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Insomniac’s Escape: Psycho Circus confirmed for October 26-27, 2018!
One of the highlights of the fall festival season sees Insomniac’s ‘Escape: Psycho Circus’ festival return to the San Berndardino NOS Events Center on October 26-27! In addition to the best djd on the planet the event adds circus amusements and nightmarish décor and each evening will come alive as fans get Halloween freak on …
Gary Richards announces All My Friends festival in downtown LA for this August
Details are sparse other than the general location and date but Gary Richards announced today he will launch his AMF aka All My Friends brand with an event in downtown Los Angeles on August 18th and 19th. The event will be 18+ and feature 3 stages. The event is listed as being at ROW DTLA at 777 Alameda …
Movement Festival 2018 lineup is out!
The lineup was released today for the 2018 installment of the Movement Festival in Detroit over Memorial Day weekend. Headliners include Claude von Stroke, Loco Dice B2B with the Martinez Bros and the Wu-Tang Clan (!!!) Other names include Carl Craig, Diplo (wait wut???), Luciano, John Digweed, Nina Kraviz, Seth Troxler, Maceo Plex, Too Short …
DJ killed in stage collapse at Argentinian festival
Dj Kaleb Freitas, 30, was killed at the Atmosphere festival at the Atmosphere Festival in Esteio, Brazil. Three others were injured as well. Weather reports indicated “gale-force winds and torrential rain” were expected however event organizers went ahead with the event. (Editor’s note – no doubt its a bit frustrating when at a festival and …
Anjunadeep surprises with news of their own festival launching in 2018
Anjunadeep, Above & Beyond’s deeper music label, recently announced plans for their first ever festival on August 12, 2018. The event will be held at Three Mills Island in East London. The event will be called Anjunadeep Open Air: London. Tickets went on sale today and can be purchased at: http://anjunadeep.com/london
Gary Richards officially joins LiveStyle
After his somewhat shocking departure from LiveNation/Hard after his 5 year contract expired. Over the Labor Day weekend the dj and party promoter confirmed via tweet that he was involved with the Electric Zoo event in New York which lead to confirmations he was with LiveStyle (the company which rose from the ashes of SFX). …
Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival announces lineup for Halloween weekend show in Los Angeles
Justice and Lana del Rey headline Tyler the Creator’s growing Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival hosted this year at Exposition Park (LA Coliseum) grounds. Alison Wonderland also is on the bill along with hip hop talent and singers ASAP Rocky, Kid Cudi, Migos, Kehlani, 2 Chainz and Mac Miller. Last years’s festival sold out and this …
[BREAKING] Massive stage fire shuts Tomorrowland Unite (Spain) tonight!
One of Tomorrowland’s satellite festivals, Tomorrowland Unite which took place in Barcelona Spain tonight was closed after the main stage was engulfed in flames. All 22,000 attendees apparently have been evacuated safely. The fire reportedly was due to fireworks-related. The festival featured EDM stars Steve Aoki and Afrojack, among others. Tomorrowland Unite is a round-the-world …
Miami residents start petition to ban Ultra and other events at Bayfront Park
Apparently some of the local residents in downtown Miami have gotten fed up with the noise, crowds and multiple days Bayfront Park has been closed for various music and other events (over 100 just this year alone per the petition). A new petition has been started asking the City to not allow any more large …
Bravalla Festival (Sweden) cancels 2018 version due to sexual assualts
The Bravalla Festival in Norrkoping, Sweden, canceled the 2018 planned version of the event after 11 reports of sexual above towards women and one reported rape. The festival included such talent as Alesso, Martin Garrix, Travis Scott and the Killers. The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said at a news conference Sunday that he was upset …
