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Paul van Dyk announces new immersive live show, CORE360, with New York debut

Paul van Dyk has announced an immersive new live show concept, CORE360. The 360° performance experience will debut at 99 Scott in New York City on 29th November, with van Dyk performing an open-to-close, six-hour set on the night. Performing in the centre of the venue, the DJ will be positioned on a circular stage surrounded by the audience. The show will feature multiple instruments and controllers, allowing him to perform and improvise in real time In a statement, the trance DJ and […]

todayNovember 4, 2025 55

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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter joins Fred again.. on stage for first DJ set in 16 years

Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter made his first solo DJ appearance in 16 years on Saturday night (25th October). Joining Phantasy boss Erol Alkan and Ed Banger founder Busy P on stage, Bangalter went B2B with Fred again.. at the Centre Pompidou in Paris as part of the two-day Because Beaubourg event marking 20 years of French label Because Music. Bangalter packed several Daft Punk tracks into his set – including 'Digital Love' and 'Rollin’ & Scratchin’' – along with DJ Oizo's 'Flat Beat', […]

todayOctober 29, 2025 71

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Depeche Mode announce live album and concert film physical release

Depeche Mode have announced a new live album and concert film. Tuesday 28th October will see the cinematic release of Depeche Mode: M, capturing three sold-out shows at Mexico City's Forso Sol Stadium. The film will then hit shops on 5th December, with the home edition spanning two DVDs or Blu-rays, accompanied by two CDs. One of the discs contains a full concert, while another is dedicated to exploring Mexico's famous relationship with death and spirituality, blended with live footage, directed by Fernando […]

todayOctober 28, 2025 37

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Theo Parrish, Moodymann, Folamour, Kelis join Maribou State for LIDO Festival 2026

Maribou State have announced the first support acts to play at their headline LIDO Festival show in London next summer. Taking place in East London's Victoria Park on Saturday 20th June 2026, the live electronic act, aka Chris Davids and Liam Ivory, have invited French house DJ Folamour and R&B icon Kelis to play the event. A very special b2b set from legendary Detroit figureheads Theo Parrish and Moodymann has also been confirmed. More names will be added to the line-up over the coming […]

todayOctober 27, 2025 37

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Armin van Buuren and KI/KI announce debut collaborative single, ‘Put Your Bassline’

Armin van Buuren and KI/KI have teamed up for their first collaborative single. Landing on 24th October, ‘Put Your Bassline’ has been created as the "official anthem" to this year's AMF festival, where the duo will perform a B2B set at Amsterdam's Johan Cruijff ArenA this Saturday (25th October). The track, a combination of van Buuren's trademark trance tropes with KI/KI's techno influence, revives AMF’s II=I concept, first introduced in 2017 with Hardwell and van Buuren. “KI/KI and I come from different […]

todayOctober 22, 2025 24

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I. JORDAN shares ‘Free Falling’ EP on Ninja Tune: Listen

I. JORDAN has released a new EP through Ninja Tune, titled 'Free Falling'. Spanning five tracks, the new EP marks the producer's first solo release since their 2024 debut album 'I AM JORDAN'. It explores love in various forms: from romantic love, to chosen family, to self-love, to feelings of euphoria on the dancefloor. The title track features vocals from Ell Murphy. In a statement, I. JORDAN said: "I've accidentally ended up with an EP full of love songs, and I'm […]

todayOctober 18, 2025 17

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Amelie Lens shares new single, ‘Young Forever’: Listen

Amelie Lens has released a new standalone single, 'Young Forever'. Centred around driving kicks and anthemic synth melodies, the track is underpinned by the DJ and producer's own vocals. It's out now via Sony Music. The new cut arrives off the back of Lens' recent 'Serenity' EP, as well as her remix of 'Voices In My Head' by Argy, Anyma and Son Of Son. It also caps off a year that has seen her close Tomorrowland's main stage and debut her new 'Aura' live show […]

todayOctober 17, 2025 26

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Jamiroquai announce ‘High Times – Singles 1992-2006’ reissue for 2025 tour

Jamiroquai are reissuing their ‘High Times - Singles 1992-2006’ compilation ahead of their 2025 tour. Arriving on 28th November, the vinyl reissue collects singles from six of the band’s albums, beginning with their 1993 debut ‘Emergency On Planet Earth’ right up to 2005’s ‘Dynamite’, as well as tracks from ‘Return of The Space Cowboy’, ‘Travelling Without Moving’, ‘Synkronized’ and ‘A Funk Odyssey’. The four-disc compilation was originally released in 2006, quickly rising to No. 1 and later achieving triple Platinum […]

todayOctober 17, 2025 49

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Ultra Miami 2026 line-up: Amelie Lens, Sara Landry, Carl Cox, more announced

Ultra Miami has shared the Phase 1 announcement for its 2026 edition. Next year's event will take in 14 festival debuts, while 80% of the line-up will be different to that of 2025. It once again returns to Downtown Miami's Bayfront Park, taking place from 27th to 29th March. Among the debutants are BZRP, WORSHIP (Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991), ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U and Marlon Hoffstadt. The festival will also host a b2b set by Amelie Lens and Sara Landry. Carl Cox, Eric Prydz, Miss Monique, […]

todayOctober 14, 2025 29