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How Mala Junta disrupted Berlin's nightlife

Unlike many other parties in Berlin, Mala Junta isn't a place for harnesses and all-black everything. Its three founders reveal how they forged their own DIY path and brought something fresh to the city's underground scene

Bass Coast is proof that free party spirit is alive and kicking in Western Canada

Over the course of 15 years, British Columbia’s Bass Coast has expertly toed the line between independent curation and production while championing the global bass scene

Why Warsaw is one of the best cities for clubbing in Europe

Powered by new venues and the open-minded energy of young DJs and collectives, Warsaw has become a clubbing haven to rival the likes of Berlin and Amsterdam

How ARC Music Festival's global appeal is uplifting Chicago's world class house scene

ARC is educating new audiences on dance music's roots and making the ever-evolving scene of Chicago a focal point on the international stage

Striving harder: How La Cassette grew from illegal party to The Netherland's fastest growing club night

La Cassette want it all. We checked in with The Netherlands-based party series now expanding into film, photography, and clothing to discover how they took over the Dutch underground

Review: Houghton is a festival the UK is lucky to have

A focus on music and sound makes Houghton a dance music lover's paradise. Check out 11 tracks from 11 standout sets below

Spray Shop is the former car garage fuelling Liverpool's underground renaissance

Chris Cahillane heads to Vauxhall to visit the latest addition to the area's clubland revival — A 300-capacity former car garage, already attracting dance music juggernauts

“The best experience”: UNTOLD 2023 shows why it’s one of Europe's favourite festivals

With giant-scale production, immersive stages, and diverse music for everyone, this year’s celebration was a showpiece event for Romania’s electronic music scene

Review: Neversea Festival is a celebration of offline life

Europe's biggest beach festival is a blissful experience

10 photos that show Serbia's EXIT is like no other festival

EXIT hosted over 200,000 guests and 1000 artists in the Petrovaradin Fortress, including Wu-Tang Clan, The Prodigy, Skrillex and more

Review: Ice Spice-mania and neo-punk rage rap rule Wireless Festival

The opening day of Wireless Festival 2023 saw a series of show-stopping performances. Tiffany Ibe reports

Glory and Gobshites: NYC Downlow's tribute to Lily Savage was equal parts heart, equal parts hard-faced

The South East Corner's most notorious nightspot brought a peroxide tone to Glastonbury for 2023 — a touching tribute to the Dame of Birkenhead

Paco Osuna’s NOW HERE residency runs rings around Ibiza’s mainstream club nights

Returning for his second year, Paco Osuna showed us how he’s conquered Hï’s Club Room - and how it’s conquered him in return

16 photos of NYC Downlow’s super sweet, sordid 16th year

Glastonbury's queer utopia is a liberating, life-changing experience

UNUM Festival shows why Albania is Europe's new favourite dance music destination

With quality programming and soundsystems, coupled with a focus on local talent, the marathon six-dayer should be a go-to event for four-to-the-floor lovers of all descriptions

Seven days in paradise: Kala is providing the blueprint for the festival-holiday hybrid

With a mouthwatering underground line-up, and a holiday package offering that rivals most luxury resorts — Albania's Kala festival provided the best of both worlds for its fifth edition

Project 6 was a raucous celebration of soundsystem culture in South London

Check out all the best photos from Project 6’s debut festival where dubstep, grime, and drum ‘n’ bass had a fair split

10 years strong: Silver Hayes’ birthday bash was more than just a celebration

A decade on from its debut, Glastonbury’s Silver Hayes showed why it's one of the best areas to be when the sun is shining down

Why Glastonbury's unusual late-night spots are the key to a good time

The best way to enjoy Glastonbury in the night-time is to explore — here’s some of the weirdest things you need to try when the lights go down

Intonal, Sweden’s most future-thinking festival, is an experimental haven

We headed to Malmö to check out Intonal, a nine-year-strong experimental music festival where eclecticism is no mean feat

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