Festival Guide

BSH Island Announces Full Lineup

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ARTBAT, Archie Hamilton, wAFF, ANOTR, East End Dubs all headline

Tickets: https://www.festicket.com/festivals/bsh-island-music-weekend/2022
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/bshisland/
instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bshisland/
YouTube – https://youtu.be/Y-bGuDi1kNo
Location: Noa Beach Club, Zrce Beach, Croatia
Date: 29th June – 3rd July, 2022

The exciting BSH Island is one of the jewels in the Croatian festival crown and has been leading the way in the local scene in recent years. Its first edition made a mark on the international stage and now it returns to Island of Pag for the bigger than ever third edition.
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All this magic goes down at Noa Beach Club, one of the best in the region, right on the edge of the glistening Adriatic. As well as those amazing views, the dancing decks are all tastefully designed with lush palm trees and a killer sound system that makes it something like Croatia’s answer to Ushuaia in Ibiza. It is once again set to be the scene of some steamy afternoon dancing, sunset sessions and plenty of late night mischief.

This year some of the world’s finest brands and parties are to host showcases, and amongst the big new additions are a special Main Stage takeover on Saturday July 2nd from ANOTR. Elsewhere, it all starts with No Beach Club Presents acclaimed Ukranian techno duo ARTBAT on Wednesday, with edgy crew Do Not Sleep hosting dub tech and minimal kings East End Dubs, Prunk, Rossko and Seb Zito on Thursday. Friday finds Kaluki line-up UK stars Archie Hamilton b2b wAFF, plus Ben Stirling, Manda Moor and Pirate Copy. On Saturday, BSH Presents Spaniards Dennis Cruz and Paco Osuna with Blackchild and Pablo Panda also playing.

There will also be some specials on Friday at the After Beach Arena with Maskery and Noide while E3ast Music host the after-hours with MAQOSSA and guests, and on Saturday it is NOZZO who host the After-hours with Tomi & Kush plus guests.

The scene is now set for this sure to be sun kissed and escapist musical experience on the gorgeous Croatian coast, with plenty of extra cultural and off-festival activities to make it all the more memorable.

Tickets: https://www.festicket.com/festivals/bsh-island-music-weekend/2022
Location: Noa Beach Club, Zrce Beach, Croatia
Date: 29th June – 3rd July, 2022

Club Chinois Ibiza Announces Trio of Innovative New Residencies From Luciano, THEMBA & Guy Gerber

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The much anticipated opening of brand new Ibiza venue Club Chinois is just around the corner and today it announces three standout residencies for summer 2022. Playing across the season on a weekly basis will be world renowned stars Luciano on Saturdays, THEMBA presents Colours on Wednesdays and Guy Gerber presents Mirror Games on Sundays. These innovative new nights make Club Chinois the White Isle’s most unmissable new experience, with a cutting edge selection of headliners to be announced for each party in the coming days.

Club Chinois is from the team behind Park Chinois, London’s iconic Asian restaurant, and is a stylish new spot meticulously designed by award-winning Parisian design studio Laleh Assefi. Housed in the former HEART site and inspired by the decadent yet iniquitous jazz clubs of 1930’s, the venue mixes up old-world hospitality with world class service, production, light and sound and a tastefully curated series of residencies for its first season.

Global techno innovator and Cadenza label boss Luciano is to host Saturdays from 2nd July until 27th August. His weekly events will bring the best in underground talent to the club, with a rare intimate vibe and high class sound. His own sets will take centre stage and promise the sort of masterful grooves and Latin flair that have made the award winning Swiss-Chilean DJ and producer such a recognised superstar.

Sundays from 19th June until 9th October will be all about “Guy Gerber presents Mirror Games” , which is centred around the power of the mirror. Inspired by Anish Kupor and James Turrell, Mirror Games is a deeply personal project for Gerber who takes sole charge of the creative direction, bookings and artwork for this party himself. It’s a very human endeavour, with production reliant on hand made physical art rather than technology and every week, attendees will enter into a room full of mirrors; tinted, distorted, ancient and new, which will reflect our pain, pleasure, beauty and flaws. Hidden inside this hall of mirrors will be a special room that allows you to pass through the looking glass. Mirror Game members or token holders will step beyond the party, having access to curated digital art pieces, an ownership stake in a Gerber track and even a stake in the party itself. Will you come inside?

