In a time when people are physically separated from one another, music provides a powerful source of unity and healing for the masses. With livestreaming booming, we can use it as a vehicle to help to raise awareness about the many current societal issues. Bearing this in mind, Desert Dwellers have diligently worked to create a digital event that instills the essence of a live show into one spectacular night. Last month, Desert Dwellers launched their new monthly livestream series, Beyond Borders. Each month the duo welcomes an exclusive lineup of artists, VJs, flow artists, live painters, and dancers, who unite to create a unified digital dance floor. Last month’s lineup featured Bluetech (accompanied by his own customized visuals),Poranguí,PheuZen, painterMichael Divine (TenThousandVisio...
Insomniac has released the official set times for this weekend’s Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge Virtual Rave-A-Thon. The two-day livestream event follows the fabled event brand’s EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon, which stands as one of the most popular virtual parties to emerge from the global lockdown. Set to air this Saturday and Sunday starting at 6PM PST (9PM ET), the Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge Virtual Rave-A-Thon flaunts an unsurprisingly staggering lineup in true Insomniac fashion. Primed for appearances on Saturday, June 20th, in chronological order, are 3LAU, Good Times Ahead, William Black, LUCII, YehMe2, Cash Cash, Showtek, Dash Berlin, MiTiS, and a closing set by deadmau5‘s alias, TESTPILOT. Sunday’s lineup is equally gargantuan. ...
Eric Prydz‘s mind-bending “Holosphere” shows have been continuously fed through a wood chipper over the course of the last year, with its last blow being dealt by the wrath of COVID-19. Following its successful appearance at Weekend One of Tomorrowland in 2019, the subversive production was shelved for the fabled festival’s second weekend due to the collapse of the Freedom Stage before its indefinite postponement in 2020 due to the pandemic. Prydz is now back to announce that his fan favorite “Holosphere” shows will be returning in 2021, live and in the flesh. The advanced production, which Prydz said he was using to “try and blow people away, but in a way that they haven’t been blown away before at an electronic dance music event,” will be r...
As artists and promoters scramble to find innovative ways to deliver live music in the post-apocalyptic musical landscape precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Seven Lions is throwing his hat into the drive-in rave game. He recently announced his “Park ‘N Rave” concerts, where he’ll host two twin drive-in shows in Chandler, Arizona. The melodic dubstep don and Ophelia Records label boss took to Twitter to announce that tickets to his forthcoming drive-in concerts, which will go down on Friday, June 26th and Saturday, June 27th are now on sale. Seven Lions’ “Tailgate Series” follows an influx of drive-in raves around the globe, including one hosted by Carnage at the same venue, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Partying...
According to a report published in Belgian newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen, Tomorrowland organizers are mulling over an unprecedented third weekend in 2021. “A third weekend [of] Tomorrowland could be a solution for everyone involved to make up for the completely lost 2020 season and all its consequences,” said Tomorrowland spokesperson Debby Wilmsen in the Gazet van Antwerpen report. “But that is still a distant future in the current circumstances and nothing has been discussed or decided yet.” The report arrived ahead of the fabled festival’s highly anticipated foray into the virtual concert space, Tomorrowland Around the World, which was precipitated by the 2020 event’s official postponement amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While no lineups for any...
The life of the late UK DJ Alex T is being celebrated with an upcoming four-day livestream and charity fundraiser event. Beginning Tuesday, June 16th, on what would have been Alex T’s 26th birthday, fans can catch the multi-day event featuring sets from Gwenan, Moxie, Peach, Shanti Celeste, and more. In total, over fifty livestream sets will be taking place on Facebook in tribute to the promising young DJ, who tragically lost his battle with bacterial meningitis in January. As a prominent member of the Leeds music community, Alex T made an impact from his tireless commitment to sharing his encyclopedic knowledge of UK Garage. The Manchester-born artist had a tireless work-ethic, splitting his time in a variety of different areas within the music scene. From ...
