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We talk to Guy Williams about his first ever gig

“My first gig was for a pub/bar in Manchester called the Athenaeum, which was a former bank, a really amazing grand venue. They started having...

We go back to 1982

“Well, turning back the clock to 1982, I was 13 and already deeply into music, but I'd never really considered doing anything with it other...

At The Garage, London.

Orbital have just unveiled a prestigious plaque at the place where they played their first-ever live gig. The PRS For Music heritage award has been...

Back in the days

“My first gig was kinda interesting. It was in Detroit of course, south-west Detroit specifically, very close to the iconic Michigan Central Station. Rave spots...

Replacing a cassette loop at Pushca

“My first-ever DJ gig was in 1979, but my first house gig was for Pushca — the rave thing in the ‘90s. It was somewhere in west London. I went to one of the raves and they had this chill-out room that was playing a cassette tape that was just going round and round and round.

Soap bar, mosquitos and brillo pads...

“It was Ibiza, 1998, and I had spent several days ligging behind the decks with the world’s best DJs desperately trying to figure out how they did it, but no-one showed the least bit of interest in letting me have a bash on the wheels of steel until Edinburgh’s Voodoo Club offered me a gig out of the blue. I took a flight there.

DJs look back to their early days

“My first gig was in 1994 at a squatted Salvation Army building opposite Hackney Town Hall on Mare Street. The building was called The Spiky Thing With Curves due to some of the sculptures on display, alongside a cafe and several rooms for bands and DJs. I had a selection of acid house/early hardcore vinyl, mostly acquired from the local Record & Tape Exchange.

Party expected to be "the f**king dirt"...

Award-winning Channel 4 comedy Peep Show may be gone from our screens, but thankfully the programme lives on, through the new DJ career of everybody's...

The minimal techno don will return to the club at the end of June...

Richie Hawtin is set to play his first set in Berlin’s Berghain in over six years at the end of June.

The minimal techno legend...

Armin, Guetta, Garrix, Afrojack and Romero all confirmed

Now approaching its third annual edition, Ultra Europe is officially the largest electronic music festival to ever take place on Croatian soil — and this...

Thank you, Twitter...

Deadmau5 confirms that the clip of a video from one his earliest shows – tweeted by Twitter user Teeroy666 – was his first set with...

<p>It’s a good job Italian DJ/producer Riva Starr loves his job...</p>

The secret to a successful career in music-making, says Naples-born, London-based producer Riva Starr, must have something to do with having the ability to “surprise...

For the last two decades, DJ, producer and showman David Guetta has been one of the biggest names in dance music. Whether you’re an EDM...

“Ham, Iberico ham. I can’t get enough of it and I could eat it forever, it’s my favourite food,” David Guetta announces before flashing a...

Roll the dice and jump to the front of the queue with this revolutionary new ticketing app

Getting those must-have tickets for that all-important gig is often one of life’s trickier scenarios. However, good news is on its way as new tech...

DJ Chris Aidy is blowing up

One of the hottest upcoming names this year, DJ/producer Chris Aidy has his sights set on the big time, with a flurry of new activities...