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Armin van Buuren spent five hours in a makeup chair last weekend preparing to become someone else for one night.

He eventually walked onto Dutch television in heels and a wig as “Daisy Belle”, the Mystery Queen on RTL4’s Make Up Your Mind. The show turns well known Dutch personalities into drag queens and challenges a panel of celebrities to figure out who is hiding underneath the makeup.

Nobody guessed Armin.

When Daisy Belle was finally revealed to be one of trance music’s biggest names, the studio responded with a standing ovation. Fred van Leer, who has been part of the Dutch drag scene for years, said he was genuinely surprised that someone with Armin’s profile had agreed to take part.

But Armin didn’t seem interested in treating the whole thing as a joke or a publicity stunt.

Before the episode aired, he recorded a message explaining why he wanted to do it. “I want to make a statement and invite everybody to party worldwide, but be who you want to be. Feel free, feel safe, and look after each other.”

He later shared a similar message on Instagram, saying the appearance was about more than dressing up and surprising people. For him, it was about supporting the idea that everyone should be able to feel safe being themselves.

Speaking to RTL Boulevard after the show, Armin was just as direct about drag itself: “It’s simply art.”

He also connected the appearance to something much closer to home for him: the dancefloor.

Armin wants people coming to A State of Trance and his shows to feel like they belong there. He also acknowledged something that often gets forgotten when dance music becomes a giant commercial industry: LGBTQ+ people have been part of its history from the beginning.

Of course, not everyone liked the message.

Armin said the reaction was mostly positive, but he also saw plenty of negative comments, many of them coming from outside the Netherlands. He knew that was going to happen.

“You’re kind of asking for that,” he said

But he didn’t seem particularly bothered by the idea that he had invited criticism by doing it. What stood out to him more was how much discussion and negativity around drag and the LGBTQ+ community has grown in recent years.

And honestly, that is probably the part worth paying attention to.

Because dance music has been having this conversation for decades.

Peace, Love, Unity, Respect.

The phrase has become so common in electronic music that it can sometimes feel almost meaningless. It appears on festival merch, Instagram captions and motivational posts. But PLUR didn't start as a cute slogan for festival culture.

It came out of underground club and rave scenes in cities like Chicago and New York during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Those scenes were heavily shaped by Black, Latino and LGBTQ+ communities, particularly in house music.

For many of the people who created and protected those spaces, being able to dance without being judged was not some abstract idea. It mattered.

People went to these clubs because they could be themselves.

That history is easy to lose when you only experience dance music through huge festivals, superstar DJs and social media. The culture can look very different from where it started.

That is why Armin’s appearance feels interesting.

Trance isn’t really the genre most people associate with drag culture or queer nightlife. Its mainstream crowd is usually seen as a much more conventional festival audience, with people coming together for the music without much connection to the underground club culture where a lot of electronic music began.

Armin putting on a wig and heels isn't going to change the history of trance overnight. But it does put a spotlight on something that the scene sometimes forgets.

The freedom to be yourself on a dancefloor didn't come from nowhere.

The negative comments underneath Armin’s reveal are interesting for another reason.

They show that the idea of an inclusive dancefloor isn't as universally accepted as the word “PLUR” might suggest.

There is a strange contradiction in electronic music. We talk constantly about community, freedom and acceptance, while some people still seem uncomfortable when that acceptance includes LGBTQ+ people, drag performers or anyone who doesn't fit a traditional idea of gender.

Armin clearly knew there would be criticism.

He did it anyway.

And that probably matters more than the fact that he looked good in heels or managed to fool the panel.

For an artist who has spent more than two decades at the very top of trance, this was a fairly simple way of saying where he stands.

Everyone should be able to come to a dancefloor and feel safe.

Everyone should be able to be themselves.

And maybe most importantly, the values that dance music loves to talk about only mean something if we actually stand behind them when it's inconvenient.

The antiPLUR comments underneath his reveal aren’t some fringe glitch in an otherwise settled conversation. They’re a live argument about who gets to claim the floor.

Van Buuren clearly understood that going in. He said so out loud, and he did it anyway.

That’s not a small gesture from someone whose brand has been built for more than two decades on being reliably crowd pleasing. It’s one of the genre’s biggest names deciding that PLUR isn’t just a value dance music inherited. It’s something the scene has to keep re-earning.

Sometimes that means doing it on camera, in heels, in front of people who would rather you didn’t.

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1d:T641,This is a man driven by an unbridled and relentless passion for music. Armin van Buuren is a born perfectionist, striving to stay on top of the scene he’s helped build. As the flag-bearer of the trance movement, he’s one of the most influential figures in EDM worldwide. Even though he lives an extraordinary life as one of the world’s most popular DJs, he has always remained a down-to-earth guy. Armin van Buuren is constantly on the move, whether creating music in his studio or en route to his next high-end club or festival show around the globe. Armin: “It’s not just love for music, it’s my passion. It goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby. It’s about a way of living. Music is essential to my life.” For more than twenty years, the Grammy-nominated Dutchman has been living to the rhythm of his own international success. His five-time number one position in the critically acclaimed DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll has been the result of his loyalty to fans, his creativity in the studio, the perseverance with which he hosts his weekly radio show ‘A State of Trance’, and the energy he brings to the crowds in front of him. Despite the heavy pressure that comes with being one of the world’s most popular DJs, Armin has always kept his focus on the music. And that’s exactly what keeps him going. Van Buuren has received multiple accolades throughout his career. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag five times, including four consecutive years. He was placed fifth in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2022, fourth in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, and third in 2017.1e:T38c1,

Ο Armin van Buuren πέρασε πέντε ώρες στην καρέκλα του μακιγιάζ το περασμένο Σαββατοκύριακο, προετοιμαζόμενος για να γίνει κάποιος άλλος για ένα βράδυ.

Τελικά εμφανίστηκε στην ολλανδική τηλεόραση με ψηλοτάκουνα και περούκα ως «Daisy Belle», τη Mystery Queen του Make Up Your Mind στο RTL4. Η εκπομπή μεταμορφώνει γνωστά πρόσωπα της Ολλανδίας σε drag queens και προκαλεί μια ομάδα celebrities να βρει ποιος κρύβεται πίσω από το μακιγιάζ.

Κανείς δεν κατάλαβε ότι ήταν ο Armin.

Όταν τελικά αποκαλύφθηκε ότι η Daisy Belle ήταν ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα ονόματα της trance μουσικής, το κοινό στο στούντιο σηκώθηκε όρθιο και τον χειροκρότησε θερμά. Ο Fred van Leer, που αποτελεί εδώ και χρόνια κομμάτι της ολλανδικής drag σκηνής, δήλωσε ότι πραγματικά εξεπλάγη που ένας καλλιτέχνης του μεγέθους του Armin δέχτηκε να συμμετάσχει.

Όμως ο Armin δεν φάνηκε να αντιμετωπίζει όλο αυτό σαν ένα αστείο ή σαν ένα διαφημιστικό stunt.

Πριν προβληθεί το επεισόδιο, ηχογράφησε ένα μήνυμα εξηγώντας γιατί ήθελε να το κάνει. «Θέλω να κάνω μια δήλωση και να προσκαλέσω τους πάντες να διασκεδάσουν σε όλο τον κόσμο, αλλά να είστε αυτοί που θέλετε να είστε. Να νιώθετε ελεύθεροι, να νιώθετε ασφαλείς και να προσέχετε ο ένας τον άλλον».

Αργότερα μοιράστηκε ένα παρόμοιο μήνυμα στο Instagram, εξηγώντας ότι η εμφάνισή του αφορούσε κάτι περισσότερο από το να ντυθεί διαφορετικά και να εκπλήξει τον κόσμο. Για εκείνον, είχε να κάνει με την υποστήριξη της ιδέας ότι όλοι θα πρέπει να μπορούν να αισθάνονται ασφαλείς όντας ο εαυτός τους.

Μιλώντας στο RTL Boulevard μετά την εκπομπή, ο Armin ήταν εξίσου ξεκάθαρος και για το ίδιο το drag: «Είναι απλώς τέχνη».

Παράλληλα, συνέδεσε την εμφάνισή του με κάτι πολύ πιο κοντινό στον ίδιο: τη dancefloor.

Ο Armin θέλει όσους έρχονται στο A State of Trance και στα shows του να αισθάνονται ότι ανήκουν εκεί. Αναγνώρισε επίσης κάτι που συχνά ξεχνάμε όσο η dance μουσική γίνεται μια τεράστια εμπορική βιομηχανία: η LGBTQ+ κοινότητα αποτελεί κομμάτι της ιστορίας της από την αρχή.

