What to expect at Full Of Lava festival this weekend

Championing rising artists and experimental music, the festival is a new member of the SHAPE+ platform.

Rewire announces first names for 2025

Nala Sinephro, Seefeel, Arooj Aftab and more will play the Dutch festival next April.

Raye will headline All Points East 2025

Tickets for next year’s edition of the London festival are on sale now.

Band on the Wall will host Femi Kuti this January

The artist will bring his ‘Politics Don Expose Them’ tour to five UK cities.

Junction 2, fabric and Bitch, Please! join forces for a night at Bristol’s The Prospect Building

The event will take place this Saturday 16 November with sets from I. JORDAN, Ellie Stokes, TAAHLIAH, HAAi b2b KI/KI and more.

Download Festival announces first names for 2025

At a launch event this week, Download revealed three first-time headliners and over 90 more artists for next year.

Southbank Centre reveals first artist names for new audio project, Concrete Voids

Rapper and producer Lex Amor, fiddle player Cleek Schrey, cellist Peter Gregson and more will be part of the new experimental sound venture.

Jamie xx will headline new London festival, LIDO

Set to take place in June next year, LIDO Festival’s first line-up announcement features Arca, Shy One, John Glacier and more.

All the highlights from this year’s Sound Out Leeds programme

Championing unconventional live experiences and a more accessible classical scene, Sound Out Leeds will be putting on events throughout the city until next summer.

Maho Rasop finalises electronic programme for 2024

Batu, Cashu and more will play the Bangkok festival next month.

Iceland Airwaves adds six new names to this year’s line-up

Finnish musician Jaakko Eino Kalevi is amongst the new names joining Bar Italia and Magdalena Bay in Downtown Reykjavík this November.

New music venue Amber’s to open in Manchester this December

The multi-room venue will host both live events and club nights.

PUMA links up with Lost Management Cities for Endless Routes collection

The new collaborative range draws inspiration from the style codes of running clubs across the world.

C2C Festival finalises 2024 programme

Returning with the theme ‘Living with the Gods’, this year’s edition of C2C will take place from 31 October-3 November in Turin.

Royal Albert Hall launches latest Beyond the Main Stage programme

This autumn’s schedule includes live music, podcast recordings, comedy and drag performers.

Objects Manufacturing is hosting a listening session in Berlin this month

Taking place on 24 October at Anima, the event will showcase a selection of vinyl records pressed at Objects.

Ableton introduces portable new music-making tool, Move

The music software company has announced the release of Ableton Move — a new instrument designed for quickly capturing ideas.

Noods Radio brings Shy One, MJK & Big Murk to play in Bristol this week

Taking place at The Exchange, the night will be one of three standout Noods-backed events happening across the city this autumn.

Iceland Airwaves announces more artists and speakers for 2024

Ravyn Lenae, Prewn and more join the line-up for the festival’s 25th anniversary edition in November.

Aphex Twin

Free listening party for Aphex Twin’s expanded reissue of ‘Selected Ambient Works Volume II’ announced at Tate Modern

Taking place on 25 October, the event will be free for all and will not require a ticket purchase.

Dolby to curate immersive audio space at ADE 2024, featuring listening sessions with New Order, DJ Bone, CARISTA and more

Hosted at the TOBACCO Theater on 17 and 18 October, the programme will feature intimate listening sessions, talks, panel discussions and more.

Semibreve announces sound works by Jim O’Rourke, Keith Fullerton Whitman & more for 2024

The new, final line-up additions also include an audiovisual installation by Hidden Edges, artist talks, and a series of public workshops aimed at students. 

Crowdfunder for a new book exploring London’s independent music venues launches

‘Sweaty Ceilings’ will dive into the stories behind celebrated spaces including 100 Club, fabric, Moth Club, KOKO, Corsica Studios, Cafe OTO and more.

Three UK nightclubs have closed a week in 2024, as nightlife industry crisis worsens

A new NTIA report has highlighted the loss of venues across the country, with northern regions being hit particularly hard by club losses.

Field Maneuvers Festival announces dates for 2025 edition

Field Maneuvers will return to Norfolk next August, despite previously announcing plans to scale down the event.

Printworks is back, according to the NTIA

The London club hosted a series of closing events last spring, after Southwark Council approved a redevelopment to turn the venue into office space. However, these plans appear to have been overwritten, the Night Time Industries Association reports.

A new stage show will merge ‘Hamlet’ with Radiohead’s ‘Hail to the Thief’

Thom Yorke is reworking Radiohead’s 2003 album ‘Hail to the Thief’ for a new theatre production of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, which will debut at Manchester’s Aviva Studios in April next year.

Bicep © Graham Joy

Bicep to return to Warehouse Project with CHROMA A/V set

Following a successful debut at last year’s Repercussion, Bicep again brings their spectacular audio-visual offering to The Warehouse Project with another opportunity to see their hybrid Chroma AV DJ Set live. 

Skaņu Mežs reveals Autechre, Armand Hammer, 2K88 and more for its 22nd edition

The long-running Latvian weekender will host a series of experimental live performances, alongside masterclasses and lectures between 4-5 October, with a free opening event on 28 September.

Pirate Studios to host day of free sessions and workshops for London students

Taking place at its Dalston studios on 10 October, the open day will feature live…