Festivals
Line-up announcements, phase drops, travel guides and honest reviews for the electronic festivals that matter in Asia: Wonderfruit, DWP, EDC Thailand, S2O, Ultra, Siam Songkran, 808 and the destination weekends in between.
Bangkok floods in August, Bali has its best month, and the Philippines braces for typhoons. Here's how the region's promoters actually plan around three overlapping monsoon systems.
Nine days before its debut, KAJE has its lineup, its ticket prices and a pitch nobody else in Bali is making: house and techno with a view of Mount Agung instead of the sea.
Wonderfruit's first-ever international edition caps attendance at 100 people and moves the festival's philosophy from a Thai rice field to private temples and villas around Kyoto this October.
In May 2026, Sarawak's tourism board had to warn the public that a near-perfect copy of a festival's own ticketing site was fraudulent. It won't be the last time. Here's how to buy real tickets to Southeast Asia's biggest festivals, country by country, and what to do if you already paid a scammer.
A month after confirming Galantis as its comeback headliner, Djakarta Warehouse Project dropped fourteen more names, from Axwell Λ Ingrosso to Afrojack, for its December return to JIEXPO Kemayoran.
Sunset by NEON's second 2026 edition lands five Malaysia debuts on one bill, a new venue and 70% of VIP tickets gone before the poster finished making the rounds.
Thailand's own techno pioneer heads home for EDC Thailand's December 18-20 edition after a Phase 2 update that also adds Kaskade, Tiesto and a wave of regional talent.
Bangkok's digital arts and electronic music festival is back after a year off, and it announced itself with a rebuilt 2005 deep cut instead of a lineup poster.
808 Festival's Phase 2 lineup adds hardware-only Italian duo 999999999 and live artist Giorgia Angiuli to a Bangkok bill that already has Illenium and W&W. October 2-3 at BITEC.
From death-penalty drug laws to tourism boards co-producing the lineup, Southeast Asia's festival business runs on different rules than Europe's. Here's what actually changes, and what it means if you're going.
White Party Bangkok has voted its way into DJ Mag's Top 100 Festivals at No. 73, the first dedicated LGBTQ+ event ever to make the list. Its 10th anniversary runs Paragon Hall this New Year.
Kyle Domingo grew up in Cebu, built his name in Los Angeles, and just released his first single on Insomniac Records. In December, EDC Thailand brings him back within reach of home.
Hong Kong's Shi Fu Miz festival marks a decade with Chez Damier headlining a new site on Nov 14-15, after today's warm-up party put Singapore and Jakarta selectors on the main stage.
A year after selling out Mega Star Arena, Evolution Events Asia's hard techno festival returns with Italian duo 999999999 headlining The Arch Galeries on October 3.
ZoukOut turned one nightclub's beach party into Asia's biggest dusk-to-dawn festival. Here's the real history, what 2023's tickets cost, how to actually get to Siloso Beach and why the 2026 dates still aren't out.
Vu Phuong Thao grew up on an organ in Son La, dropped out of diplomatic training, and built her name in Ho Chi Minh City's underground. This July she became the first Vietnamese woman to play Tomorrowland, and Vietnam's own press called it a Vinahouse homecoming.
There's a stone quarry on the festival grounds that turns into a minimal house and techno room after dark. Here's what a first-timer actually needs to know about dates, tickets, camping and where the electronic music lives at Thailand's biggest arts and music festival.
Techno's most influential label boss is going back to Thailand's biggest commercial EDM weekender, this time paired with the producer behind Anyma's arena hit 'Consciousness'.
Between December 3 and December 20, three of the region's biggest electronic festivals go off in three different countries. Here's the whole year, mapped out with actual dates and prices.
Djakarta Warehouse Project heads back to the capital on December 11 to 13, 2026, with Galantis leading the first names, presale tickets from IDR 1.700K and a Bali send-off party at Cafe Del Mar on August 16.
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15 years after his MainStage debut, the festival brings back an immersive installation featuring original artifacts, remastered sets, and an exclusive collection.
The Electric Daisy Carnival returns to Rhythm Park, Laguna Phuket for a third edition. December 18–20, serving as the global grand finale of EDC's 30th anniversary year. The full lineup is here, and tickets go on sale June 11 at 10AM ICT.
Miss Monique earned her first Gold single for Concorde at Cercle Festival and just announced Biorhythm her first audio-visual show in Buenos Aires, Argentina