Majority of Europe’s biggest music festivals now owned by four companies, study finds The majority of Europe’s biggest music festivals are now controlled by just four companies, according to a new study published by Live DMA and the Reset! network. More than 150 major festivals are now linked to AEG, Live Nation, CTS Eventim and […]
Hot take: Sold out is no longer a guarantee of a good night For a long time, being sold out was seen as the ultimate proof of success. A packed venue, tickets gone, a date crossed out in red. In the collective imagination, a sold-out event was necessarily a good night. Even a night you […]
NIBIRII Festival reveals the UNREAL Stage with a high-profile lineup for 2026, confirming a major moment for techno and hard techno fans heading to Germany next summer. Set on the atmospheric shoreline of the Düren lakeside, the festival returns from August 28–30, 2026 with a dedicated stage concept built around intensity, precision, and a focused […]
UNTOLD ONE opens a new era for the festival as it unveils the first artists confirmed for its 2026 edition, marking the beginning of a new decade after its landmark anniversary year. Ranked third in the global Top 100 Festivals, UNTOLD continues to redefine the scale and ambition of major electronic music events. From August […]
Opinion: Watching the DJ Cost Us the Sound There was a time when the most important question in a club, a rave, or a festival was simple: *how’s the sound?*Today, it is often replaced by another one, more visual, more trendy: who’s playing? bOiLeR rOoM stage? What does the stage look like? Will there be […]
Billing, or the art of ranking the party So what exactly is billing? Billing refers to the way artists are presented on a poster or an official lineup announcement. Order of names, font size, placement on the visual, reading direction from left to right or top to bottom. Behind this seemingly technical term lies a […]
Hot Take: The One-Way Cultural Exchange of the Electronic Music Scene Since the global expansion of techno and house, Western lineups have broadened geographically. India, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, “Asia”, South Africa. European and North American DJs are increasingly touring the Global South, describing these tours as transformative experiences and documenting them through spectacular imagery […]
Do you really have to live in Paris to matter in electronic music? Of the 24 DJs interviewed for this Clubbing TV investigation, 100% live outside the capital. Amiens, Montpellier, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes, Limoges, Toulouse, Brussels, a village in the Drôme, Haute-Savoie… The French electronic music scene, as it is told here, is being […]
Horst 2026, a good sign when you don’t recognise a single name Article en francais Disclaimer for the puristsYes, we know. You already recognise every name on the lineup. Obviously. You’ve done your research, dug through Discogs, listened to the original pressings, and vinyl is, anyway, the only true way to listen to music. Great. […]
Who profits when the club is full? From community culture to extractive industry (we just learned this word..) When the queue stretches outside, ticket prices have gone up “because everything has increased”, the bar charges a beer as if it were vintage, and the dancefloor is full, we tend to believe the entire ecosystem must […]
How to start DJing on a budget, and why understanding the scene truly matters Article en français Starting to DJ today no longer requires thousands of euros or a sophisticated studio. An affordable controller, a computer and an internet connection are enough to begin your first hours of practice. That said, learning how to mix […]
Ben Hemsley accuses Hugel and Matt Sassari of lifting his edit of It Feels So Good Article en français It all started with an Instagram post—no press release, no lawyer, no apparent strategy. Just a side-by-side audio comparison. On one side, a tech-house edit of It Feels So Good that Ben Hemsley uploaded to SoundCloud […]