Wednesdays from 15th June 28th September will be “THEMBA presents Colours”, the pioneering South African artist who burst onto the dance scene in 2018 with a series of high-profile sets and music releases such as ‘Who Is THEMBA?’ which became a chart topping global smash. THEMBA’s sound is forged from his African roots, incorporating local singers, songwriters and percussionists to create his own unique take on electronic music and that will be reflected in the global house sounds he curates at his much anticipated new residency.

These three very different but equally vital residencies promise to bring untold musical pleasures to Club Chinois each and every week this summer. The final countdown is now on to Ibiza’s most talked about new opening.

Notes to Editors:

About Park Chinois

 Park Chinois is one of Mayfair’s iconic restaurants serving the finest Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisine. Designed by renowned French designer, Jacques Garcia, the restaurant is known for its lavish interiors, seductive atmosphere, superb cuisine and flamboyant entertainment. The restaurant offers two distinctive dining experiences in Salon de Chine and Club Chinois. Salon de Chine is the epitome of intimate dining with extraordinary Chinese food served in a plush dining room with sultry live jazz. Whilst Club Chinois transports you to the golden age of Shanghai supper clubs and cabaret, serving up an indulgent menu filled with exquisite signature dishes and live specialist acts.

 About Island Hospitality

Island Hospitality brings a collection of restaurants, cafes, and nightclubs full of immersive entertainment, unique dining experiences, excellent service, and interior design. A focus on one-of-a-kind headline performances and memorable experiences.

Founded in London with its first restaurant, Park Chinois the group has established itself on the island of Ibiza with a collection of restaurants, Beach Club cafes and nightclubs filled with immersive entertainment, luxury dining experiences, excellent service and unique interior design and ambience. Its portfolio expands across 8 venues which include London’s iconic Park Chinois, Ibiza’s Club Chinois, Finca La Plaza, Beachouse Ibiza, Locotaco, Massa Coffee and its exclusive 16-room boutique hotel, Mikasa.

Island Hospitality builds experiences beyond hospitality.

https://www.island-hospitality.com
IG: @Island_hospitality
https://www.clubchinoisibiza.com
IG: @Clubchinoisibiza

Machinedrum to perform at Volta XR’s Showcase in New York City

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https://volta-xr.link/ShowcaseLivestream
Location: The Standard, High line, 848 Washington St, New York, NY 10014
Date: Tuesday 7th June

Volta is a free, self-service XR creation platform that allows creators to construct and broadcast immersive experiences throughout the metaverse. Its much anticipated showcase event is at The Standard High line on Tuesday 7th June and features Ninja Tune artist, Machinedrum, performing an exclusive, hybrid virtual set wrapped around a live audience which will be live streamed to an online audience who will be able to have an impact on the virtual world in real time.

Volta is LEGOs for mixed reality and 3D visuals for artists, musicians and creators. It allows live streaming artists to use any audio source (desktop audio output, midi controllers, metadata, DAWS like Ableton Live or Logic Pro, etc) to automate various visual effects of the world, in sync with their music in real time — the first ever initiative of its kind.

Volta’s technology enables musicians, artists and creators to build and perform in 3D, audio reactive worlds for everything from live streams to the LED walls at a live show. They believe that the future of entertainment is not only immersive, but also interactive and participatory.

On the vision behind Volta, Volta CEO Alex Kane shares: “We at Volta don’t think anyone has gotten extended reality entertainment right yet. The only way this will happen is when enough artists have access to the tools. If a paintbrush cost $500k, then an artist would optimize their art to be about the money instead of the artistic expression – we aim to democratize these new tools so extended reality as an entertainment medium has true artistic merit.”

The launch event on June 7th will break new ground as it demonstrates how artists and their audiences, local and global, can make a genuinely unique collaborative performance mixed reality performances, liveAt the event, the screens which are wrapped around the audience will provide a hugely immersive experience in the audio reactive world that has been built, especially for this event that will showcase the potential of Volta’s innovative new technology.

