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Marmosets Wrote a Song About Bangkok's Curfew. Six Years Later, It Still Applies.
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Marmosets Wrote a Song About Bangkok's Curfew. Six Years Later, It Still Applies.

In 2020, Bangkok producer Marmosets turned a complaint every promoter in the city has muttered at 1:45am into a spoken-word techno single. Six years and one high-profile raid later, Krungthep Ratree hasn't dated a day.

September 1, 2026
What a Night Out Actually Costs in Bangkok, Bali and Singapore
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What a Night Out Actually Costs in Bangkok, Bali and Singapore

A Bintang at a Canggu warung costs less than a bag of chips. A sofa at Savaya can run past $600 before anyone's ordered a drink. Here's what a night out actually costs across the region's three most different door policies.

August 31, 2026
White Party Bangkok Just Became the First LGBTQ+ Festival on DJ Mag's Top 100
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White Party Bangkok Just Became the First LGBTQ+ Festival on DJ Mag's Top 100

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.

August 31, 2026
Where Southeast Asia's Warehouse and DIY Parties Actually Happen
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Where Southeast Asia's Warehouse and DIY Parties Actually Happen

Djakarta Warehouse Project borrowed the word for a stadium-sized festival. The actual warehouse and DIY scene is smaller, scrappier, and scattered across converted shophouses, a former cinema, and a small club above a Poblacion sidewalk.

August 30, 2026
Tokyo's DJ MARIA. Made DJ Mag's 2026 Watchlist. Her Best New Track Came From Bangkok.
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Tokyo's DJ MARIA. Made DJ Mag's 2026 Watchlist. Her Best New Track Came From Bangkok.

Berghain and Bassiani in the same tour, a DJ Mag nod, and a brand-new track written with Bangkok's Sunju Hargun. Tokyo's psychedelic techno export is having a very good year.

August 29, 2026
Forget the Club: Southeast Asia's Underground Now Lives on Community Radio
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Forget the Club: Southeast Asia's Underground Now Lives on Community Radio

From a studio on Bangkok's Charoen Krung to the inside of an actual Manila jeepney, community radio has quietly become Southeast Asia's cheapest, most durable piece of nightlife infrastructure.

August 26, 2026
Bangkok Club Closing Times in 2026: Who Actually Gets to 4AM
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Bangkok Club Closing Times in 2026: Who Actually Gets to 4AM

Bangkok doesn't have one closing time, it has four, and which one applies to the club you're standing outside of depends on a street name most tourists have never heard of. Here's how the zoning actually works in 2026.

August 25, 2026
Soundkoh Collective's Debut Sent One Bangkok Love Song to Korea and Germany
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Soundkoh Collective's Debut Sent One Bangkok Love Song to Korea and Germany

Thai vocalist Chucheewa Cheepchoke and producer Vichaya Vatanasapt wrote a stripped-back love song called Galactic Love. Their new label Soundkoh Collective's first release turns it into six versions, remixed across Thailand, Korea and Germany.

August 24, 2026
Thailand's Visa and Nightlife Rules: What Clubbing Tourists Need to Know in 2026
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Thailand's Visa and Nightlife Rules: What Clubbing Tourists Need to Know in 2026

Before you book a flight to dance in Bangkok, Phuket or Chiang Mai: how many visa-free days you actually get, why the digital arrival card matters, and what's changed about closing times, drinking hours and cannabis since 2025.

August 22, 2026
Adam Beyer Is Coming Back to Bangkok's Biggest EDM Festival, This Time With Chris Avantgarde
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Adam Beyer Is Coming Back to Bangkok's Biggest EDM Festival, This Time With Chris Avantgarde

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'.

August 22, 2026
The Best Rooftop Bars for House Music in Bangkok
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The Best Rooftop Bars for House Music in Bangkok

Bangkok has dozens of sky bars selling a view. Very few of them book a DJ who actually plays house. Here's how to tell the difference, floor by floor.

August 20, 2026
The Best Record Stores for DJs in Southeast Asia
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The Best Record Stores for DJs in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia doesn't really have record shops built for house and techno the way Berlin or London does. What it has instead, city by city, is more interesting: soul, funk and reissue specialists who happen to stock the electronic stuff too.

