EVENTS
Join Our Watch Party for Seven Lions’ Gorge Amphitheatre Stream, Now Live
Following his August 10th announcement, Seven Lions is set to air a highly anticipated livestream set that was filmed at one of the world’s most idyllic live music venues, the Gorge Amphitheatre. To celebrate the event, we teamed up with Crewtify and allnight.fm for a can’t-miss watch party for diehard Seven Lions fans. Join us to watch the melodic dubstep and trance kingpin throw down at the illustrious amphitheatre at 6PM PT (9PM ET). Considering the fact that the Gorge is one of the most famous and beautiful concert venues the music industry has to offer, Seven Lions’ two-hour set could end up emerging as one of the best of the COVID-19 era. You can join the EDM.com x Crewtify x allnight.fm watch party here. FOLLOW SEVEN LIONS: Facebook: f...
Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, More to Play Groove Cruise’s “Virtual Sail Aways Live”
After two successful digital voyages this year, Groove Cruise is back with its end of summer “Virtual Sail Aways” livestream event, returning August 21st to 23rd. Continuing the ethos from the previous events, viewers will be able to donate in exchange for rewards on the Groove Cruise Twitch channel. Proceeds will go to the artists and the Whet Foundation, a nonprofit that gives back to those facing hardships and creates experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Joining this round of festivities will be over 30 DJs and vocalists, including Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, Nifra, Emma Hewitt, and more. Groove Cruise will be returning their “Night Swim After Hours,” which is now famous for lasting 24 hours pa...
UK’s First Socially Distanced Concert Provides a Look Into the Immediate Future of Live Music
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the live music scene due to the cancellation of major tours and global festivals, innovation and adaptation are rapidly taking place in an effort to save the industry. The UK’s new pop-up venue, Virgin Money Unity Arena, is leading the charge toward building back to normal, recently hosting the nation’s first socially distanced concerts featuring English indie rock artist Sam Fender. The venue has implemented policies every step of the way to ensure crowds remain segmented throughout the experience. Cars were parked two meters apart and each party was guided separately to their seating area. The grounds were populated with 500 raised metal platforms, which hosted groups of up to five individuals. Mask weari...
Dubfire, Guy Gerber, Ricardo Villalobos Among Artists Set to Play Caprices 2020
Ahead of its September event, Swiss Alps-based Caprices Festival just dropped a stellar lineup featuring some of techno and house music’s biggest tastemakers. Set to host 1,000 attendees, Caprices is likely to be one of the only major European festivals taking place in person this year. Caprices is slated to welcome Dubfire, Guy Gerber, Sonja Moonear, as well as longtime regulars Ricardo Villalobos, Sven Väth, and many more. The artists will be taking to a stage 2200 meters above sea level at the Crans-Montana resort and will perform against a breathtaking backdrop of picturesque mountains and clear skies to intimate crowds across two full weekends. Per the Swiss government’s current COVID-19 regulations, no more than 1,000 attendees are ...
Look Inside deadmau5’s Intimate Toronto Drive-In Rave
Earlier in the month of August, deadmau5 announced that he was playing an intimate drive-in rave in Toronto. The popularity of drive-in shows during the COVID-19 epoch has grown tremendously and they are now a robust sub-sector of the live music industry, which was decimated by the impact of the virus. Following the announcement, the Grammy Award-nominated electronic music producer flung his diehard fanbase headfirst into a fever pitch. “hey Toronto, the boss has been chatting with the city mayor… and we’re happy to let you know we’ve got a small drive-in show booked in for Friday, August 14th!” he wrote at the time. Drive-in raves do, of course, come with many caveats in the name of public safety, so deadmau5’s City View Drive-In was under a very public microscope a...
Beatport Announces Two-Part Benefit Livestream for Beirut Explosion Relief Efforts
Beatport, in partnership with Nicole Moudaber, WILD Tulum, and Factory People, will be hosting two benefit livestreams with proceeds going to those affected by the catastrophic explosion in Beirut on August 4th. Entitled “Together For Beirut,” the stream is looking to raise $250,000 for those affected. Beatport and company have organized quite a stacked lineup for the first phase of “Together For Beirut,” including ANNA, Anane, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Dubfire, and many more. Host Nicole Moudaber will also be performing during both livestreams. While there’s no word on who will be performing on the second date, we can expect just as impressive as a lineup to be announced. Proceeds from the event will go straight to Impact Lebanon, which supports non-g...
