This past week beloved Australian electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL proved just how high the demand is for live music as it makes its comeback. The group sold out their November 12th and 13th performances at the 22,000-capacity Banc of California Stadium before tickets were officially released to the public. In response, the electronic demigods have added one final performance date on Sunday, November 14th. Tickets officially go on sale today at 12PM PT (3PM ET). The concert dates mark the first official electronic headline shows ever at the stadium, which serves as the home to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC and the future home of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Angel City FC. RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Banc of California Stadium shows also mark the tr...
After a year devoid of concerts, RÜFÜS DU SOL is going big with their return. The celebrated electronic group have announced the biggest headline show of their sterling career after sharing the news of a momentous concert in Los Angeles. The show will go down at Banc of California Stadium on Friday, November 12th, and will also feature Australian compatriots Flight Facilities. Banc of California Stadium is currently the home of Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC and soon to be the home of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Angel City FC. The arena’s capacity is 22,000, which eclipses the career-high 20,500-person show RÜFÜS DU SOL performed in 2019 at LA Historic Park. RÜFÜS DU SOL’s biggest headlining performance to date is schedu...
Australian powerhouse trio RÜFÜS DU SOL always delivers. With two Grammy nominations, two platinum-certified albums, and a brand new live album and film—Live from Joshua Tree—the trio seems to never slow down. Now, they’ve signed an international neighboring rights deal with Kobalt Music Group and have revealed that the majority of 2020 has been spent in the studio. According to a press release issued by Kobalt, fans can expect all of that studio work to culminate in a new RÜFÜS DU SOL album in 2021. Representing over 2,000 performers, Kobalt, the largest neighboring rights agent in the world, foresees an exciting new chapter in RÜFÜS DU SOL’s storied history. “This is an exciting chapter for RÜFÜS DU SOL, ten years in their star continues to rise on the back of hard ...
This year, the team at EDM.com is proud to publish four installments of “Best of 2020” coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. With no venues to perform at in 2020, it seemed at times as if artists simply blindfolded their eyes, threw a dart at a map, and travelled to places to perform—locations that are usually pipe dreams. However, due to the dogged fury of COVID-19 and the surge of streaming, these pie-in-the-sky destinations became the new norm for DJs who wanted to connect with fans in the absence of tours. To honor their creativity and seminal influences on the live music industry, we’ve recognized ten of the year’s best performances in dance music. RÜFÜS DU SOL Live from Joshua Tree Filmed in late 2019 and released in ...
With all of America currently on high alert due to the federal election, our friends from down under are shedding some much-needed positive news in our feed. While promoting their “Headphone Selections” playlist, RÜFÜS DU SOL casually announced that they are in fact working on a new album. It will be their fourth album following 2018’s Grammy Award-nominated Solace LP. Speculation surrounding the new album began to intensify this past summer when RÜFÜS DU SOL dropped their remix of Lastlings‘ “No Time,” which they explained was just “one of many things” to come. 2020 also saw the beloved trio unveiling their jaw-dropping Live From Joshua Tree audiovisual experience as well as their monthly additions to the “Ros...
RÜFÜS DU SOL‘s “Rose Ave Radio” residency continues with the group’s sixth monthly installment, which hit the air this week. As per usual, the duo locked in a one-hour mix perfect for unwinding the mind. The 6th episode is chock full of hidden gems and recent releases that have captured the trio’s attention. The mix cohesively covers the sonic spectrum, leading listeners from the brisk arpeggiated leads of Solanca and Davieu‘s “Redwood” to the sultry bass plucks of Marcel Vogel and Adam Port‘s “Positive” remix. The trio also showcased some new IDs, giving a sneak peak of exciting new music in the pipeline. You can check out the tracklist here. The live broadcast additionally featured an hourlong mix from Colo...
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a number of large-scale music festivals are looking to the future through rose-colored glasses. One of those is Polish music fest Open’er, who have announced the first phase of performers for its 2021 event. The event’s 2020 iteration was shelved back in April 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 after initially being slated for July 1st through 4th this year. Scheduled to take place in Gdynia, Poland from June 30th to July 3rd, 2021, the 2021 edition of Open’er Festival has already confirmed iconic hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar as its headliner. Open’er also made sure to dip into the dance music talent pool to flesh out its lineup, recruiting young superstar Martin Garrix, Grammy Award-nominated electronica trio ...
EDM.com explores the most popular EDM act in each state, according to 2019 sales data from Vivid Seats. Prior to the initial COVID-19 outbreak, EDM in the United States was flourishing. As 2019 neared its end, the dance music community was celebrating a decade of transcendent music, preternatural festivals, and the palpable growth of the genre itself in terms of its amplified footing in contemporary music. To pay homage to the incandescent electronic culture of yesteryear, EDM.com has teamed up with Vivid Seats to explore the top-selling EDM act in each state. Launched in 2001, Vivid Seats has grown to become one of the preeminent ticket marketplaces in the world, selling passes to festivals, large and small-scale concerts, theaters, games in the four major sports leagues, and much more. T...
Australian electronic pop musicians and siblings Lastlings made waves in 2018 with their signing to the Rose Avenue imprint, headed by Australian superstar trio RÜFÜS DU SOL. RÜFÜS had the pair along for their “SOLACE World Tour” last year and have now given Lastlings the remix treatment. “No Time (RÜFÜS DU SOL Remix)” is a dreamy house offering from the powerhouse electronica group. The original track was already a deep, progressive earworm, and RÜFÜS capitalize on that sound by kicking things up with both the tempo and composition. While the original has a deep and danceable yet chilled-out feel to it, the remix explores those euphoric and sporadic synths even further with a drawn out, atmospheric breakdown and buildup. The...
Madrid music fest Mad Cool Festival has unveiled a tremendous lineup for its 2021 edition. The lineup’s announcement arrived on the same day that the 2020 edition would have taken place, July 8th, after its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Headlining the 2021 iteration of Mad Cool Festival, which will go down from July 7th to 10th, are The Killers, Mumford & Sons, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Twenty One Pilots, Placebo, Deftones, Faith No More, Pixies, and Royal Blood. Organizers also dipped into the EDM talent pool to swell the lineup, tapping Hayden James, Nina Kraviz, ANNA, and RÜFÜS DU SOL, in addition to Major Lazer and a set from one of its founding members, Diplo. The announcement marked the first phase of the lineup’s...
On Friday, July 3rd, RADIO.COM hosted their”Party In Place” virtual concert in support of When We All Vote. For the broadcast, organizers recruited the help of electronic mainstays deadmau5, Disclosure, Flume, Major Lazer, ODESZA, Porter Robinson, REZZ, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Toro Y Moi. Each artist laid down a mini-set of about 20 minutes to make up the concert’s three-hour runtime. For those who missed the show, a Mixcloud user by the name of HiFriend uploaded more than half of the night’s performances. You can listen to the entire sets from some of the artists below. RADIO.COM and When We All Vote’s “Party In Place” virtual concert took place on Friday, July 3rd. Those looking to donate to When We All Vote or participate...
In what looks more like the headlining roster of a major music festival, RADIO.COM has unveiled the lineup for its forthcoming “Party In Place” livestream event. The stream, which will take place this Friday, July 3rd, flaunts a staggering lineup of EDM’s crème de la crème. deadmau5, Disclosure, Flume, Major Lazer, ODESZA, Porter Robinson, REZZ, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Toro Y Moi are all set to take the virtual stage to kick off this year’s July 4th weekend in style. During the broadcast, RADIO.COM will be fundraising for their media partner When We All Vote, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization launched in 2018 by co-chairs Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monae, Chris Paul, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw that aims to close the ...