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BLOODSTOCK reveals first batch of 2023 bands!

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With BLOODSTOCK 2022 well under way, the festival is thrilled to already be looking ahead and announcing a swathe of awesome bands for the 2023 event, which is set to take place on 10th-13th August 2022 at Catton Park, Derbyshire. 

Metalcore pioneers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are set to headline the Ronnie James Dio main stage on Friday, their first ever appearance at the festival. Meanwhile, thrash legends MEGADETH will close out proceedings in spectacular style on Sunday night. Other confirmed main stage bands include DEVILDRIVER, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, KNOCKED LOOSE, DECAPITATED and GATECREEPER.

Over on the Sophie Lancaster Stage, ZEAL & ARDOR will headline one day (tbd) and expect to also see sets from KING 810 and UNTO OTHERS.  Stay tuned for more 2023 surprises soon.

In surprise news at this year’s event, Bay Area metal squad MACHINE HEAD thrilled fans over on the Sophie Lancaster stage when they played a surprise set; their very first festival show in 10 years!  Internet chatter had prevailed all week as BLOODSTOCKers tried to guess who the unannounced band on the running order was.  Over their hour long set, the only thing hotter than the weather was the riffs in the tent!

Early bird weekend camping tickets are available at the on-site box office across the duration of the 2022 event with no booking fee, then will go on sale online at 9am Monday 15th August, priced at £150 (+ bkg fee) at the ticket store. Serpents Lair VIP tickets and camper van passes (which always sell out very quickly, so don’t snooze if you’re after one) will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday 17th August. Once the early bird allocation has sold out, standard weekend tickets will increase to £165 (+ bkg fee). For the first time in 2023, there will also be a child’s VIP ticket available, so mini moshers can join their parents in the VIP area and camping at a more reasonable cost. 

BLOODSTOCK will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 10th-13th August 2023.

For more info, click to www.bloodstock.uk.com. 

Steve Aoki teams up with Bershka & Amnesia Ibiza to Announce Collection on Decentraland

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A livestream will take place at Amnesia Ibiza 16th August

Today, Bershka launch its first collection of wearables in Decentraland with the help of Amnesia Ibiza and Steve Aoki.

This Bershka x Amnesia Ibiza capsule collection will be available in Bershka stores, on bershka.com and here through the Amnesia store in Decentraland.

The ambassador of this collection and DJ of the party is 2x-GRAMMY-nominated music producer, artist, and fashion designer Steve Aoki. To celebrate this collaboration, on 16th August (Wednesday 17th August 3.30am CEST)Bershka will stream live from Amnesia Ibiza Steve Aoki’s HiROQUEST party at Amnesia Decentraland for all its followers! You’ll be able to watch the livestream, buy some of the collection’s pieces and get the exclusive POAP by Steve Aoki. The stream will also be available simultaneously on Amnesia Ibiza’s official YouTube channel and through all A0K1VERSE Sky Pods on oncyber.io, with a special streaming party in Steve’s personal Sky Pod!

The Bershka x AMNESIA capsule is a going out collection inspired by the world of clubbing. It includes a selection of items for girls and boys, among which several oversized T-shirt designs stand out, an asymmetrical rib top with the club logo, a dress, a top and a tulle skirt with photographic prints inspired by the Amnesia parties, among other garments.

Metaverse event participants will be able to get the POAP in Decentranland (or the achievement stamps in Sky Pods) to claim some of the exclusive perks, merchandising items and 250,000 KlubCoin tokens to be shared among the POAP & achievement stamps holders.

“I’m excited to partner with Amnesia and Bershka to bring the spirit of Ibiza to the metaverse. Decentraland fans worldwide can tune in to hear an early sneak peek of my new album HiROQUEST: Genesis.“ said Steve Aoki

“We are very excited to collaborate on the Bershka x Amnesia metaverse wearable collection. It’s been amazing to see the continual interest from established brands to pioneer the open metaverse with us.”“ said Miles Anthony, CEO of DecentralGames

“It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome Steve Aoki in our Amnesia virtual venue in Decentraland and to be the first club brand to launch a phygital capsule collection with a global clothing brand such as Bershka” said Sergi Blaya, brand manager at Amnesia Ibiza.

