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Electronic music festivals: line-ups, dates and guides for the events Asian ravers travel for, at home and abroad.
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Epizode, the Festival That Made Phu Quoc Vietnam's Biggest Dance Floor, Has Been Dark for Six Years
Carl Cox, Peggy Gou and Nina Kraviz all played Epizode's eleven-day beach festival on Phu Quoc. Its last edition ran in January 2020, and nobody ever said why it didn't come back.
EDC Thailand Finalizes Its December Lineup, and Phuket Gets a New Beach Pre-Party
Charlotte de Witte, Jamie Jones and Vintage Culture join EDC Thailand's third Phuket edition, plus a new Hotel EDC beach pre-party added in October for the night before gates open.
What B2B Means in a DJ Lineup, and Why Bangkok's 808 Festival Booked Three of Them
B2B stands for back-to-back: two DJs sharing one set instead of two solo hours. Bangkok's 808 Festival has booked three exclusive pairings for October, and one of them already produced a Wu-Tang-sampling single.
Southeast Asia Has No Pill Testing at Festivals. Wonderfruit's Own Rules Show What You Get Instead.
No government-sanctioned drug-checking service operates at any Southeast Asian festival. Here's what the region's death penalty laws, Wonderfruit's own rulebook and the 2024 Vang Vieng methanol deaths actually mean for anyone going out.
BOTCASH Fuses Thai Pin Guitar With EDM. Tomorrowland Thailand Just Gave Him the Main Stage.
The Bangkok producer built a following by wiring the pin, a three-stringed Isan lute, into festival-scale EDM. In December, Tomorrowland's first Thailand edition puts that sound next to Martin Garrix and Swedish House Mafia.
What to Actually Pack for Wonderfruit, DWP and Southeast Asia's Other Big Festivals
Wonderfruit tells you to bring a mallet. DWP tells you to bring cash, a lot of it. Here's what Southeast Asia's biggest house and techno festivals actually require you to pack, straight from their own FAQs.
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.
Wonderfruit Is Leaving Thailand for the First Time. It's Taking 100 People to Kyoto.
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.
How to Buy Festival Tickets Safely in Southeast Asia and Avoid Getting Scammed
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.
DWP 2026 Books Axwell Λ Ingrosso and Dimitri Vegas for December's Return to Jakarta
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.
Enrico Sangiuliano Makes His Malaysia Debut at Sunset by NEON's Return to Genting Highlands
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.
Nakadia Joins EDC Thailand's Stacked Phase 2 Lineup for December
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.
DIAGE Festival Skipped 2025. Its Comeback Song Is 21 Years Old.
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.
Bangkok's 808 Festival Just Put 999999999 on the Same Bill as Illenium and W&W
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.
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.
Shi Fu Miz Turns 10, and Its Warm-Up Party Just Put Southeast Asia on the Bill
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.
999999999 Headline BLAK Arena's Return to Kuala Lumpur
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.
DWP 2026 Returns to Jakarta: Dates, Tickets and First Names Confirmed
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.
30 Years of EDC and the kineticJOURNEY Just Hit Its Loudest Chapter
30 years of EDC Las Vegas, one very ambitious owl on the main stage, a free parade shutting down the Las Vegas Strip, and 240 artists across 16 stages. May 15 to 17 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the desert has absolutely no idea what is coming.
David Guetta and Hypaton “Walked Away” is out: release date, package details, and official links
David Guetta and Hypaton have released “Walked Away”. The single is available now as a two track package on Apple Music, with an official visualizer on YouTube.
House Artists to Watch at S2O 2026
The world’s wettest party is evolving. For 2026, S2O is trading pure noise for sophisticated rhythm. From the tropical house of Kygo to the bass-driven grooves of AC Slater, we break down why this year’s "S2O LAND" debut is a mandatory stop for house heads during Songkran.
Are Phones Killing the Dance Floor? How Club Culture Is Losing Its Soul in 2026
Bloomberg just declared the dance floor is "disappearing in a sea of phones." From no-phone policies to festivals dropping lineups entirely, the house music underground is fighting back against spectacle culture. Here's what's really happening.
Day Zero Bali 2026: Complete Festival Guide - Lineup, Tickets & Everything You Need
Day Zero debuts in Bali April 17, 2026 at GWK Cultural Park. Complete guide to Bonobo, Âme, Jamie Jones lineup, tickets, and Day Zero Week.