Φυσικά, δεν άρεσε σε όλους το μήνυμα.

Ο Armin είπε ότι η αντίδραση ήταν ως επί το πλείστον θετική, αλλά είδε επίσης αρκετά αρνητικά σχόλια, πολλά από τα οποία προέρχονταν εκτός Ολλανδίας. Ήξερε ότι αυτό θα συνέβαινε.

«Κατά κάποιον τρόπο, το προκαλείς αυτό», είπε.

Δεν φάνηκε να τον ενοχλεί ιδιαίτερα η ιδέα ότι, κάνοντας αυτό, ήταν λογικό να προκαλέσει κάποιες αντιδράσεις. Αυτό που του έκανε μεγαλύτερη εντύπωση ήταν το πόσο έχει αυξηθεί τα τελευταία χρόνια η συζήτηση και η αρνητικότητα γύρω από το drag και την LGBTQ+ κοινότητα.

Και, για να είμαστε ειλικρινείς, αυτό είναι μάλλον το σημείο που αξίζει περισσότερο την προσοχή μας.

Γιατί η dance μουσική κάνει αυτή τη συζήτηση εδώ και δεκαετίες.

Peace, Love, Unity, Respect.

Η φράση έχει γίνει τόσο συνηθισμένη στην ηλεκτρονική μουσική, που κάποιες φορές μπορεί να μοιάζει σχεδόν χωρίς νόημα. Εμφανίζεται σε festival merch, λεζάντες στο Instagram και motivational posts. Όμως το PLUR δεν ξεκίνησε ως ένα απλό σύνθημα της festival κουλτούρας.

Γεννήθηκε μέσα από τις underground club και rave σκηνές πόλεων όπως το Σικάγο και η Νέα Υόρκη στα τέλη των ’80s και στις αρχές των ’90s. Αυτές οι σκηνές διαμορφώθηκαν σε μεγάλο βαθμό από μαύρες, λατινοαμερικανικές και LGBTQ+ κοινότητες, ιδιαίτερα μέσα από τη house μουσική.

Για πολλούς από τους ανθρώπους που δημιούργησαν και προστάτευσαν αυτούς τους χώρους, η δυνατότητα να χορεύουν χωρίς να κρίνονται δεν ήταν κάποια αφηρημένη ιδέα. Είχε σημασία.

Οι άνθρωποι πήγαιναν σε αυτά τα clubs επειδή μπορούσαν να είναι ο εαυτός τους.

Αυτή η ιστορία είναι εύκολο να χαθεί όταν η μόνη επαφή σου με τη dance μουσική είναι μέσα από τεράστια φεστιβάλ, superstar DJs και social media. Η κουλτούρα μπορεί να φαίνεται πολύ διαφορετική από εκεί που ξεκίνησε.

Γι’ αυτό και η εμφάνιση του Armin έχει ενδιαφέρον.

Η trance δεν είναι ακριβώς το είδος μουσικής που οι περισσότεροι συνδέουν με το drag ή την queer nightlife. Το mainstream κοινό της συνήθως θεωρείται ένα πολύ πιο συμβατικό festival κοινό, με ανθρώπους που συγκεντρώνονται για τη μουσική χωρίς ιδιαίτερη σύνδεση με την underground club κουλτούρα από την οποία ξεκίνησε μεγάλο μέρος της ηλεκτρονικής μουσικής.

Το ότι ο Armin φόρεσε περούκα και ψηλοτάκουνα δεν πρόκειται να αλλάξει την ιστορία της trance από τη μια μέρα στην άλλη. Όμως φέρνει στο προσκήνιο κάτι που η σκηνή μερικές φορές ξεχνά.

Η ελευθερία να είσαι ο εαυτός σου σε ένα dancefloor δεν εμφανίστηκε από το πουθενά.

Τα αρνητικά σχόλια κάτω από την αποκάλυψη του Armin έχουν ενδιαφέρον και για έναν ακόμη λόγο.

Δείχνουν ότι η ιδέα ενός dancefloor όπου όλοι είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι δεν είναι τόσο καθολικά αποδεκτή όσο μπορεί να υποδηλώνει η λέξη «PLUR».

Υπάρχει μια παράξενη αντίφαση στην ηλεκτρονική μουσική. Μιλάμε συνεχώς για κοινότητα, ελευθερία και αποδοχή, ενώ κάποιοι εξακολουθούν να αισθάνονται άβολα όταν αυτή η αποδοχή περιλαμβάνει LGBTQ+ άτομα, drag performers ή ανθρώπους που δεν ταιριάζουν σε μια παραδοσιακή αντίληψη για το φύλο.

Ο Armin γνώριζε ξεκάθαρα ότι θα υπάρξει κριτική.

Το έκανε έτσι κι αλλιώς.

Και αυτό πιθανότατα έχει μεγαλύτερη σημασία από το γεγονός ότι του πήγαιναν τα ψηλοτάκουνα ή ότι κατάφερε να ξεγελάσει την επιτροπή.

Για έναν καλλιτέχνη που βρίσκεται στην κορυφή της trance για περισσότερο από δύο δεκαετίες, ήταν ένας αρκετά απλός τρόπος να δείξει πού στέκεται.

Όλοι θα πρέπει να μπορούν να έρχονται σε μια dancefloor και να αισθάνονται ασφαλείς.

Όλοι θα πρέπει να μπορούν να είναι ο εαυτός τους.

Και ίσως το σημαντικότερο, οι αξίες για τις οποίες η dance μουσική λατρεύει να μιλάει έχουν νόημα μόνο αν πραγματικά τις υπερασπιζόμαστε όταν αυτό δεν είναι βολικό.

Τα antiPLUR σχόλια κάτω από την αποκάλυψή του δεν είναι κάποια περιθωριακή εξαίρεση σε μια κατά τα άλλα λυμένη συζήτηση. Είναι μια ζωντανή διαμάχη για το ποιος έχει δικαίωμα να διεκδικεί τη dancefloor.

Ο Van Buuren το γνώριζε ξεκάθαρα πριν το κάνει. Το είπε ανοιχτά και το έκανε έτσι κι αλλιώς.

Δεν είναι μια μικρή κίνηση από κάποιον που έχει χτίσει το brand του εδώ και περισσότερες από δύο δεκαετίες πάνω στο να είναι σταθερά αρεστός στο κοινό. Είναι ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα ονόματα του είδους που αποφασίζει ότι το PLUR δεν είναι απλώς μια αξία που κληρονόμησε η dance μουσική. Είναι κάτι που η σκηνή πρέπει να συνεχίζει να κερδίζει ξανά και ξανά.

Μερικές φορές αυτό σημαίνει να το κάνεις μπροστά στην κάμερα, με ψηλοτάκουνα, μπροστά σε ανθρώπους που θα προτιμούσαν να μην το κάνεις.

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From an extended Chris Stassy session to a dedicated Tiësto trance set, these are eleven picks from the dancetoday crew and community - and why we want them happen in Greece.

A set lands in the group chat. Someone names the artist they would travel for. Before long, the conversation turns to Greece: imagine having that night here!

So, together with our community, the dancetoday crew has put together a wishlist of artists and specific sets we would love to experience on Greek dancefloors. These eleven selections open a two-part series, with room for returns, new encounters and different sides of familiar names. Of course, the order is not a ranking, and each choice comes down to the music, the setting and what would make the experience worth showing up for.

MAU P - The Breakthrough Has Become a Headline

Mau P has reached the point where his name can be the reason for the night. Baddest Behaviour returned to Pacha Ibiza for a second season in 2026, evidence of a career growing beyond the initial impact of “Drugs From Amsterdam”. He now has both recognisable records and a party identity people can follow.

That makes him a really appealing choice for Greece. His sound gives an audience something immediate to connect with: heavy bass, cheeky vocal hooks and the reggae sample at the centre of “Merther”. We see him fitting a substantial club date or an outdoor house event where familiar tracks bring people together and the selection keeps them moving. This is a chance to catch a headliner while his world is still expanding.

CHRIS STASSY - When the Crowd Becomes the Vocal

The hype around Chris Stassy has a particularly revealing soundtrack: “Breather”, his collaboration with S.A.M. At all Stassy's appearances, the crowd sings along to its melody - despite the track having no vocals - and doesn't stop dancing. That says something about the devotion surrounding the artist formerly known as Chris Stassy. Alos, his October 2026 USS dates in Manchester are already listed as sold out.