The Standard High Line, with a rooftop bar and stunning views of Manhattan, is an ideal space to showcase the future of live entertainment. In addition to the ground-breaking technology on display, guests at the event will include artists, managers, labels and creatives from both the music and metaverse industries.

Featured artist Machinedrum is a restless and innovative underground mainstay. He has produced across a dizzying array of genres and has dipped his toe in the XR space with last year’s AV performance crafted over several months with renowned Computation Designer, Daito Manabe.

Moreover, Volta is partnering with world renowned music production and DJ school, Point Blank, at the event. Point Blank will be hosting the interactive livestream on their Youtube channel as well as running a collaborative contest with their students. The winner will be awarded the opening set before Machinedrum at the event.

This will be the first of many high profile events featuring Volta’s new audience interaction tools throughout the summer. That feature will be rolled into the product during Q3 of this year. By the end of the year Volta will not only democratize next level XR tools but global audience interaction and even provide a new revenue stream for artists whether they are performing on the top floor of The Standard or from their bedroom.

Volta
Website: https://volta-xr.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/experiencevolta
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltaaudio
TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8fMpgLT/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExperienceVolta

MOGA to showcase and release Original NFT Creation at MOGA Caparica

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IG: @mogafestival
FB: @mogafestival

MOGA Festival, born in Essaouira and now also exported to Caparica near Lisbon, is to unveil its first and groundbreaking audio NFT on the industry-leading music platform Pianity. It takes the form of an all new and original audio recording of Maalem Omar Hayat x Parallells that was shot at the Non Fungible Conference in Lisbon on April 4th and 5th 2022 and included biometric brain sensors which measured emotional engagement of the artists while they played.

Prices start at 30€ for an audio only NFT and 150€ for a full audio and visual recording, and a film of the performance will be shown as part of the OFF MOGA Festival offerings and Maalem and his musicians will also play live once more at the main event at Reîa beach on Saturday June 3rd with Parallells.

The full audio live (24min) was recorded, mastered and minted overnight as an NFT available on Pianity. This NFT + video of the live performance was bought on a blind auction but kept secret to the public until MOGA this week.

During the recording of the exclusive Maalem Omar Hayat x Parallells performance, MOGA partnered with Mulabs (@muLabsDAO). They fit the artists with biometric brain sensors in order to extract their emotional engagement throughout the live show. They used EEG (Electroencephalography) biometric sensors like the Muse2 and the MuseS and MuLabs proprietary patch to extract the emotional reaction of the artists. Emotional Engagement is a metric of motivational approach or withdrawal from a stimuli and is computed by performing a ratio between the left and the right brain hemisphere alpha band frequency. This project is also part of a series of bioNFTs (biometric data Non-Fungible-Token) collection being launched by MuLabs by collaborating with a series of artists and festivals.

A film of the performance will be released for the first time during the festival and will be an immersive experience that takes place in the Pink Cave, a dark room linked to Palms Dr Bernard, on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd Juneduring MOGA’s two free parties which form part of the OFF offerings of the main festival. The video will be looped all night so can be enjoyed by festival goes at their own leisure. What’s more, Maalem and his musicians will be at the festival for a new special live performance with the Parallells duo on Friday 3rd June at Casa Reîa.

This move takes MOGA into the next chapter as it combines real world musical experiences with the latest internet technology. Ever since the acclaimed festival’s very first edition, it has fused electronic music and traditional music from Essaouira at every episode with headliners such as me, D.o.P, Stavroz and many more.

Going from a live showcase experience directly into a NFT in the digital world is something that has never been done before, until now. It is another evolution in this cutting edge festival which has always set up collaborative projects with electronic artists and traditional Moroccan musicians in the lead up to their main event.

This is just a first step from MOGA as they look to unlock new experiences for their tribe with web3 technology.

