NYE Parties: 21 for '15

Gashouder, Amsterdam

Amsterdam continues its strong claim to be Europe's foremost party city with Awakenings throwing not one, not two, but three New Year's parties this time around. In a triple-header, Adam Beyer, Ben Klock and Rødhåd will ring in the New Year, as Len Faki, Blawan and Dave Clarke take over on the first night of 2016. But the celebrations will not end there as they are pushed an extra day longer by Dixon, Maceo Plex and Sven Väth, who will finally bring the curtain down on 2015 on January 2.

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Nuova Fiera Roma, Rome

For this four-day festival, the Italian capital will welcome thousands of people over the New Year's period with each day presenting partygoers with a different venue in the area to attend. The main New Year's Eve party will take place in massive exhibition hall Nuova Fiera Roma, with 30,000 square metres-worth (that's more then three football pitches) of dedicated party space. Solomun, Len Faki, The Martinez Brothers, Ricardo Villalobos, Pan-Pot and more will be ringing in New Year in the Eternal City.

Studio Spaces, London

Bugged Out!'s hook up with The Hydra continues to draw in some of the biggest and best names available and NYE is no exception. Heidi, Maquis Hawkes, Julio Bashmore, Derrick Carter, Shanti Celeste, Dan Beaumont, and Lemmy Ashton are just some of the names on an all star line-up. The venue is The Hydra's home turf of Studio Spaces: two vast photographic studios spilling over into one of London's rawest and best warehouse spaces.

Pacha, Ibiza

And now for something a bit more civilized. Afrer ruling Ibiza for another year, Solomun returns to the island to round it off in style with a special event at Pacha. As is Spanish tradition, the night opens with a dinner, with some of the island's best cabaret performers providing the entertainment. Solomun will then take charge of the main party, his inexhaustible energy sure to keep the music pumping well beyond the countdown.

Ritter Butzke, Berlin

Hours of darkness and blistering cold winds are a sad feature of most Berlin NYEs, but with a line-up as good as Ritter Butzke's, the former factory's three main dancefloors should be bringing some heat. The likes of Digitalism, HVOB, Niconé & Gunjah, Niko Schwind and Berlin's very own Midas 104 will all feature.

Boipeba Island, Brazil

A disco-heavy fiesta by the beach is in store as Mareh stretch NYE across a full week The Brazilian island of Boipeba will host a range of DJs on its seaside stage to keep the party ticking over. Soak up the rays and the pina coladas while DJs including Tim Sweeney, The Revenge and Eric Duncan lay down the beats.

Ministry Of Sound, London

Defected celebrates another storming year across the four rooms of London's original superclub with its first (and last) Defected In the House party of 2015. A top house line-up features Tensnake, Sonny Fodera, Andrea Oliva and label stalwarts Sam Divine, Simon Dunmore, Copyright and more.

Belasco Theater, Los Angeles

Still glowing from their sold-out Halloween-massive, Minimal Effort's upcoming New Year's Eve party is giving LA something to look forward to. Jimmy Edgar, Danny Daze, J.Phlip and more are invading The Belasco Theater to ring in 2016 in style. German house-duo Andhim will be hosting the ballroom with H.O.S.H. and Marques Wyatt, while Louie Fresco will throws down with Fur Coat and Droog in the basement. Downtown LA has another one coming, and Mixmag is happy to be a part of it.

Donald E Stephens Convention Center, Illinois

This event will see the mammoth Midwest convention centre converted into an enormous warehouse-style party for the night. Two stages inside the vast space will show off an array of artists including Skrillex, Chance the Rapper, Get Real, Cashmere Cat, BADBADNOTGOOD and all the audiovisual LED spectaculars, performance dancers, diamond-clad décor and art installations you'd expect.

Motion, Bristol

Bristol's biggest and best club gets bigger and better for NYE, busting out of its own converted skate park into the neighbouring Marble Factory warehouse and opening an outdoor terrace overlooking the river. They'll need the extra space too: DJs on the night include Hannah Wants, Lil Silva, GotSome, Barely Legal, CKTRL and more.