You can now buy the new Bershka x Amnesia Ibiza collection in your nearest Bershka store, on bershka.com and in the Amnesia store at Decentraland.

More information on https://www.bershka.com/share/pag/amnesia.html

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Walker & Royce collaborate with Chris Lorenzo to remix Idris Muhammad’s classic track “Could Heaven Ever Be Like This”.

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Deep house duo Walker & Royce have collaborated with Chris Lorenzo and cooked up a complete revitalization of the classic Idris Muhammad track “Could Heaven Ever Be Like This” for Ultra Records.

Having incorporated the original into their sets across various festivals this past year, Walker & Royce know the track inside out, and deep house expert Chris Lorenzo – who currently holds the #4 spot on the Beatport charts with his most recent release “MAMI” – is a perfect addition to the team to make this one really pop. Between them, these creatives have amped up this disco classic and brought it into the modern age with top notch production and measured delivery.

Their version has big, bouncing drums and firing synth work with shooting cosmic lasers. It’s an energetic, textured track with the big vocals the icing on the cake and sure to make this one into a modern classic.

This is a brilliant update on a well known gem.

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Club Chinois Ibiza Announces Ida Engberg Residency UNA 

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Club Chinois is the most talked about new venue in Ibiza and it recently launched a brand new residency from Ida Engberg for the second half of the season. The Swedish techno titan kicked off with Laya Benitez and Clint Lee in fine fashion last week, and now the party runs weekly Tuesdays until September 13th. Next up on August 16th, Kolsch and Unders join Ida with more special guests to come each week.

Chinois is located in what was once HEART Ibiza and it has a decadent but underground vibe that recalls the jazz clubs of 1930’s Shanghai. It has been designed by an award winning designer with a world-class sound system and cosy dance floor feel that features a DJ booth close to the action. Already this summer it is hosting residencies from top international talents such as Luciano, Ibiza Global Radio, Pablo Fierro, THEMBA, Satori and more, but now it has added another cutting edge party with this influential techno selector.

Swedish star Ida Engberg is a top tier DJ and record producer who has long been serving up powerful sets and productions from the cutting edge. She has a sound rooted in techno funk and her versatility is infectious, whether playing big room techno at Drumcode nights, festivals like Awakenings, or deeper sounds at clubs and after hours all around the world. She is in the middle of a busy summer of gigs at places like Street Parade in Zurich and Creamfields UK and remixes coming on both Anjunadeep and Crosstown Rebels later this year.

This is another unmissable weekly session at Chinois. Make sure you are part of the best new club on the White Isle.

Ultra Records celebrates the inaugural ULTRA Beach Costa del Sol with 20-track Compilation Album 2022

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Featuring tracks from the likes of SOFI TUKKER, Oliver Heldens, ACRAZE, Boris Brejcha and more…

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To celebrate the inaugural ULTRA Beach Costa Del Sol, the event has teamed up with Ultra Records to release a collaborative compilation album. The ULTRA Beach Costa del Sol Compilation Album 2022 continues the long-standing tradition between the two dance music titans, who have repeatedly joined forces to curate the annual Ultra Music Festival Compilation Album.

The 20-track package includes singles from some of Ultra Records’ most talented producers, many of whom have taken center stage at ULTRA Worldwide events. The commemorative ULTRA Beach Costa del Sol Compilation Album 2022 takes listeners on a journey through different corners of the dance music canon, pulling together a tracklist with a diverse sonic palette.

The compilation includes two tracks by ULTRA Beach Costa Del performers – Oliver Heldens’ 90s-inspired remix of Solardo and Paul Woolford’s “Tear It Up,” and ACRAZE’s speaker-rattling collaboration alongside 4B “BANG BANG.”

The compilation also features breezy dance-pop cut “Summer in New York” by two-time Grammy-nominated duo SOFI TUKKER, who have performed at both Ultra Music Festival and ULTRA Europe.

Following his Ultra Music Festival debut last spring, high-tech minimal pioneer Boris Brejcha contributed his track “Never Stop Dancing,” a melodic techno-infused soundscape featuring Ginger.

