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• Subculture Festival Melbourne 2023 Dates & Lineup Announced

  Attention all trance enthusiasts! The highly anticipated Subculture Festival returns to Melbourne in 2023. Known for its captivating  performances and production that have earned it global acclaim as an elite trance experience, Subculture Festival is set to make its long-awaited descent upon us in the month of June. Prepare yourselves, fellow trance warriors, and gather your allies for this unforgettable expedition into the realm of hard trance. Evolution Events will once again bring Subculture to Melbourne and 2023 will boast a mouth watering lineup of  the who’s who in trance music. John O’callaghan, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Factor B and many more will all grace the stage this June and treat fans to hard-hitting and uplifting trace performances. Take in the full festival lineup below! Subculture Festival Melbourne 2023 Lineup John O’callaghan Giuseppe Ottaviani Bryan Kearney Mark Sherry B2B David Forbes Factor B Billy Gillies Nikolauss Subculture Festival Melbourne 2023Event Details When: Saturday June 10 2023 Time: 1:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Grand Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds VIC Tickets: Click here to secure your tickets.

• Dreamstate Australia Returns In 2023

  Trance Fans Rejoice, Dreamstate Festival is Coming Back to Australia! Dreamstate Australia, a festival dedicated exclusively to the trance music genre, will return to Australian shores in April 2023. Dreamstate Australia is a part of the Dreamstate brand, which is operated by the global event promoter Insomniac. Insomniac is famous for organizing some of the most massive music festivals, such as Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Beyond Wonderland, and Nocturnal Wonderland. The Dreamstate brand is focused on trance music and has held events in various countries worldwide, including the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Local dance touring favourite Symbiotic will once again team up with Insomniac to bring the trance festival down under for Dreamstate Australia’s biggest show to date. The inaugural Dreamstate Australia festival took place back in 2016 in Melbourne, Victoria. The festival featured a lineup of trance music’s biggest stars, including Paul van Dyk, Sneijder, Rank1 and more. The one-day event was a massive success, with thousands of attendees flocking to the festival to experience the euphoric music and electrifying atmosphere. After the successful debut in Melbourne, Dreamstate Australia expanded its reach to other cities in the country. In 2017, the festival added a new venue in Sydney, New South Wales, to its lineup before returning to Melbourne in 2018 and  2019. Dreamstate Australia 2023 Lineup Cosmic Gate Infected Mushroom MaRLo (Tech Energy Set) Ciaran Mcauley Ben Nicky presents Emotional Havoc Maddix Blastoyz Achilles Ticket pre-sale registrations are now open – register your details here. Event Information Event Time: 2:00 PM Saturday, Apr 22nd, 2023 Location: Flemington Racecourse Tickets Presale Registration Closes – Tuesday, Feb 21st, 11:59 PM (AEDT) Presale Tickets On Sale- Wed, Feb 22nd, 12:00 PM (AEDT) Ticket pre-sale registrations are now open – register your details here.

• Cosmic Gate Announce Release for ‘MOSAIIK Chapter Two’

  Sometimes you can be having too much fun! ‘Chapter One’ of Cosmic Gate’s ‘MOSAIIK’ album series touched off a post-lockdown tour, bigger and more extensive than anyone (not least Nic & Bossi!) could’ve imagined. A subsequent pinch on studio time, and … well … you can guess the rest! Promise is a promise is a promise though and the GRAMMY-nominated act are delighted to start the new year with the announcement of the now-imminent arrival of ‘MOSAIIK Chapter Two’. March 3 isn’t that far away, but it’ll seem much closer still when you hear what Nic & Bossi have in store for the interim! First out the ‘Cosmic Gate’s gate is ‘MOSAIIK Chapter Two’s teaser trailer, which is online now. Through it, Cosmic Gate revealed that ‘MOSAIIK’ will spread its format wings to include, not just digital and streaming versions, but also a double CD and a limited-edition double vinyl (naturally including both Chapters). You can pre-save/order here now. Next, you’ll need to put a big save-the-date mark in the calendar for Feb 15, as Nic & Bossi are set to perform another of their acclaimed Livestreams. This time their two-hour set will be coming from Ibiza, where – backdropped by the magnetising sight (and just plain magnetic!) Es Vedra isle, the boys will be premiering much of the previously unheard music from ‘Chapter Two’. Hot on the heels of the Livestream will come the release of not one, but two new singles, before ‘MOSAIIK Chapter Two’ makes its full appearance on March 3. Pre-order/save the highly anticipated MOSAIIK Chapter Two album here. Cosmic Gate – MOSAIIK – Chapter Two Tracklist 01: Cosmic Gate & Diana Miro – Hear Me Out 02: Cosmic Gate & Nathan Nicholson – Follow You Anywhere 03: Cosmic Gate & Gid Sedgwick – Emotion Of Color 04: Cosmic Gate & Nathan Nicholson – Just The Beginning 05: Cosmic Gate & Andy Duguid – It’s Simple 06: Cosmic Gate – Mirador 07: Cosmic Gate & Olivia Sebastianelli – We Got The Fire 08: Cosmic Gate & Greenhaven DJs – Retrospection 09: Cosmic Gate & Diana Miro – Blame (Pavel Khvaleev Remix)  

