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Tony de Vit, the late “Godfather of hard house”.The pioneering Kidderminster-born DJ and producer, who passed away in 1998 aged 40, has become the first DJ to ever receive the honour, which is commissioned by the Birmingham Civic Society to recognise individuals who “achieved greatness” and “made [the city] what it is today”.The plaque was unveiled this weekend (September 24) during the city’s Pride celebrations and sits at the Custard Factory venue in Digbeth, the site of the recording studios where he produced countless songs in the 1990s.Of his influence, Jez Collins of the Birmingham Music Archive told the BBC News: “He was really influential, probably on a par with Carl Cox.”Honoured to unveil a blue plaque in memory of Tony De Vit, legendary DJ and music producer of hard house & hard NRG @custardfactory, a musical legacy transcending generations. A joyous day of happiness, sunshine & smiles @NightingaleBrum @HeavenLGBTClub @BirminghamPride pic.twitter.com/k1HW6yVn45— Birmingham Civic Society (@BirminghamCivic) September 26, 2022Delighted to represent @BirminghamCivic for the unveiling of a Blue Plaque to the Godfather of Hard House, Superstar DJ Tony de Vit.Fantastic turnout of more than 250 people as well!#birminghampride2022 pic.twitter.com/BbNkcgsDiY— Chris Adamson (@C_J_Adamson) September 24, 2022Full of Pride for Birmingham today.

Paul Oakenfold has up teamed with Carl Cox for the first time for new techno single ‘Concentrate’.The pair, who have DJ’d on the same bill together for many years, have joined forces on the track as part of the 30th anniversary of the Perfecto label. You can listen to it below.Oakenfold said via a press release: “Teaming up with Carl for ‘Concentrate’ was a natural evolution for us.

EXIT Festival in Serbia, which is set to return to the city of Novi Sad in July.Headliners over the weekend are set to include Black Eyed Peas and Gucci Mane, with the remaining headliners set to be revealed in the new year.Also announced for the bill are Tom Morello, Carl Cox, Bonobo, Rudimental, John Newman and Dub FX. Check out the full list of names so far in the poster below.The festival, located in the dramatic abandoned fortress Petrovaradin, on the banks of the Danube in Serbia’s second city, will run from July 10-14.

Skrillex, Four Tet and Bonobo leading the line-up.Set to kick off on July 5 and run until July 7, next year’s event will mark the 11th instalment of the Italian electronic music festival and will be held at the usual spot at Parco Dora, Turin.It also follows on from the milestone 10th anniversary of the festival, which took place earlier this year and saw performances from Swedish House Mafia, Diplo and Fatboy Slim.Now, the first wave of acts set to appear at the 2024 edition have been announced, featuring returning favourites, as well as some big names who will be making their debut.Leading the way includes American DJ, producer and dubstep icon Skrillex, who will be performing at the Italian festival for the first time, as well as Jeff Mills, Bonobo and Tiësto.More iconic DJs such as Carl Cox, Nic Fanciulli, Seth Troxler, The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon and Four Tet have also been confirmed as appearing at the upcoming edition, as well as Nina Kraviz, who hasn’t performed there since 2019.Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Check out the poster below for the current 2024 line-up.As previously mentioned, the forthcoming instalment of Kappa FuturFestival follows on from the huge 10-year anniversary celebrated earlier this summer, and saw a complete sell-out for the Saturday and Sunday.It also marked the festival’s biggest to date, with 105 different DJs & artists performing across five separate stages.

If you thought day one of Parklife was hot, well then buckle in because day two of the UK's biggest metropolitan festival is a scorcher. Temperatures here at Heaton Park are to hit 27 degrees by mid-afternoon, and there's even a chance of thunder and showers.

Thousands of music fans have started pouring into Heaton Park as Parklife 2023 finally kicks off. The UK’s largest metropolitan festival will welcome 80,000 people today, as they head to catch performances from the likes of Aitch, Little Simz and Fred Again..

