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Wednesday
Nov132013

Vinyl Sales at an all-time high

Thanks to a few huge albums this year in particular, overall vinyl sales in the U.K. (and beyond) are at an all-time high. In fact, the numbers are so impressive that they're taking over benchmarks established 10 to 12 years ago. And it's likely that you (yes, you, the reader) played a role in that. You see, it's the latest albums from Daft Punk ('Random Access Memories'), Arctic Monkeys ('AM'), and David Bowie ('The Next Day') that have had such a profound impact on the sales of vinyl in 2013.

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Wednesday
Oct092013

Red Bull Revolutions in Sound: Full Line-Up

Marking it's 15th anniversary, Red Bull Music Academy is readying for one of the UK's biggest celebrations of our unique club culture, bringing back Red Bull Revolutions in Sound on November 14th. Red Bull will be taking over one of the most inconic landmarks in the UK, The London Eye, bringing together thirty of the most important UK club nights (past & present) for a special night, where each will host their own transformed capsule. You can check out the full line-up after the jump, which includes everyone from Richie Hawtin, to DJ EZ, to Rudimental, to Gilles Peterson. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at £15 each, with all proceeds going to Wings for Life Charity.

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Wednesday
Oct092013

Sankeys NYC to open this month

With Sankeys' third season in Ibiza coming to an emphatic end, attention now turns to New York as the club's long-awaited opening is realised with the theme "The British are Coming". Sankeys - the legendary UK clubbing institute, and the now permanent Ibiza fixture that regularly showcases the worlds biggest DJ’s alongside new and home-grown talent is set to become newest slice of the big apple’s club land. More info after the jump.

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Monday
Sep302013

Justin Timberlake announces 2014 UK arena tour

2013 has been quite the musical comeback year for Justin Timberlake, with two critically acclaimed studio albums brushing away all other Pop/R&B competition in sight. To celebrate the support he has received from his fans, JT has announced a European tour, including a 4 date UK arena tour, including London, Glasgow, Manchester & Birmingham. Tickets go on sale October 4th, full list of dates after the jump.

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Thursday
Sep052013

Black Butter Records Autumn Tour

One of the UK's most well-known labels right now, Black Butter Records, today announced their forthcoming Autumn Tour of the British Isles, with a little trip over to Amsterdam in there as well. They've invited along some of the best artists in the game right, including family members Rudimental, Kidnap Kid, Woz, Gorgon City, Scrufizzer, M A N I K, My Nu Leng, Drums of Death and Joel Compass. Also, if that wasn't enough, they drafted in Basement Jaxx and Jazzy Jeff for a couple of magic nights in London and Manchester too.

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Thursday
Aug292013

Chase & Status announce first UK Arena Tour

Coming off the back of a heavy festival season, with notable TV appearances at Glastonnbury & Reading, Chase & Status have today announced their first arena tour of the UK. The tour is 10 dates long, kicking off in Nottingham and concluding at the O2 Arena in London. Tickets go on sale tomorrow and can be found HERE.

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Thursday
Aug222013

Example announces first full North American Tour

Yesterday saw UK Dance phenomenon Example announce his first full North American tour, which includes 18 dates, kicking off in Miami and concluding in the wonderful LA. All the ticket links can be found HERE, and the full list of dates are after the jump.

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Tuesday
Aug202013

Rudimental announce February 2014 Tour

As we come towards the end of a mental UK Summer, festival favourites Rudimental waste no time in announcing another tour, which will see them take one step up in venue size when February 2014 comes around. Tickets go on sale August 23rd at 9am - hit the jump to see the video.

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Tuesday
Aug202013

Ed Sheeran to play Madison Square Garden

Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran took to Twitter this morning to announce a special one off show at the iconic Madison Square Garden on November 1st. The ginger superstar has been on tour with Taylor Swift in the US for most of 2013, playing to sell-out arena crowds, but this will be his biggest solo show to date. Pre-sale information will be announced later today.

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Monday
Aug192013

Jaguar Skills - Hip-Hop Odyssey (Aug 22nd @ Village Underground)

Following on from his record-breaking BBC Radio 1 Mix in 2011, Jaguar Skills follows this up with an intimate performance of the same performance to a 550 capacity crowd at Village Underground in Shoreditch, which will see the masked magician take Hip-Hop lovers on the most magical journey possible. Tickets can be bought exclusively HERE, along with a limited edition t-shirt.

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