With the announcement that Lush! is set to close, here are ten epic sets from the Portrush venue
It was only a matter of time before the COVID-19 pandemic put paid to a major clubbing venue, and today’s…
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“No matter what, the music will live on…” DJs and artists reflect on the dance industry after COVID-19
Since last March, when COVID-19 announced its unwelcome presence in our lives, large parts of the dance music industry have…
These old photos of empty German nightclubs are eerily familiar given these strange times
Let’s face it, clubbing as we know and love it won’t be back for some time, with a looming ‘second…
First Floor’s Shawn Reynaldo on the perils of clubbing returning too soon
One of the best weekly newsletters on the electronic music scene is First Floor, helmed by Barcelona-based Shawn Reynaldo, which…
“It’s necessary for any period to build its cathedrals…” Manchester’s The Haçienda opened on this day in 1982
Legendary Manchester club The Haçienda opened on this day (21 May) in 1982, creating a legacy that would go on…
The story of U2’s legendary The Kitchen nightclub
Up until recently, if you sauntered along Dublin’s East Essex Street, you might have found an inconspicuous wooden door with…
Laurent Garnier on how The Haçienda ‘blew his mind’ in 1987… [October 1994]
Paris native Laurent Garnier, who celebrated his 53rd birthday last Friday, was an early convert to dance music – at…
Do not go gentle into that good night… What Ireland’s nightclub industry does next
Last weekend saw the closing of another ‘institution’ of Irish clubland – the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin – with a…
On the road again… what DJs played the most gigs in 2018?
Life, it has often been said, is one big journey, and that’s even more the case when you are a…
Bodytonic set to open Jam Park… you’ve come a long way, baby
Bad news is often contagious, and when the announcement was made on Friday 5th January about the impending closure of…