A man has been arrested trying to enter the Parklife site with a knife and a 'quantity of pills' after being stopped by security staff with sniffer dogs. The first arrest at this year's festival comes as the cop in charge of policing the festival warned criminals: "Don't bother coming."

Parklife Festival returns for 2023 on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June.

Glastonbury Festival has announced the 2023 line-up for The Glade – check it out below.The legendary festival is due to take place at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset between June 21-25. Headlining this year’s edition will be Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John.After revealing the initial wave of acts in March, organisers began sharing individual area-by-area line-up posters.

APPOINTMENTSThe UK’s Featured Artists Coalition has announced 20 new Artist Ambassadors. They are Beabadoobee, Portishead’s Adrian Utley, Steve Mason, Maya Jane Coles, Mr Scruff, Carl Cox, Laura Jones, Constant Follower, Hamish Hawk, Idlewild’s Rod Jones, Andro, She Drew The Gun’s Louisa Roach, Big Joanie, New Pagans, Band Of Skulls’ Russell Marsden, Keedz, Lex Amor, Emmavie, Emily Saunders and Billie Marten.

Creamfields North festival on Friday (August 26).The unnamed woman was taken to Warrington District General Hospital after police were called to the site in Cheshire at 10.15pm on the second night of the dance music festival.She died earlier today (August 30) in hospital. Her next of kin have been informed.Superintendent Sarah Heath, who led the policing operation for Creamfields 2022, said [via Sky News]: “The tragic death of a young woman is heart-breaking and our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time.“An investigation into the cause of her death is underway, but at this stage there is nothing to suggest that there are any suspicious circumstances.”Approximately 70,000 people were expected to attend the event in Daresbury, near Warrington, over the bank holiday weekend, where acts including Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim, David Guetta, Nina Kraviz, Bicep, Carl Cox, Becky Hill, Skream and Sub Focus were playing.The news comes after Cheshire Constabulary urged Creamfields ticketholders to leave any drugs or weapons in amnesty bins before they entered the site, warning festival-goers that anyone found to have taken prohibited items into the festival without disposing them risks “life-changing consequences”.Cheshire Police confirmed to Sky News that 39 people were arrested at Creamfields North.Additionally, 71 were spoken to in relation to the possession of illegal drugs and were ejected from the site.

Creamfields North 2022 has been announced with Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Fatboy Slim and CamelPhat among the big names.The four-day event is due to take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury, Cheshire.Other names on the bill include Fatboy Slim, Martin Garrix, Bicep, Carl Cox and Becky Hill. Tickets are on sale here now and you can view the full line-up below.This year marks the 25th anniversary of the festival.

DEALSWarner Chappell has signed Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano. “Queer people need to feel like they can be their true, authentic selves and I want to use my music as a channel to help inspire and uplift”, says Antillano.

Glastonbury has announced the latest line-up for its 2022 festival, with the bill for The Glade area being confirmed today (May 11).Preparations continue for the return of the Worthy Farm festival after two years away due to COVID. 2022’s edition will run from June 22-26 in Somerset.After Glastonbury organisers shared the line-ups for the Common, Left Field and Shangri-La areas last week, the festival has now confirmed the 2022 bill for the dance music-focused Glade.“Spawned from its roots in the Field of Avalon and the Experimental Soundfield of 1992, The Glade has been around and kicking since the year 2000,” a statement on Glastonbury’s website reads about the area.“Always evolving, this year it’s changed up a gear.

Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Chase & Status, DJ EZ and Four Tet are among the names that have been announced on the 2022 line-up for Glastonbury‘s Arcadia stage.The Arcadia spider makes its return to the festival for the first time since 2018, with both the 2020 (due to be headlined by McCartney, Lamar and Taylor Swift) and 2021 festivals both cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.In 2019, Arcadia replaced their iconic spider with new sculpture Pangea. Speaking about what to look forward to in 2019, Glastonbury boss Emily Eavis said: “I would say the new structure for Arcadia.