A crowd singing instrumental melodies of an artist tells you more about a following than a follower count. That is the appeal for Greece: a following that could turn a house night into a shared occasion, built around musical details fans already care about. An extended set would be our choice, allowing the rolling basslines and patient transitions to earn that collective release.

CARL COX - The Name That Connects Generations

Carl Cox carries the kind of stature that can make a booking feel significant across generations. He keeps giving people reasons to return: his 2026 UNVRS residency spans house and techno, including all-night sessions. In a recent Pollstar interview, he explained how the room guides his next record, including when to ease from harder techno towards groove or melody.

For a Greek event, that combination matters. The reputation gives people a reason to gather; his responsiveness gives the gathering somewhere to go. We can imagine experienced ravers and younger clubbers finding common ground in a substantial DJ set. Cox’s history brings weight to the poster, but the attraction is what he can do with the dancefloor in front of him now. Oh yes, oh yes!

RÜFÜS DU SOL - The Scale of a Shared Feeling

RÜFÜS DU SOL belong here because their music gives people something to carry into a room with them: a lyric, a memory, a melody that has stayed around longer than expected. Of course, “Innerbloom” makes that shared feeling explicit. And RÜFÜS DU SOL have taken that connection to an extraordinary scale. Their Inhale/Exhale tour generated $158 million and sold 1.7 million tickets, becoming the highest-grossing electronic tour in Billboard Boxscore history!

Of course, the format matters. A full live show centres the band performing its songs, with vocals and instruments, while a DJ set opens a different conversation through the records they select. Altough we would prefer a full live show, we would welcome either in Greece, with the billing clear about the experience. Their music can make a crowded night feel strangely personal... and that emotional connection is what we would want to share, whether through the songs themselves or their club influences.

KETTAMA - A Rave Favourite Growing Bigger

Being dancetoday’s 2025 Breakthrough Artist Of The Year, KETTAMA’s rise has reached well beyond a promising run of club tracks. His Archangel album was accompanied by a sold-out Brixton Academy headline show, while 2026 brought a nine-week Amnesia residency. So, there is a clear sense of an artist whose audience is growing with the music.

“Yosemite”, with Interplanetary Criminal, captures the appeal: forceful rhythms meeting the kind of melody people attach themselves to. His blend of house, trance and rave influences gives us a strong case for a late festival slot in Greece, especially for listeners who want physical intensity with an emotional payoff. KETTAMA makes the big chord change feel as important as the kick drum. Catching him at this stage would mean meeting a growing movement while its excitement still feels immediate.

MICHAEL BIBI - A Following You Could Build a Night Around

Michael Bibi’s pull is visible in the events built around him. His 2024 One Life show at Finsbury Park drew 45.000 people, and the promoter listed his 2026 London date on the Thames as sold out. Through his own shows and Solid Grooves, he has built a following around a recognisable way of partying.

And his music explains why we would want that here. “Mobile Groove” turns a Nokia ringtone into club material, while “MYSTERY OF RAW” with KETTAMA samples Wu-Tang Clan. For Greece, an extended headline set in an indoor venue would make most sense to us, as it could let fans gather around a more club setting and a shared taste, and give newcomers an accessible way in. Bibi gives fans a party they can feel part of before they even walk in.

TIËSTO - Back to the Trance Roots

A dedicated Tiësto trance set is essential to this selection. For listeners whose relationship with electronic music grew through his early records and sets, it carries genuine nostalgia. For younger fans, it offers a chance to experience the musical identity behind so much of his reputation. And this is already happening: Dreamstate 2025, Creamfields 2026, “Bring Me To Life” featuring FORS and Tiësto In Concert being back again after over 20 years make the return to trance a current story.

Hearing this side of Tiësto in Greece feels especially appealing while he is actively exploring it again. What we would love in Greece is the space for those melodies to develope. Older listeners might arrive with years of memories, while younger ones could encounter that side of his music at full scale for the first time. The set would not need to be classics-only. Give the older records and newer material a coherent place together, and the appeal becomes a shared experience across generations.

PROSPA - The Momentum Has an Album Behind It

Prospa now have a bigger musical statement behind the buzz. Their debut album, Free Your Mind, arrived on CircoLoco Records in June 2026, bringing their rave background into a fuller collection of house grooves, organ chords and expressive vocals. It gives listeners more reasons to connect with the duo than a single standout release.

We see a good fit for Greece in that mixture of club credibility and songs people can take home. The disco guitar and vocal warmth of “This Rhythm” featuring RAHH, show how easily their music can invite people in. An open-air evening moving into darkness feels like a setting worth imagining a DJ set that could connect those familiar moments with their wider selections. Prospa offer the excitement of an act growing into a bigger stage while keeping the pleasure of the party close.

DOM DOLLA - House Music With a Bigger Reach

Dom Dolla is now taking house records into stadiums. His sold-out Allianz Stadium debut in Sydney in December 2025 has been followed by a Marvel Stadium booking for September 24, 2026. That is a substantial platform for an artist whose appeal still starts with records built to make people dance. “Dreamin” featuring Daya, helps explain the crossover: a simple, memorable melody and a vocal with an emotional story.

For a Greek festival, we see the potential to bring regular house listeners around the world together with people arriving through the songs. Dom Dolla can make the hook an invitation into the rest of the set, while even a simple melody can bring someone to the dancefloor before they know anything about the DJ. His inclusion is about that widening reach, and the prospect of a headline performance that feels welcoming without losing its club foundations.

HALŌ - The Three Musketeers of Progressive

Third Party, DubVision and Matisse & Sadko: our Three Musketeers of mainstage progressive house. As HALŌ, these three acts bring together established fan connections, a shared musical language and a new reason to pay attention. Their debut release, “Live Again”, arrived on Armada on September 18, giving the project music of its own to build around.

As we put it in our recent article, progressive never left. And now, with HALŌ, progressive is live again. For Greek fans drawn to those big melodies and moments of collective release, this could be a festival date to plan around. The attraction is hearing familiar catalogues feed into something new, with three acts committed to the same feeling. For a Greek mainstage, that mix of beloved records and new music feels worth backing.

JOSEPH CAPRIATI B2B SOSA - A Pairing With Its Own Pull

Joseph Capriati B2B SOSA has the appeal of an occasion built around a specific partnership. Capriati brings the stature of a selector whose Metamorfosi nights connect house and techno, while SOSA brings a newer generation’s minimal and deep-tech approach, represented on this year’s Just Like That EP. Their different positions in the scene make the meeting interesting.

However, there is also another recent evidence behind the idea: the pair closed the Steel Yard at Creamfields 2026, with their performance being among its weekend highlights. For Greece, this B2B could give followers of both artists a reason to gather, with curiosity about the exchange adding to the draw. Of course, we would want an extended set for the grooves to deepen and the pressure to change. The combination itself should be the reason to attend.

Your Turn

These are the first eleven selections from our crew and community, and Part 2 will bring more into the conversation. The setting matters as much as the name: a longer club session, a live show or a particular musical direction can change the whole appeal.

Which of these would you most want to see in Greece, and what kind of set would make it worth the wait?