Soultown Festival 2022 Announces Huge Line up for 2022

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Tavares, Soul 2 Soul, Heather Small, Maxi Priest, Gabrielle, Fat Back Band, Kenny Thomas, Evelyn Champagne King headline

https://soultownfestival.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/soultownfestival

Soultown Festival goes down on a sun-kissed and bigger than ever festival site in Beckenham, Kent with music from the likes of Tavares, Soul 2 Soul, Heather Small, Maxi Priest, Gabrielle, Fat Back Band, Kenny Thomas, Evelyn Champagne King, The Dualers, Janet Kay, The Marley Experience, Shola Ama, Alison Limerick, CJ Macintosh, Brandon Block, The Garden Party and Clockwork Orange.

Bringing some much needed summer soul to the South East, Soultown Festival plays out in a beautiful site in Beckenham, Kent which is 50% bigger than last year with more bars, more staff, more toilers and improved disabled access and viewing points.

It boasts over 30 street food stalls serving a whole host of tasty treats, cultured food and providing drinks from entry level to premium gins. There will be music across two spectacular main stages with immersive light, sound and visuals, as well as special VIP areas. VIP tickets include four drinks (beer, wine, spirit and mixer), a food voucher, private bar, luxury toilets, makeup bar, prime stage viewing area and more.

To get a taste of what to expect, watch the Soultown 2021 Aftermovie here.

From midday until 10pm, Saturday 3rd September will see special sets from Tavares, Fatback Band, Soul 2 Soul, Kenny Thomas, Heather Small, Shola Ama, Alison Limerick. The Garden Party – Tony R MBE, Rob Crouch, Nino Violin, Jesse James, Lee Ward, Lewis Wright, CJ Sax, Jimmy London, JWalks, Jack Bullock, Josh Arise and Ad Levick.

Then, from midday until 9pm, Sunday 4th September welcomes Gabrielle, Maxi Priest, Evelyn Champagne King, Janet Kay, The Dualers, The Marley Experience. Clockwork Orange – Cj Macintosh, Brandon Block, Jazzy M, Rocky and Diesel, Paul Gardner, Roy the Roach, Danny Clockwork, Andy Manston and Keith Mac. Sunday’s event will be family day all day.

Soultown Festival 2022 is set to be the biggest and best edition yet, so don’t miss out on your ticket for this perfect summer escape.

Soultown Festival 2022
Croydon Road Recreation Ground
319 Croydon Road, Greater London, Kent, BR3 3PR

PLEASE NOTE:
TICKETS ARE ISSUED AS E-TICKETS – YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM UNIVERSE OR SIMPLETIX OR FEST TICKETS WITH THE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD & PRINT.

New Ibiza venue Club Chinois Announces Opening 17th June

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Club Chinois is an all new nightlife experience from the people behind London’s acclaimed Asian restaurant Park Chinois. It takes over what used to be HEART after a multi-million euro renovation and will bring world class headliners, one-off acts and live shows from across the musical spectrum. The much anticipated launch is on Friday 17th June.

The former HEART venue has been utterly transformed, remodelled and renovated. It has been flipped into something totally unique for Ibiza by an award winning Parisian Design Studio Laleh Assef. It now has a dedicated club space to focus solely on music and is sure to become an essential mid-sized venue right in the heart of Ibiza marina, a short walk from Ibiza Town.

It boasts stylish decor and warming colours, with grand artwork, sensory stimulating production and world class service. It is a place to live the good life with classy and well curated underground sounds.

The 1000 capacity venue will be a magnet for international talent ranging from acclaimed resident DJs to top class headline performers and underground acts from across the musical spectrum. Each night will see an array of mesmerising performances who will all bring their own styles and special magic to the club.

Club Chinois is set to serve up a different kind of night out this summer and beyond.

https://www.clubchinoisibiza.com/
FB: ​​https://www.facebook.com/clubchinoisibiza
IG: https://www.instagram.com/clubchinoisibiza/

GYPSY Announces Season Long Line Ups For Tox Ibiza

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Valentino Kanzyani, Magdelena, Matthias Meyer, Chu, Bushwacka & Pig&Dan headline

https://toxibiza.com/events/category/gypsy/
https://destinopacha.com/en/
https://www.denialevents.com/

Tox Ibiza is ready to bring a whole range of broad new musical experiences to the White Isle this summer, and one of them is the GYPSY party each Sunday. It kicks off on June 19th with a huge opening party featuring founder and curator Simone Gigante with Pig&Dan, The Organism, Josh Gigante and Manfredi. The rest of the season features names like Sharam Jey, Eddy Cabrera, Betoko, Bushwacka, Valentino Kanzyani, Magdelena, Matthias Meyer, Chus and many more who will all make this the most essential Sunday party on the island.