August 18, 2026
The Best Listening Bars and Record Bars in Bangkok and Tokyo
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The Best Listening Bars and Record Bars in Bangkok and Tokyo

No DJ booth, no dance floor, just a serious hi-fi rig and a wall of records. A guide to the listening bars and record bars actually worth the taxi fare in Bangkok and Tokyo.

August 18, 2026
How to Get Into Bangkok's Underground House and Techno Scene
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How to Get Into Bangkok's Underground House and Techno Scene

The best nights in Bangkok don't advertise. Here's where a newcomer actually starts, from a 120-capacity bar with a lit sign that just says BAR TEMP to a weekly hard techno ritual at RCA.

August 17, 2026
How a Bangkok Label Turned Buddhist Chants and 90s Ghost Shows Into a House Genre
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How a Bangkok Label Turned Buddhist Chants and 90s Ghost Shows Into a House Genre

A Bangkok label samples 90s ghost-show intros and Buddhist chanting over four-to-the-floor drums and calls it Thai house. A UK label is now pressing it to vinyl.

August 17, 2026
NON NON NON Built Bangkok's Queer Techno Underground From Nothing. Now It's Teaching the Next One
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NON NON NON Built Bangkok's Queer Techno Underground From Nothing. Now It's Teaching the Next One

Since 2018, NON NON NON has been the room Bangkok's queer techno scene didn't have. This June, its founder Mae Happyair spent a month teaching the next generation how to build one too.

August 16, 2026
The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bangkok, 2026 Edition
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The Best House and Techno Clubs in Bangkok, 2026 Edition

Bangkok lost half its landmark clubs in three years and came out stronger. From the Decho Road axis to Old Town's vinyl listening bars, here is where the city actually dances in 2026.

August 12, 2026
Sunju Hargun: The Bangkok Selector Making Thailand Sound Like Itself
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Sunju Hargun: The Bangkok Selector Making Thailand Sound Like Itself

Around 90 percent of Sunju Hargun's music is built from Thai sounds. The Bangkok DJ, Siamese Twins Records co-founder and Karma Klique organiser has spent a decade proving Southeast Asian club music does not need to imitate anyone.

August 11, 2026
Where House DJs Go in the Summer: A 2026 Season Guide
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Where House DJs Go in the Summer: A 2026 Season Guide

Where Do Your Favorite House DJs Spend the Summer? A Look at the Festivals, Beach Clubs and Residencies That Define the Season

June 12, 2026
EDC Thailand Reveals December 2026 Lineup
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EDC Thailand Reveals December 2026 Lineup

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.

June 10, 2026
Free Entry for Bangkok World Music Day on Saturday, June 13
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Free Entry for Bangkok World Music Day on Saturday, June 13

Inspired by France's Fête de la Musique, One Bangkok and Alliance Française Bangkok open five stages, 30+ artists, and 10 hours of completely free music to the city from molam and jazz to voguing and techno.

June 9, 2026
Siam Songkran 2026: Bangkok Keeps Building Its Global Dance Identity
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Siam Songkran 2026: Bangkok Keeps Building Its Global Dance Identity

Siam Songkran Music Festival 2026 "The Melora" concluded its four-night run at Bravo BKK Arena on April 14, bringing to a close one of the largest electronic music events to coincide with Thailand's national Songkran celebration. The festival ran from April 11 to 14 at the Arena Area of Bravo BKK headlined by Martin Garrix, John Summit, Marshmello, Alok, and ARTBAT b2b R3HAB , the outdoor venue complex on the RCA strip near Rama 9, continuing the event's established identity as Bangkok's flagship EDM festival during Thai New Year.

April 21, 2026
Swedish House Mafia Confirmed Group Appearance at Tomorrowland Thailand 2026 via One World Radio
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Swedish House Mafia Confirmed Group Appearance at Tomorrowland Thailand 2026 via One World Radio

Swedish House Mafia has confirmed that they will appear together at Tomorrowland Thailand in 2026 through One World Radio.

April 2, 2026
Baby J Confirms Bangkok Stop at Sphere Hall This May 23
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Baby J Confirms Bangkok Stop at Sphere Hall This May 23

Baby J is bringing her infectious blend of pop, R&B, and dancefloor energy to Bangkok. The singer, songwriter, and producer will perform at Sphere Hall inside the EmSphere shopping complex on May 23, 2026. The internet's favourite chaos-pop sensation is finally crossing the Pacific and she's bringing every banger, breakdown, and bottle-rocket moment with her.

April 2, 2026