Elrow Town London is set to take over the capital on 19th August for the Spanish brand’s biggest UK event yet, and now the party’s location has been revealed as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Featuring two stages of non-stop music and an all-day programme, Elrow will be incorporating elements from several of their previous themes for the new event, including Rowlympics, Singer Morning and Feria de Abril Presents: El Rowcio.
Sónar Barcelona has revealed more artists for its 24tjh edition taking place from 15th to 17th June 2017 with the likes of Seth Troxler back-to-back Tiga, Arca & Jesse Kanda as well as Soulwax, amongst others.
Among the first wave of artists of Sónar Barcelona announced last December were French duo Justice, techno gem Nina Kraviz, legendary Nicolas Jaar and more.
Barcelona's Sónar festival has revealed its 24th edition will feature the crème de la crème of electronic music artists once again, naming Nina Kraviz, Nicolas Jaar and Moderat amongst the first wave of 22 acts.
The event will take place from 15th to 17th June 2017. Joining the aforementioned on the nighttime line-up are French duo Justice, The Black Madonna, Eric Prydz, Clams Casino, Cashmere Cat, Damian Lazarus, Del La Soul and Fat Freddy's Drop.
The people behind The Search for Lost Rhythms, which travelled from Singapore to Phuket in January, have announced it will be bringing its festival cruise ship experience to Europe from next summer.
Setting sail from Barcelona, the 5-day trip will see the 2,500 capacity ship sailing from Barcelona to Ibiza, and then onto Sète in France and then back to Barcelona, and will be first festival cruise ship to ever stop off on the White Isle.
The family of Sam Alger — who was tragically was found dead after going missing on a night out at Elrow, Barcelona — have started a fundraising campaign to help create a new sports pavilion at Litcham School in his memory.
Alger went missing from his brother and friends at Elrow, Barcelona last month, and after an extensive online campaign to locate him, his body was later found on nearby farmland two days after going missing.
DGTL’s first foray into Spain’s electronic heartland of Barcelona was a huge success last weekend. The intimate two-day city centre festival, housed at the city’s Parc Del Forum, saw a veritable smorgasbord of DJ talent including Maceo Plex, Dixon, David August, Henrik Schwarz and Agoria all on imperious form. Here are the ten tracks that made the biggest impression on DJ Mag at the two-day festival.
Holland's DGTL Festival is set to run in Spain this year for the very first time, kicking off on 14th and 15th August at Parc Del Forum, Barcelona.
All the usual techno suspects will spin — think Dixon, Joseph Capriati and Marcel Dettmann — alongside big names in house including George Fitzgerald, Breach and many more.
Watch the official announcement for DGTL Barcelona below.
On June 18th, FootJam returns to Club de Futbol Barceloneta for the second time. The charity football match aims to raise money for Save The Children, the world's leading independent organisation that fights for children's rights.
There are many contenders to the crown but only one king. When it comes to festivals, there's nothing else like Sonar — the Barcelona event that places electronic experimentalism and art on an equal footing with colossal stadium dance acts to stimulate minds and bodies alike.
It's 3pm in Barcelona and much of the city is exercising its right to take some traditional daytime downtime. However, Venezuelan duo Fur Coat are also exercising their right not to partake of this somewhat old-fashioned practice. Instead they're “up to no good” in the studio, putting some finishing touches to their particular brand of beautifully deep, tripped-out, heart-rate pumping electronica.
