the very best of what the breezy destination has to offer. Offering European and Mexican cuisine during the day, Mía provides an elegant and relaxing fine dining experience. The venue is also renowned for its selection of wine and craft beer, with a wine cellar that holds over 300 labels from across the world. Inside Mía Restaurant & Beachclub Tul...
ODESZA, Madeon, ILLENIUM, More to Perform at Electric Forest 2023
As we count down the days until 2023, fans can already dart their calendars for one the year’s biggest festival lineups. It’ll be tough to beat the organizers of Electric Forest, who have revealed a lineup for the ages before the beloved Rothbury festival returns next year. The four-day fest will feature performances by ODESZA, Madeon, Zeds Dead, ILLENIUM, Above & Beyond, Rezz, Gryffin, Gorgon City, Virtual Riot and SVDDEN DEATH’s VOYD, among many others. Since 2008, fans have descended on West Michigan’s Double JJ Resort for Electric Forest, one of the nation’s most popular music, art and camping festivals. The event is somewhat of a haven for electronic music enthusiasts, who flock to the spellbinding Sherwood Forest for its...
ODESZA, Madeon, ILLENIUM, More to Perform at Electric Forest 2023
As we count down the days until 2023, fans can already dart their calendars for one the year’s biggest festival lineups. It’ll be tough to beat the organizers of Electric Forest, who have revealed a lineup for the ages before the beloved Rothbury festival returns next year. The four-day fest will feature performances by ODESZA, Madeon, Zeds Dead, ILLENIUM, Above & Beyond, Rezz, Gryffin, Gorgon City, Virtual Riot and SVDDEN DEATH’s VOYD, among many others. Since 2008, fans have descended on West Michigan’s Double JJ Resort for Electric Forest, one of the nation’s most popular music, art and camping festivals. The event is somewhat of a haven for electronic music enthusiasts, who flock to the spellbinding Sherwood Forest for its...
MDLBEAST Unveils Full Soundstorm 2022 Lineup With DJ Snake, Carl Cox, NERVO, Tiësto, More
Returning to Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh from December 1-3, MDLBEAST’s flagship festival, Soundstorm, is back with another massive lineup. More than 200 artists from across the globe are slated to perform at Soundstorm 2022, which will feature seven stages designed to resemble a futuristic metropolis. The Big Beast, the event’s towering mainstage, will host DJ sets from the likes of Tiësto, DJ Snake and Hardwell on opening night, while Salvatore Ganacci, Luciano, Swedish House Mafia, Peggy Gou, Afrojack, David Guetta and Marshmello will follow suit over the next two nights. Fans will also be able to enjoy performances from the likes of Zedd, MEDUZA, Eric Prydz, Claptone, NERVO, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki and EDM.com Class of 2022 artist ACRAZE, among man...
Honey Dijon, Denis Sulta, More Confirmed to Perform for Printworks’ Final Season
London’s iconic Printworks is approaching its final season in 2023—and it’s going out with a bang. Beginning February 4th, 2023, the beloved concert venue’s last season will open with Body Movements, the U.K.’s first queer and trans music festival. Printworks will then welcome Ibiza’s ANTS brand before takeovers by AVA Festival on February 25th, Ed Banger Records on March 3rd and Drumcode on March 17th. The weekend of Easter will be perhaps one of the biggest weekends for the closing season. London-based promoter The Hydra will host a huge collaboration between fabric, FWD>>, Plastic People, Tresor and That’s How It Is!. The lineups for these shows have not yet been revealed. “Over the past six years Printworks has hosted the...
Insomniac’s Unique Hotel Experience for EDC Las Vegas 2023 Is a “Rave Wonderland”
Insomniac’s iconic EDC Las Vegas is getting even bigger for its 30-year anniversary in 2023. The renowned promoter has revealed “Hotel EDC,” a new initiative taking over Resorts World’s Las Vegas Hilton into a centralized hub for all things EDC. According to a press release issued to announce the first-of-its-kind festival experience, the 88-acre property will transform into a “rave wonderland” with a slew of unique fan experiences. Pass-holders will be able to experience EDC Las Vegas through a variety of onsite activations, such as exclusive parties at Ayu Dayclub, special art installations and EDC-themed cocktails and food, among many other perks. “Hotel EDC” will also provide a number of premium add-on experiences, like shuttle service to...
