The French electronic music pioneer will perform an exclusive live set and deliver a keynote interview at ADE Pro Jean-Michel Jarre has been confirmed as a guest of honour at the 30th edition of Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), taking place 21st to 25th October 2026. The French electronic music pioneer is set to perform [...]
While nightclub attendance is on the decline, interest in dance music is “not declining” — with unlicensed events growing by 34% last year Free parties now account for 15% of all electronic music programming across the UK, according to the latest annual report from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The fourth Electronic Music Report was published [...]
At Brooklyn’s “hi-def dance club” Refuge, two mainstays of New York nightlife have joined forces to execute their vision of the perfect club, building on the city’s mighty legacy and carrying that inspiration forward into the future. Patrick Hinton headed out to the debut of legendary Detroit-meets-New York party No Way Back at Refuge [...]
The Brooklyn Mirage spent 2025 in bankruptcy court instead of hosting raves, but Pacha plans to revive the shuttered nightlife complex starting in June 2026 with a five-month programming push. The storied nightlife brand has announced its first season at the old Avant Gardner complex, where it will absorb operational duties for the embattled [...]
The Box has been fitted out with a new KV2 soundsystem, redesigned dancefloor and more Ministry of Sound has unveiled a major refurbishment of its main room, The Box, as it prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary. It's described as a "complete reimagining" of the space, and the most "dramatic" overhaul of the room since [...]
Over 115 acts will head to the Motor City in May Movement Festival has confirmed the full line-up for its 2026 Detroit edition, taking place over Memorial Day weekend (23rd–25th May) at Hart Plaza. Over 115 acts will head to the Motor City for the event, including international headliners Sara Landry, Carl Cox, and Dom Dolla. Richie Hawtin, [...]
tripmagazine.jpg A new book reproduces every issue of the seminal Florida rave magazine, Trip Magazine, spotlighting an overlooked chapter in dance music history. The kids down in Florida had a massively outsized role in the evolution of the American rave scene. While everyone had heard of and many were catalyzed by the Storm [...]
Thirty years into this thing we do, and I’m still hearing the same tired argument: electronic music isn’t political; it’s just escapism, just hedonism, just 4/4 music and ravers preaching PLUR in dark rooms. If I had a quid for every time someone’s tried to tell me (or I see it as a comment [...]
Look, we know. Another piece about phones ruining club culture. The think pieces have been written, the surveys conducted, the hot takes delivered. But here’s the thing: most of that conversation has been happening in the abstract, with commentators theorising about what might be happening while the actual architects of nightlife, the people building [...]
Global nightlife phenomenon Glitterbox heads to one of the world’s most famous club terraces every Friday in Ibiza, Amnesia. We have announced a major move for 2026, shaking things up on the island as we head to Amnesia, taking over the lauded club every Friday night from 15 May – 9 October. A characteristically [...]