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20:T5d6,CHRIS STASSY is a producer and label boss who has spent the past decade building a world around his own approach to house music. What began in the underground has grown into a global project spanning music, events, a label and a community, still rooted in the clubs and culture that shaped him. In August 2026, Chris entered a new phase under the name CHRIS STASSY. One letter separates it from the name before, but little else changes - same mind, same music, same vibe. A continuation rather than a reset. That world took shape through Up The Stuss, the label he founded in 2020 and now one of house music's most recognisable independent imprints, home to his own productions and a wider roster of forward-thinking artists. The same instincts define Chris behind the decks, from underground institutions and 10-hour extended sets to Awakenings, Timewarp, Coachella, Pukkelpop and Alexandra Palace, with Ibiza central through Circoloco, Paradise and Solid Grooves. His productions and remixes - including his #1 flip of Moby's 'Go' - reflect an artist refining his own musical language rather than following a formula. In 2025 he launched USS, his own event series, alongside N.A.M.E., his free party concept. In 2026 came his debut album 'Lost, Found & Forgotten...', with headline shows beyond the club at the Eiffel Tower and Alexandra Palace, and his first AV show 'Linger' at Lowlands and Creamfields. Now, as CHRIS STASSY, the project moves forward with the same foundations intact.21:T52a,A name that resonates thoughts of quality and fresh flavours, Michael Bibi’s take on today's current electronic music environment has seen him flourish into a highly accomplished producer and DJ. The UK based new kid has stamped his mark with a string of musical successes, carving out and establishing a distinct signature sound that has translated into support from some of the industry’s biggest names, whilst his longstanding and instinctive love for the party provides a continued source of motivation and dedication. Bibi’s raw passion for music has been with him since childhood. His father, a touring artist within the Blues and Jazz scene, provided his first insight into the world of music, with Michael accompanying him on tour and exposing his eyes and ears to the scenes never-ending influences - and today it is these influences that he draws upon to combine with his slick, up-front and personal take upon house music. As of recent, Michael has been making a name for himself with his unique production style and off-the-wall vocals, releasing material on the likes of Snatch!, VIVa, Lost Records, and of course his own labels Solid Grooves and SG Raw. With a stock of unreleased productions and global dates on the horizon, look out for Michael Bibi coming to share a party a moment with you soon!22:T41f,Tiësto has consistently redefined, reshaped, and reignited electronic music, impacting popular culture in the process. Renowned for multiplatinum international anthems, history-making performances, and boundless creativity, it would be impossible to imagine the genre without his influence. The GRAMMY® Award-winning international icon effectively pioneered the “Las Vegas DJ residency” as we know it, emerged as “the first DJ to perform at the Olympics,” and delivered smashes across the last three decades. His career sales have surpassed 40 million albums, he has earned eight Billboard Hot 100 hits, amassed over 30 billion streams, and collected more than a dozen RIAA certifications for multiplatinum, platinum, and gold singles. This creative season has seen him triumphantly revisit the melodic deep house sound he helped innovate, bringing his career full circle. Enshrined as one of the most influential and inventive DJ/producers of all time, Tiësto continues to break boundaries and elevate electronic music to unparalleled heights.23:T2836,

With major international headliners and prominent artist names like Paul Kalkbrenner, Argy, Adriatique, Ben Klock, Maceo Plex and Indira Paganotto among this year’s bookings, Reworks has plenty to attract anyone planning a few days in Thessaloniki. But its ⁠completed programme, announced on 8 September, also gives us good reasons to look beyond the most immediately recognisable names. From the opening hours of its afternoon events to the final stretches of its club sessions, Greek artists have been placed throughout the five-day programme, proving that Reworks continues a relationship with the city’s electronic music community that ⁠began in 2005. And this year is another chance to hear just how varied those artists - and the scene they come from - really are.

19 Artists, Many Directions

The festival’s announcement highlights 19 Greek or Greece-based acts: ISON, Momery, Athineos, Agape, VaJohn, Myrophora, Penny Morado, Modal Cat, Pinelopi, Cnthia, Decø, Thravsma, Nases Morur, Low F Signal, Vertical Slope, Bellas, MayDay, Kiki Botonaki and Dest.

Their presence stretches across different venues, stages and moments of the festival rather than being limited to a single local showcase. More importantly, these names do not represent one uniform “Greek sound”. House, melodic electronics, dub techno, acid, breaks and the deeper or more forceful ends of techno all have a place within the programme.

Inside the Greek Lineup

ISON connects much of that history. A founding member of NON and one of the people behind Reworks, he has helped develop the environment in which many of these encounters take place. Behind the decks, his references stretch across house, techno and Detroit, giving his sets a range that is difficult to reduce to one genre. His Saturday-night appearance in BLOCK33’s Warehouse, directly before Modeselektor, is worth catching for that breadth alone.

Momery offer another perspective on the relationship between Thessaloniki and the wider electronic circuit. The duo’s melodic techno has travelled through releases such as “Ophelia,” selected by Mind Against for the first release on HABITAT. It is a useful introduction to their balance of atmosphere, melody and dancefloor tension. On Friday, they appear at LABattoir’s Atrium directly before Adriatique, making their set a natural choice for listeners already drawn to that side of the programme.

There is reason to arrive before them, too. Myrophora opens the Atrium with a musical vocabulary that moves through progressive and melodic house, techno influences and occasional pop references. Her set gives the afternoon a more open starting point before Momery and Adriatique gradually take it elsewhere. Rather than treating the earlier slot as waiting time, the sequence works better when experienced from the beginning.

The programme becomes particularly interesting when artists with different instincts share the booth. Agape’s background in DIY parties informs selections moving between acid, house, electro and indie dance. VaJohn brings techno and breaks influences, alongside experience rooted in Thessaloniki’s Roxy Club. Their joint Friday-night appearance at BLOCK33’s Club offers a chance to hear where those approaches meet.

Local club experience also runs through Saturday’s pairing of Pinelopi and Penny Morado. Pinelopi’s approach centres on hypnotic progression and controlled intensity, while Penny Morado’s rolling techno retains a strong interest in groove, informed by earlier listening across soul, hip-hop and funk. Their 17:30–19:15 set at the Atrium gives them enough time to establish a direction together. If the later techno names are already part of your plans, this pairing deserves to be part of the afternoon as well.

Elsewhere, Thravsma and Nases Morur bring their shared connection to Ergotherapy to LABattoir’s Air stage. Both work with techno built through atmosphere, repetition and gradually developing tension, while Thravsma’s move to Berlin adds another thread between the Greek underground and scenes beyond it. Later, the ALEMAO connection appears through Decø and Cnthia, whose acid, trance and groove-led techno influences take over BLOCK33’s Club after Anetha. Their closing placement is a useful reminder that discovering local artists can sometimes mean staying until the final set, not only arriving early.

For a fuller picture of the artists and info about them, stages and set times across all five days, explore the full list of artist and the official Reworks 2026 programme.

Beyond the Booth

Reworks’ role is not limited to assembling a DJ lineup. Making its Greek debut on Friday, The Talk (AV Show) brings together Heith, Günseli Yalcinkaya and Andrea Belosi in a performance inspired by the Antikythera Mechanism. Combining live music, spoken word and audiovisual design, the project explores the ways technology influences perception and the stories through which we understand reality. Its development with Nuits sonores and Terraforma through TIMES also shows how festivals can participate in creating new work, rather than only presenting it once it is finished.

What Comes After

Being included in a festival of this scale can place an artist in front of new listeners. What follows (new releases, return bookings, collaborations and an audience that stays interested) determines whether that moment develops into something more lasting.

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Four days full of music, top names, huge stages, British weather and an experience that is difficult to describe with words.

There are festivals that you see in photos and videos and say "impressive". And there are festivals that you have to experience up close to truly understand their size. Creamfields clearly belongs to the second category.

dancetoday was at Daresbury, England this year to cover Creamfields 2026 up close, in a special year as the festival celebrated 20 years at Daresbury. Four days, dozens of stages, thousands of people and a lineup that once again proved why Creamfields is considered one of the most important dance festivals in Europe and in the world.

A truly impressive lineup

If there is one area where Creamfields makes no compromises, it is the lineup. This year's edition featured names such as Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Alesso, Tiësto, Carl Cox, Amelie Lens, Disclosure, Fisher, Eric Prydz, Rossi., KETTAMA and many more. The program is packed from beginning to end and every year it seems to get better and better, covering almost every side of the modern dance scene. For us, this is also one of Creamfields' biggest advantages.

Creamfields' unique stages

It is impossible to talk about Creamfields without talking about its stages. The festival's stages are truly a reference point for festival production worldwide. At the top is, of course, APEX, which is not just another stage. It is a huge indoor superstructure with a capacity of 30,000 people, the biggest indoor stage in the world. And when you are inside it, you immediately understand why. The size, sound, lights, visuals and the energy of 30,000 people create an experience that is difficult to capture in a photo or video.

If APEX is the ultimate experience of a huge indoor main stage, Steel Yard alone is a reason to travel all the way to Creamfields. A huge, enclosed arena that has become synonymous with some of the festival's most impressive moments. The feeling inside Steel Yard is different. Darker, more intense, more club oriented. The lights, lasers, sound and energy of the crowd create more of the feeling of a huge warehouse party than a simple festival stage. And when 20,000 people are dancing under a huge indoor production, you understand why this particular stage has gained an almost legendary status.

