Music festivals: Creamfields to celebrate 20th anniversary in August
Over the August bank holiday (August 27-30), the Creamfields festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the iconic Daresbury site in Cheshire, writes Music News Blitz’s Madeline Rhodes.
Creamfields is known as the largest electronic dance music (EDM) festival in the UK.
Around 80,000 people per day are set to attend, with more than 250 artists performing across 30 different stages.
Hosting the largest indoor festival in the world, their ‘APEX’ stage allows for a 30,000-capacity.
The huge indoor main stage protects festivalgoers from the natural elements until as late as 4am.
Pitbull’s army of fans set Guinness World Record for largest gathering of bald caps
Pitbull performed to a sea of bald caps as he headlined BST Hyde Park on July 10, writes Music News Blitz’s Madeline Rhodes.
Before Pitbull was set to perform, his fans gathered by the main stage to be officially counted towards the record.
Music analysis: Five DJs to look out for this summer
For many people summer time means one thing: festival season.
Although some of the big events like Parklife and Download have already passed, there are still a whole host of festivals coming up, and some of the biggest artists will be performing at them.
Music News Blitz writer and dance music fan Tom Down looks at five of the hottest DJs in the dance music scene right now.
Music opinion: Five 2020s electronic duos that are breaking out of the underground
At the forefront of any advancement within the electronic soundscape is an electronic duo, writes Music News Blitz’s Arwen Lehmann.
In the 2020s, the ‘electronic duo’ has evolved in the seductive shadows of the underground, reinventing the genre one project at a time.
Here are five electronic duos that are changing the face of electronic music and could be the defining electronic artists of the 2020s in the coming years.
Leeds music news: No phones, more rooms and more ravers… welcome to the new Mint venue
A new venue in Leeds is set to open its doors in 2026 with a new sound system, a new no-phone policy, multiple rooms and more ravers.
The founders of the legendary Leeds nightclub, Mint Warehouse – and Mint Festival – have decided to level up from a 700-capacity club to over 2000, creating a second venue for all audiences.
With over two decades of music and huge artists, the team has had an incredible run, from an intimate DJ-based venue to a huge outdoor festival - now Mint takes their next step.
Mint has forever been known for their electronic line-ups, but this time they’re extended to more, adding to their already upstanding legacy.