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Re-opened at the end of September under new management, Coliseum is the venue we once knew as Digital Brighton. A regular hang-out for clued up...

Earlier this month we put the spotlight on Latin America, and asked why only two DJs from the region made the 2014 Top 100 DJs...

We all like to get high. Dancing yourself into a sweaty mess to your favourite tunes is always best when at your peak... the peak...

Contrary to its namesake, Mute! is making noise. Started in 2011 as an illegal rave in Bolton by two lads with the same goal, now...

“There he is – Len Faki! It's time to go to the stage!” exclaims one of the harried stage managers around me. It's a beautiful...

Mighty Atom from The Disablists — the four-times DMC UK Team Championship winners) — has done a fly mix for us. You can download it...

1. M*A*D*E, THE ARENA, RAINBOW VENUES, BIRMINGHAM

SATURDAY 3RD/SUNDAY 4TH MAY

CHASE & STATUS (DJ SET), SUB FOCUS (DJ SET), NETSKY (DJ SET), ANNIE MAC...

Breathtaking views, natural hot springs and a diverse itinerary of the most cutting-edge electronic music on the planet are just some of the compelling reasons...

If there is a temple of electronic dance music in Los Angeles, it is Avalon. Located in the heart of Hollywood, the theater housing it...

Despite his history — a resident at Rex Club since '97, the boss of Bass Culture and a producer of the deep house elite in...

When it comes to running a club, finding a niche is one of the most important things you can do. Proof of that comes in...

Ever since the smoking ban, the UK's dancefloors ain't been so smokin' — for obvious reasons. It might be annoying when your entire group of...

1. TROUBLE VI5ION NYE, CORSICA STUDIOS, LONDON
TUESDAY 31ST DECEMBER
THEO PARRISH, MAURICE FULTON, ANTHONY NAPLES, MR BEATNICK, MR SOLID GOLD

There’s a lot...

The last stop for many this season, Sankeys Ibiza went to town with an extended toga party to polish off another winning season on the White Isle...



From a 150-capacity venue above a pub in Newcastle called Red Rooms to Room Three at Fabric, Jaunt> has come a long way over the past six years. Shaped by the underground Newcastle nights that came before it — the likes of Shindig, Wax On, Habit and Error — the night was originally conceived to cater for the DJs that weren't getting booked in the city, while providing an outlet for a crew of clued-up students “who would take up a large chunk of any dancefloor,” says Chris Blackhall, the man who suggested a party in the first place.

“First club gig, I was like 16 in my hometown Warrington, a club called Casi that we all used to go to, they would just let anyone in. No monitors and I had to cart my own decks down, but it really gave me a taste for playing in front of people and on a big soundsystem.”

Novembers top club nights

As the 'EDM' tidal wave continues to crash over The States, the club scenes of America's major cities are rightfully reaping the benefits. Seattle is no exception. Increasingly, cool after-parties playing house and techno are capturing the imagination of the city's young adults and large-scale dance events are cropping up left, right and centre. 
One festival, however, has been bringing eclectic dance sounds to the largest city in the Pacific Northwest since 2004.

Starting as a bass night in Nottingham, Basslaced has been bringing tasty, tasty bass to London since 2011...