Electronic Labor Day and Beatport ReConnect have teamed up to launch the “For Beirut“ initiative as part of their efforts to raise funds to support Lebanon after a deadly explosion rocked the city on August 4th, 2020. The capital, which was already reeling from the economic pitfalls of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, has seen over $15 billion USD in material damages and the deterioration of the livelihoods of tens of thousands of individuals and families. Through the new charitable initiative, ELD and Beatport are uniting the international electronic music community to host a massive livestream on Sunday, September 13th geared towards raising funds to help rebuild Beirut. Headliners Andhim, Amelie Lens, Blond:ish, Carl Cox, Danny Howard, Dennis Ferrer, De...
Jamie xx joins original headliners Disclosure and Amelie Lens. One of Scotland’s most popular dance music festivals is making its grand return in 2021. Glasgow’s Riverside Festival is set to return to the Riverside Museum for its first-ever three-day fest following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the impact of COVID-19. Organizers took to social media today to announce the festival’s rescheduled dates of May 28th to 30th, 2021. Joining the original headliners, renowned electronic music duo Disclosure and techno sage Amelie Lens, is Grammy Award-nominated producer Jamie xx. “We were all devastated that 2020 seems to have been wiped off the map for the festival season, so we are delighted to announce the next years Riverside Festival will be a 3 day...
EXIT Festival ironically may be one of the few festivals actually allowing attendees to enter this summer after confirming its first wave of artists for its 2020 edition. The Serbian festival, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary, was recently postponed from July to its current dates of August 13th to 16th due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Though they have been given the go-ahead to go on as scheduled, they will have to follow the restrictions put in place to ensure current health and safety guidelines. Over 30 acts have been confirmed for the lineup, including Amelie Lens, Black Coffee, Boris Brejcha, Laibach, Meduza, Nina Kraviz, Ofenbach, Paul Kalkbrenner, Robin Schulz, and Tale Of Us. Roni Size, who headlined 20 years ago at the festival’s debut, will also app...