In Photos: Block9 at Glastonbury 2025
Genosys, IICON and NYC Downlow returned to Worthy Farm with fierce energy, political fire and a brand-new daytime party.
The story and sound of Glastonbury 2025 in 10 standout moments
From powerful political protests to secret sets from Pulp and Lorde, via Doechii’s expectation-busting Glastonbury debut, here are the moments that made this year’s festival one to remember.
Meet five DJs making their Block9 debut at Glastonbury this weekend
NYC Downlow, IICON and Genosys are about to be taken over by a wild cocktail of dance music from the South East Corner’s newest arrivals.
Block9 announces programme for 2025
Block9 returns to Glastonbury from 25-29 June this year with a new Daytime Block Party.
“It was exciting, illegal and very idealistic”: DiY Sound System on 35 years of making noise
Ahead of the pioneering free party crew’s 35th anniversary celebration, two of its founders reflect on the group’s origins, Castlemorton, and their enduring anarchic spirit.
Glastonbury’s Block9 reveals line-up for 2024 edition
Festival favourites Genosys, IICON and NYC Downlow return, while the area has also announced a…
The story and sound of Glastonbury 2023 through six standout shows
A trip to Worthy Farm, remembered through standout sets, shows and stages, featuring Sudan Archives, Fever Ray and more
Glorious chaos in the Glastonbury fields: An interview with Block9
Ahead of Glastonbury 2023, where the design duo and late-night party providers will touch down in Somerset for a coming-of-age clubbing spectacle, we speak to Block9’s Gideon Berger and Stephen Gallagher about all things Block9, and their Crack Mix 500 takeover
Crack Mix 500
Crack’s flagship mix series celebrates its 500th instalment with a Block9 takeover. Venture in for archive mixes from the Glastonbury fields from GIDEÖN, Neneh Cherry, Masters and Work and more
GIDEÖN
To the NYC Downlow we go with Block9’s own GIDEÖN for a sweat-soaked session recorded at the famed pop-up queer club in 2010
Hannah Holland & Josh Caffé
Fixtures at your favourite parties, Hannah Holland and Josh Caffé step up to the controls across this vibey archive mix from the Block9 treasure chest. Shared here for Crack Mix 500
Midland
A dynamic excursion through a peak-time, late-night NYC Downlow, led by the most eminent of guides, Midland. Recorded in 2017 and showcased by us for Crack Mix 500
Masters at Work
A hefty slice of house heaven from the New York duo
Neneh Cherry
Pop star. Innovator. Diligent DJ to the Maceo’s crew bar crowd. Take a joy-ride through Neneh Cherry’s broad web of interests on this archive mix recorded at Block9 at Glastonbury, and showcased as part our Crack Mix 500 celebrations
Underground Resistance, Cakes Da Killa and Four Tet announced for Glastonbury’s Block9
Block9 has revealed the line-up for its 16th birthday celebrations at Glastonbury this June, taking place at Worthy Farm from 21 to 25 June
Glastonbury’s Block9 announces Notting Hill Carnival collaboration, LSDXOXO and Overmono for 2022
The London-based creative organisation has revealed its programme for this year’s Glastonbury
Watch Meat Rack, a new short film about Glastonbury’s NYC Downlow
The short film is available for one week only. Block9 have shared a new short…
R3 Soundsystem are planning an pro second-referendum party
Gideön and Artwork are rallying fellow DJs for an anti-Boris/anti-Brexit party in London. The protest is in response to the appointment of Boris Johnson as the new Prime Minister of the UK.
IICON, the new Block9 Glastonbury stage, is going on a huge world tour
IIICON, the new Block9 area stage, is set to go on tour after making its debut at Glastonbury Festival at the weekend (27-30 June). Block9 will be taking the installation on a large world tour in Autumn 2020.
Larry Heard, The Black Madonna, Kode9 and Laurel Halo to play Glastonbury’s Block9
The London-based organisation are expanding at the festival this year
Sites of Resistance: Nightlife Culture in 2018
We trace the small – and not so small – acts of defiance offered up by nightlife throughout the year
Glastonbury announce Mykki Blanco, Felix Dickinson and more for Block9
The Worthy Farm favourite turns 10 this year
Glastonbury’s Block9 announce London music project plans
Block9 have revealed plans to launch a music project that will open in London in 2018 before…