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10 years strong: CRSSD is the backbone of San Diego’s progressing dance music scene

San Diego’s largest dance music festival prides itself on its ability to nurture talent from all over the world and provide a launchpad for emerging stars. A decade in, we headed to the festival’s Fall ‘25 edition and found out why it’s such a beloved part of SoCal’s scene

Radical North: Industrial Coast proves experimental music and culture can flourish beyond England's big cities

On a mission to place Middlesbrough as the leftfield epicentre of UK music, Industrial Coast is bringing some of the best experimental music to the North East

3-Step: Why Afro house’s latest evolution is more than a sound, it’s a movement

Afro house’s newest evolution 3-Step originated in South Africa but is having a powerful and unifying impact across borders. In the first of a three-part series exploring the cultural shift 3-Step is spearheading, Shiba Melissa Mazaza analyses the climate of fear and toxic nationalism that was pervasive during its emergence, and speaks to the style’s creators and adopters in Africa about growing together and changing the narrative around music on the continent

16 of the best images from Quarters' gamechanging opening weekend

With a site steeped in decades of dance music history, Quarters enlisted the help of Rossi. and Shy FX to kick off a new era of clubbing in Brighton

"It's frozen in time at its peak": The End co-founder Layo Paskin on the club's everlasting legacy

As The End prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Layo Paskin explains why the spirit of the legendary venue can still be felt within London's club scene

No imitation: Echo0000 is nurturing Ljubljana’s alternative scene

In a city “at least 10 times smaller than most Western capitals”, where the nightlife scene is often overlooked by European tastemakers, Echo0000 want you to know why Slovenia’s capital is one of the “best in the region” for partying

Who was there?: New photobook celebrates the 'Orignal Ravers' of The Haçienda

Complete with tinnies, ciggies and seriously-backcombed barnets, Peter J Walsh's portrait series paints a rare human view of the pivotal Manchester nightclub

Festival season 2025 through the lens of 5 young music photographers

Don't be sad it's over, be happy it happened! Relive some of the best moments from UK festival season 2025 with Johnnie Walker

All shine, no rain: RALLY has proved itself to be one of London's best day festivals

Having quietly battled storms in previous editions, this year, the South London all-dayer didn't hold back with its flawless combination of off-kilter programming and intimate, inviting energy

10 of the best photos from Sziget Festival's fresh and ferocious 2025 edition

This year, Sziget hit a milestone 11 million total attendees since it began in 1993. As Budapest's most established music festival, it still felt fresh in 2025, with a slew of new updates at its 31st edition

Cosmic Pineapple is the last stand for spiritual counterculture in Ibiza’s club scene

All we seem to hear about Ibiza these days is rampant commercialisation, inflated drinks prices, VIP sections and novelty influencer appearances — but that’s not the full story. Cosmic Pineapple is the party trying to take it back to the source

Jamaica's Reggae Sumfest is rite of passage for reggae, dancehall and soundsystem lovers

Vybz Kartel steals the show in standout performance at the Montego Bay event, which showcases an intergenerational array of Jamaica's musical influence

Something out of a fairytale: UNTOLD 2025 transported its 470,000-strong crowd to a magical realm

As one of Europe's biggest festivals celebrates its 10th anniversary, Chris Cahillane travels to Cluj-Napoca to take in the mystical world of UNTOLD Festival

At your own pace: Art Beyond The Shell encourages London’s introverted clubbers to feel at home

Born in reaction to social isolation brought on by nationwide lockdowns in 2021, Art Beyond the Shell alongside its "turtles" have developed a unique adaptation to the big night out by merging music with activities, art and games

A contentious EXIT: The last dance of Serbia's biggest music festival

Born amid a protest movement in 2000, 25 years later EXIT Festival has found itself caught between its foundational values and commercialisation, deciding to leave Serbia against a troubled backdrop and scrutiny from both the government and a new wave of protesters. Alice Austin reports from the final edition in Novi Sad

“By and for the queers”: (lip) service is the Berlin bar party offering lesbian* nightlife outside of clubs

Described as a music-centric bar night for “hot dykes* to meet, mingle, and make out”, (lip) service has found its calling in Berlin, hosting hundreds-strong events with an emphasis on community and inclusivity

Anyma transports ravers to the far-flung reaches of the [UNVRS] for his first-ever Ibiza residency

The electronic superstar reached galactic proportions with his audio-visual show as he kicked off his first-ever residency on the White Isle

“The key is evolution”: Inside the making of UNTOLD, one of Europe's biggest electronic festivals

With 250 music acts, eight stages and 420,000 attendees from over 100 countries, it takes an army to bring Romania's UNTOLD to life — we speak to the festival's production crew to find out what it takes to create an event of this scale

In pictures: Block9 showcases the brain-melting, brazen best that Glastonbury has to offer in 2025

Naughty Corner stalwart Block9 was once again a bastion of incredible stage design, cutting-edge music and raucous late-night antics this year – as the field kicked off its first-ever daytime block party

Inside Desperados x The Mixmag Lab's heated party featuring BADSISTA and Nyksan

With raucous club rhythms from two of Latin America's brightest underground exports, the South London crowd worked up a sweat on the hottest day of the year so far

Not the story: Kneecap draw their biggest crowd ever at Glastonbury 2025

Following months of calls for the trio to be removed from the festival’s billing, thousands of Glastonbury attendees showed their support for the Irish rap trio in one of the most anticipated performances in the festival’s history