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Can a music festival help save the world? HOCO Fest is willing to try

Pairing impeccable programming with a focus on sustainability, Tucson's intimate HOCO Fest inspires an appreciation for life at that sets a universal example

Community at its core: Warm Up is a London rave staple that might change your life

What started out as a pop-up party, Warm Up has now evolved into a string of clubs shows and an annual four-day festival. We chatted to the team behind the community-focused events

The story of London’s original party boat

Week-long raves, rare sets and gangland confrontations — Isaac Muk dives into the history of London's trend-setting nautical nightclub

EFG London Jazz Festival 30: The jazz-dance underground has broken into the mainstream

As the EFG London Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, the event is stepping beyond heritage acts and concerts to embrace the vanguard of the jazz-dance underground with a massive club night at Printworks

Building for 16 years: Wigflex grew a world class party outside the UK's major cities

Lukas Wigflex, quietly one of the UK's hardest working promoters, discusses Nottingham's dance music scene, provincial partying and developing his club night into one of the best in the country

Entrenched in love: Body Language gives Berlin's queer femmes space to move

Body Language is the Berlin-based femme party spreading a message of resistance and positivity through charitable efforts, community building, and queer-friendly spaces

Going with the flow: Fluidae is bringing positive connections to Sicily's dancefloors

Fluidae is a femme-centred party and collective giving the new wave of Sicilian artists a place to flourish

ARC Music Festival is a house and techno celebration fit for Chicago

ARC is a milestone event for Chicago, paying due respect to the city's foundational artists alongside showcasing global stars and high-level production

Cultural eruption: Opera festival embodies the beauty of the Sicilian underground

Taking place at the foot of Mount Etna, Opera combined beloved local heroes and international favourites with a sprinkle of natural charm

“Do what you want”: How Errol and Alex Rita's Touching Bass is empowering Black artists to freely express themselves

Touching Bass’ new compilation ‘Soon Come’ is a story of survival — Tope Olufemi speaks to founders Alex Rita and Errol about fostering community and creating space for experimentation

Rave The Planet brought the original Love Parade spirit back to Berlin

Berlin's legendary Love Parade was a definitive techno event of the '90s but it ended in disaster — from the ashes, Rave The Planet is attempting to restore its former glory

Five things we loved about Oslo's Øya Festival

We headed to Norway’s premier music festival to see what all the fuss was about. Here’s five things we loved about the event

Lifting the curse: Houghton Festival is finally back and better than ever

Following a string of cancellations, Houghton's continuing existence hung in the balance, with the 2022 edition looking like make or break

Awakenings 2022: The world's largest techno festival is now even bigger and better

For its first ever camping festival, Awakenings expanded to three days at new location and beefed up the programme to create a "mini techno holiday"

Revolutionary impact: How ZVUK built dance music as a culture in Kazakhstan

Almaty club night ZVUK has changed attitudes and helped transform Kazakhstan's music scene

Creating something special: How Notting Hill Carnival brought its joyful spirit to Glastonbury's Block9

For the first ever collaboration between two "titans" of UK culture, similarities and not differences were the main takeaway

DIY defiance: Genosys Sound System brought the spirit of ‘90s rave to Glastonbury

Block9's newest stage was a triumphant, timely production that set the example for what festivals should aim to achieve

Wireless 2022: Tyler, The Creator's towering charisma crowns first weekend

From Tyler’s colossal charisma and faultless wordplay to Little Simz's effortless charm, day three of the first weekend of Wireless 2022 serves up plenty of thrills

Gabber Resistance is keeping early hardcore alive in Spain

Alejandra Cabrera Abasolo journeys into the depths of Madrid's underground to dance at 200 BPM with Spain's only gabber collective

Movement Festival shows Detroit is still leading the way for techno

A line-up stacked with local legends drew thousands of ravers from around the world for the ultimate techno festival experience

Cracking onwards: How InterChange grew from Glasgwegian house parties to top techno clubs

Dwayne, Jasper and Brendan of InterChange share some of their wildest tales from the afters scene in Glasgow