Calvin Harris has shared a new track as Love Regenerator.It’s the latest in a group of records the DJ has share since launching his Love Regenerator alias in January 2020.The latest, which sees a collaboration with Riva Starr and Sandara Maitreya, is called ‘Lonely’ – listen to it below.Late last year, Creamfields South announced the first wave of acts for next year’s event, and it includes Harris as a headliner alongside David Guetta.The inaugural dance festival will take place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex between June 2 and June 4, 2022. Tickets are on general sale here.Also part of the “phase one” line-up are Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5, CamelPhat, Becky Hill, Amelie Lens, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones and Charlotte De Witte.

Lewis Capaldi is set to headline another gig this summer in Manchester's Heaton Park.

Parklife will make its big summer return to Heaton Park in June 2022 with a huge line-up of international stars.

Tyler, the Creator, 50 Cent and Megan Thee Stallion are among the leading names on the line-up for Parklife 2022.The Heaton Park, Manchester festival returned last year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of its 2020 edition.Parklife 2022 will take place from June 11-12 this year, with the festival confirming its full line-up this morning (January 25).As well as Tyler, 50 Cent and Megan, the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Bicep, Chase & Status, Loyle Carner, Jamie xx, Arlo Parks, Headie One, Central Cee, Fred Again.., ArrDee, Caroline Polachek, Tom Misch and PinkPantheress will also perform.Bad Boy Chiller Crew, India Jordan, Four Tet, Jessie Ware, Enny, Nina Kraviz, Mahalia, Carl Cox and Tems are also on the packed bill for Parklife 2022. BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra will also be broadcasting from the festival.While registration for pre-sale tickets to Parklife 2022 has already closed – and those who have registered can access the pre-sale tomorrow (January 26) at 10am – any remaining tickets will then go on general sale at 10am on Thursday (January 27) from here.

Creamfields South has announced the first wave of acts for next year’s event, including headliners David Guetta and Calvin Harris.The inaugural dance festival will take place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex between June 2 and June 4, 2022. Tickets go on general sale here at 9am GMT next Tuesday (November 30).Organisers have now confirmed that Guetta and Harris will top the bill on the Friday (June 3) and Saturday (4) respectively.Also part of the “phase one” line-up are Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5, CamelPhat, Becky Hill, Amelie Lens, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones and Charlotte De Witte.

IN 1994, the British owners of Ibiza’s raucous superclub Manumission were launching their new motel. And as with the notorious club, where 10,000 clubbers enjoyed an all-night rave and live sex show, the biggest showbiz names were on the guest list.

coronavirus pandemic, but is now set to make a comeback at the city’s Depot Mayfield in September with shows running through to New Year’s Day.Nile Rodgers & Chic will play the reopening gig on September 17, with Repercussion Festival, ‘Eric Prydz presents’ and Metropolis among the events which will follow in the weeks afterwards.“The Warehouse Project’s 2021 season marks the long-awaited return to the dancefloor that everyone has been waiting for: a return to music, to dancing and to weekends,” a WHP press release said.

T in the Park‘s legendary Slam Tent is to make a comeback at a new Edinburgh festival, organisers have confirmed.As The Scotsman reports, Edinburgh promoters Fly will team up with Slam DJ duo Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle for the three-day event, which will see the tent being revived at an undisclosed location just outside the capital in September.Tickets are set to go on week, with hopes that up to 5,000 fans will be able to witness the return of the tent – which previously played host to sets from the likes of Daft Punk, Carl Cox, Maya Jane Coles, Skream, Richie Hawtin, Basement Jaxx and The Chemical Brothers.This time around, organisers say that fans can expect a line-up of all-Scottish DJs after a five-year hiatus.“After a five-year

Carl Cox, The Blessed Madonna and more.The London event will move to brand new festival site Central Park in Dagenham between September 11 and 12, after the coronavirus forced the event’s 2020 cancellation.Headliners for the eighth edition of the dance music festival include Andy C, Camelphat, Carl Cox, Charlotte De Witte, Gorgon City, Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Loco Dice, MK, Nina Kraviz, Pendulum Trinity, Marco Carola, Michael Bibi, The Blessed Madonna and The Martinez Brothers.Launched in 2013, the event will this year see stages hosted by Paradise, Defected, Glitterbox, Circoloco, Abode, Bassjam, PIV and Centreforce.See We Are FSTVL’s full line-up below:We are delighted to announce our Saturday and Sunday day splits so far!

