
Celebrate Life’ is the perfect theme for this year’s Sensation, because the spectacle on New Year’s Eve at the Düsseldorf Esprit Arena will be an unbridled celebration of life and house culture. The line-up showcasing Fedde le Grand, Joris Voorn & 2000 and One, Mr. White and Swedish House Mafia member Sebastian Ingrosso has now [...]
Dec 16, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Fedde Le Grand, festival, Funkagenda, Germany, Joris Voorn & 2000 and One, Mr. White, music, RICHIE HAWTIN, Sebastian Ingrosso, Sensation | Leave A Comment »

Mark the Calendar for December 10 and 11 2010. With only 3000 tickets available for a place front of the beachside stage, the need to get in early is vital to ensure you don’t miss out on one of the country’s favourite two day music experiences. This year there is only one ticket release, there [...]
Dec 10, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Barrel House, Bob Corbett, British India, Calling All Cars, Dallas Frasca, Ebb n Flo, festival, Festival of the Sun, Lee Rosser, Lissa, Minnie Marks, Mojada, Mojo Bluesman, music, Regurgitator, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Sierra Fin, Slow Down Honey, That One Guy, The Chemist, The Gin Club, The McMenamins, The Seabellies, Xavier Rudd | Leave A Comment »

Montreal’s 11th annual Mutek electronic music festival, put on by an arts non-profit of the same name, took place mid this year from June 2nd to 6th. The lineup covered the spectrum of digital sounds, from avant-garde noise acts like Tim Hecker and Nurse With Wound, to Matmos, Mouse on Mars and late-night DJ sessions. [...]
Dec 09, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, festival, Matmos, Montreal, Mouse on Mars, music, MUTEK, Nurse with Wound, Tim Hecker | Leave A Comment »

One of the world’s pre-eminent electronic music festivals, Creamfields has a history of names like Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx, Gorillaz, Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Underworld, Outkast, Sasha, Jeff Mills and Paul Oakenfold. Creamfields remains a top destination for many electronic acts around the world today. Creamfields 2010 took place August 28-29 with dance music heavyweights [...]
Dec 09, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Creamfields, David Guetta, Dubfire, Faithless, Fatboy Slim, festival, Hernan Cattaneo, music, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha, STEVE ANGELLO | Leave A Comment »

The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) otherwise known as The Movement and its successors comprise an annual series of electronic dance music showcases held in Detroit each Memorial Day weekend since 2000. Following the first three events under the name Detroit Electronic Music Festival (2000–2002) were Movement (2003–2004), Fuse-In (2005) and currently, Movement: Detroit’s Electronic [...]
Dec 09, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, A-Trak, Derrick May, Detroit Electronic Music Festival, festival, music, PLASTIKMAN, RICHIE HAWTIN, Simian Mobile Disco | Leave A Comment »

LMFAO, Sander Kleinenberg, Josh Wink, Hybrid (DJ set) Tania Vulcano, Afrojack and more joined the previously announced headliners Tiësto and Deadmau5 and LIVE headliners Faithless Sound System, Groove Armada and Orbital at 2010′s Ultra Music Festival which was held on March 26th & 27th at Bicentennial Park, Miami. Also adding to one of the strongest and most diverse [...]
Dec 06, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox, Crystal Method, Damien Marley, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Eric Prydz, Faithless, GROOVE ARMADA, Passion Pit, Sasha & John Digweed, The Disco Biscuits, Tiësto, Ultra Music Festival | Leave A Comment »

The HARD Summer Music Festival 2010 took place on Aug 7th 2010 at the Los Angeles Historic State Park, spanning 12 hours. Performers who took to stage included SOULWAX, CRYSTAL CASTLES, MAJOR LAZER, EROL ALKAN, DIPLO, DIGITALISM (DJ SET), TIGA, FLYING LOTUS, GREEN VELVET, PROXY, SKREAM, BENGA, CASPA, SWITCH, SINDEN, THEOPHILUS LONDON, DESTRUCTO, THE TWELVES, [...]
Dec 04, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, AFGHAN RAIDERS, BENGA, BREAKBOT, CASPA, CRYSTAL CASTLES, DESTRUCTO, DIGITALISM (DJ SET), DIPLO, Erol Alkan, Flying Lotus, GREEN VELVET, Hardfest, KEITH 2.0, Major Lazer, PROXY, RORY PHILLIPS, Sinden, SKREAM, Soulwax, STICKY K, Switch, THE GASLAMP KILLER, THE TWELVES, THEOPHILUS LONDON, TIGA | Leave A Comment »

The Komasket Festival took place earlier this year July 30, 31 and August 1st at Okanagan, Vernon, BC Canada. Okanagan’s Cultural Family Music Celebration, the festival was presented by The Komasket Music Festival Society. Hosted by Samsara in the Spirit of Magic & Unity, this grassroots cultural dynamic festival is one of a kind in [...]
Dec 04, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Alex Cuba, Bob Marley, Canada, Komasket Music Festival, OKA, USA, Wailers | Leave A Comment »

