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Sonus 2023 Report

The 10th running of Sonus Festival took place on the shore of Pag Island, Croatia, assembling a showcase of the big names in techno, tech-house and deep electronic music including Adriatique, Joseph Capriati, Claptone and Deborah De Luca. Ann McManus was there to check it out. The first impression  After a day warming up for the evening, enjoying tanning with a side of cocktails and dancing on the nearby Novalja beach, we embarked upon Zćre beach. The scene we encountered was quite unlike anything I’d seen. Imagine Verona Beach in Baz Luhrman’s Romeo + Juliette on speed. The expansive beach was an eruption of sound: many variations of electronic music all playing loudly at once, screams and shouts from crowds of people having fun, arcade game noises; and, distantly, the sea. The beach set up with bright neon entertainment everywhere – pop up food stalls, arcade games of all sorts, restaurants, bars, fairground rides and people dressed in netted outfits in all colours revelling everywhe

Full Moovin Festival 2024 line-up revealed
Sampa the Great, Souls of Mischief, Mr Scruff & MC Kwasi, Congo Natty, Dub FX, Nubiyan Twist, DRS, Erol Alkan, Crazy P (DJ set), and Greg Wilson have been confirmed for Stockp…

Brixton Disco Festival returns with Artwork, Dave Lee JN, Jocelyn Brown, Norman Jay MBE
Brixton Disco Festival, returns on Saturday, May 4th for its sixth multi-venue edition. The event celebrates more than 40 years of disco with live music, DJs, screenings, talks, f…

Emerging nightlife curators offered €5,000 grants and expertise
An EU-funded programme to empower the next generation of culture curators will award 15 participants €5,000. NightSchool is designed to support night culture producers early in th…

Ibiza's Club Chinois reveals 2024 opening party
Pablo Fierro, Mestiza, Carl Kennedy, and Clint Lee will play the Grand Opening party at Club Chinois in Ibiza on Sunday, April 28th. Ahead of the opening Club Chinois will be one …

First acts for SunceBeat New Horizons in Portugal
Kerri Chandler, Natasha Diggs, Mike Dunn, Kenny Dope, Ron Trent, Dave Lee JN, and DJ Spen are among the first acts confirmed for SunceBeat New Horizons in Portugal. This is the ne…

Independent Label Market returns to London in May
The Independent Label Market (ILM) will return to London's Coal Drops Yard on Saturday, May 11th. Labels such as 4AD, Because, Big Dada, Brainfeeder, Chess Club, Chrysalis, De…

Eric Prydz and Glitterbox reveal Hï Ibiza residency details
Eric Prydz will debut his new live show [CELL] at Hï Ibiza, and Glitterbox has confirmed its first acts for its residency at the venue. The news follows confirmation this year'…