Other compilation records include “FLOW” from hard-trap pioneers SAYMYNAME and Lit Lords, and “Save Me”from eclectic, innovative producer Party Favor.

The ULTRA Beach Costa del Sol Compilation Album 2022 is the perfect way to get psyched for the event’s first-ever edition. ULTRA Beach Costa del Sol will host two stages at the waterfront event; the ULTRA Beach Stage blasting out high-octane sounds, and the house and techno RESISTANCE Stage located at the Sohail Castle.

ULTRA Beach has welcomed tens of thousands of fans to festivals in exotic coastal locations around the world, from Croatia to Bali, so the picturesque oasis of Costa Del Sol is the natural next step for the worldwide brand’s continued expansion.

Tickets are on sale at https://costadelsol.ultrabeach.com

Rave Rebels brings immersive rave experience back to Brussels w/ Solomun, Paula Temple, Mall Grab, Ellen Allien, Héctor Oaks, Joris Voorn and more

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Following former thrilling visits in Brussels with no less than 30.000 ravers, Kompass Klub launches a new edition of Rave Rebels in the Belgian capital. On Saturday the 8th of October 2022, Brussels Expo will be submerged in an astonishing, almost extraterrestrial atmosphere of thousands of kindred spirits from 19:30 onwards. For the first time in Rave Rebels’ history, the festival takes place in two rooms. The ultimate pinnacle for many dance and techno enthusiasts.

Belgium enjoys a great and profound reputation when it comes down to techno music, partly thanks to its versatile history in electronic music. At Rave Rebels, this reputation gets translated into a mind-blowing 12hour +++ sound, light and visual spectacle. Combine this with a top-notch line-up and there you have the formula for Belgium’s biggest indoor rave festival. Raving redefined, an ode to life.

Globally established and well-respected artists like Solomun (only Belgian show in 2022), Joris Voorn, Paula Templeand Mall Grab will enjoy the company of homegrown talents like The Subs (live), Cherry Moon Trax and Joyhauser B2B Push (world premiere). It’s no news that international hotshots easily and happily set sail towards Belgian soil. Or like Enrico Sangiuliano mentioned at last year’s edition: “I sincerely enjoy playing in Belgium. It’s an insane feeling to be surrounded by passionate people who have techno blood rushing their veins. All driven by the strong techno culture which has been around for many years.”

The organization’s choice for the capital of Europe is thoughtful, to say the least. “Brussels is a gracious and fruitful environment for the development of new events and concepts. Furthermore, Brussels-based ravers are very familiar with electronic music and keen on partying. The central location of the European capital also allows us to attract both nationwide and international audiences. We’re totally ready for the next round”, say the organizers.

LINEUP A-Z
Agents of Time (Live)
Deborah de Luca
Cherry Moon Trax
Dana Montana
Ellen Allien
Gabber Eleganza
Héctor Oaks
Joris Voorn
Joyhauser B2B Push (World Premiere)
Mall Grab
Maxim Lany B2B Nico Morano
Monika Kruse
Paula Temple
Solomun (Only Belgian Show 2022)
The Subs (Live)

TICKETS:
Tickets available via https://bit.ly/RR102022

VENUE:
Brussels Expo – Avenue de Miramar – Brussels – Belgium

MORE INFO:
www.raverebels.com

SOCIALS:
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/575852667383901
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/raverebelsfestival
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@raverebels
IG: https://www.instagram.com/raverebels

10 pictures from The one in the woods 2022

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One in the Woods is already a must-visit festival after just one year. It is a great coming together of the music offerings of Liverpool and Manchester and with well designed stages and a well organised production team. 

This year as well as over 2000 dancers we got down to standout sets from Fatima Hajji, Dax J, Perc, SPFDJ, Luke Slater, DJ Hazard and plenty more across the house and bass and techno spectrum. 

These pictures capture the magic of it all. 

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The Chemical Brothers Play Ibiza Exclusive DJ Set at Amnesia Closing Festival 2022

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Date: 15th October

This year’s notoriously unmissable Amnesia Closing Festival is to take place from 6pm on 15th October 2022 with an Ibiza exclusive headline DJ set from The Chemical Brothers. Support will be announced soon and tickets are guaranteed to sell out. They go on sale on Tue Aug 9th at amnesia.es so move fast to secure your place at this historic event.

