Drumsheds 2026 Season: Lineup, Dates, Tickets and What to Know
The Drumsheds lineup for AW26/27: all 16 dates from Defected on 19 September to Resistance on 5 December, plus how timed entry, last entry and resale work.
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Freshers Week Clubbing 2026: The UK Club Guide, City by City
Freshers week clubbing 2026, city by city: real dates, the clubs that matter, how tickets work, what a night costs, and the wristband scams to dodge.
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Bou: The DJ Behind Manchester's Jump-Up Takeover
Bou (pronounced Boo) is Mohamed Amine Bouguenna, 29 or 30, the Algerian-born Manchester DnB producer behind Baddadan. Next: WHP Manchester, 9 October 2026.
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Ibiza Closing Parties 2026: Every Confirmed Date, Club by Club
Ibiza closing parties 2026 run 29 September to 12 October. Closing weekend is 9 to 12 Oct: Hï, UNVRS, Ushuaïa, Amnesia, Pacha, then Circoloco at DC-10.
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Chris Stussy: The Real Name Behind House Music's No-Phones Year
Chris Stussy is Niels Christian Steenbergen, born 2 July 1994 in Leiderdorp. Since 18 August 2026 he performs as Chris Stassy. USS Manchester: 9 and 10 October.
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Reading and Leeds 2026 Dance Stage: The Warehouse, Explained by DJs
The Warehouse was Reading and Leeds Festival's dance music stage, 28 to 30 August 2026: full line-up and set times for both sites, plus the 2027 dates.
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The Best Manchester Clubs in 2026
The best Manchester clubs in 2026, from the 10,000-capacity Warehouse Project to intimate rooms like Hidden, Soup and XLR, sorted by what each does best.
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Why Minimal House Became the Sound of Expensive Clubbing in 2026
Why minimal house became the sound of expensive clubbing in 2026: no drops, long sets, no phones, and the artists, from Chris Stussy to Rossi., behind it.
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The Warehouse Project 2026: 20 Years, and the Season to Match
WHP 2026 runs at Depot Mayfield, Manchester, from 18 September to NYE on 31 December: all 28 dates, times, lineups and which nights are sold out.
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Sammy Virji: Real Name, Age and How He Became UK Garage's Biggest Star
Sammy Virji's real name is Samuel Bashir Virji, born in London on 30 September 1996 and raised in Witney. He turns 30 on 30 September 2026.
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The Best UK Garage Tracks of 2026 So Far
The best UK garage tracks of 2026 so far: Contact, Twizted, Long Goodbye, Still Sincere and the Jump N' Shout rework, each checked for label and date.
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Casey Club: How a Bristol Bass Act Became 2026's Breakout
Who is Casey Club? The Bristol bass act behind Papi Riddim and the Borehole EP whose DJ co-signs and Beatport number ones made them 2026's breakout.
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Oscar Farrell: The Musician Making UK Garage for the Comedown
Who is Oscar Farrell? The London future-garage producer and Sampha's bassist, signed to George Daniel's dh2, behind So Far South and Birds Fly In.
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KILIMANJARO: Bringing the Sounds of the Motherland to the UK Rave
Who is KILIMANJARO? The Zambian-heritage, Glasgow-raised London afro house DJ behind a Fred again..-invited Boiler Room set and the Sounds of the Motherland.
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Mall Grab: The Producer Who Beat the Lo-Fi House Joke
Who is Mall Grab? Real name Jordon Alexander, the Australian who beat the lo-fi house joke, built Steel City Dance Discs and became a festival headliner.
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TSHA: The Self-Taught Producer Who Made Feeling Festival-Sized
Who is TSHA? Real name Teisha Matthews, the self-taught London producer behind Capricorn Sun and Sad Girl making emotional, melodic dance music on Ninja Tune.
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salute: The Producer Who Made Feel-Good Dance Music a Mission
Who is salute? Real name Felix Nyajo, the Vienna-born, Manchester-made producer behind TRUE MAGIC who turned feel-good UK club music into a philosophy.
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Hamdi: How "Skanka" Carried UK Soundsystem Culture to the World
Who is Hamdi? Real name Alexander Hamdi, the producer behind Skanka who carried UK garage, grime and 140 soundsystem culture onto the world's festival stages.
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Main Phase: The Dane Who Mastered British Speed Garage
Who is Main Phase? Real name Adam Schierbeck, the Copenhagen producer who mastered UK speed garage via Rinse FM and now co-runs ATW with IPC.
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MPH: The Craftsman Bridging UK Garage and the Mainstream
Who is MPH? Real name Myles Fairbairn, the Canterbury producer with UK garage's sharpest 4x4 basslines, from 132.00FM to major-label and Bangalter co-signs.
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The London-to-Ibiza House Pipeline: How UK DJs Took Over Ibiza in 2026
How UK DJs took over Ibiza's 2026 house season: Skepta at Hï, Josh Baker's You&Me at Amnesia, East End Dubs, Michael Bibi's Solid Grooves and the pipeline.
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Nia Archives: The Artist Who Put Jungle Back at the Heart of British Music
Nia Archives is Dehaney Nia Lishahn Hunt, born in Bradford in September 1999. Her album Emotional Junglist is on the 2026 Mercury shortlist; winner 22 October.
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Barry Can't Swim: How Edinburgh's Classically Trained Producer Became a Festival Headliner
Who is Barry Can't Swim? Real name Joshua Mainnie, the Edinburgh producer behind When Will We Land?, Loner and festival-headlining emotional house, explained.
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Why UK Garage Works Again in 2026
Why UK garage works again in 2026: a DJ on how speed garage, bassline and two-step fit the modern dancefloor, and why this run is more than nostalgia.
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