EVENTS
R&B Legend Erykah Badu Makes Suprise Appearance at Marc Rebillet Drive-In Show
During one of the final stops on his trendsetting drive-in theater tour, the unpredictable loop station maestro Marc Rebillet was joined by a special guest of truly epic proportions. Unannounced and unaware, fans were stunned to see the illustrious Erykah Badu take the stage at the Coyote Drive-In in Fort Worth, Texas over the weekend. Considering Rebillet never has a setlist and improvises each and every performance, creating every track on the spot, fans were blown away at how seamlessly the two artists collaborated. As you can see from the short clip below posted on Twitter, the duo had a lot of fun letting loose during a time where there are almost no concerts. The featured clip is quite short, but those who weren’t able to make it to the Texas outing might be in ...
deadmau5 to Perform at Niagara Falls Virtual Canada Day Celebration
deadmau5 is set to deliver a special hometown performance in honor of Canada Day 2020. For this year’s event, the city of Niagara Falls is hosting a special virtual celebration due to in-person gatherings being restricted in the name of public health. Headlining the event is none other than the helmeted EDM icon himself. The city also promises virtual fireworks, games, prizes, additional musical guests, and a variety of special programming. Back in 2017, deadmau5 performed at a different Canada Day event in Halifax, Nova Scotia. More recently, he took part in a charity PUBG stream alongside Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers. Just days before that, he took the stage as TESTPILOT for the Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge Virtual Rave-a-Thon. The city of Niag...
Deep Tropics Announces Lineup for 2020 Outing
While many festivals around the world are being canceled due to COVID-19, the Tennessee gathering, Deep Tropics, is moving forward with its plan for an August event. Doubling down on their objective to open doors two months from now, organizers have released the lineup for the third iteration of the festival. This year’s fest will features performances from Dirtybird boss Claude VonStroke, CloZee, TOKiMONSTA, Whethan, and more. On the festival’s website, organizers have laid out their plan for hosting a safe festival during the ongoing pandemic. They have stated that they will be complying with all local and state guidelines, limiting capacity to the event and checking the temperature of employees and patrons, among other measures. The page outlining their safety ...
Seven Lions Announces Forthcoming Livestream with “Classic Trance Set”
OG Seven Lions fans should be whipping out their calendars and marking next Thursday down with a thick Sharpie because he just announced some big news. The electronic kingpin took to Twitter today to announce the third iteration of his biweekly “Visions” livestream series in which he will be performing a “classic trance set.” While he has strayed from his signature trance style in recent years, its influence in his current sound is unambiguous. Whether its a melodic dubstep jam courtesy of his Ophelia Records imprint or a rave-ready psy-trance behemoth from his Abraxis side project, he imbues each release with the euphoric sonic flair of the genre that initially inspired him. Joining Seven Lions for “Visions #3” are fellow trance heavyweights I...
Organizers Officially Pull the Plug on Lost Lands and Bass Canyon
Two of the nation’s most beloved bass music festivals, Lost Lands and Bass Canyon, each bit the bullet in one fell swoop, thanks to COVID-19. Since its inception back in 2018, Bass Canyon has emerged as a haven for trap and dubstep aficionados who wish to escape to the idyllic setting of The Gorge Amphitheatre for a weekend of bone-rattling bass. Back in March 2020, Bass Canyon announced a behemoth of a lineup featuring 12th Planet, Eptic, Subtronics, and a highly anticipated B2B set between Illenium and the festival’s founder, Excision. Excision’s Lost Lands festival has hosted numerous livestreams throughout the course of the pandemic, aptly titled “Couch Lands.” While his elite production team delivered an incredible virtual concert experience, th...
Denver’s First Drive-In Rave Series is Here, Featuring Peekaboo, EPROM, Dirt Monkey, More
Buckle up, Denver EDM fans, because the city’s first drive-in rave series has arrived. Lionshare Presents and Feyline have teamed up for “Dirty Drive In,” a new drive-in rave series that will go down during consecutive weekends on July 9th, July 16th, July 23rd and July 30th at The Mile High Swap Meet Lot. The promoters brought along some of bass music’s best, including headliners Peekaboo, EPROM, Goldfish, and Colorado native Dirt Monkey. Joining them are fellow trap and dubstep aficionados Decadon, DMVU, G Space, Zeke Beats, Chee, Jinco, and Templo, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. Drive-in raves do, of course, come with many caveats due to modern social distancing guidelines instated by local governments to ensure safety amid th...