And then there is ARC, with a completely different aesthetic and character. More open and with an intense dancefloor atmosphere, it hosted some important names from the house and dance scene this year. What we liked the most is that the three stages do not try to do the same thing. APEX is the huge festival spectacle, Steel Yard puts you in a pure clubbing mood, while ARC has its own more open and dancefloor-oriented atmosphere. This is where you understand why production is one of Creamfields' biggest strengths, because it has different spaces that can each offer you a completely different experience.

The British weather

If there is one thing you need to be prepared for before going to Creamfields, it is the weather. Do not go with the mindset that "it's summer, so the weather will be good". British rain can completely change the experience of a festival, and when we are talking about camping and huge outdoor areas, things can become quite difficult. So, if someone is thinking about visiting Creamfields in the coming years, our advice is simple: be prepared. A good raincoat, the right shoes or waterproof boots and a genuinely waterproof tent can make a huge difference. It is also a good idea to have dry clothes with you and protection for your phone. Creamfields requires equipment, and if you do not have it, the weather can ruin a big part of the experience.

Food at Creamfields: plenty of options, but slightly expensive prices

When it comes to food, Creamfields has plenty of options and it is difficult to go hungry. There are different food spots and choices for different tastes, while camping visitors also have the option of getting basic products at the Downtown area. However, as is now the case at most major European festivals, prices were a little high. For a four-day festival, especially if someone is staying at the campsite and needs to buy food and drinks every day, the cost can add up quite a lot. That is why it is a good idea to have a suitable budget before the trip. We would not say that this ruins the experience, after all, when you are at Creamfields, most of the day is spent surrounded by music and the festival atmosphere. It is simply good to know in advance that your budget does not stop at the price of the ticket. (Good tip, buy a lot of fruits)

The atmosphere is perhaps the biggest advantage

Beyond the artists and the stages, there is something that cannot easily be captured in photos and videos. The crowd. The energy around Creamfields is different. Thousands of people are there for the same reason: the music. From the first stage to the last, there is constant movement, dancing and people simply enjoying the moment. Always friendly and willing to help with a difficulty or a problem that may come up during the day, the crowd at Creamfields takes the festival experience one step further.

What we liked the most and what we would like to see differently

Like every festival, Creamfields is not perfect. The long distances can be tiring, especially when you are trying to catch different stages during the same day. The weather can also make the experience quite difficult, while the cost of food and drinks could be lower (but this is also debatable regarding where you are living, different salaries in each country). On the other hand, these things are small compared to what Creamfields offers as a whole.

dancetoday was in Daresbury to experience Creamfields 2026 up close and to share the experience of a festival that grows, evolves and raises the bar even higher every year. It is not perfect and it does not need to be. But it has one of the strongest lineups in the dance scene, productions that are difficult to find elsewhere, world class indoor stages and an atmosphere that fully justifies its place among the biggest dance festivals in Europe.

Because some festivals you see. Some others you hear. Creamfields is something you have to experience.

And after experiencing it, one thing is certain:

Creamfields, see you next year.

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Every April, the California desert transforms into something that feels almost unreal. Lights, stages, fashion, music, and energy converge into a global cultural moment known as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

But behind the aesthetic, the Instagram stories, and the unforgettable sets, there is something far less visible. There is a complex economic system operating at a massive scale.

Coachella is not just a festival. It is a multi-layered business ecosystem. And if you look closely, every ticket, every drink, and every stage is part of a carefully engineered financial structure.

This article aims to close that gap. To translate the experience into economics. To reveal what it really takes to build something like Coachella 2026.

The Scale: A Temporary City Built from Scratch

To understand the economics, you must first understand the scale.

Coachella is essentially a temporary city. It hosts around 125,000 people per day across two weekends. That means roughly 250,000 attendees in total.

This scale creates immediate complexity.

Infrastructure alone becomes a massive cost center. Organizers must build stages, roads, water systems, sanitation, lighting, and power grids. All of this is installed, operated, and removed within weeks.

Companies like Goldenvoice, the organizer behind Coachella, operate more like urban planners than event promoters.

And this is where the first misconception appears.

Festivals are not expensive because of luxury. They are expensive because they are temporary.

Artist Fees: The Invisible Headliner Economy

One of the most talked-about costs is artist booking. Headliners can command fees ranging from $3 million to $10 million per performance. Major acts are not just performers. They are revenue drivers. When artists like Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and Anyma are announced, ticket demand shifts instantly.

However, the lineup cost is not just about headliners. Mid-tier artists, emerging acts, DJs, bands, and niche performers create the depth of the experience. In total, artist costs can easily exceed $50–70 million.

And yet, this is only one layer. Because booking an artist also means logistics. Flights, accommodation, production riders, technical setups, hospitality, and security all add to the real cost.

Production & Infrastructure: Where the Money Really Goes

If artist fees are the visible cost, production is the hidden giant.

Stages at Coachella are not simple constructions. They are architectural projects. Custom-built, designed for sound engineering, lighting, visuals, and crowd management.

The iconic Sahara Tent, for example, operates like a nightclub on steroids. It requires advanced LED systems, structural engineering, and sound design at festival scale.

Production costs include:

Stage construction and design
Sound systems and acoustics
Lighting and LED visuals
Power generation and fuel
Safety systems and crowd control

Estimates suggest production alone can reach tens of millions of dollars.

And unlike permanent venues, this investment disappears after the festival ends.

Operations: The Human Machine Behind the Experience

Then comes the human layer.

Thousands of people work behind the scenes. Security staff, medics, technicians, cleaners, engineers, stage managers, and logistics coordinators.

Each role is essential.

A festival like Coachella requires around 10,000+ staff and contractors. Salaries, insurance, training, and coordination become a major operational expense.

Moreover, compliance costs are significant. Permits, safety regulations, environmental requirements, and local authority agreements all add layers of complexity and cost.

This is not just event management. It is risk management at scale.

The Hidden Costs Most People Never Consider

Beyond the obvious, there are hidden costs that rarely enter the conversation.

Insurance alone can cost millions. Festivals operate under high liability due to crowd density and operational risk.

Then there are contingency budgets. Weather issues, artist cancellations, technical failures, and security incidents require backup planning.

Marketing is another major expense. While Coachella benefits from organic hype, global campaigns, influencer partnerships, and media production still require substantial investment.

And finally, there is land use. The Empire Polo Club, where Coachella takes place, involves long-term agreements and operational costs tied to location.

Revenue Streams: How Coachella Makes Money

Now the other side of the equation. Tickets are the primary revenue driver. General Admission passes for Coachella 2026 ranged roughly between $500 and $650. VIP packages go significantly higher. But tickets alone do not cover everything.

Revenue streams include:

Sponsorships and brand partnerships
Food and beverage sales
Merchandise
Parking and camping fees
Exclusive experiences and upgrades

Brands play a massive role. Companies like Heineken or American Express invest heavily for visibility and activation inside the festival. These partnerships can generate tens of millions in revenue. In reality, Coachella operates as a hybrid between a festival, a media platform, and a brand marketplace.

At this point, it becomes easier to move from theory to a simplified, visual breakdown. Because while numbers and categories help, what most people need is a clear snapshot of how money actually flows in and out of a festival like Coachella.

The following mind-map style breakdown translates the entire ecosystem into a single view, showing how revenue streams connect directly with major cost centers, and how profit emerges from that balance.

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So Why Are Tickets So Expensive?

At first glance, ticket prices may feel high. But when you break down the structure, the pricing starts to make sense. You are not just paying for music. You are paying for infrastructure, safety, logistics, talent, experience, and risk coverage.

Moreover, festivals operate with tight margins relative to their scale. A single major issue can turn profits into losses. This is why pricing is carefully calculated. It must balance accessibility with sustainability.

Closing the Gap: What Fans Need to Understand

There is a moment during every festival. A drop hits. The crowd moves as one. And everything feels effortless. But what you are really experiencing is not effortless at all. It is the result of thousands of decisions, millions of dollars, and many years of expertise.

So, understanding the economics does not remove the magic. It enhances it. Because you begin to see the festival not just as a party, but as a complex system that makes that moment possible.

Conclusion: The Real Cost of the Experience

If you compress everything into numbers, the picture becomes clearer. A festival like Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is estimated to cost roughly $300-400 million to produce across both weekends. This includes artists, infrastructure, staffing, logistics, insurance, and operations. On the revenue side, Coachella can generate approximately $550-650 million. This creates an estimated profit of $150–250 million, depending on the year and variables.

That translates to a profit margin of around 25% to 40%, which is strong, but not excessive when you consider the scale, risk and upfront capital required. From a business perspective, the ROI is high, but it is not guaranteed. A single failure (weather, cancellations, safety issues) can significantly impact profitability.

