The pandemic posed an enormous threat to China’s club scene.

Nightspots in Beijing were forced to shut in January. They did not reopen properly until August.

Yet many electronic-music clubs have weathered the disruption, in part because punters freed from lockdown have flocked back to them.

How has nightlife changed in China?

"Music is such a visceral part of our human connection and emotions.

For most of us, some of our favourite memories and defining life moments, are linked to music.

With this in mind we wanted to create a new mix series, where DJs & producers get to showcase this amazing ideology.

Sad news for all lovers of the harder styles. 

Last year, the iconic Defqon.1 was postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic, but due to continued uncertainty today was moved a second time to the last week of June 2022.

“Dear Weekend Warriors,

While it won’t come as a surprise, we announce with great regret that Defqon.1 Primal Energy has been postponed to the last weekend of June 2022.

For trance music fans, there is no place better than the Luminosity Beach Festival.

Festival organizers have thought about later summer dates today to announce the return of their two-day event, Luminosity At The Beach.

Having previously rescheduled dates on June 24-27, added more today by announcing Luminosity At The Beach that’s scheduled for August 20-21.

Elements Music & Arts Festival is one of the most beloved festivals that has caught the eye of dance music lovers in Lakewood, Pennsylvania. The festival, usually held in May, is known for its fantastic lineups and exciting summer camp. Now, after being forced to postpone their standard festival in 2020, they are aiming for 2021 with new dates.

In the depths of the famous Poble Espanyol you can find one of Barcelona’s techno hubs, INPUT High Fidelity Dance Club. INPUT was born with one ambitious goal in mind: to make your night an incredible, out of this world experience. When you cross through the emblematic door that separates the medieval spirit of the old Spanish village nothing will be the same again. Your senses will sharpen, your mind will experience a sensory overload and you will witness unrivalled acoustics that will take you to a new level of music appreciation.

Globally renowned for her silky vocals that feature across a host of iconic dance anthems, Nashville-based songstress Lika Morgan returns to the release radar with a playful single, ‘IQ Doesn’t Matter’ on Enormous Chills.

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Giolì & Assia delighted everyone with their 5-track EP "Moon Faces".

The release on Ultra Music brings together the Italian duo's previous singles and showcases their ability to tell stories. Each track represents a different phase of the same moon.

The single "For You" leads the EP with its dark vocals and beats. It fits perfectly with the second melody "Hands On Me", which features a darker, brooding melodic techno beat. "Rollercoaster" is the shortest song in the collection, but it features Giolì & Assia vocals, piano notes and bass notes.

Due to the Night Time Industries Assocation (NTIA) new research, 80% of clubs will close by March without Government support.

NTIA has surveyed over 100 clubs about the problems clubs are facing.

Of the 100 nightclubs surveyed, the Assocation found that 88% of clubs in the UK are in over two months worth of rent arrears, 86% had been forced to make redundancies — with over 65% making over 60% of their workforce redundant before the end of 2020.

Moreover, 43% had still not recieved any kind of financial support from the government.