Intrigue Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas Closes Its Doors
On June 1st, Wynn Las Vegas closed the doors to Intrigue, the smallest of the three dayclub/nightclubs operating at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Intrigue was the venue’s third iteration after Tryst and La Bête. The venue was most known for its rock waterfall outside. At press time it is unknown the future plans for …
Porter Robinson to Play Opening Set At His Own Festival
In a surprising and welcome move, Porter Robinson (as Virtual Self) will play the opening set of his own Second Sky festival in Oakland next weekend. To see a major artist not close out their own festival is a refreshing move, intended to get attendees to arrive early and check out all of the talent …
Swedish House Mafia Flake On Ultra Korea Performance
Today in Korea, the Swedish House Mafia did not show for their eagerly awaited Asian show as part of Ultra Korea. The cancellation by the supergroup appears to have been foreshadowed by Sebastian Ingrosso skipping his appearance with Steve Angello at XS at the Wynn in Las Vegas this past Saturday night. (For what its …
Is 3rd Time the Charm for California Extending Last Call to 4AM?
After getting vetoed by outgoing Governor Jerry Brown in 2018, Scott Wiener’s SB58 bill to allow 10 California cities to (at their choice) extend last call to 4AM passed the Senate by a 28-6 vote. The change would be in place for 5 years to allow time to see the impact of the change. The …
Defqon.1 Hardstyle Festival in Australia Cancelled Indefinitely
Following the deaths of 2 attendees last year from suspected drug overdoses, Q-Dance the promoters for the Defqon.1 hardstyle festival announced that the venue, Sydney International Regatta Centre, no longer will permit the event at their site and a suitable alternative is not available. Q-Dance stated: “Warriors, it is with great sadness to inform you that Defqon.1 …
We Are FSTVL Event in London Sees 3 Hour Entry Leading to Gate Crashers, Injuries
The We Are FSTVL dance music event this past Saturday in London delved into chaos when attendees were held outside the gates in 3+ hour waits in stifling heat due apparently to the festival not having nearly enough bracelets for event goers, leading to massive queues outside the venue. At one point the crowd became …
Relive EDC 2019’s Live Streamed Sets on YouTube!
Didn’t make it to EDC or just want to relive sets your saw or were on the other side of the venue for? Check out tons of live sets including Tiesto, Gareth Emery, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, W&W and more! Tiesto: Gareth Emery: Steve Aoki: Tritonal: Armin Van Buuren: Illenium: RL Grime: Dillon Francis: Skrillex: …
Beatport launches DJ subscription service LINK
Beatport has announced the launch of their new subscription service LINK. The service allows DJs to stream any of Beaport’s tracks into software such as Pioneer DJ’s WeDJ app. Following this will be integration with Pioneer’s rekordbox dj. Rekordbox integration will include curated playlists along with higher bitrate quality tracks and an offline mode allowing …
New album from Underworld drops this fall!
Seminal dance group Underworld plans to release on October 25th a new album “DRIFT SONGS.” The album signifies the end of their ‘DRIFT” series of multimedia pieces of music and visuals which has seen them release new content weekly since October 2018. By the end of the DRIFT series, more new music and film will …
Judge rules Woodstock 50 Not Cancelled but Cannot Access Investor Funds for the Event
Supreme Court Judge Barry R. Ostrager has ruled that Woodstock 50 may proceed however they will not have access to $17.8 million removed from the event account by the investors, Dentsu Aegis. At the same time, Dentsu Aegis cannot unilaterally cancel the event per the contract between the parties. The judge noted as the basis of …