Ahoy, Rotterdam

More widely known as home to the North Sea Jazz festival and numerous Carl Cox events, Nachtduik dock at the massive Ahoy venue for the first time to transform it into one of New Year's Eve's biggest parties. Multiple arenas will host an incredible collection of artists including Detroit legend Jeff Mills, Âme, Marcel Dettmann, Nina Kraviz and KiNK.

Glenworth Valley, Australia

Deep in the green groves of Glenworth Valley, this festival takes three days to build to up to its climatic conclusion. But with art instillations, long table feasts, burlesque nights, a spa, yoga sessions, and on mass skinny-dipping it is easy understand why some might never want it to arrive. This glamping experience will see the likes of Jon Hopkins, Four Tet, Jamie XX, Ben UFO, Âme and more get in among the teepees and bell tents for the New Year's celebrations.

Canibal Royal Beach Club, Mexico

One of the longest-running New Year's Eve events in Mexico, Flying Circus is set in the stunning, palm tree-lined Canibal Beach club, overlooking the clear turquoise waters of the Caribbean. It's perhaps unsurprising, then, that they've managed to tempt some big names to the seaside paradise this year, including Audiofly, Carl Craig, M.A.N.D.Y. and Lake People.

Store Street, Manchester

This year marks a decade since The Warehouse Project first opened its doors to the public, and they wrap this anniversary year up with two huge parties at Store Street. The double celebration has MK, Hanna Wants, Catz N' Dogz and Miguel Campbell all in attendance at on New Year's Eve. A more techno-focused New Year's Day party will see Adam Beyer, Nina Kraviz and Ben Klock host the final Warehouse Project of the season.

Culture Box, Copenhagen

In our opinion, it's one of the best small clubs in the world – and Culture Box's NYE party taps into the rich DJ talent of Scandinavia to send the year out with a bang. Token Records' Ctrls and Mads Rehl (of Forgotten Figures) lead the charge with the help of Rivet in the main room, whilst Tim Andresen and Joel Alter will take the reins in the second, more house-focused room. A fresh batch of local Copenhagen DJs will also help soundtrack the night.

Secret location, Birmingham

One of the most colourful and maddest parties around, Magic Door is back with a New Year's Eve cosmic disco. Expect fancy dress, incredible technicolour décor and attention to detail and a never-before-used warehouse location. Guests are never announced until the night, but previous events this year have seen the likes of PBR Streetgang, Norman Jay and Death On The Balcony take part, so expect a level of DJ to match the fantastic production.

Fabric, London

London clubbing lynchpin Fabric consistently throws some of the city's best parties with the world's finest DJs. For New Year's Eve the club has called upon the selectors responsible for its favourite sets in recent history and got them all playing on the same night for what is certain to be a blockbusting way to see in 2016. Nina Kraviz, Eats Everything, George FitzGerald and residents Craig Richards and Terry Francis will all be in attendance to work that unparalleled system.

Sankeys, Manchester

Sankeys' best-loved party Tribal Sessions will reinforce its esteemed status with this Matthias Tanzmann helmed celebration. The Moon Harbour boss is a resident at legendary DC10 party Circo Loco, but can he do it on a wet Thursday night in Manchester? You bet he can. Expect the finest cuts of grooving tech house to feature in abundance.

LA Cheetah Club, Glasgow

One of the most revered artists in the scene DJ Sprinkles headlines this bill alongside Palms Trax. For anyone seeking that all-elusive "special" New Year's Eve night, Sprinkles is one of the few options that can guarantee it with her knack for expertly crafted sets of mind blowing beauty that are also eminently danceable.

Patterns, Brighton

Experience a 1980s style Miami discoteque in the mild climes of the South East at Brighton's best new club. Seafront spot Patterns has got powerhouse duo Bicep seeing in the midnight hour at their neon-infused extravaganza. Get a few beach cocktails down you then lose yourself in the strobes.

Concrete, Paris

Seine-docked ship-turned-club Concrete is bringing in 2016 with a 16-hour party, so that's the chunk of your New Year's Day plans sorted as well. Spencer Parker, Gilb'R, John Osborn and more will be on deck to take you through from night to afternoon.