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A shot from AUDRA festival in Kaunas featuring Caterina Barbieri's synth performance in a tower-like hall

From AUDRA festival in Kaunas, Lithuania, Martin Guttridge-Hewitt reports on a long-standing, tight-knit and thriving electronic music scene often overlooked by outsiders

Pergalė is a sprawling industrial complex in a forgotten corner of central Kaunas, Lithuania’s modest-sized second city. A gated entrance obscures interior yards from view...

Amsterdam

300 people were reportedly in attendance at the party 

Authorities were called to shut down an illegal rave in an under-construction police station in Amsterdam last week. Last weekend (21st), police were called to...

The organisation believes PCR tests offer an appropriate level of safety in the current climate

Berlin's dancing ban is being contested by the city's Clubcommission, which is calling for the policy to be revoked and replaced with mandatory PCR testing...

Dirty Dancing is Italian photographer Mattia Zoppellaro's self-described homage to the scene

A new book documenting the European rave scene from 1997 to 2005 is available now.

Dirty Dancing, published via electronic label Klasse Wrecks and Berlin...

"Now, after 20 years, I feel the time is right”

Alice Deejay have announced a reunion tour.

The Dutch eurodance-pop group fronted by Judith Pronk, who released dance chart tracks such as the 1999 trance...

The movement is explored via Mattia Zoppellaro photos

   

A new book documents Europe's free party scene.

Taking in 1997 to 2005, Dirty Dancing is Italian photographer Mattia Zoppellaro's self-described "homage to the iconic faces...

Lord Frost has said that it is up to "the department for digital, culture, music and sport to take it forward with our embassies”

The UK government's minister for Brexit, Lord David Frost, has said that it is not his responsibility to solve the touring crisis faced by musicians...

Musician's Union, Music UK and National Union of Journalists have signed the letter

Hundreds of arts organisations have signed an open letter to Boris Johnson about the post-Brexit touring crisis.

In January, the UK government denied claims that it...

Spain's culture minister hopes that the new digital green certificate will "guarantee safe mobility as of June"

Ibiza will be able to "reopen safely" as of June, Spain's tourism minister says.

Back in March, the Spanish government announced that a vaccine passport to...

The Bronx-born artist will make stops in Amsterdam, Barcelona, London and more

Amaarae has announced a 10-date tour of the UK and Europe.

Bronx-born Ghanaian rapper, singer, songwriter and producer Amaarae has revealed plans of a 10-date...

The 10-point plan has been backed by UK Music and the Musicians' Union

A Post-Brexit EU touring plan for musicians has been proposed by UK Labour MP Harriet Harman.

In January, the UK Government was urged to take...

There trial event took place on Saturday (6th)

1,300 people attended a COVID-19 study event in Amsterdam this weekend.

Following the Dutch government's announcement that festivals should be possible in the Netherlands from...

The test kits aim to give a "non-infectious time window of 72 hours"

DIY rapid COVID testing kits have been distributed to a number of countries in Europe.

Rapid coronavirus testing kits, which have been designed by testFWRD...

A petition urging MPs to re-consider visa regulations has gained over 200,000 signatures

Visa-free touring permits for musicians post-Brexit are set to be debated in a parliamentary hearing. 

Last week, culture minister Caroline Dinenage confirmed that musicians and artists...

“To what extent the Berlin party situation as we enjoyed before corona can be restored at all is not foreseeable"

Berlin clubbing won’t be back to normal until end of 2022, says the city's Club Commission.

Speaking with Deutsche Presse-Agentur, chairwoman of the Berlin Club Commission...

Visual arts, books, the press, films and TV also saw declines of between 20% and 40%

EU music industry revenues are down 76% amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reports.

A new study conducted and published by the European Grouping...

Bicep, Jayda G, Ross From Friends and Hot Chip are among the electronic acts to have signed the letter

A number of electronic artists have signed a an open letter criticising the Brexit deal and its impact on live performers.

Published by The Times...

“That is just simply not compatible with our manifesto commitment to taking back control of our borders”

UK ministers have rejected calls to push visa-free touring for musicians.

It had been hoped the final UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement, which was reached on Christmas...

Acquiring a visa to play the country is set to get much harder

Experts have warned that Brexit could prevent UK musicians from touring in the US as well as Europe.

Coming days after the UK government denied...

UK nationals seeking to work in the EU will be considered third-country nationals

There's a new guide on short-term EU work permits for UK musicians.

In December, the UK and EU agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement, designed to...