And this is the key insight most people miss. Coachella is not just profitable because it is big. It is profitable because it is precisely engineered across multiple revenue streams while managing extreme complexity and risk.

The Message for Festival Goers

So what does this mean for you, the attendee? It means your ticket is not just access. It is participation in a temporary system designed to deliver intensity, scale and emotion in a controlled environment.

Yes, festivals are expensive. But they are also fragile machines. Every stage, every artist, every seamless transition you experience is the result of planning, capital and coordination operating at a near-impossible level.

Understanding this does not reduce the magic. It reframes it.

So the next time the lights hit and the drop lands, you will know that behind that moment is not just music... but an entire economy, built just for that feeling.

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26:T641,This is a man driven by an unbridled and relentless passion for music. Armin van Buuren is a born perfectionist, striving to stay on top of the scene he’s helped build. As the flag-bearer of the trance movement, he’s one of the most influential figures in EDM worldwide. Even though he lives an extraordinary life as one of the world’s most popular DJs, he has always remained a down-to-earth guy. Armin van Buuren is constantly on the move, whether creating music in his studio or en route to his next high-end club or festival show around the globe. Armin: “It’s not just love for music, it’s my passion. It goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby. It’s about a way of living. Music is essential to my life.” For more than twenty years, the Grammy-nominated Dutchman has been living to the rhythm of his own international success. His five-time number one position in the critically acclaimed DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll has been the result of his loyalty to fans, his creativity in the studio, the perseverance with which he hosts his weekly radio show ‘A State of Trance’, and the energy he brings to the crowds in front of him. Despite the heavy pressure that comes with being one of the world’s most popular DJs, Armin has always kept his focus on the music. And that’s exactly what keeps him going. Van Buuren has received multiple accolades throughout his career. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag five times, including four consecutive years. He was placed fifth in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2022, fourth in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, and third in 2017.27:T2c93,

For over a decade, Thomas Bangalter hid behind a helmet. As one half of Daft Punk, the French electronic duo that rewrote the rules of dance music, he spent years performing as a robot, a character, a myth, a deliberate piece of fiction. Now, three years after the split, the man has re-emerged. And he's making one thing very clear: the robots are retired for good.

In a candid interview with The Times in June 2026, Bangalter was asked directly whether he and co-founder Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo would ever reunite. His answer was a single, unhesitating word: "No."

He elaborated with a sense of peace rather than bitterness. "I'm really happy that throughout our long run we were able to not screw it up. There are other things to explore. The history of music is made of fruitful partnerships and they usually last way shorter than the 28 year run that we had. It was great, but staying in character and not spoiling it became very difficult."

On the nature of Daft Punk itself, he was equally reflective: "It was almost performance art where you create these characters and blur the line between fiction and reality. I was one of the robots, but now I'm just a human without any superpowers." As for Guy-Manuel, Because Music founder Emmanuel de Buretel confirmed on French radio in late 2025 that his former partner is quietly working on a solo album, though no details have emerged since.

Bangalter's reemergence has been anything but a traditional comeback. It started in 2025 with a surprise DJ set at the closing of Paris's Centre Pompidou, his first in 16 years which set off a global buzz. "I think I was trying to come back as a human being in the simplest possible way, without making a spectacle of it," he told Rolling Stone.

In February 2026, he joined Fred Again for a back to back set at London's Alexandra Palace, his first UK appearance in 19 years. "They were going crazy at 7:30PM, only in the United Kingdom!" he said. Then in June, New York's The Lot Radio streamed a surprise 75 minute set featuring Aphex Twin, Burial, Boards of Canada and more. No helmet. No theatre. Just music.

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At the centre of Bangalter's new chapter is Mirage Ballet for 16 Dancers, released on 5th June 2026 via Erato/Warner Classics. The album is the score for a 60-minute contemporary ballet conceived with Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet and Japanese visual artist Kōhei Nawa, which premiered in Geneva in May 2025 and has since toured Europe to critical acclaim.

Eight tracks of electronic minimalism, it has nothing to do with dancefloors. Bangalter shaped the music over thousands of hours on a graphics tablet, treating sound as physical material to be sculpted. What he describes as finding "the line between where sound ends and music begins." It follows Mythologies (2023) and the Chiroptera soundtrack (2024), building a remarkable body of post-Daft Punk compositional work.

The guiding spirit behind Mirage is a name that will resonate with dance and classical music audiences: Iannis Xenakis.

For those less familiar, Xenakis was one of the most radical composers of the 20th century and his Greek identity was inseparable from his genius.

Born in 1922 in Romania to a wealthy Greek family, he grew up in Greece and studied architecture and engineering in Athens before fighting in the resistance against the Nazi occupation during World War II. Severely wounded and eventually sentenced to death for his political activities, he fled to Paris in 1947, where he worked as an assistant to the legendary architect Le Corbusier and designed the iconic Philips Pavilion for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.

It was in Paris that he turned fully to music. His mentor Olivier Messiaen, rather than steer him toward conventional training, gave him defining advice: "You have the good fortune of being Greek, of being an architect, and having studied special mathematics. Take advantage of these things. Do them in your music."

Xenakis did exactly that. He pioneered stochastic music, compositions built on mathematical probability, the physics of sound masses, and architectural logic, treating music as an architect treats space. He was one of the first composers to use computers to generate music and developed the UPIC system, which translated graphic drawings directly into sound. By his death in Paris in 2001, he had received the Polar Music Prize and a UNESCO International Music Prize, with French President Jacques Chirac mourning: "France loses one of its most brilliant artists today."

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The link between the two artists is more than a passing reference. Like Xenakis, Bangalter is no longer interested in groove or melody as primary forces, he is interested in the texture, weight, and architecture of sound itself. "Finding the line between where sound ends and music begins is a good exploration," he has said.

For a generation that grew up treating Daft Punk as the pinnacle of electronic music, watching Bangalter align himself with one of the 20th century's most demanding avant-garde composers is a genuine provocation. It suggests someone not coasting on legacy, but actively pushing toward new territory.

The message across every interview and surprise appearance in 2026 is consistent: the Daft Punk legacy is intact precisely because it ended when it did. The reunion is not coming. The helmet stays on the shelf. And in its place, Thomas Bangalter is making art on his own terms, drawing a line from the Parisian dancefloors of the 1990s all the way back to a Greek composer who once turned mathematics into music, and sound itself into architecture.

The robots may be gone. But the human is only getting started.

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There is a specific kind of pressure that comes with a debut album when you have spent a decade building your name without one. Every release, every DJ set, every headline slot at Fabric or Awakenings has quietly made the case for who you are, and now, with a single body of work, all of that context either crystallises or complicates. For Amelie Lens, whose music tends to land with more emotional insistence than the genre's more austere corners usually allow, the announcement of AURA feels less like a surprise and more like an inevitability. The Belgian producer's first full length record drops September 4, 2026 via her own EXHALE imprint, and the day after, she plays what may be the most significant show of her career: an open air performance in the grounds of Antwerp's Royal Museum of Fine Arts, the KMSKA. The timing is deliberate. The statement is clear.

AURA is eleven tracks long and built, from what we know so far, around the tension between momentum and interiority that has defined Lens at her best. The driving, kinetic techno that made her sets essential listening at festivals and warehouse events across Europe is still very much present but the record reaches inward in ways that her releases to date have rarely allowed. A debut album is by nature a different document than a string of singles or EPs. It asks for commitment, from both the artist and the listener.

The lead single, "our frequency", has been out long enough to give a reasonable sense of where the record is headed. There is a particular quality to it that suggests Lens is operating with more room than a club focused format typically permits. It is not a departure from her aesthetic so much as a deepening of it.

Releasing through EXHALE, the label she founded and has used to develop her own artistic ecosystem, matters here. Working outside the pressure of a major dance imprint gives AURA a specific kind of autonomy. The decisions, sonic, visual, contextual are hers. That independence is legible in the way the project has been framed: not as a commercial pivot or a bid for crossover appeal, but as a document of where she actually is, right now, as an artist. The album, in her own framing, reflects the distance she has covered from early nights in underground Antwerp clubs to the kind of global touring schedule that most producers in this space would take a decade longer to build.