Disclosure to Debut New Music at Upcoming Live DJ Set from Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes
Renowned live music event organizer Cercle have teamed up with Amazon Music to tap Disclosure for a cant-miss live DJ set. With only two weeks to go before the August 28th release of Disclosure‘s ballyhooed third studio album Energy, the Grammy Award-nominated duo have poured gasoline on the blaze with the announcement of a momentous livestream set. Renowned live music event organizer Cercle Music have teamed up with Amazon Music to tap Disclosure for a cant-miss live DJ set from the Plitvice Lakes, a stunning national park in Croatia recognized on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The set will air at 1PM ET (10AM PT) on August 17th via Cercle Music’s Facebook page, and Disclosure will host a live Q&A session following its conclusion. A press...
Seven Lions is Streaming a Set from the Iconic Gorge Amphitheatre This Weekend
A can’t-miss stream filmed at one of the world’s most scenic venues. Seven Lions is touching down in Washington for a can’t-miss livestream event at one of the world’s most scenic venues, the Gorge Amphitheatre. This Saturday, the melodic dubstep and trance maven will air a special livestream performance that was filmed at the Gorge. Considering the amphitheatre’s unquestioned status as one of the most highly coveted performance venues the music industry has to offer due to its idyllic setting, the two-hour set has the potential to be one of the best to emerge from the COVID-19 epoch. Insomniac took to social media to announce the event, inviting fans to “Get ready to dance, cry & headbang as we experience these surreal moments together....
I Went to the First Post-COVID Festival in Greece and Ended Up at the Organizer’s Wedding
Giorgi Sigua did everything in his power to keep the last flame of what was supposed to be a festival alive, even if that meant getting married. With 4,000 tickets sold and headlined by the likes of Paul Van Dyk, ATB, Swanky Tunes, and many more, GEM Fest was set to become a legendary moment for festivals and electronic music in the post-COVID-19 world. Coming all the way from Anaklia, Georgia to the Greek island of Zakynthos due to the low number of coronavirus cases in the Mediterranean country, GEM Fest was seemingly an unmissable experience. The organizers vouched that social distancing measures were going to be enforced and testing would be in place in order to ensure the safety of attendees, who could escape from this wild world for three days and nights in a stunning seaside locatio...
Hï Ibiza Announces 2021 Summer Residency Lineup with David Guetta, FISHER, More
The Martinez Brothers and Black Coffee will be among the DJs taking over Hï Ibiza next summer. While the beloved Ibiza summer season has gone awry in 2020 amid the ongoing pandemic, Hï Ibiza‘s latest announcement is a sign that better days are ahead. Captioned “a season to celebrate life itself,” Hï Ibiza has dropped its massive lineup of DJ residencies set to take ahold of summer 2021. Weekday parties start on Tuesdays with veteran New York duo The Martinez Brothers. Wednesdays will see the chart-topping producer FISHER taking to the decks while Thursdays belong to legendary techno duo Tale of Us and their series, “Afterlife.” The weekends are set to keep the party going with David Guetta‘s “F*** Me I’m Famous!” series o...
“Summer of Love” Gets Green Light on First UK Trance Festival Since Lockdown
“After six months of our events getting postponed, we are happy we have the green light to finally put on a show.” While most of the world’s large-scale music fests have been canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, one small festival in the United Kingdom has received the green light to take place later in the month of August. Capped at 300 people, Anomaly‘s “Summer of Love” event has been given permission from authorities to proceed with their trance music event. Attendees can expect to hear music from John Askew, The Thrillseekers, Will Rees, Ciaran McAuley, Dave Asprey, Billy Gillies, and more across two stages. In a statement from a press release issued to announce the festival, promoter Rich Miller explained the process of the company̵...
San Holo, TNGHT, 100 Gecs, More to Play Minecraft Benefit Festival for The Okra Project “Lavapalooza”
The digital festival will benefit The Okra Project’s battle against food insecurity in the Black Trans community. Coming off of the success of previous outings like “Coalchella” and “Fire Festival” is Open Pit‘s latest Minecraft adventure, “Lavapalooza.” For this event, organizers will be benefitting The Okra Project‘s battle against food insecurity in the Black Trans community. Open Pit, one of the world’s original Minecraft festival producers, is set to host two days of music from a diverse cast of superstar and up-and-coming talent in their custom-built digital venue. Fans can look forward to music from San Holo, 100 Gecs, Baauer, Flatbush Zombies, Ryan Hemsworth, a rare performance from TNGHT, and much more...