• Alpha 9 Releases Debut Album ‘Horizons’

  Alpha 9 Takes the Music World by Storm with New Album ‘Horizons’ Artem Stolyarov, also known as ARTY and ALPHA 9, is a well-established artist in the industry. He has played a significant role in Anjunabeats’ success, having created some of the label’s most iconic tracks such as ‘Rebound’, ‘Kate’, ‘Before The Dawn’, and ‘Zara’ among others. His contributions have shaped the sound of the label. ALPHA 9 is the pseudonym under which Artem Stolyarov has been able to delve into the progressive trance genre that captured his passion as a teenager. ‘New Horizons’ serves as a retrospective of the project thus far and a glimpse into its future direction. “ALPHA 9 is my roots. and when we decided to revive the project, we knew we wanted to take it to Anjunabeats” – Artem Stolyarov After a meticulous process of three years, ‘New Horizons’ is finally here featuring 14 original ALPHA 9 compositions. We had a chance to talk to Artem about the motivation behind some of the tracks on the album, and he shared the following insights. The new album is out now on all streaming platforms; get your first listen below!

• Above & Beyond Announce ‘Group Therapy Weekender’ Australia

  Group Therapy Weekender Festival  Set To Make Its Australian Debut This December. Australian touring giants Symbiotic and Hardware are joininng  forces for the debut  Australian edition of Above & Beyond’s iconic ‘Group Therapy Weekender’ festival. Featuring a stellar, curated line-up of artists from their labels: Anjunabeats, Anjunadeep & Reflections.  The camping festival, Group Therapy Weekender Australia will be held at Yarra Valley Estate for the band’s first ever multi-day festival down under. Taking place between Friday 16 December and Sunday 18 December in Victoria’s breathtaking Yarra Valley, ‘Group Therapy Weekender Australia’ is an intimate camping getaway for Australia’s ‘Anjunafamily.’ There will also be a program of wellness activities and workshops to enhance the experience, surrounded by the picturesque landscape that surrounds the region.  There will also be an offering of the very best food and drink, from Yarra Valley and beyond. This is the first time the festival has been based in Australia and follows on from the success of ‘Group Therapy Weekender’ at The Gorge, Washington State, which welcomed 23,000 campers last July and ‘Group Therapy Weekender’ London at Dockyards. One of the world’s best-loved electronic groups, ‘Above & Beyond’ have headlined arenas around Australia over the last decade, bringing their anthemic dance songs to tens of thousands of fans. Update: Tuesday November 7, 2022 Anjuna, along with local partners Symbiotic and Hardware have made the difficult decision to relocate the inaugural ‘Group Therapy Weekender Australia’ from the Yarra Valley to central Melbourne.  Same amazing show, minus the camping. “With no reprieve from the rain in sight, it has been decided it’s too risky to proceed with a camping event this year.  The team was faced with two choices: proceed and cross our fingers that the rain will ease, and the land will dry out, or relocate to the city, where we can provide a comfortable experience rain or shine.  The ultimate goal is to deliver the greatest Anjuna event ever to visit Australia, and this can’t confidently be done in unfavourable weather conditions.  The comfort and safety of patrons is always the priority and sliding around a sodden farm for two days isn’t the experience anyone wants to have, particularly for an event’s debut year.  Although the weather has actually cleared up lately, and many were really looking forward to camping, if we’re to heed the word of Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, the current La Niña event may very well continue on through the summer months.” say organisers. ‘Group Therapy Weekender Australia’ will take place under a big top tent at Melbourne Showgrounds in a beautiful, grassy arena that’s just ten minutes from central Melbourne.  Two days, one stage, same line-up (bar a few small tweaks, including the addition of a Deep Set from Anjuna on Sunday!). Group Therapy Weekender Australia Lineup Saturday, December 17 – Lineup A-Z Above & Beyond ALPHA 9 Genix ilan Bluestone Jaytech b2b Naz Mat Zo Oliver Smith Sunday, December 18 – Lineup A-Z Above & Beyond (Deep Set) CRi DJ Set Durante b2b HANA James Grant & Jody Wisternoff Juno Mamba Luttrell Marsh OLAN Event Information Event Date: Saturday 17 December & Sunday 18 December Event Location: Melbourne Showgrounds, Victoria Tickets: Register for early access to tickets now! – Click Here! Registrations close: Monday 3rd October at 9pm Pre-sale begins: Tuesday 4th October at 10am General Public On-Sale begins: Wednesday 5th October at 10am – Secure your tickets here. Above & Beyond Group Therapy Weekender Australia Set Times