Featuring 30 acts, the 2010 Gwangju World Music Festival was held from Friday, August 27, 2010 to Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the plaza in front of the Asian Culture Complex in Gwangju. The festival featured both international and local musicians comprising of 30 teams from 15 countries from France’s ‘chanson’ to Brazil’s ‘bossa nova’ [...]
Dec 03, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, festival, Gwangju World Music Festival, Korea | Leave A Comment »

Parklife is Australia’s unparalleled electronic/indie music festival and first major festival of the summer, jam-packed with artists who completely define the moment in music. Parklife Queensland celebrated its 10th birthday in Sept 2010 with a move to the Gold Coast from smaller digs in Brisbane and a massive line-up for 2010. Bloc Party lead singer [...]
Dec 02, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, AC Slater, Ajax, Australia, Bag Raiders, Brodinski, Busy P, Chiddy Bang, Cut Copy, Dan Black, Darwin Deez, Dcup, Delorean, DJ Mehdi, GROOVE ARMADA, Grum, Gypsy and the cat, Holy Ghost!, Jack Beats, Jesse Rose, Kele, Memory Tapes, Midnight Juggernauts, Missy Elliott, Mix Master Mike, New Young Pony Club, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Parklife, Sinden, Soulwax, The Dandy Warhols, The Glitch Mob, The Swiss, The Wombats, Uffie Classixx, Washington, Wolf Gang, Yolanda Be Cool | Leave A Comment »

In an attempt to surpass the monolithic efforts of their 2009 events, which saw Deadmau5, The Bloody Beetroots and more descend on Australian punters, the organisers behind the beloved Stereosonic festival have blown out proceedings for their 2010 tour, with a jaw-dropping lineup that’s crammed full with some of dance music’s biggest and brightest stars. [...]
Dec 02, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Afrojack, Aly & Fila, Annie Mac, Bart B More, Benny Benassi, Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Caspa & MC Rod Azlan, Congorock, DJ Dan, DJ Sneak, DJ T, festival, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Infected Mushroom, Jeff Mills, L-VIS 1990, Luciano, Major Lazer, music, Optimo, Reboot, Redshape, Ricardo Villalobos, Robyn, Russ Chimes, Sebastian Ingrosso, Sied van Riel, Stereosonic, Technasia, Tiësto, Wiley | Leave A Comment »

Summafieldayze 2010 took place earlier this year Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Doug Jennings Park, The Spit. Superstar DJ Carl Cox headlined the bass-thumping dance-fest with Aussie electro sensations The Presets signed up, alongside 2ManyDJs, Infected Mushroom, LCD Soundsystem and Deep Dish’s Sharam. Roger Sanchez, Tom Novy, The Shapeshifters and Mark Knight fly the flag [...]
Dec 02, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, 2ManyDJs, Carl Cox, Danny Howells, Deep Dish, Eddie Halliwell, Evil Nine, festival, Gold Coast, Infected Mushroom, Josh Wink, Krafty Kuts, LCD Soundsystem, Mark Knight, Menno De Jong, music, Nic Fanciulli, Roger Sanchez, Sebastian Leger, Summafieldayze, The Presets, The Shapeshifters, Tom Novy | Leave A Comment »

ONE of the fastest growing music festivals on the Gold Coast, Good Vibrations has enjoyed sell-out success with strong headline acts pulling bigger crowds each year. The 2010 line up included The Killers, Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden, Gossip, Salt-n-Pepa, Friendly Fires, Busta Rhymes, Z-Trip, Kid Cudi, Naughty by Nature, Plump DJs, Gym Class Heroes, [...]
Dec 02, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Afro Dizzi Act, Agent 86, Aniki, Armand Van Helden, Art vs Science, Australia, Basement Jaxx, Bass Kleph, Benny Electric, Busta Rhymes, Chase & Status, Chris Wilson, Chuckie, Craze, Dave Seaman, Disco Party, Friendly Fires, Good Vibrations, Gossip, Gym Class Heroes, James Canning, Jason Morley, Jimmy Vegas, Kid Cudi, Kid Kenobi, Killaqueenz, Minx, Naughty by Nature, Neroli, Nick Galea, Plump DJs, Reekay Garcia, Rhythm & Cutloose, Salt-n-Pepa, Sam Obernik, Sampology Super Visual, Samrai, Skool of Thought, Slimkid3, Spinderella, Steve Lind, Surecut Kids, Tenzin, The Cool Calm Collective, The Killers, Tijuana Cartel, Wax Motif, Wongo, Z-Trip | Leave A Comment »

The Coachella Annual Music and Arts Festival 2010 was held from 16-18 April at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire’s Coachella Valley. The event featured many genres of music including alternative rock, hip hop, and electronic music as well as large sculptural art. The event has several stages/tents set-up throughout [...]
Dec 01, 2010 | Categories:FESTIVALS | Tags: 2010, Coachella, David Guetta, festival, Flying Lotus, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Muse, music, Owen Pallett, Pavement, Phoenix, Ra Ra Riot, The Dead Weather, The Specials, The XX, Thom Yorke, Tiësto, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer | Leave A Comment »