This tasteful and underground party is curated by Simone Gigante and it is all about hedonistic and throwback sounds that rekindle the old Ibiza hippie times from 30 years ago. Add in some tropical techno and exotic boho house grooves and you have the perfect mix of the old and the new. The location for all this is Destino Ibiza’s underground club Tox which has gold walls, a DJ booth at floor level and an intimate feel very different to anything else in Ibiza.

Says founder Simone, “I’m very excited to bring back the old Ibiza where all that counts is the music, GYPSY is more than just a party, it’s a way of life. Don´t be slave of your life, liberate your mind…GYPSY SOUL SPIRIT.”

The much anticipated first party will set the scene for the whole season with Simone Gigante headlining next to Cocoon’s leading tech pair Pig&Dan, French production wizard The Organism as well as Simone’s son, Josh Gigante, who releases on Solomun’s Diynamic and is the man behind the hit ‘Attention Seekers,’ and Manfredi completes the line-up.

After that the rest of June sees Simone play next to the likes of London based Mexican tech house titan Betoko, Dwitches, Blanka Nova, Deep touch and more. July welcomes long time underground kingpin Bushwacka, a return for Pig&Dan, stylish house from Valentino Kanzyani, plus more from Sparrow & Barbossa, Oriol Calvo, Aaron Sevilla, Diynamic associate and Shadows party founder Magdalena, Derun and more.

August brings Chus who is famously one half of chart topping Spanish pair Chus & Ceballos, plus Savage&She, another set from Pig&Dan and much more and September welcomes Soul Brothers, Hoomance, Bruno From Ibiza, Juan Fierro, Alex Kentucky and then ends with a big closing on the 25th with Simone joined again by Pig&Dan, plus Manfredi, MEMO and Igor Marjuan.

The scene is now set for the more refreshing new party in Ibiza, make sure you are there each and every Sunday.

19 June 2022 OPENING
SIMONE GIGANTE
PIG&DAN
THE ORGANISM
JOSH GIGANTE
MANFREDI

26 June 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
BETOKO
DWICHES
BLANKA NOVA
DEEP TOUCH

03 Julio 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
PIG&DAN
BUSHWACKA
VALENTINO KANZYANI

10 July 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
SPARROW & BARBOSSA
ORIOL CALVO
DAVID DEVANGARI
PAN

17 July 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
AARON SEVILLA
PIG&DAN
​​VANCO
MOANA

24 July 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
MAGDALENA
M.E.M.O.
TAVI CASTRO
DAVID HERRERA

31 July 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
DERUN
PIG&DAN
CLINT LEE
NATIVO

07 August 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
MATTHIAS MEYER
MIGANOVA
VITE
ABVERB

21 August 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
CHUS
LA SANTA
SAFAR (FR)
OMAR LABASTIDA

28 August 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
SAVAGE&SHE
RAYCO SANTOS
S.O.T.A.

04 Sept 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
PIG&DAN
BADBOX
LUIGI MAZZALI

11 Sept 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
SOUL BROTHERS
HOOMANCE
BRUNO FROM IBIZA

18 Sept 2022
SIMONE GIGANTE
JUAN FIERRO
ALEX KENTUCKY
LIGHT SPHERES

25 Sept CLOSING
SIMONE GIGANTE
PIG&DAN
M.E.M.O.
MANFREDI
IGOR MARIJUAN

Epizode Albania announces first names for 2022 edition:APOLLONIA, LOCO DICE, CHRISTIAN LÖFFLER, MOVE D, ENZO SIRAGUSA, DJEBALI, FRANCESCO DEL GARDA and many more to feature

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Tickets: www.epizode.eu
Date: 15th-19th September
Location: Albania

EPIZODE, one of the most exciting festivals in the world, is set for an epic comeback on the divine beach of Shengjin in Albania, from the 15th till 19th of September 2022! The second Albanian and sixt global edition will bring four nights and five days of the tastemaker music selection, mind-blowing stage design, and the recognizable electric atmosphere. The 24-hr music experience will be expanded with the relaxing daytime activities, all wrapped in the ethereal sunrises and sunsets and colorful Mediterranean nature.

