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Basement Jaxx will headline South Facing Festival with a live show on Saturday, 23rd August. The pair will take to the stage at the Crystal Palace Bowl with a new live set after 1…

Barrington Levy and Burning Spear will headline one of the South Facing Festivals next summer. The pair will play Crystal Palace Bowl on Sunday, August  10th with support from Sis…

Drum & bass duo Delta Heavy bring their Midnight Forever 360 show to London on Saturday, November 16th at Lafeyette.  In the beating heart of King’s Cross, a stone’s throw fro…

Âme, Camelphat, Ella Romand, Francis Mercier, Kitty Amor, Layla Benitez, Nicole Moudaber, Oxia Sam Divine, and Yulia Niko are among the first acts confirmed for SXM Festival 2025.…

Michael Kiwanuka, Jordan Rakei, Sinéad Harnett, and Bashy are among the first acts confirmed for Cross the Tracks Festival 2025. The event returns to south London's Brockwell …

Live sets from Ezra Collective, Sofia Kourtesis, and Sweely are among the first acts confirmed for Kala Festival 2025. The event returns from Wednesday, June 4th to Wednesday, Jun…

Margaret Dygas, Helena Hauff, Dr Banana, Coast 2 Coast, Binh b2b DJ Masda, DJ Stingray 313, Egyptian Lover, OK Williams, and Wata Igarashi are among the first acts confirmed for D…

AK Sports, Jayda G, Skream & Benga, Fatima Yamaha, and Ross From Friends' new project Bubble Love will play at Field Day 2025. Next year's festival moves to south Lond…

The Libertines will play a hometown show on Saturday, July 5th 2025 as part of the Margate Summer Series. The band will headline Dreamland, with special guests Soft Play, Sports T…

Kneecap, CMAT, English Teacher, Daniel Avery, Mannequin Pussy, and Hi-Tec are among the first acts confirmed for Wide Awake Festival 2025. The event in south London's Brockwel…

Kuntari Nídia & Valentina Magaletti, Loraine James, Seth Graham, and More Eaze will be part of the line-up when CTM Festival returns to ICA London later this month. The Berlin…

Stormzy, Arca, Fontaines D.C., and Beth Gibbons are among the first acts confirmed for Roskilde Festival 2025. The 53rd edition of the Danish non-profit festival will run from Sat…

Marcel Dettmann, Anetha, Nina Kraviz, ISAbella, BASHKKA b2b Ogazón, Modeselektor, and Max Cooper are among the first acts confirmed for Sónar Lisboa 2025. The event will take over…

The London Short Film Festival (LSSF) returns for its 22nd edition from Friday, January 17th to Sunday, January 26th. LSFF 2025's theme, Spaces, will explore the creative, soc…

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has unveiled the winners of the 2024 Independent Music Awards at London's Roundhouse. Neneh Cherry received the Innovator Award, wit…

Art collective Squidsoup will open a three-storey, 30,000sqft immersive light installation and art exhibition in East London on Friday, October 25th. Lost In Light will be hosted …

London festival Field Day will move to Brockwell Park from next summer. The event on Saturday, May 24th will join events such as Wide Awake, Cross The Tracks, City Splash, and Mig…

Wilkinson, Bou, Mozey, Metrik, S.P.Y b2b Flava D, Dillinja, and Camo & Krooked & Daxta, are among the acts confirmed for the Hospitality Weekender at Butlins Bonor Regis e…

Nonclassical will celebrate 20 years of events with an orchestral clubnight at London's Hackney Empire on Saturday, October 26th. Dubbed Nonclaxxical, the night will feature …

There is nothing like the sugar rush of a great drum & bass track, a single shot that gets added to your playlist favourites on rotation. But sometimes you’re left wanting mor…

Choreographer and performance artist Geumhyung Jeong will explore the relationship between machines and bodies in their ICA show starting Wednesday, September 25th. Under Construc…

Acid music fans will get the opportunity to explore the genre when Viva Acid 2024 lands in Chicago next month. From Thursday, October 3rd to Sunday, October 6th, the Podlasie Club…

Sónar will showcase music innovation when it hosts activities at GITEX GLOBAL 2024 in Dubai. From Sunday, October 13th to Wednesday, October 16th, Sónar+D will present an open exh…

DJ Tennis and Ashee have teamed up for new project Tenashee, including a live debut show in London and A/V installation SUPERPOSITION at W1 Curates. Tenashee will combine shared m…

Listening to Something Sleeps is a dreamy delicacy. Their warm vocal harmonies and soft, subtle string arrangements will have your spirit lost in a welcoming embrace, but this fol…

Public voting has opened for the DJ Awards 2024. The awards celebrating the most popular DJs will take place at Ibiza's Club Chinois Wednesday, October 2nd. Nominees fall into…

Barry Can’t Swim, CASISDEAD, Ezra Collective, Fontaines D.C., and Jorja Smith are among the first nominees for AIM's Independent Music Awards 2024. AIM is a not-for-profit org…

Oktoberfest will be celebrated at Electric Brixton... twice.  On Thursday, October 5th and 12th the music venue will be transformed into a lively beer hall, filled with the sights…

Hospitality will give drum & bass fans an early festival when they host their first weekender at Butlins Bognor Regis from Friday, January 31st to Sunday, February 2nd. Attend…

Salute, Interplanetary Criminal, Interstellar Funk, Sotusura, and whoiskenza complete the line-up for the final Oasis Festival 2024 in its original format. The eighth edition runs…

London's Junction 2 Festival expanded to three days for 2024, providing five stages of predominently 4/4 beats in Boston Manor Park from Friday, July 26th to Sunday, July 28th…

Joy Orbison, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Driss Bennis, GЯEG, Paurro, and Toccororo will play Morocco's Oasis Festival this summer. They join acts revealed previously such as Laurent Garn…

MOBO winner Limoblaze will play London's O2 Kentish Town on Saturday, September 14th. The live show will follow the release of ‘Holy Father’ last week ahead of his album Young…

The DJ Awards is returning after a four year hiatus promising to reflect the ongoing evolution of the music industry. The first edition since 2019 will be hosted in Ibiza on Wedne…

ANTS returns to Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) on Thursday, October 17th at Hemkade 48. Expect a showcase of house and techno music from Ushuaïa Ibiza’s trailblazing underground par…

Ths the influences and legacy of the controversial late 60's Tropicalia movement will be heard when the Fantasty Orchestra plays Islington's Union Chapel On Saturday, July…

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London will host a Geumhyung Jeong exhibition from September. Under Construction will feature a newly commissioned installation of scul…

Bru-C, Maceo Plex, Charlotte Plank, Sammy Virji, and Pawsa, will play DOCUMENT Bristol this autumn. The venue will also host nights such as Glitterbox, DnB Allstars, and Worried A…

Monobloc, CHERII, CC:DISCO, Cormac, Fabiana Palladino, and DJ Python are among the latest acts confirmed for Lisbon's MEO KALORAMA. The festival at Bella Vista Park from Thurs…

Artists, industry experts and academics will reflect on the historical context and legacies that define Black British music at the British Library in London on Friday, July 12th. …