Over 200 UK festivals have “disappeared” since 2019, report reveals

A new report from AIF shows that the number of festivals cancelled from 2023 to 2024 has doubled.

Dutch police discover “visibly startled” garden gnome made entirely of MDMA

The gnome weighed 2kg, equivalent to around 8,000 pills.

Groundbreaking '70s compilation of female electronic artists reissued on vinyl

Containing work by Laurie Spiegel, Laurie Anderson and Pauline Oliveros, the album has been called “a historically significant feminist statement”.

Operating at a "loss": Subsonic is about more than money

As NSW's doofiest festival celebrates its 15th birthday, Subsonic heads Scott Commens and Vanessa Fields reflect on one of music's most expensive passion projects.

Surusinghe launches Drifting party series and platform

The debut event will be held in collaboration with Tropical Waste on November 30.

Nia Archives shares remix of Jamie xx's ‘Waited All Night’

It marks first, official rework of a track from Jamie's recently-released ‘In Waves’ album, which entered the UK charts at number five.

VIC government announces on-site pill testing trial at 10 festivals

The first of which set to be Beyond The Valley, over NYE.

DJ creates web extension to adjust tempo of music on Discogs and Bandcamp

The tool also has a "Master Tempo" feature for users to change a track’s BPM without affecting its pitch.

​Over 200 UK festivals have “disappeared” since 2019, report reveals