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Intonal announces 2022 festival line up

Intonal have revealed who will be joining them in Malmö for the 2022 edition of the celebrated music and arts festival.

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C2C announces 25th edition in Turin The festival is set to mark a landmark edition in October later this year.

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PARAISO: Portugal’s Rave History gets its UK Premiere this May The documentary tells the story of the underground movement that rewrote Portugal's cultural soundtrack, one strobe-lit warehouse at a time.

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Harry Styles to curate Meltdown 2026 as Southbank Centre turns 75 The world's longest-running artist-curated music festival has found its next keeper - and it's Harry Styles.

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Club Culture Put to the Test: CTM 2026 "What I enjoy most about CTM is that behind the pretentious facade and edgy graphic design, it doesn’t shy away from cheesy moments or from inviting the misfits."

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IRM x Ransom Note bring Trystero’s live show & Philipp Otterbach to Peckham this April Inner Rhythm Mysticism and Ransom Note are joining forces for a new series of intimate London parties. The first one lands at Vespers Club on April 18th with its opening statement.

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Campo Sancho 2026 announces their best lineup yet Laurent Garnier, A Love From Outer Space, Decius, Tia Cousins, Pete Herbert's Music for Swimming Pools and more join Heidi Lawden, Luke Una, Jimpster and Greg Wilson for this year's edition

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Horst Festival 2026 announces full lineup: evolution over echo The lineup features Todd Edwards,Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Gilles Peterson & MC Rob Galliano alongside contemporary voices like Tia Cousins, Carré, DJ Swisha, Moxie, DJ Fart in the Club, Ehua, Yu Su, and Daphni.

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Value Based Curation: Positive Education Festival in focus

Next month will mark the return of arguably one of the most innovative and interesting European music and arts festivals.

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The Love Inn Celebrate 12 Years The celebration includes: Sugar Free, Nicolas Lutz, Ellie Stokes, Dave Harvey b2b Manfredas and many more.

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Love International announce second wave of artists for 2026 The crews for 2026 include Adonis, Rainbow Disco Club, Sound Metpahors, Horse Meat Disco, Making Time, The Lot Radio, The Cause, and more.

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Roudi Vagou & Läuten der Seele unveil ‘Taghelle Nacht’ – a hypnagogic ode to uncertainty Matthias Kremsreiter and Christian Schoppik combine for a new collaborative album exploring the liminal space between waking and sleep.

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Campo Sancho reveals first names for 2026 edition Luke Una, Ruby Savage, Jimpster and more all join the party.

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Love International announce crews for 2026 The crews for 2026 include Adonis, Rainbow Disco Club, Sound Metpahors, Horse Meat Disco, Making Time, The Lot Radio, The Cause, and more.

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Ransom Note returns to Berlin with ERIS for Arkaoda party Rounding off the 15 year celebrations in style, Ransom Note touches down in the German capital for a late night special.

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Love International Announce First Wave of Artists for 2026 Love International 2026 are now underway with their first wave announcement and is a reminder that the Adriatic is still as special as ever.

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C2C Festival 2025 – Remembering Sergio Ricciardone and the Need to Listen Again A poignant edition of the adored Italian event.

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Review: Convenanza 2025: A First-Timer’s Confession I'll admit that when embarking on my maiden voyage to Carcassonne, I had mixed feelings about the whole thing.

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Repercussion returns to The Warehouse Project with headline performance from Underworld The iconic party will return to Manchester's heralded The Warehouse Project with a special line up which includes a headline performance from Underworld alongside the likes of Caribou, Floating Points, Sherelle and Shanti Celeste.

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Wheel to Gaza – Glasgow to Gaza by wheelchair This Sunday 28th September, Shaho Qadir, a Kurdish Londoner and double amputee, will embark on a heroic journey.

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From Dancefloors to Trail Running: Finding my new festival fix at Salto ...with all these reclaimed weekends that once belonged to beautiful, reckless abandon, what do you do now? Turns out... Salto

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Ransom Note to host L-Vis 1990 at The Social for October party The final edition of this year see’s us invite an absolute stalwart of the UK underground.

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Watching Trees announces dates for 2026 edition Further sonic rambling in the North Wiltshire countryside has been announced.

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Isulia Festival returns for its 5th edition Isulia Festival announces 5th edition in Bordeaux with Bambounou b2b Sedef Adasi, Cassius & Miley Serious, LB aka LABAT, DJ MELL G & Djedjotronic and many more.

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(Re)treat announces lineup for 2025 (Re)treat announces full lineup for 2025, which includes artists such as Di Linh, DJ Masda, Axel Boman,, Chida and more.

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Review: RALLY Festival 2025 Something strange happened at RALLY Festival this year. Something utterly strange.

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Out Of The Trenches… We Out Here 2025 Reflections In the current climate where you can’t enjoy your music without knowing what corporate companies are profiting, it’s a truly refreshing experience, and just how music should be.

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Ransom Note to host 15 year party in Paris with Yu Su, NIKS and Louison Ransom Note head to Paris for another 15 year party at Badaboum on Friday 19th September with Yu Su, NIKS and Louison.

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Pop-Kultur 2025: In Focus This year the festival showcases a broad representation of musicians and artists who will showcase the future potential and genre bending sensibilities of underground creative culture.

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Magic Carpet returns to Lisbon’s Monsanto Park for The Sizzler, an open-air air with Dimensions Festival The open-air event will take place in Lisbon's beautiful Monsanto Park, just 10 minutes from the city centre and is headlined by Hamish & Toby alongside local favourites Luisa and Telma.

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A First Timer & A Disco Mum’s Return – A Review of Love International 2025 There's something about Love International that feels like stumbling upon a well-kept secret.

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Overmono announce sprawling WHP Takeover Overmono have announced a massive takeover of Manchester's The Warehouse Project which will feature some of the biggest names in electronic music.