Events | Flume Announces North American Fall Tour
Posted by Middy on June 11, 2013
We have given you a small taste of what Flume has to offer the past few days and if you have not gotten his album go and do so immediately. Flume has already taken Australia by storm with his Infinity Prism Tour and now looks to expand his horizons beyond the Aussie coasts.
He will be in Europe this summer for a substantial tour, but this fall he will be arriving stateside a 17 date tour, spanning from San Francisco and Vancouver, to Toronto and New York in August and September. Technically the tour is at the end of Summer, but in dance music seasons, it is the fall. Expect the tickets to fly off the shelf with the growing popularity of Flume, so be ready when they do go on sale.
Events | Sensation Reveals Details for US Tour
Posted by Middy on June 7, 2013
After expanding to four cities, ID&T’s Sensation has announced the dates for which the famed concert will touch down in each metropolis. Having already expanded to Canada earlier this year, Sensation is really making its presence known in North America for what has traditionally been a European event.
The theme this time will be “The Ocean of White”, first premiered in Amsterdam, highlights the movements and mysteries of the seas. Tickets go on sale June 14th, 10am local time, so get up and be ready to fight the crowds (figuratively) to get your ticket. Below are the dates and venues for each event being held in the Bay Area, Las Vegas, Miami and New York. Each event will be 21+, in the spirit of the more “mature” party. If you are an AMEX member, you can buy pre-sale tickets starting June 10th 10am local until June 13th 10pm local.
September 14 – Oracle Arena – Oakland, CA – general on sale June 14, 10am PDT
October 4 & 5 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV – general on sale June 14, 10am PDT
October 11 & 12 – American Airlines Arena – Miami, FL – general on sale June 14, 10am EDT
October 25 & 26 – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY – general on sale June 14, 10am EDT
Events | Governor’s Island June – July Schedule
Posted by Middy on June 5, 2013
We already told you what went down this past memorial day at the opening of Governor’s Island when Hardwell, Dyro, Audien and Henrix came to town. The schedule for the rest of the summer is starting to fill in with Made Event and RPM throwing some outstanding parties throughout June, July and August. In June, the Bingo Players will lead a show with Tritonal, Bassjackers and MAJK and Benny Benassi will bring Madeon, Congorock & more. Highlights of July include a stacked July 4th weekend with shows every night from the likes of Dirty South, Chuckie & Gregori Klosman & Gareth Emery, while Laidback Luke will bring his Super You & Me show to the Island. You can see the full schedule below with ticket links for each show. More shows TBA, so stay tuned for that.
June 16th: Bingo Players (3-hours), Tritonal, Bassjackers, MAJK (Sold Out)
June 23rd: Benny Benassi, Congorock, Madeon + more TBA Tickets
July 4th: Dirty Dutch: Chuckie, Gregori Klosman + more TBA Tickets
July 5th: Victor Calderone Tickets
July 6th: Gareth Emery, Michael Woods, Ben Gold, Blake Jarrell Tickets
July 7th: Dirty South, Deniz Koyu, Michael Brun, Those Usual Suspects Tickets
July 13th: Infected Mushroom Tickets
July 14th: Super You & Me: Laidback Luke, Moska, Adventure, Carnage, Gina Turner Tickets
Events | Electric Zoo Phase 3 Lineup Announcement
Posted by Middy on June 4, 2013
Made Event’s Electric Zoo has announced the third phase of its lineup, filling in the blanks on stages outside of the two mainstages. There have been a few additions to the mainstages, like Deniz Koyu, Henrix and Vicetone, two guys we are really proud to see make to the MainStage. This round fills in the rest of the label and style specific tents like the Sunday School Groove tent, where you will find your dance music snobs and underground aficionados posted up all three days, the Riverside Tent, hosting Dim Mak, Dog Blood vs OWLSA & Fools Gold with names like Olver, RL Grime, Jacques Lu Cont, Alvin Risk, Congorock, & Yolande be Cool all in support.
One stage that is very interesting is the Hilltop Stage because of the eclectic nature of the artists each day. At first it seems like there is no rhyme or reason for the choices there, but depending on set times, it could be one of the best stages because of the transitions from uplifting trance in John O’Callaghan to a guy like Torro Torro and then to Bauuer, all within three time slots. It is a little disappointing to not see a trance stage, but with guys like Orjan Nilsen, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Khoma and Aly & Fila on the MainStage, trance will be just fine. Also many trance stages at US festivals have devolved into electro / big room sets with a smattering of trance sprinkled in, so it is not surprising to see one not there. There are still tickets on sale, with single day passes now being made available, and there are still a few artists to come, so be on the lookout for that. Grab your tickets here. Check the full lineup after the jump.
Events, Review | Hardwell, Dyro, Audien & Henrix @ Governor’s Island 5/26/13
Posted by Middy on June 2, 2013
Looking back on last weekend, I think about how time flew from graduating college on Saturday afternoon, to a whirlwind celebration afterword into the wee hours of the morning, then struggling to move out entirely a few hours later to get home and make it into New York for this show on Governor’s Island by 4pm (was never going to happen). The lineup starting with Hardwell, then Dyro, Henrix and Audien was golden and if you were in New York, you had to attend this event. The city had “officially” kicked off the festival season with overpriced, lackluster EDC New York in the parking lot of Citi Field and really needed a proper start to festival season. Why not a holiday weekend like Memorial Day weekend that is the beginning of summer for many, on the beaches of Governer’s Island, with a lineup led by possibly the hottest DJ in the world right now, Hardwell.
Events | Kaskade Announces Atmosphere Tour
Posted by Middy on May 30, 2013
Kaskade has eschewed the lengthy Freaks of Nature Tour he did last summer for his “Summer Lovin” residency at Marquee Las Vegas, and also took to the dark clubs of the US for a throwback “It’s You, It’s Me Redux” tour that both new and old fans alike came away absolutely floored. However, he has not forgotten the larger venues of the US and will do a small tour with large arenas later this fall throughout the mega-cities of the continental United States. He has the unique ability to play a long, deep set in a dark club, like he did on his Redux tour and then go out into the biggest arenas in the US and rock them, like he did to finish off the Freaks of Nature Tour at the Staples Center.
He will be hitting Miami, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles in the months of September and October, so if you are in those cities or near them, sharpie the date closest to you and make plans to see Kaksade on his Atmosphere Tour. Pre-sale tickets go on sale June 5th at 12pm local time and general public tickets go sale June 7th, same time. “Atmosphere” the album is coming in September.
Events | Sensation Expands US Tour to 4 Cities
Posted by Middy on May 24, 2013
The party you wanted to go to, but never could because it was always over in Europe (unless you are European), last year made made that dream come true with its debut in the US, at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. After a successful launch last year with some arguably overpriced tickets it returns to the US for a second year, expanding the tour from one city to four cities. It will remain in New York, while also hitting dance music hotspots, Miami, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Dates have yet to be announced, but the tour will be this fall. Watch the trailer below and sign up for a special pre-sale here. Sensation is a one of a kind experience you do not miss, so make sure you sign up and pay attention for further announcements.