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Gut Level Sheffield reopens in new temporary space

The queer-led DIY collective finds its third home in a former morgue turned studio complex

Sheffield's Gut Level is back with a new temporary space after being forced out of their previous space in July. The queer-led DIY collective and...

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Field Maneuvers launches crowdfunder to ensure festival's future

People can donate money in exchange for a range of goodies, including festival merchandise

UK festival Field Maneuvers has launched a crowdfunder to help secure its future. The festival's organisers have set a target of £40,000, which they hope...

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Kelly Lee Owens announces new album, ‘LP.8’, on Smalltown Supersound

Two tracks have already been unveiled, 'Sonic 8' and 'Olga'

Kelly Lee Owens has announced the release of her new album 'LP.8'. It will be released digitally via Smalltown Supersound on 29th April, with a...

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Auntie Flo launches sound and music wellness platform, Swell

The app is created to "entrain the body and mind to quiet and calm"

Auntie Flo has launched a new sound and music wellness platform. The Scottish DJ, producer and sound artist, real name Brian D'Souza, spent lockdown training...

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Hardwell to return from hiatus to close Ultra Miami mainstage 2022

A report by Billboard suggests the Dutch DJ is back after a four-year break

Hardwell is set to return from hiatus by closing Ultra Miami 2022, according to a report by Billboard. Four years on from announcing a break...

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London venue KOKO to reopen in April

The venue has been shut for three years as it underwent refurbishment

North London music venue KOKO is set to reopen this April. The venue, found on Camden High Street, has been closed since 2019 as it...

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UK Government "doing everything we can" to support the UK's live music industry, says Minister for Digital and Culture

There was a debate at Westminster Hall on Tuesday (6th)

The UK Government is "doing everything we can" to support the UK's live music industry, the Digital and Culture Minister has said.

Speaking in a...

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GALA: a joyful return for London dance festivals

GALA, London’s first outdoor dance music festival in over 16 months, took place in Peckham Rye Park last weekend. With exceptional programming and an emphasis...

Approaching the gates of GALA, London’s first full-capacity, outdoor dance music festival since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a familiar feeling emerges. As muffled...

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How Ibiza nightlife plans to return safely this summer

More than a year after dancing stopped in Ibiza, the middle of 2021 sees a glimmer of hope. DJ Mag’s man on the White Isle...

For over 30 years, Ibiza has been at the forefront of dance music tourism, but when Covid-19 entered our lives, life on the White Isle...

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Alison Wonderland announces new album, 'Loner', shares single: Listen

Watch a video for new cut 'New Day', ahead of the album's May release, below

Alison Wonderland has revealed details of her new album, titled 'Loner'. Set for release on 6th May, the 12-track album features previously released singles 'Fear...

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Giant Burning Man sculptures to go on display at English stately home, Chatsworth House

Radical Horizons: The Art of Burning Man is free and open to the public from 9th April

A Derbyshire stately home is to become the new home for a dozen huge sculptures from Burning Man festival. Set to go on display throughout...

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These are this week’s Bandcamp essentials (7th August)

Starting life as a way of supporting the artists and labels impacted through the coronavirus pandemic, as well as releases supporting other causes and initiatives...

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has had a devastating impact on our scene, leading to the cancellation of countless club nights and festivals...

Gut Level Sheffield February 2024 fundraiser

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Gut Level Sheffield is fundraising for new venue building works

Despite "new ceilings, insane amounts of fire safety bits, shit filled pipes" the queer-led DIY collective is finally on the cusp of a permanent new home

Sheffield's Gut Level has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to cover final building works required to open a new venue. The queer-led DIY collective originally...

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Warning issued over dangerous pills identified at Creamfields

Two separate warnings were issued, one over "high strength MDMA pills" and the other over pills in circulation that contain dimethylpentylone

Warnings have been issued over dangerous pills identified as this year's Creamfields North. Two separate warnings were issued, one over "high strength MDMA pills" and...

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WHO warns festivals could amplify spread of monkeypox

UK cases of the contagious virus have now topped 300

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that summer festivals, and other such large-scale events in the coming months, could amplify the spread of monkeypox...