AURA is not simply a record. It is also, in Lens' thinking, a live concept, a framework for how the music is meant to be experienced in a shared physical space. This is not a new instinct for her. She has long been attentive to the energetic relationship between herself and a crowd, and her sets carry that awareness. But the AURA live concept represents a more considered attempt to articulate and design around that exchange.

The idea, as it has been described, centres on what passes between an artist and an audience when both are fully present, the kind of feedback loop that good techno, at its best, can generate in a large room or a field. It is less about spectacle for its own sake and more about using scale, sound design, and environment to intensify something that already exists when the music is working. This is an important distinction in a moment when the festival industry's appetite for production value can sometimes overwhelm the music it is supposed to serve.

Whether the live AURA concept fully realises this ambition will depend, to a significant degree, on what happens in Antwerp in September.

The Ambersa show at the KMSKA is, by any reasonable measure, a serious undertaking. The museum, one of Belgium's most significant cultural institutions, a building with weight and history, provides the backdrop for what is being staged as a large scale outdoor event, with a capacity in the region of 14,000. The venue's transformation into a functioning dancefloor for a single night places the event at a precise intersection: fine art architecture, contemporary electronic music, and the particular civic energy that Antwerp has been generating around its cultural programming for some years now.

The scheduling is pointed. The album lands on September 4. The show follows the next evening. It is the kind of sequencing that ensures the live performance becomes both a launch and an interpretation, an opportunity for the music, just one day old in the public's hands, to be heard in a context that the artist has specifically designed. The crowd arriving at the KMSKA on September 5 will, if everything works as intended, come with the record already in their ears and leave with it physically in their bodies.

For Belgian electronic music specifically, there is something worth noting here. The country has long had a credible claim to being central to techno's development and ongoing vitality, from the old Fuse club nights in Brussels to the current ecosystem that sustains artists like Len Faki's peers and a younger generation of producers. Lens is from Antwerp, and staging this event at home, at this scale, at a nationally significant cultural site, is a choice that carries meaning beyond personal preference. It is a claim, modestly made, that this music belongs in these spaces.

There is a version of the story of Amelie Lens that is simply a career trajectory, clubs, then festivals, then bigger festivals, now an album. But that framing undersells what AURA and the Antwerp show together suggest, which is a deliberate act of definition. Not reinvention but a decision to put it in a form that lasts longer than a set list.

Techno, as a form, has always been ambivalent about the album format. The music was built for clubs, for continuous mixing, for experience rather than object. That ambivalence has softened in recent years as the genre has expanded and its artists have found broader audiences with different listening habits. Lens' decision to make AURA is, in part, a response to that expanded context. It is also something more personal: a record that accounts for where she has been and what making this music has meant.

September will tell us whether the execution matches the intention. But the intention, at least, is substantial.

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29:T493,Amelie Lens has taken the techno scene to another level, with her unrelenting passion for the genre, with a strong message that she always was, and always will be a raver at heart. Amelie‘s debut release in 2016 marked the beginning of her distinguished career. Since then, she has released music on many of the industry‘s leading labels and contributed to the prestigious Global Underground City mix series. Amelie is a regular headliner at major festivals such as Awakenings, Sonar, Timewarp, and Tomorrowland’s mainstage. Additionally, she performs at renowned club venues across the globe. Fast forward to 2024 and Amelie is heading her labels Lenske and EXHALE Records, running her party series EXHALE, holds down an extensive touring schedule and hosts her own radio show ‘Amelie Lens presents EXHALE’. The show now streams online and broadcasts on 34 radio stations across the globe, reaching nearly 5 million listeners with every episode. Amelie has been focused on her signature sound, emphasised by the use of her own vocals. She wants to capture audiences that may not always be there for techno but feel connected after discovering something new.2a:T2a54,

Rezz just pulled out of everything. Red Rocks. Tomorrowland. Breakaway. Beyond Wonderland. All of it. Gone.

In a statement posted to Instagram, Isabelle Rezazadeh, one of electronic music's most beloved artists, was brutally honest: "The past few months my body forced me to stop. For 15 years, I was fully focused as an artist traveling the world, but wounds began to scrape at me until I became the most physically sick I've ever been."

It's a statement that should hit every fan hard. Not because Rezz is gone, she isn't, and she'll be back but because of how familiar it sounds.

Five artists. Fourteen months. The same message.

Jauz. Timmy Trumpet. Chris Martinez. ChaseWest. And now Rezz. All of them, at different moments, saying some version of the same thing: I need to stop.

In December 2025, Timmy Trumpet announced he was stepping away from the stage for the first time in his career. "This has been the toughest year of my life," he wrote. He didn't overexplain. He didn't need to. Anyone who has seen his schedule understands. Seven shows in nine days across seven different countries, as he himself once described a typical stretch on the road.

These aren't isolated incidents. They are a pattern.

And the pattern started in the most devastating way possible with Avicii.

Avicii warned everyone. He retired from touring in 2016, writing openly: "I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist." He played up to 250 shows a year at the height of his career. He struggled with anxiety, addiction, and a body that was physically breaking down. He tried to stop. He was pressured to continue.

He died at 28.

His family's statement after his passing was one of the most heartbreaking indictments of an industry ever put into words: "Tim was not made for the business machine he found himself in; he was a sensitive guy who loved his fans but shunned the spotlight. An over-achieving perfectionist who travelled and worked hard at a pace that led to extreme stress."

According to research cited by Help Musicians UK, people working in the music industry are three times more likely to suffer mental health issues than the general public. And yet the machine kept moving. The schedules kept filling. The tours kept being booked.

100+ shows a year. 150+ flights. No real breaks. For many artists, that's simply the job. And for a long time, the industry treated it as normal.

Pete Tong, speaking at the International Music Summit in Ibiza, put it plainly: "In my 40 years of being around this world, I can't think of a single person who has achieved success who hasn't paid a personal price via health, relationships, divorce, broken homes, addiction, depression, and anxiety."

The life of a touring DJ sounds glamorous on the outside, festival headlines, private flights, crowds of thousands losing themselves to your music. But the reality underneath is relentless jet lag, chronic sleep deprivation, the disorientation of being somewhere different every 48 hours, and a culture that has historically treated saying "no" as a career risk rather than a basic act of self-preservation.

And unlike other performers, DJs are often expected to show up night after night in environments where the entire culture revolves around substances. The industry has long glorified excess as part of the brand. For artists who are already exhausted, isolated, or struggling, that environment is not just unhealthy, it's dangerous.

The story isn't only dark. Some artists have found a way to do this sustainably, and their examples matter.

Kaskade has been active in dance music for over 20 years. In a recent interview with DJ Life Magazine, he was asked what decisions were pivotal to his longevity. His answer was simple: "It's a boring, but crucial decision I made to prioritize my health. This industry is built to break you... I've had to stay healthy by kicking things out of my life that don't work for me. I don't drink; I don't do drugs. I surf and I do yoga. I soak up sun when I can and say 'no' to things when I don't have the bandwidth for them."

He's been sober his entire life. He credits that choice, made early, as the reason he's still standing after more than two decades.

Illenium has spoken openly about looking up to Kaskade as a sober role model in an industry that often makes sobriety feel like a risk. Calvin Harris, Chris Lake, and Kai Wachi are among other artists now openly discussing their own decisions to step back from the party culture that so often comes with the territory.

Armin van Buuren, shaken by Avicii's death, gave up alcohol, started therapy, and began meditating daily. "I realised that in 10 years, I'll remember the camping trip, but I probably won't remember all the festivals," he said. That shift in perspective is something the industry is slowly learning to value.

There are signs of genuine change. Some major festivals have begun incorporating wellness zones where artists and attendees can decompress. Several management companies now provide mental health resources for their rosters. The Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) has made artist wellbeing a formal priority.

But awareness and action are different things. Booking agents still fill calendars. Labels still set expectations. The economic incentives of the touring machine haven't changed as fast as the conversation has.

What has changed is that artists are speaking up loudly, publicly, without apology. Rezz's statement is the latest in a growing body of testimony from people at the top of the industry saying: this is not sustainable, and we are not going to pretend otherwise anymore.

That matters. Because every time a major artist says it, it gets a little easier for the next one to say it too.

There's something the dance music community needs to sit with: the artists we love are not machines. They are people who are often more sensitive, more anxious, and more susceptible to burnout than they appear on stage. The same emotional depth that makes their music move us is the same quality that makes the lifestyle hardest to sustain.

Rezz will heal. Timmy Trumpet is already performing again, talking about 2026 as a new chapter. The music will continue.