The first wave of lineup introduces global legends including APOLLONIA, LOCO DICE, CHRISTIAN LÖFFLER, MOVE D, ENZO SIRAGUSA, DJEBALI, FRANCESCO DEL GARDA, TRAUMER, DAN ANDREI, PAWSA to name a few. They will be accompanied by some of the most exciting international and regional acts, such as CINTHIE, HERODOT, JANERET, KIASMOS (JANUS RASMUSSEN), MARKO NASTIC, MS. MADA, OSHANA, PANTHERA KRAUSE, ROUSTAM, SWEELY, YOUANDME, CHRISTIAN AB, QUEST, FRANZISKA BERNS, O.BEE, TOMAS STATION, HAMEED and ZYA. Local scene will have its representatives, internationally acclaimed ALBAN HI-DINI, RRRRON and SECRET 47. They will all be taking the crowd on a 24hr journey from the soulful house and stripped breaks to the atmospheric and electric techno.

First up are the French super-trio APOLLONIA with their spectacular back-to-back-to-back set followed by the hip-hop rooted house and techno DJ superstar LOCO DICE. CHRISTIAN LÖFFLER will bring his smooth and fascinating sound, alongside the legendary eclectic techno producer MOVE D. Fuse London party starter ENZO SIRAGUSA will shake us up with his groovy sound, DJEBALI will be serving his rolling grooves while FRANCESCO DEL GARDAwill bring a perfect blend of funk, techno and groovy house. Next up is the French superstar TRAUMER with his contagiously funky rhythms, followed by a Romanian powerhouse and [a:rpi:ar] artist, DAN ANDREI and PAWSA with his inventive tech house with an old school vibe. Furthermore, Epizode will welcome Belgrade’s own yet internationally acclaimed MARKO NASTIC, Berlin based CINHTIE, Icelandic atmospheric producer JANUS RASMUSSEN (KIASMOS), French star and Yoyaku resident JANERET, alongside SWEELY, one of the most creative and eclectic French producers of the new generation.

This year, EPIZODE will be located in Shengjin in Northwest Albania, filled with blissful landscapes, lush pine forests and warm emerald sea. Its stunning nature, Mediterranean culture, unparalleled local hospitality and mouth-watering local delicacies will make this trip a premier getaway for the end of summer.

First Epizode Albania edition in 2021 welcomed crowds from more than 49 countries and more than 50 international and regional DJ legends such as SOLOMUN, MARCO CAROLA, MICHAEL BIBI, RICHY AHMED, LEE BURRIDGE, ADRIATIQUE, DUBFIRE, BINH, MARGARET DYGAS, PETRE INSPIRESCU, PRASLEA, NASTIA, ANFISA LETYAGO, to name a few.

Born in 2016 in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island, Epizode has, in only four years, made an impressive mark internationally, becoming an unmissable NYE getaway for music and art lovers, global adventurers and professionals from the music industry. Previous EPIZODE editions set the standard by curating some of the most respected artists on the global dance scene, as well as internationally recognised club brands.

LINEUP (Alphabetical order)

Apollonia
Alban Hi-Dini
Christian AB
Christian Löffler
Cinthie
Dan Andrei
Djebali
Enzo Siragusa
Francesco Del Garda
Franziska Berns
Hameed
Herodot
Janeret
Kiasmos (Janus Rasmussen)
Loco Dice
Marko Nastic
Move D
Ms. Mada
O.bee
Oshana
Panthera Krause
PAWSA
Quest
Roustam
Rrrron
Secret 47
Sweely
Tomas Station
Traumer
youANDme
Zya

More information

Multi Passes are starting at the international price of €109, the Group Multi Passes cost €259, while the Balkan countries will have a special price of €65. Tickets can be purchased online via Epizode’s website.

