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Bali's electronic music scene: Uluwatu cliff clubs, Canggu day parties, Seminyak beach clubs and the festivals that land on the island.
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Jakarta's Ecilo and Bali's Gibs Take Southeast Asia's Underground to Amsterdam Dance Event
Pavilion East, a full-day Mixmag Asia takeover at Amsterdam Dance Event on October 22, puts Jakarta techno producer Ecilo and Bali's Gibs on a panel about why Southeast Asian artists still struggle to get booked in Europe.
Diplo Jammed With Habib Gunjat, Indonesia's Viral One-Man-Band Keyboardist, at a Bali Afterparty
Diplo filmed himself trading keyboard runs with Habib Gunjat, a wedding-circuit musician from Kendari whose organ tunggal sets had already gone viral across Indonesia, at a charity run afterparty in Bali on October 8.
Inside Southeast Asia's Club Sound System Arms Race: KYO's Void Rig, Zouk Singapore's New L-Acoustics Install
Seth Troxler called KYO Kuala Lumpur's Void Acoustics rig the best sound system in the world. Here is how it compares to Zouk Singapore's new L-Acoustics install, Savaya's unpublicized system and Illuzion Phuket's Vegas-style Outline rig.
Gabber Modus Operandi Fused Gabber With Balinese Gamelan, and Björk Put Kasimyn on Fossora
Gabber Modus Operandi, the Bali duo who fused gabber with gamelan and jathilan trance, got the beat credit on four Björk Fossora tracks, plus a solo record that followed.
Thailand Arrested a DJ for Working Without a Permit, and Singapore Stopped Issuing Them at All
Thailand arrested an American DJ in Chiang Mai in June 2026, Singapore quietly stopped issuing its performer work pass, and Indonesia raided a Canggu nightclub over the same paperwork. This is the visa and work permit law for foreign DJs, country by country.
Thailand Scrapped Its Decades-Old Afternoon Alcohol Ban: What You Can (and Can't) Legally Drink Across Southeast Asia
For decades, 7-Eleven clerks across Thailand covered the beer fridge every afternoon at 2pm. That law is gone now. Here is what still applies, country by country, if you're planning a night out anywhere in Southeast Asia.
Rostarr Wraps Bali's Potato Head Beach Club in His Biggest Mural Yet
On October 16, Desa Potato Head unveils a 1,644 square metre mural covering the Beach Club's entire facade, timed to an open-air party with Archie, Eric Duncan and a live gamelan ceremony.
Desa Potato Head Books Eric Duncan and Alex From Tokyo to Celebrate Bali's Biggest New Mural
Desa Potato Head's Beach Club spent months behind a Rostarr mural wrapping its entire oceanfront facade. On October 16, it throws the wall a day-into-night party, with Eric Duncan and Alex From Tokyo on the lineup.
Illuzion, Savaya and Zouk Singapore Rewrote DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs for 2026
Savaya broke into DJ Mag's top five, Thailand landed a record eight clubs, and Zouk Singapore keeps climbing. Every Southeast Asian name on the 2026 list, and who's missing from it.
Southeast Asia's Drum and Bass Scene Lives in Bangkok's Jungle Jam BKK and Bali's Locus Festival
Singapore built Southeast Asia's biggest drum and bass night in the 2000s, then lost it when Home Club closed in 2014. The genre didn't die, it just relocated to a five-year-old Bangkok promoter, a 1999 Jakarta soundsystem crew and a four-day festival on a Bali beach.
Carl Cox Headlines Savaya's New Year's Eve in Bali While the Rest of Southeast Asia Stays Quiet
Savaya's cliffside club in Uluwatu has published its full nine-day New Year's Eve lineup, led by Carl Cox b2b Nic Fanciulli on December 31. Zouk Singapore and Mustache Bangkok, checked the same week, haven't posted a December date yet.
The UK Foreign Office Names Bali and Lombok in Its Nightlife Warnings, Not Zouk Singapore
The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, and the nightlife-specific warnings in it differ sharply from country to country. This guide lays out what each advisory actually says about drink spiking, assault risk and getting home safely.
The Digital Nomad's Guide to Southeast Asia's House and Techno Scene: Canggu, Chiang Mai and Saigon
Thailand's Destination Thailand Visa, Indonesia's E33G and Vietnam's 90-day e-visa grey zone each come with a different idea of how long you can stay and how you're allowed to live. Here is where the laptop crowd actually goes out once the cafes close, from Canggu's bar-hop sprawl to Chiang Mai's scattered basement rooms to Saigon's ask-around scene.
Bangkok, Bali, Singapore: How to Actually Plan a Two-Week Southeast Asia Clubbing Trip
Bangkok, Bali and Singapore sit close enough for a real two-week clubbing trip: the order that works, the visas you need, and what each leg actually costs.
Going Solo in Southeast Asia's Clubs Means Knowing Subwerk From Tuff Club
A lot of Southeast Asia's best clubs are built around groups that arrive already knowing each other. Here is where that structurally works against a solo visitor, and where it genuinely doesn't.
Southeast Asia's Silent Disco Scene Is Mostly a Novelty Act. BEAM Ran the Real One, Then Closed.
Search "silent disco Southeast Asia" and you get a banned jogging club, a Singapore corporate-events supplier and a dead website. Bangkok's BEAM had the real one, three DJs, real house and techno bookings, and it closed for good in October 2025.
GCash Has 94 Million Users. Most of Southeast Asia's Club Doors Still Want Your Cash.
GCash and Maya dominate everyday spending in the Philippines, QRIS covers most of Bali's bar tabs, and Singapore's clubs are nearly cashless. So why do Bangkok, Manila and Saigon's doors still want cash? A country by country guide to what to actually carry on a night out.
Dekmantel's First Southeast Asia Show Closed With Avalon Emerson's Bali Debut
Dekmantel's first Southeast Asia show ran fifteen hours across Potato Head Bali and Klymax on September 26, ending with Avalon Emerson's first Southeast Asian set.
A Magnitude-7.7 Quake Hit Flores. Bali's Laundromat Is Throwing a Benefit.
On September 19, Bali collective Laundromat and four partner crews turn a night at Amplitude Skatepark into a donation-only benefit for communities hit by the magnitude 7.7 Flores earthquake.
Wonderfruit Picked December on Purpose: How Monsoon Season Shapes Southeast Asia's Clubbing Calendar
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.
How Door Policy Actually Works at Tuff Club, Savaya and Southeast Asia's Toughest Clubs
Tuff Club takes reservations by text and nothing else. Savaya's free guest list can be cancelled without warning. Here's how the region's door policies, age limits and guestlists really work, venue by venue.
KAJE Bali Skips the Beach Clubs for a Working Farm 950 Meters Up
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.
Bangkok vs Bali vs Singapore: Savaya and Zouk's 2026 Rankings Decide the Region's Best Club Scene
Three of Southeast Asia's biggest club cities, put head to head on the things that actually decide a night out: what it costs, what time it ends, and who's on the decks.
Sleeping Near Savaya: What Hostels in Bali and Bangkok Cost
A dorm bed near Bangkok's clubs costs less than a cocktail inside one. Here's where to actually stay, what it costs, and how far you'll really be from the music in Bangkok and Bali.