Beatport Teams Up with HE.SHE.THEY. Collective for Pride 2020 Livestream Featuring Maya Jane Coles, More
In honor of Pride 2020, Beatport has teamed up with international collective HE.SHE.THEY. for a full-day livestream celebration that will be spotlighting the rich trove of talent from the LGBTQIA+ community. The artists featured in the Pride 2020 event represent some of dance music’s many notable and diverse contributors from the community and its intersections. Today’s streaming schedule in chronological order features SYREETA, TOM STEPHAN / SUPERCHUMBO, Jaguar, PAGANO, Sippin’ T, Kiddy Smile, Catz ‘N Dogz, DJ PAULETTE, Maya Jane Coles, Wax Wings, J. Worra, Karsten Sollors, Nina Flowers, Lauren Flax, and CALAGNA. HE.SHE.THEY. is an inclusive collective with a mission focused on promoting diversity within the dance music community. The internationally-rec...
Creamfields Announces First Wave of Artists for 2021 Event, Featuring deadmau5, Fisher, Eric Prydz, More
Following the postponement of its 2020 event, Creamfields is looking forward to next summer after unveiling a mammoth lineup for its 2021 event. Originally planned for August 27th, 2020, Creamfields will return to Daresbury in Cheshire, UK August 26th to 29th. Creamfields is the UK’s oldest and arguably most renowned electronic dance music festival. Back in February of this year, they released a typically massive lineup, which featured deadmau5, Tiësto, and Martin Garrix, among many others. All three of those artists, however, were confirmed for the rescheduled 2021 event along with a few others, like Eric Prydz and Hot Since 82. Other major names in EDM to appear on next year’s fest include Above & Beyond, Fisher, Carl Cox, Tchami, and Hannah Wants. Organizers also an...
Bonnaroo Officially Shelves 2020 Event
Bonnaroo is the latest major festival brand to croak due to the impact of COVID-19. Prior to its postponement in March 2020, organizers of the beloved 4-day fest in Manchester, Tennessee announced a staggering lineup. Originally planned for June 13th to 16th before a bump up to September, the 2020 edition of Bonnaroo was set to feature Flume, Bassnectar, Seven Lions, and REZZ. In addition to some of the most renowned acts in pop, hip-hop and rock music, the event also highlighted trap and dubstep, inviting Wooli, SVDDEN DEATH, Ekali and Subtronics to grace its stages. Bonnaroo representatives took to social media to share the devastating, if not unsurprising, news. Officials also shared a statement via the Bonnaroo website. “Bonnaroo Music &...
SummerEyes Digital Festival Announces Full Lineup Featuring Justin Jay, LUZCID, More
Earlier this month, MP3DU Magazine and Unitea Music teamed up to announce their brand new digital music festival, SummerEyes. The phase one lineup announcement included headliners such as ill.Gates, Shlump, TRUTH, and many more. The festival has now announced the full lineup, with even more incredible talent to behold. SummerEyes Digital Festival has added Chee, LUZCID, Justin Jay, Mersiv, um.., and a slew of other impressive artists to its already stacked lineup. Fans will undoubtedly be satisfied with the additions, and will be looking forward to the inaugural SummerEyes experience. The festival is also hosting a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter, Campaign Zero, and Until Freedom. More information on how to get involved can be found here. SummerEyes Dig...
Ownership Dispute Leaves Fans Confused About Vietnam’s Epizode Festival
Vietnamese concertgoers are stuck in the middle of an ownership dispute surrounding Epizode Festival and the recently announced “Epizode: Epilogue“ event. For those unfamiliar with the brand, Epizode Festival is a Vietnamese event that started back in 2016. Former performers include Carl Cox, Nina Kraviz, Dubfire, and Seth Troxler, among many others. Recently, a new event titled “Epizode: Epilogue” was announced by a different organization. After the announcement, the current owners of Epizode Festival took to its social media channels to release a statement claiming that “Epizode: Epilogue” is a fraud and is not related to their flagship festival. However, an “Epizode: Epilogue” spokesperson recently responded to the allegations an...
Outside Lands Abandons 2020 Event, Announces 2021 Dates and Lineup with ZHU, TroyBoi, Tame Impala, More
Beloved San Francisco music festival Outside Lands is the latest festival to cash in its chips amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to decimate the live music industry. Representatives of the Bay Area music and arts mecca, which takes place each autumn in San Francisco’s sun-kissed, utopian Golden Gate Park, announced the cancellation today. However, organizers are looking to the future, as they also announced dates and a staggering lineup for the fest’s 2021 edition, which will go down August 6th to 8th. Tickets are going on sale tomorrow. Featured performers on the festival’s 2021 slate include Tame Impala, Lizzo, The Strokes, Tyler, the Creator, Vampire Weekend, J Balvin, Kehlani, The 1975, Nelly, and Young Thug, among many others. The lineup also...