Epizode Albania Website (www.epizode.eu)
Epizode Instagram (@epizode.albania)
Epizode Instagram (@epizode_official)
Epizode Facebook (@epizode.albania)
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Forbidden Forest Reveal Epic Stage Sets and Forbidden Fields

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Forbidden Forest unveil The Manor, The Bunker, The Reactor and Industria stages + Forbidden Fields

Forbidden Forest is just weeks away and today the enchanting musical escape announces final details of its four fantastically theatrical and mysterious stage designs. This intimate hideaway goes down in the stunning new location of The Belvoir Estate in Grantham from Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd July 2022. The biggest and best line-up to date includes headliners AJ Tracey, Craig David Pres. TS5, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Adam Beyer, Basement Jaxx, Gorgon City, Patrick Topping, Shy FX + more and day, weekend and camping tickets are available from https://www.forbidden-forest.co.uk/tickets.

First up is The Manor with its gothic demeanour piercing through the treeline. It has stood for centuries and has long had ghostly tales attached to it, such as phantoms of women seen dancing around the grounds at night. However, it wasn’t until the late 19th century that true mystique fell upon the house and the surrounding forest when a mysterious man, known only as The Governor, took ownership of the estate. Within a week, all servants who had worked on the grounds were fired, shrouding The Manor and its new occupier in secrecy.

A giant concrete entrance to The Bunker emerged on the outskirts of the Forest at the time of WW2 when military vehicles descended on the manor, allegedly to begin top-secret training for the Allies and the war effort… at least that was the official story. Even after the war, locals could hear the rumble of activity near the site of the Bunker in the dead of night, and occasionally see bright flashes of light bursting through the trees.

The Reactor’s roots go back to the late 60’s when disaster struck. One quiet morning in Spring, a siren began to ring through the local area like the roar of a monstrous animal. Military personnel began door to door evacuations of the surrounding towns, the reason for such commission was at the time unknown. But as the years went on, and questions went unanswered, rumours began to surface of an Ecological disaster caused by the meltdown of a secret Reactor. Rumour had it that to keep his activities a secret, the Governor had constructed his own source of boundless energy, a gigantic Reactor core deep within the heart of the Forest. After its catastrophic meltdown, the Governor disappeared and the surrounding area has been known as the Forbidden Forest ever since.

Industria is in a clearing in what looks like an abandoned junkyard on the outskirts of the forest. Some suspect that this area was used for vehicle maintenance by the military, or for fixing experimental equipment. Others have made comments about the alien appearance of certain pieces of machinery. Whatever these objects are, and where they came from, remains a mystery.

New for this year, Forbidden Forest upgrades to a weekend camping festival and in true FF style, they aren’t holding back. The site will look like a festival site in itself and will host activities to keep all the happy campers entertained from Midday on Friday, right through until the early hours of Saturday and Sunday morning when the main arena closes before heading off early Monday afternoon. Forbidden Fields will include a fun fair, silent disco, plenty of bars, outdoor cinema, food village, 24 hour market place, chill out area, DJ trucks, games and much more.

The scene is now set and the final countdown is on to the most cinematic and immersive UK festivals of the summer.

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Sophie is a Brand New Open Air Event Series for Southern Spain feat. Craig Richards, Apollonia, Sonja Moonear, Gene on Earth, Sweely, tINI, Paul Kalkbrenner (live), Nicolas Lutz, Enzo Siragusa, Seth Troxler and more

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[a:rpia:r], Craig Richards, Paul Kalkbrenner, Sweely, Gene on Earth, Sonja Moonear, Nicolas Lutz, Francesco Del Garda, Jamie Jones, Apollonia, Seth Troxler, Enzo Siragusa and more will perform

Sophie is a brand new outdoor and open air event series that puts a global spotlight on the emerging city of Malaga. It is a lovingly curated experience from a hugely experienced team that fuses underground music and nature with a real sense of community and all of the city’s rich cultural history. It goes down every Sunday afternoon and evening from July 3rd to August 28th in an all-new, luxurious and sun-kissed secret venue located 15 minutes from Málaga’s city centre and 10 minutes from Málaga airport. Tickets start at 40EUR with a range of VIP packages and world class music guaranteed from Paul Kalkbrenner, Jamie Jones, Apollonia, Seth Troxler, [a:rpia:r], Enzo Siragusa, Craig Richards, Nicolas Lutz, Sonja Moonear, Mathew Jonson, tINI, Traumer, Francesco Del Garda, Gene On Earth, Sweely, and many more.

