EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-a-Thon Streams this Weekend
This weekend which originally would have seen 160,000 EDM fans descend on Las Vegas for Electric Daisy Carnival instead will see Insomniac host another edition of their ‘Rave-a-Thon’ stream of dj sets. This weekend starting Friday May 15th at 5pm thorough 1:50am Saturday morning then repeating Saturday and Sunday nights at the same time will …
South Korea’s Nightclubs Close Again
Due to their low number of people infected with the Coronavirus, South Korea has been one of the few locations in the world to allow their nightclubs to reopen. Unfortunately due to one individual who was positive with the virus visiting several nightclubs on May 1st. Unaware of their positive status, the individual may be …
Current List of Postponed and Cancelled Events & Festivals & News [Updated Regularly]
May 12, 2020: South Korea: After opening their nightclubs and bars they have been forced to shut down again after an infected individual visited 5 nightclubs in one night, infecting hundreds. Barcelona Off Week: Postponed until 2021 with an attempt to keep the same lineup as booked for 2020. SONAR (Barcelona): Postponed until 2021. Primarvera …
Live Nation to Offer Drive-In Shows and Streaming Shows
In their earnings call last week, Live Nation gave some insight as to how they plan to begin the slow march back towards having live events. President and CEO Michael Rapino stated they plan to test reduced capacity festivals, drive-in shows and fan-free streaming shows: Whether it’s in Arkansas or a state that is safe, …
Techno DJs Tour Managers Fundraiser Goes Viral for All the Wrong Reasons
Several tour managers for top techno DJs including Carl Cox, Joseph Capriati, Nicole Moudaber and more are part of a project whereby they have posted mixes to Bandcamp as a fundraiser since they have been out of work due to the Covid-19 crisis. The press release and video put out by the people behind the …
Spotify to End Compatibility with 3rd Party DJ Applications
Spotify has decided to end its compatibility with all 3rd-party DJ applications from July 1, 2020. This news was revealed by Algoriddim, a developer that owns Djay, a highly popular iOS DJ software application. The Verge reached out to Spotify who confirmed this news to be true. Algoriddim stated that beginning from July 1st, 2020, …
New House Track from Idris Elba and Jay Robinson
Actor and DJ/Producer Idris Elba is back with a new track with his collab with Jay Robinson. Released on Mau5trap (Deadmau5’s record label), the track “Know Yourself” is a house banger Robinson said of the track: “’Know Yourself’ is one of those records I never thought would make it past being a VIP in my …
Daft Punk to Score Movie Soundtrack
In unexpected good news today, it has been revealed that Daft Punk will be scoring the soundtrack to Dario Argento’s new film “Black Glasses.” The Director told Italian magazine Repubblica: “It will be my return to crime films. It’s the adventure, in the nocturnal Rome, of a Chinese girl and child. In the second part, …
Ticketmaster/Live Nation and AEG Planning to Offer Refunds for Postponed Concerts
After much silence on the issue, Ticketmaster/Live Nation and AEG plan to offer refunds to ticket buyers starting May 1st for concerts which have officially been postponed. Ticket buyers will have 30 days to request a refund. otherwise their ticket will be good for the rescheduled date and no refund will be available after 30 …
Tomorrowland Cancelled!!!
Sad news to report today but not entirely unexpected that the 2020 edition of Tomorrowland in Belgium has been cancelled. The event promoters posted the following today on their website: Dear World, The People of Tomorrow has been a large, lively, and warm global community for more than 15 years. We share the same passion: …