Tag: Music Scene

In response to the incidents of injury and loss of life caused by crowd surges in recent years, a group of UK industry experts collaborated to create a crowd management framework for venue operators and event organizers. The framework is called ‘Safer Crowds, Safer Venues’ and aims to provide crowd management guidance for indoor venues… Continue reading Industry experts publish “groundbreaking” guide on crowd safety

The Sziget festival, held on Budapest’s Óbudai-sziget island from August 7-12, has announced the second wave of acts for its upcoming 2024 event. With a reputation as one of Europe’s biggest festivals, Sziget attracts a diverse range of international performers, and this year is no different. The six-day festival will feature performances from artists such as… Continue reading Sziget announces second wave of acts for 2024, including Skrillex and Modeselektor

A recent study conducted by A2D2 on April 2, using data gathered from Resident Advisor, has revealed that house music is the most popular genre of club music in the UK, reigning supreme in nine out of 16 cities. Among these cities are London, Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Brighton, Bristol, Liverpool, Cardiff, and Edinburgh. Techno came… Continue reading House music is the most popular club genre in the UK, study reveals

DJ Priya has announced that she will be hosting a free six-week course of DJing workshops in Brighton this spring through summer aimed at beginners, people of colour and those from low-income backgrounds. The “DJ Priya’s DJ School” will provide classes during the evenings in Hove from April 23 to May 22. Attendees will learn… Continue reading DJ Priya launches free ‘DJ School’ in Brighton for beginner DJs

The Fair, a festival production company, has recently launched a new documentary called It Takes A Village. The film depicts the work that goes on behind the scenes of holding festivals and events and seeks to create further support for the industry and its workers. The Fair hopes that the documentary can ‘shine a light… Continue reading New documentary gives a behind-the-scenes look at UK festival production

Gus Fraser, a tech entrepreneur from Jersey, is taking on the challenge of setting a new Guinness World Record for the Fastest Marathon whilst DJing by running the full 26-mile stretch while mixing music. His goal is to raise £100,000 for Cancer Research UK on April 12. He aims to complete the challenge in memory… Continue reading Runner looks to set Guinness World Record for ‘Fastest Marathon while DJing’

Merseyside Police has warned the public about a “dangerous” batch of ketamine that has been circulating around Liverpool. The alert was posted after three men experienced seizures last Saturday after taking the drug inside a bar on Fleet Street. The trio was later taken to the hospital for medical attention. Two of them, who were… Continue reading ​Warnings issued over “dangerous” batch of ketamine circulating in Liverpool

Former Manchester United player and football pundit, Gary Neville, has expressed his concerns about his upcoming DJ performance at Cumbria’s Kendal Calling Festival this summer. In an interview on his podcast, Football, Music and Me, Neville spoke about his experiences with music and touched on Manchester’s music scene. He is set to perform under his… Continue reading ​Gary Neville on DJing at Kendal Calling: “What the hell am I doing?”

Effective April 1st, Spotify has announced a new policy where all tracks with less than 1,000 streams will be demonetised. In the report “Modernising our royalty system” published by the platform in 2020, it was discovered that 99.5% of all streams on Spotify are for tracks that have more than 1,000 streams. Spotify claims that… Continue reading Spotify has officially demonetised all tracks under 1,000 streams

Peggy Gou, the South Korean DJ and producer, will be releasing her first album, ‘I Hear You’, on June 7th under XL Recordings. The album includes ten tracks, including her latest single ‘1+1=11’, which was recently released along with a new music video, directed by Olafur Eliasson. The video was premiered in Berlin and was… Continue reading Peggy Gou announces debut album ‘I Hear You’