But the least we can do is stop treating burnout as a personal failure and start treating it as a systemic one. Start listening when artists say they need to stop. Stop filling the calendar before the human being inside it has had time to breathe.

The dancefloor will wait. The music will be better for it.

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On Friday 13/2/2026, during his USB002 residency at the iconic Alexandra Palace, Fred again.. invited the absolute pillars of UK electronic music on stage, Underworld, for an iconic B2B performance. And when “Born Slippy” echoed across that historic hall, it felt like time folded in on itself.

Because exactly 30 years ago, on 23/2/1996, "Trainspotting" was released. Directed by Danny Boyle, the film did more than shock audiences... it redefined how electronic music, rave culture and club identity were perceived worldwide.

So, this article is not just nostalgia. It is education. Also, for the older generation, it is a reminder. For the younger generation, it is context. And for artists and producers, it is a lesson.

Trainspotting: More Than a Film

When "Trainspotting" hit cinemas in 1996, rave culture was still largely underground. Yes, clubs were thriving, warehouses were full and Ibiza was evolving. But mainstream cinema had rarely taken electronic music seriously as a narrative force.

And "Trainspotting" changed that.

Instead of treating club tracks as background noise, the film placed electronic music at the emotional core of its storytelling. The soundtrack was not decoration. It was identity.

Based on Irvine Welsh’s novel, the film followed a group of friends navigating addiction, alienation and the search for meaning in 90s Britain. It captured a generation suspended between nihilism and possibility.

And its sonic backbone helped define that feeling. The soundtrack included acts like Iggy Pop, New Order, and of course Underworld. But one track became immortal:

Underworld - Born Slippy .NUXX

Originally released in 1995 as a B-side, “Born Slippy” was not designed to be a global anthem. Yet cinema transformed it!

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The Final Scene That Changed Everything

If you have seen "Trainspotting", you remember the final scene: Renton walks away. The monologue begins. The tension builds. And then... “Born Slippy” explodes.

It was not just music placed over visuals. It was synchronization at its most powerful. The track became the emotional release valve of the entire narrative. The repetitive, hypnotic structure mirrored the chaos of the characters’ lives. The fragmented lyrics reflected confusion and disorientation. The relentless drive felt like escape.

That moment turned a club track into a cultural symbol. After the film’s release, “Born Slippy” climbed to #2 on the UK charts and Underworld became one of the defining electronic acts of the decade.

But its deeper impact was not commercial. It was psychological.

How "Trainspotting" Redefined Club Culture

Before "Trainspotting", rave culture was often portrayed as hedonistic, shallow or dangerous. However, after "Trainspotting", it became cinematic. The film did not romanticize addiction. It did not sanitize chaos. Yet it treated the soundtrack with seriousness and emotional weight.

And electronic music was no longer just party music.

It became:

A vehicle for storytelling
A reflection of urban alienation
A symbol of generational identity
A bridge between underground and mainstream

This shift mattered, because culture moves when narrative changes.

Trainspotting helped move electronic music from warehouses into living rooms, from subculture into collective consciousness. In many ways, it did for 90s rave what punk documentaries did for the 70s. It gave it myth.

For deeper context on 90s rave history, platforms like the British Film Institute and electronic music archives such as Resident Advisor’s long-form features offer valuable background reading.

Born Slippy: From Track to Anthem

“Born Slippy” is not a conventional pop song. Its structure is hypnotic rather than melodic. Its vocals are fragmented rather than clear. Its emotional arc builds gradually rather than exploding instantly.

That's why it works in clubs. And that's why it worked in "Trainspotting".

The track became:

A symbol of 90s rave consciousness
An expression of alienation and freedom
A sonic bridge between underground techno and mainstream culture

Even today, when a DJ drops “Born Slippy” at 6AM, something changes in the room. It is not just nostalgia. It is collective memory. And 30 years later, it remains one of the most powerful closing tracks in club history.

Why This Still Matters in 2026

Seeing Fred again.. play B2B with Underworld at Alexandra Palace was more than a cool booking. It was symbolic continuity.

Fred again.. represents a generation raised on emotional sampling, storytelling through production, and digital-native club culture, while Underworld represent the architects of a previous era.

But the bridge between them is narrative-driven electronic music. And that bridge was strengthened by "Trainspotting".

And for younger ravers, understanding this context is essential. Club culture did not just start with TikTok edits or Spotify playlists. It was built in warehouses, documented in cinema, and amplified through moments like that final "Trainspotting" scene.

Also, for older ravers, revisiting the film is not just nostalgia. It is remembering where part of this movement crystallized.

The Business Lesson for Artists and Producers

From my point of view, there is also a music business lesson here: "Trainspotting" demonstrates the power of synchronization. A well-placed track in film can transform a B-side into a global anthem.

Today’s equivalent might be a Netflix series placement, a viral clip, or a cinematic moment in digital media. But the principle remains: Music becomes timeless when it connects to narrative.

So, as artists, producers and DJs, we should not only think about streams. We should think about moments. Because moments create legacy.

Conclusion: Why You Should Watch It

"Trainspotting" is not just a 90s cult film. It is a cultural documentary. It shows how electronic music moved from subculture to mainstream without losing its emotional weight and demonstrates how cinema can elevate a track into mythology.

If you lived through that era, watch it again.

If you were born after it, you should watch it as well to understand what shaped today’s club culture.

Because when “Born Slippy” plays, you are not just hearing a track. You are hearing history. And history, when understood, makes you a better artist, a better DJ, and a more conscious participant in the culture we all claim to love.

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The countdown to Zamna Cyprus just got even more exciting with the announcement of Black Coffee, one of the most influential artists in today’s electronic music scene. The South African DJ and producer has redefined the sound of Afro-house, creating sets that draw you in from the very first minute to the very last. From his residencies in Ibiza to appearances at some of the world’s biggest festivals, each of his performances becomes more than just a DJ set, it’s a powerful musical journey. With a Grammy Award and collaborations across the global pop and urban spectrum, Black Coffee has established himself as a true international force, bringing diverse audiences together under one rhythm.

His appearance at Zamna Festival in Cyprus is expected to be one of the highlights of this year’s event. Known for its high-level production, carefully curated locations, and immersive atmosphere, Zamna provides the perfect setting for Black Coffee’s signature sound. His music often begins on a deeper, more atmospheric note before gradually building in intensity, keeping the crowd moving until the very last track. The event is set to attract thousands of fans from Cyprus, Greece, and beyond, confirming Zamna Cyprus as one of the region’s most important dance events and that Cyprus is establishing itself as a major destination for international electronic music festivals.

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Tomorrowland has officially unveiled the first wave of artists for its 2026 edition, set to return to Boom, Belgium across two weekends, July 17–19 and July 24–26. With over 500 artists scheduled to perform across 16 stages, the iconic festival is already shaping up to be one of its most ambitious editions to date.

The 2026 lineup blends global superstars with underground heavyweights. Mainstage names include Calvin Harris, who will make his long awaited debut at Tomorrowland Belgium, alongside David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, FISHER, John Summit, Chase & Status and Miss Monique. Rising talent also gets a major spotlight, with Marlon Hoffstadt confirmed for his first ever Mainstage appearance.

Techno and harder sounds take center stage at the Atmosphere stage, featuring artists such as Sara Landry, Nico Moreno, I Hate Models, Holy Priest, Shlømo, Dyen and Maddix. Tomorrowland also continues to experiment with unique performance concepts, including Face 2 Face sets where artists perform in shared visual setups, offering a more immersive and intense experience.

A strong focus on diversity and culture is reflected in the introduction of a deep Afro house stage, showcasing artists like Da Capo, AWEN, Thakzin, Rosey Gold and Vanco. The festival will also honor its roots with Tribute to Belgium: Cherry Moon, celebrating the country’s electronic music legacy.

The 2026 edition introduces a new overarching theme titled CONSCIENCIA, designed to connect Tomorrowland’s storytelling, music and immersive production across its global events. This theme aims to deepen the emotional and conceptual experience for attendees, reinforcing the festival’s identity beyond just music.

Beyond Belgium, Tomorrowland’s global expansion continues. Tomorrowland Winter returns to Alpe d’Huez, France in March 2026, while the brand will also launch its first full scale Asian edition in Thailand’s Wisdom Valley in December 2026.

More artists are expected to be announced in the coming months, with ticket sales rolling out in stages. If this first lineup drop is any indication, Tomorrowland 2026 is set to raise the bar once again for global music festivals.

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