Forwards Festival completes line-up for 2025
Taking place from 23-24 August, the Bristol festival unveils its full line-up, including a brand…
Mura Masa announces new tour spotlighting grassroots talent beyond big cities
Local – The new three stop UK tour from Mura Masa focuses on platforming emerging…
Junction 2 festival completes line-up for 2025
Junction 2 returns for its 2025 edition, showcasing the best in contemporary club culture across three sonically themed days.
HARD Summer adds to 2025 line-up
Taking place at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, HARD Summer returns from Saturday 2-Sunday 3 August.
Shambala completes line-up for 2025
Taking place between 21-24 August at a secret location near Market Harborough, Shambala is back for its 25th anniversary.
Pohoda Festival reveals this year’s line-up
Transforming Trenčín Airport into a festival site, Pohoda returns to Slovakia from Thursday 10-Saturday 12 July.
No Bounds festival announces phase one of 2025 line-up
No Bounds festival returns to Sheffield from Friday 10-Sunday 12 October.
Kappa FuturFestival announces stage splits for 2025
Italy’s Kappa FuturFestival has announced the stage splits for this year’s edition, which will take place from 4-6 July in Turin.
Southbank Centre announces further events for Little Simz’ Meltdown
Meltdown will run this summer from Thursday 12-Sunday 22 June, with shows from The Streets, Ghetts, Little Simz and more.
SHAPE+ announces programme as part of Unsound’s Ephemera festival
From June 11-15, SHAPE+ returns to Warsaw for Unsound’s Ephemera festival with a programme of live performances and educational workshops.
Le Guess Who? announces guest curators and first 100 artists for 2025
Le Guess Who? returns to Utrecht this year from 6-9 November.
Win tickets to the Barbican’s new Feel the Sound exhibition, Simple Things & more
Competition will also receive two VIP passes for Sónar 2026 and an annual Crack Magazine subscription.
Skaņu Mežs Festival reveals first names for 2025 programme
SHAPE+ affiliated festival Skaņu Mežs Festival returns to Riga, Latvia, from 3-4 October.
Semibreve Festival announces first wave of artists for 2025
The 15th edition of Semibreve returns to Braga from 23-26 October.
2025 IMS Business Report valued electronic music industry at $12.9 billion
The global electronic music industry expanded to $12.9 billion in 2024, marking a six percent rise from 2023.
Block9 announces programme for 2025
Block9 returns to Glastonbury from 25-29 June this year with a new Daytime Block Party.
MUTEK Montréal reveals full line-up for 2025 programme
MUTEK Montréal has completed the line-up for its 2025 programme, which will take place from Tuesday 19 August to Sunday 24 August.
Detroit’s Movement Festival completes line-up for 2025
Detroit’s Movement Festival returns to Hart Plaza from 24-26 May.
Polifonic announces full line-up for its 2025 programme
The seventh edition of Polifonic Puglia returns from 23-27 July in Valle D’Itria with Batu, CCL and more on the line-up.
James K and Pavel Milyakov set to play midsummer prelude concert for Solstice Festival
The prelude concert will take place in Helsinki’s Temppeliaukio Church on 11 June.
Athens Epidaurus Festival announces Arca live show
Athens Epidaurus Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary this year with a Greek debut from Arca on 31 May.
SHAPE+ announces showcases at Cafe OTO, Jogja Noise Bombing, and JellyZone
The EU-funded platform looks to foster creativity through performance initiatives, collaborative residencies, and networking events.
Sign a letter of solidarity to the trans community from the UK music industry
“We, the undersigned UK music industry professionals, stand in solidarity with the trans, non-binary, and intersex communities who have been impacted by the Supreme Court ruling on April 16th,” the statement reads.
Massive Attack release statement defending Kneecap
“Kneecap are not the story,” the statement reads. “Genocide is the story”.
Simple Things announces first names for 2025
The multi-venue festival returns to Bristol on 8 November.
FIGURA reveals line-up for Seeing in Dreams
This summer FIGURA presents Seeing in Dreams – an interdisciplinary and modular programme that challenges tradition by bringing together diverse art forms.
South Facing adds Central Cee to the line-up for Big Smoke Festival 2025
The Skepta-curated festival returns from 9-10 August this year.
Monheim Triennale announces schedule for The Festival 2025
The third and final instalment of the second edition of the Monheim Triennale will take place from 2-6 July.
FIBER Festival announces names and theme for 2025
The 10th anniversary edition of the festival explores the theme of wildness.
Susu Laroche & MOBBS release video for ‘Roam’
The French-Egyptian artist and UK producer recently teamed up for their first EP together, ‘Zero’.