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Primavera Sound 2023 review: A return to form for the festival institution

Primavera Sound made a blazing return to Barcelona after a troubled 2022, cementing its clout as Europe's most progressively curated and beloved summer festival for music heads, artists and dancers with the stamina to groove 'til sunrise

City Splash is bringing a carnival atmosphere to London's day festival scene

The festival is a welcome addition to the mainstream London all-dayer scene, which is currently obsessed with neoliberal rave and Salomoncore

“We’ve opened the box and it’s full of beautiful things”: DJ Oliver’s PANDORA party returns to Ibiza

The Ibiza stalwart speaks to Mixmag ahead of his return to Lio Ibiza for a 22-week marathon residency

The 8 best wireless earbuds for dance music in 2023

We round up the best Bluetooth earbuds for electronic sounds and gunfinger mixes, from budget to premium options

15 high-energy photos from Parklife 2023

Manchester's favourite weekender returned to Heaton Park this weekend with performances from Peggy Gou, Jyoty, Fred again.. and many more

Elevated experience: Horst delivers a vision of festival Utopia

By expertly balancing a cutting-edge line-up, otherworldly art and good old fashioned fun, Brussels’ Horst Festival stands in contrast to an increasingly vibe-absent festival circuit

How to make the most of five days of partying at Glastonbury Festival

These nine essential tips will help you maximise the fun you have at ‘the best place on Earth’

The House That Black Built: Why Black ownership and infrastructure is needed to equalise the music industry

Kwame Safo explains why Black-owned and -led enterprises are necessary for Black artists and professionals to prosper without making compromises in the music industry

Jokkoo Collective are the experimental club crew diversifying Barcelona's dancefloors

The collective - who make and play raucous music inspired by global and Afro-diasporic club sounds - are debuting a new audio-visual live show at Sónar Festival's 30th anniversary edition

Blossoming force: Eflorem are the hyper-house duo telling stories within breakneck beats

The duo reflect on their journey, from writing dubstep love songs to planning a high-concept album

"An emotional tour de force": New book reflects on three decades of Belgian electronic music

‘Smos & Baby Bee: Party Flyers And More’ explores the archive of the pioneering DJ duo and their impact on the scene

The sounds of MCR, curated by salute

The Manchester-based DJ and producer shares the sounds that define Manchester ahead of this weekend's Parklife festival

Movement Festival is a celebration of techno's past, present and future

Held in Detroit, the birthplace of techno, the three-day festival should be on every clubber’s bucket list

All the looks from GALA Festival ’23

From Y2K classics to matching co-ords to Western touches with cowboy boots or denim fits — GALA saw it all

UK Tek 2023 showed why free party culture will never die

The 3,000 people strong Teknival rave showed that free parties are still a powerful, attractive and valuable social phenomena. Rave documentarian Matthew "mattko" Smith explains why

What is Coachella?

Now the dust has settled... David McGraw reflects on weekend 1 of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2023: a commercial colossus that's become a pre-eminent institution of the music industry

“A celebration of life”: Strichka Festival was a show of hope and strength from Kyiv's dancers

For the first time since 2019, Strichka Festival returned to the Ukrainian capital. Check out all the best shots from the landmark event

Nines, UK rap's humble hustler, is preparing to go global

In his only editorial interview for ‘Crop Circle 2’, Nines speaks to Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson about his climb to greatness in UK rap and taking his multi-disciplinary approach to the next level

30 years on: Dive into the daring history of Barcelona’s Sónar Festival

We chatted to Sónar’s founders, Enric Palau, Ricard Robles, and Sergio Caballero, on the constant innovation of Sónar throughout the decades

Subverting expectations: Club Night Club is flying the flag for New York's warehouse party revival

We chat with Club Night Club founders Roddy and Blake about pushing sonic boundaries, warehouse parties, and bringing something different to New York City’s dynamic club scene

A guide to the perfect weekend at Secret Garden Party

Whether you’re a first-timer or lifelong Gardener, check out our tips to help you curate the best possible weekend at SGP ‘23