The team behind the newly born concept Sophie has been at the heart of the underground for years running various acclaimed parties around Europe. After a candid conversation between friends about the connections people make on the dance floor, Sophie was born with the aim of bringing something new, fresh and exciting to Málaga. All the people behind the project have lived there for years and now fully exploit the potential of Spain’s third largest city in terms of tourism, foreign investment, social development, global airport connections and economic growth in general.

With its amazing food, great beaches and now the arrival of Sophie, this city has it all. It goes down in a gloriously sun-kissed and naturalistic location, a purpose built escapist haven that blends in seamlessly with nature and makes for magical musical memories with a serious soundtrack and beach time vibes.

Says Giorgio Maulini, one of the founders of the project: “There was a big gap in Malaga that needed to be filled. A place where we could offer an alternative cultural celebration of life. Málaga has a really rich cultural proposal for folkloric music as Flamenco, POP or Latin music but there wasn’t a place where we could feel identified with. We have always been driven by the underground music culture and what it represents. The freedom of being who you are and not being afraid of showing it. We knew we wanted to create a place where we could help people discover this values, listen to quality music and at the same time change the stereotypes of our society to a more open minded, tolerant and give a real opportunity to alternative cultures which are actually the ones that help develop the collective consciousness and artistic scene of a city.”

The opening party features German techno legend Paul Kalkbrenner with a live show from Giorgia Angiuli,underground house grooves from the Mandar trio and Janeret. After that, the parties remain high quality and tasteful. Throughout July the acts include Enzo Siragusa, Traumer, Francesco Del Garda, Sweely, Anthea, Quest, Evan Baggs, Laurine & Cecilio, Seth Troxler, Dyed Soundorom, tINI, Giammarco Orsini, O.BEE, Tomas Station, Rakim Under, Dorado, Jamie Jones, Archie Hamilton, Giorgio Maulini, Chris Stussy, Reiss, Samuel Deep, Huerta, East End Dubs, Rich NxT, Rossko, Lola Haro, and Charlotte. August sees [a:rpia:r] and Praslea, Dan Andrei, Apollonia, Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz, Gene on Earth, Sugar Free, Fonte, Mathew Jonson (live), Sonja Moonear, Priku, plus secret guests.

Málaga-Costa del Sol airport is connected to 133 destinations, with a total of 52 international airlines in operation making Sophie easy to get to from anywhere. It means there is no excuse not to hop on a plane and head off for a grown up and soul soothing party in paradise.

JULY 3

Paul Kalkbrenner
Giorgia Angiuli (live)
Mandar (Lazare Hoche, S.A.M, Malin Genie)
Janeret

JULY 10

w/ Trommel
Enzo Siragusa
Anthea
Francesco Del Garda
Laurine & Cecilio
Quest b2b Evan Baggs
Sweely
Traumer

JULY 17

Seth Troxler
tINI b2b Dyed Soundorom
Giammarco Orsini
O.BEE b2b Tomas Station
Rakim Under b2b Dorado

JULY 24

Jamie Jones
Archie Hamilton b2b Giorgio Maulini
Chris Stussy
Reiss b2b Samuel Deep
Huerta

JULY 31

East End Dubs
Rich NxT b2b Rossko
Lola Haro
Charlotte

AUGUST 7

[a:rpia:r] (Raresh, Petre Inspirescu, Rhadoo)
Praslea
Dan Andrei

AUGUST 14

Secret guests

AUGUST 21

Apollonia (Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom, Shonky)
Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz
Gene on Earth
Sugar Free & Fonte

AUGUST 28

Mathew Jonson (live)
Sonja Moonear
Priku
Alci