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.STREETrave is returning to The Arches for a live broadcast this Saturday which will raise money for St Andrew’s Hospice.The legendary club night will host a very special event celebrating its 20-year residency at the infamous Glasgow venue from 1995 to 2015.The digital event, titled Lockdown 2.0 LIVEstream, will run from 2pm until 1am and will feature sets from a host of favourites including: Slipmatt, Altern 8, Utah Saints, K Klass, Darren 808 State and Michael Kilkie.Fans will also be treated to an exclusive pre-recorded two-hour STREETrave oldskool mix from the legendary Carl Cox, which was recorded during STREETrave’s Summer LIVEstream.This will be

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Sept. 13, Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Roger Sanchez are just three of the legendary DJs who will take part in “For Beirut,” a 12-hour-long livestream event presented by Electronic Labor Day and Beatport ReConnect to raise funds to support Lebanon and its people in the wake of the August 4 explosion that killed more than 200 people and leveled a large area of the city.

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Announced today (August 3), the event will focus on sets from the longstanding festival's more recent history.Since launching in 1998, Creamfields has hosted the who's who of the global dance scene, with headliners from the past half decade including Calvin Harris, Avicii, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, Eric Prydz, Alesso, Tiësto, The Chainsmokers and more.The 2020 event was scheduled to feature Armin van Buuren, Pendulum, CamelPhat, The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Nina Kraviz, deadmau5, Charlotte de Witte, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and more before cancelling due to COVID-19.The festival has already announced its 2021 lineup, which will feature MK, Above & Beyond, Fisher, Martin Garrix, Gorgon City, the return of Eric

While clubs are still shuttered and festivals continue dropping from the calendar, the dance world is keeping it moving.

Beatport today announced that its 34-hour live stream “ReConnect,” held in partnership with Twitch, raised more than $180,000 for the WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, and the Association for Electronic Music members’ COVID-19 Hardship Fund.

On Friday, Beatport will launch a 24-hour live stream featuring some of the world's biggest dance acts going live from their homes and studios. Launching at 4 p.m.

Miami’s Ultra Music Festival has been postponed due to the spread of coronavirus, the Miami Herald reports. Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo told reporters that the festival, which was scheduled to take place from March 20-22, will not take place until 2021. While an official announcement hasn’t been made by the festival—that’s expected to come on Friday—city officials confirmed the news to the Miami Herald. “The decision was made to postpone it,” City Commissioner Manolo Reyes said.

Carl Cox has said.The house music pioneer told Sky News that illegal gatherings are gaining popularity because there is no definite timeline for festivals and clubs reopening.It comes after a series of raves in Manchester last month, where a man died of a suspected overdose, a woman was raped, and three people were stabbed.While Cox said he could understand the frustration of clubbers, he stressed that illegal parties are not the answer.“These illegal parties are basically done out of frustration. Just done out of showing it’s our right to do what we want to do.

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With plans for a physical event abruptly halted by COVID-19, the organisers of Glastonbury’s Shangri-La area have announced plans to bring their festivities to life in virtual reality for a virtual festival next month, called Lost Horizon. Artists set to perform include Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Frank Turner, Peggy Gou, Seth Troxler and Anna.“In this unhinged world currently devoid of human connection, Shangri-La decided to create something completely original, bringing people together through a new global platform for art and music… and most of all for fun”, say the team behind the event.

Glastonbury is revered as one of the world's most epic music festivals, and while the 2020 event has been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the festival's beloved Shangri La after-hours area is going virtual for a two-day online festival featuring a collection of dance world A-listers.