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The arrests came as multiple illegal gatherings took place

Three people were arrested on suspicion of planning an illegal rave over the weekend.

Three men, aged between 21 and 28-years old, were arrested on...

The Culture Secretary unveiled a roadmap for returning to normality last week

Live music industry experts from the Music Venues Trust (MVT) have responded to the UK government's five-stage plan for the return of live music.

Last...

The move follows a number of serious incidents at illegal events earlier this month

Greater Manchester police closed roads in an attempt to stop more illegal raves taking place at the weekend.

With a growing number of illegal raves...

Leaked information reportedly says temperature checks, distanced queues and hand sanitiser could be put in place

A UK Government leak has suggested clubs could reopen under new guidance, alongside hotels, pubs, and restaurants.

In a hospitality sector plans seen by The...

The UK drill MC shared a statement on Twitter

Digga D has released a statement telling fans that police have stopped him speaking about Black Lives Matter.

The UK drill MC, who is currently...

The metal letters from the building's exterior were seen being removed

Bristol venue Colston Hall has begun removing the name of Colston Hall from the building ahead of a title change.

Coming a week after protestors...

Three men were stabbed, one man died of a suspected drug overdose, and police say they are investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman

Thousands of people attended two illegal raves near Manchester over the weekend.

Over 6,000 people attended two illegal raves which took place at Daisy Nook Country...

UK MPs have been warned that a large majority of the UK’s venues may not reopen following lockdown

UK MPs have been told that majority of UK music venues face closure following the coronavirus lockdown.

With hundreds of venues at risk of closure...

The London MC announced the plans alongside his #Merky team

Stormzy will donate £10 million to black British causes over the next 10 years.

In a pledge announced today (11th), the London rapper, who took...

A new phase in reopening shuttered buinesses during the COVID-19 lockdown

Record stores will be allowed to reopen in the UK from Monday.

In the next phase of the UK government's lockdown easing plans, non-essential retail...

Police made four arrests at the event

An illegal rave in Merseyside attracted hundreds of people last weekend, leading to four arrests.

The unlicensed event, which is believed to have taken place...

The news comes after Greece and Cyprus also banned British tourists from visiting

Spain’s Tourism Minister has banned British tourists until UK’s coronavirus situation "improves".

Following the ban of British tourists to Greece and Cyprus due to the...

Neil Mendoza has been appointed as Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal

The UK government has set up a taskforce to aid in the recovery of the culture sector in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Neil...

A new government document also outlines that clubs will be eligible for business rates relief

London’s Night Czar Amy Lamé has appealed to local council authorities to suspend licence fees and late night levy fees for hospitality businesses for 12...

From the underground mixtape beatmakers, to those crossing over into the rap mainstream and drill scenes at home and abroad, Colin Gannon asks — who...

Like dance music, rap has a tendency to splinter into specialised subgenres. Back in 2012, Chicago producers Young Chop, DJ L and Smylez began warping...

This will be the eighth edition of the beloved "dirty little rave" 

Field Maneuvers have announced the first wave of names for their 2020 edition. 

Self-titled the UK's best "dirty little rave", Field Maneuvers is an intimate...

As we enter a new decade, the ways in which we define electronic music styles are rapidly changing. Chal Ravens explores the etymological evolution of...

Bickering over genre definitions is a time-honoured tradition in dance music. One of the weirder etymological developments of recent years is the changing meaning of...

Alan Fitzpatrick and Eats Everything will perform at the first edition of the event

There's a festival in a medieval castle this summer, Acropolis.

Taking place in May in the grounds of Tutbury Castle in Derbyshire, Acropolis will welcome acts...

They will perform in five cities in Europe and the UK

Major Lazer will perform a handful of intimate shows in Europe and the UK next month.

Following the surprise drop of their 'Soca Storm' EP...

One of the first legal UK mega-raves to bring dance music culture to the masses was Fantazia. With its emphasis on spending big production budgets...

By the early ’90s, dance music in the UK was already a complex beast. US house and techno cross-pollinated with synth-pop, rare groove and soundsystem...