Amnesia is the perfect setting for a Chemical Brothers’s DJ set thanks to its cutting edge production, world class sound system and cauldron-like dance floor. They are award-winning, chart topping, game-changing pioneers in both the studio and the club and they bring with them the most explosive and electrifying mix of sounds imaginable. On Sat Oct 15th, Tom and Ed will be spinning an array of sonic classics – both old and new.

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Truck Festival 2022

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After three years the amazing Truck Festival came back too Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire. The past 3 years had been affected by COVID which meant the event could not take place. This year also celebrated its 25th Anniversary so the organisers had to make sure it was the best!! The three and a half day event had a huge lineup with Blossoms headlining the Thursday night. Bombay Bicycle Club on Friday, Sam Fender and The Kooks co-headlining on the Saturday and the weekend ended with Kasabian and a firework display on the Sunday night. Bands, Artists, Comedians etc all performed on several stages across the site. There was the Main Stage, Market Stage hosted by So Young Magazine, Thie Feeling, The Nest, Virgins and Veterans, The Rockin Chair and The Tap Room.

Across the site had a wide variety of all cuisines for everyone. The local community also have a big food tent with their homecooked food which they have served there for several years and all profits got to charity.

There was plenty for everyone to do. Familys with young children could go to the childrens area which had activities and shows on for them all to enjoy. There were stalls with makeup, clothes, accessories and more for everyone to dress up in their proper festival gear.

Our photographer Kane Howie was at the festival to document the weekend. You can check out his photos below.

Tickets for next years event are available at https://truckfestival.com/ the festival will take place at the same location on July 21st-23rd.

Sophie reveals final names for debut season inc. Luciano, Move D, Damian Lazarus, Guti and more

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Sophie has already made a huge impact on the Málagan scene in its first month and now it announces further headliners to come including all new names Damian Lazarus, Move D, Guti, Dani Ramos, Rakim Under and Dorado on August 14th, while Luciano has been added to the closing party on August 28th next to Mathew Jonson (live), Sonja Moonear and Priku.

Artists from all over the world have now already performed at Sophie including Paul Kalkbrenner, Enzo Siragusa, Francesco Del Garda, Sweely, Traumer, Jamie Jones, Chris Stussy, Giorgia Angiuli, Archie Hamilton, Mandar, Janeret, and more. The location is a 3000-capacity open air and sun-kissed venue that’s been specially built for this series. It pairs the natural beauty and culture of the area with a dance floor surrounded by nature, with lush greenery and plenty of organic materials making for a place where people can really feel they belong.
Say the founders, “The truth is we are delighted with this first month of the festival because we have accomplished something that the people from Málaga could only dream of a couple of months ago. There was nothing going on in the city that properly represented electronic music culture in its realest form, but with crazy production and a world class sound system that wouldn’t be out of place in Ibiza, it feels we have achieved this.”

The team is set to build on the early success of the season with four more essential parties. August 14th sees Crosstown Rebels boss Damian Lazarus play with Guti b2b Dani Ramos and Rakim Under b2b Dorado on August 14th, then on August 21st French house trio Apollonia lineup with cult diggers Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz, plus Gene on Earth and Sugar Free. Finally, Swiss Chilean minimal master Luciano has been added to the irresistible closing party on August 28th next to Mathew Jonson (live), Sonja Moonear and Priku, with a secret closing party yet to be announced.

Sophie is easily accessible from all over Europe with Málaga-Costa del Sol airport connected to 133 destinations. Make sure you make a trip out before the end of this historic first season.
AUGUST 7
[a:rpia:r] (Raresh, Petre Inspirescu, Rhadoo)
Praslea
Dan Andrei

AUGUST 14
Damian Lazarus
Guti b2b Dani Ramos
Rakim Under b2b Dorado

AUGUST 21
Apollonia (Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom, Shonky)
Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz
Gene on Earth
Sugar Free & Fonte

AUGUST 28 [closing party pt.1]
Luciano
Mathew Jonson (live)
Sonja Moonear
Priku
Alci

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