With over 950 artists, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that you still haven’t finished reading the Electric Blockaloo lineup after it’s announcement last week. The Minecraft-based festival is taking full advantage of the flexibility a video game event allows, featuring over 65 curated stages for attendees to explore together with friends from all over the world. Those looking for something with a bite can wander their way towards the pixelated stage hosted by Getter‘s Shred Collective, who recently took to Twitter to reveal which artists would be gracing it later in the month. Alongside a performance from the label founder himself, Shred Collective will host an eclectic blend of sounds from Qoiet, Spock, MineSweepa, Yakz, Aweminus, SNEEK, and AFK. ...
Earlier in the month of June, Tomorrowland announced its foray into the virtual concert space with its forthcoming digital fest, Tomorrowland Around the World. Organizers have now released the event’s lineup, which is as tremendous as one might expect from the venerated festival brand. Scheduled to appear at the two-day Tomorrowland Around the World festival on Saturday, July 25th and Sunday, July 26th are Adam Beyer, Armin van Buuren, Gryffin, NGHTMRE, Charlotte de Witte, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afrojack, Nervo, Martin Garrix, Amelie Lens, Steve Aoki, Tiësto, and Timmy Trumpet, among many other notable names in dance music. In a press release issued to announce the lineup, Tomorrowland organizers also unveiled a ...
After taking to the virtual stage on Friday, June 12th to drop a stupefying DJ set for Digital Mirage, mysterious electronic outfit Deathpact emerged having delivered one of the fest’s most memorable performances. With their spellbinding sound at the forefront, Deathpact’s Digital Mirage set featured a frenzied centrifuge of polychromatic lasers, mutating clocks, and iridescent splashes of neon, which all blended into a whirling pirouette of illusions that brought time to a standstill. The kaleidoscopic visual effects that they permeated throughout the set’s entirety represented a perfect microcosm of Deathpact’s bewitching sound, which is akin to a dystopian Daft Punk. Traversing both the soaring peaks and the darkest valleys of bass music, they unco...
After the original plan for Ubbi Dubbi Festival 2020 was interrupted due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers Disco Donnie Presents turned lemons into lemonade with a new conjoined festival. Considering their annual Halloween event, Freaky Deaky takes place in the fall, so they’ve channeled Dr. Frankenstein and unleashed a new festival of monstrous proportions, Ubbi Dubbi Gets Freaky Deaky. The festival will be primarily Halloween-themed, but organizers have promised elements from Ubbi Dubbi will be included in the production. Recently, the jam-packed first phase of this year’s lineup was revealed. Taking the stage at the hybrid haunt-fest are none other than deadmau5, Excision, Zeds Dead, Galantis, and many more. Ubbi Dubbi Gets Freaky Deaky will ...
Fabled Colorado open-air venue Red Rocks Amphitheatre has announced its rescheduled dates following sweeping postponements and cancellations precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with the rescheduled dates, Red Rocks representatives also shared cancellations and postponements in its comprehensive list of concerts impacted by COVID-19 in addition to an official statement about tickets. If your event is cancelled and you purchased via credit card, you will automatically receive a refund, usually within 30 business days of the cancellation announcement. If your event has been rescheduled and you purchased tickets via credit card, you will be able to manage your tickets and request a refund from your AXS ticketing account for 30 days after the new date is announced. You can check out th...
With a confirmed date for the 2021 ceremony, the Recording Academy is now focused on pandemic-proofing the show. The show will go on. That’s the word from Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. about the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, slated to take place Jan. 31, 2021. Less certain, in the age of the coronavirus, are all of the other particulars, including whether the ceremony will air live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center as planned. Mason says he is in “constant communication” with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office, medical advisers, network partner CBS, the venue and executive producer Ben Winston regarding the latest updates that inform the reopening process. California is currently in stage two — and concert venues in the state do not reopen until ...