House, techno and electronic music news, releases and events from across Asia.
HARD Summer returns on August 1-2 2026 at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, adjacent to SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater. The programming includes more than 60 artists spanning electronic music, hip-hop and live performance.
The Dancefloor Divide, how Underground Clubs and Festivals Are Becoming Two Completely Different Electronic Music Universes. Electronic music's club culture is facing an existential moment as bigger venues, higher ticket prices and social media turn dance floors into spectator events. Underground EDM is rooted in artistic integrity and community, while mainstream EDM is more pop-influenced and festival-oriented.
VAC Music Festival 2026 "NEO ZEN" Complete Breakdown: John Summit, Charlotte De Witte, Kygo Lead China's Largest Electronic Music Festival. The festival will take place April 18-19 at Hengqin Chimelong Resort in Zhuhai, China with headliners Kygo and John Summit, alongside Charlotte De Witte and Porter Robinson, featuring over 30 international artists total.
KX5 Brings Electronic Music To The World, the collaborative project of Kaskade and Deadmau Joel Zimmerman, will headline one of the FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver's two signature concert experiences on Friday, July 17, 2026 at the PNE's Freedom Mobile Amphitheatre.
New Jersey House Icon DJ Dove drops his Third Album 'The Underdog' Celebrates Four Decades In Underground House Music. The third full-length album released on Grind City Recordings in February 2026.
Daft Punk broke up in 2021. The French robots released their "Epilogue" video, and that, it seemed, was that. Five years later, the music never left. But something unexpected has happened: tribute acts are filling the void.
France's 2026 festival calendar is stacked with exceptional electronic music programming spanning house, techno, and everything in between. From Lyon's legendary Nuits Sonores (May 13-17) to Cannes' beachfront Les Plages Électroniques celebrating its 20th anniversary (August 7-9), the season offers something for every house head.
Les Ardentes Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary from July 2-5, 2026, and while the event has become famous for its hip-hop dominance, the electronic music programming this year is exceptional. Charlotte de Witte closes the festival on Sunday, July 5 in what promises to be a landmark performance, joined by a roster of techno and house talent including I Hate Models, Nico Moreno, Lilly Palmer, Creeds, Malaa, TDJ, Jacidorex, and Panteros 666.
Walk into a House music club in Berlin, London, or Mumbai in 2026, and notice something: the posters don't look like they did five years ago. Where designers once made cold, minimalist flyers for underground events, they now embrace drama, 3D textures for techno/house nights, bold typography that jumps off the wall, eerie or surreal imagery that makes you stop and look twice.
India's house music scene has matured at an extraordinary pace. Once a footnote on global touring calendars, the country now hosts dedicated showcases from the world's most influential underground brands—Keinemusik, Circoloco, Anjunadeep, No Art, and DGTL all within a six-month window . From Berlin collectives to Ibiza institutions, the world is bringing its best to Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kochi. But the real story is what's growing from within: homegrown artists like AATMA, Anyasa, and Kohra are finding audiences that stretch beyond metro nightlife, building a scene that's no longer waiting to be discovered.
NO ART returns to Parco Archeologico di Egnazia in Puglia on August 1, 2026, with headliners including Adam Port and ANOTR, alongside Benja Music and Megatronic. The festival is setting up open air in a place where history meets the sea, this is NO ART's return to the archaeological park after a sold-out debut, described as "an immersive experience blending music, art, and heritage under the southern sun".
A quiet but persistent tension is running through house music in 2026. On one side, producers like Chris Stussy, Honey Dijon, and Mano Le Tough continue to craft albums and extended journeys built for immersive listening and club narratives. On the other, a wave of viral-driven tracks engineered for 15-second TikTok hooks, speed-ups, and dance challenges dominates streaming charts and social feeds. The divide raises uncomfortable questions: Is house music still music, or has it become content? Can the same genre sustain both the album artist and the algorithm chaser? And what gets lost when the dance floor prioritizes the feed?