Category: Club Scene

The Brunch Electronik Festival has announced its first wave of acts for 2024, with headliners including Black Coffee, Fatboy Slim, and Jayda G. In total, the Barcelona-based event will host over 80 acts during its three-day run from August 9-11 at the Parc del Fòrum. Other performers include Camelphat, Dixon b2b Hernan Cattaneo, Vintage Culture,… Continue reading ​Brunch Electronik Festival reveals 2024 line-up featuring Black Coffee, Fatboy Slim and Jayda G

Daft Punk have been immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds in New York. The figures are dressed in their iconic ‘Random Access Memories’-era sequin tuxedos designed by Hedi Slimane. The display is situated in the museum’s ‘Glow Gala’ area, with visuals from their 2013 project displayed on a screen behind the figures. Guests can also… Continue reading ​Madame Tussauds New York unveil “realistic” Daft Punk waxworks

Maiden Voyage has disclosed its line-up for the 2024 edition, announcing that Arca, Jeff Mills, and Palms Tax will serve as headliners for the festival’s upcoming South London debut on September 14. The festival’s upcoming edition has 20 confirmed acts so far, including artists like DJ Gigola, Jayda G, and Hunee. Programming from stage hosts… Continue reading Arca, Jeff Mills and Palms on billing for Maiden Voyage 2024

Heaven nightclub, an iconic London venue for the LGBTQIA+ community, is facing a potential rent increase of £320,000. It has been reported that the landlord, The Arch Company, has requested an additional £240,000 per year increase, in addition to the £80,000 rise that was requested in September 2020. The club’s founder, Jeremy Joseph, owner of… Continue reading Heaven’s future in jeopardy amid reports of £320k rent increase

Noir Fever Records is a brand new record label founded by Aluna that aims to focus on black, female and LGBTQIA+ artists and celebrate black dance music. The label’s primary focus will be electronic music and identifying the current artists who are driving the genre forward. The launch of this record label is significant in… Continue reading ​Aluna launches label celebrating Black and queer artists, Noir Fever

Body Movements, a queer festival based in London, has announced its full line-up for its upcoming summer day event. The festival will host a variety of artists, including Nikki Nair, Shanti Celeste, ISAbella, Confidence Man, Manuka Honey, Michelle Manetti, Or:la, Peach, TAAHLIAH, Tash LC, and, of course, Body Movements co-founder Saoirse. The festival will also… Continue reading Body Movements reveals line-up and location details for “new playground”

The UK music industry is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to reduce VAT rates for venues ahead of the spring budget. UK Music, which represents British music performers, producers and others in the sector, wants the 20% VAT rates on gig tickets to be cut in half. The group claims that reduced rates would “boost… Continue reading Music industry calls on Jeremy Hunt to cut VAT rates for financially squeezed venues

Giant Swan has announced that it will take an indefinite break from all activity after abuse allegations against Robin Stewart, one of the duo’s members. Stewart’s ex-partner, known as PMS Casualty, shared the accusations via Twitter. Her posts have since been made private. According to Daniela, Stewart had been verbally and emotionally abusive and had… Continue reading ​Giant Swan announce “indefinite pause” following abuse allegations against Robin Stewart

The annual Recess event series is set to launch its biggest party yet at the weekend, taking over the former IKEA space in Tottenham. The event’s mission is to promote black music genres in top-notch venues, with this year’s event focusing on heritage funky. As well as sets from Keyrah, DJ Nate, AyChibs and Hagan,… Continue reading Recess releases full line-up for this weekend’s Drumsheds takeover

Superclásico Vol. 1, a new global-focused compilation series, is set to be released on Local Action’s sibling label on February 29th. The 16-track compilation features contributions from artists across North America, the UK and Australia, including Miami’s Conffintexts, Brooklyn’s WTCHCRFT, London-based producer Nite Fleit and more. Curated and operated by London-based DJ and producer, ELEANOR,… Continue reading Clasico launches new global-focused compilation series with ‘Superclásico Vol. 1’