ON THE FLOOR The on-the-pulse guide to the deep, down and dirty gyrations of global clubland ULTRA WORLDWIDE DETAILS EXPANSION PLANS Miami-born festival powerhouse to open new events across Asia and Australia… ltra Worldwide has set its sights on in February 2018, before the brand heads to event held in New Delhi this September too, then expanding into several new regions Melbourne and Sydney proper the following year another in Mumbai in February 2018. over the coming years, unveiling plans for the first official Ultra Australia festivals. Ultra will also be setting up shop in Ibiza this Ufor new festivals in Australia, India and Shortly after, Ultra took to Facebook, saying: “Over summer with Resistance, its recently established, China. the past few years, Ultra Worldwide has ventured to Carl Cox-curated house and techno brand. For the The first announcement came at the brand’s many locations across the globe… We are thrilled 2017 season, Resistance has locked in a series at flagship Miami festival, when, speaking to the to announce that Ultra Worldwide will now be Privilege Ibiza every Tuesday from 25th July to mainstage crowd, Ultra’s announcer said Australia expanding to China, India, Australia, and Ibiza.” 12th September, and secured the services of Sasha had “just joined our global family”. So far, three Road To Ultra events have been & Digweed, marking the duo’s first ever Ibiza Then, last month, Ultra revealed the first Aussie announced for China and India, with the first event residency. It seems all that’s left for Ultra now is event would be a Road To Ultra party in Melbourne in Shanghai this September. There will be a similar total world domination, then… STUDIO 338 IS SET TO REOPEN IN JUNE Much-loved south London venue is back in the game... tudio 338 has announced it will reopen in resulted in the tragic death of a Studio 338 staff Facebook page. June with an all-new garden setting on the member as he tried to dampen flames on the The venue revealed plans for “a series of limited S club’s original Greenwich site. club’s roof. edition, limited capacity open-air daytime parties In August 2016, the much-loved London club “It’s been a hard road back but we are delighted at in our new Garden setting” during 2017. suffered extensive damage from a fire that saw 70 last to let you know that we will dance again Tickets to Studio 338’s Garden Opening Party on firefighters called to the Tunnel Avenue venue, and together this summer,” the club wrote on their 6th June are on sale now. 088 djmag.com DJ MAG PRESENTS... FRI 5TH MAY DJ MAG SESSIONS heads to Digital Newcastle with Apollonia — aka Shonky, Dan Ghenacia and Dyed Soundorom — and their renowned vinyl-only, one track each, three-way back-to-back-to back performance, which offers eclecticism and party vibes in equal measure. Support comes from The Willers Brothers and the DJ Mag Allstars. •Tickets available from yourfutureisdigital.com NEW LAW BANS PERSONAL WED 10TH MAY PYROTECHNICS AT UK FESTIVALS Don’t take yer own flares or fireworks to festies anymore... EXIT PHOTO TEAM Pic: NEW LEGISLATION introduced at the start of last mixture of substances, designed to produce heat, month in the UK has banned the use of flares and light, sound, gas or smoke, or a combination of other pyrotechnic devices at festivals across the such effects, through self-sustained exothermic nation. chemical reactions”, which includes flares, smoke Those prosecuted under Section 134 of the bombs and fireworks, although not matches. CRITICAL MUSIC celebrates 15 years with a DJ Policing and Crime Act 2017 for possession of The change echoes similar laws passed recently to Mag Bunker live stream at Work Bar, London. pyrotechnics at any “qualifying musical event” in prevent the use of flares at sporting events, and Head honcho Kasra leads the charge, backed England or Wales may have to pay a fine and could are designed to protect others from the dangers of up by a selection of stalwarts from the drum & even be sentenced to up to three months in pyrotechnic devices. However, due to the general bass outlet. prison. lack of video monitoring and tightly packed nature Hyroglifics, Foreign Concept, Klax & Mantmast A pyrotechnic device is defined as “an article that of festival crowds, it is thought most arrests will all make their Bunker debuts, while Sam Binga contains explosive substances, or an explosive be made upon entry rather than during events. returns for a second helping. •Sign up for guestlist or watch live via djmag.com/bunker SUN 28TH MAY WE’VE A double whammy at the end of May, kicking off at Wolverhampton’s Starworks. DJ Mag Sessions helps the venue celebrate its first birthday with house dons Sonny Fodera, Shadow Child, Redlight, Tough Love, Detlef, Latmun and many more! Now, where did we leave the cake... •Tickets on sale at starworkswarehouse.co.uk PAUL OAKENFOLD PLAYS SET ON MOUNT EVEREST Oakey notches up another milestone — highest DJ gig in the world ever... PAUL OAKENFOLD celebrated the 30-year alongside Dutchman, Laidback Luke — and as a anniversary of the beginning of the Second contributor to Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh’s Summer Of Love by playing the “highest party in forthcoming TV series on the birth of acid house, PLUS WE head down to the Shindig Weekender the world“ at Mount Everest’s Base Camp in the Ibiza87. in Somerset to take over the Stardust early hours of Tuesday 11th April. “I’m very excited about this project,” Oakenfold Discotheque tent with the legendary Todd In doing so, the veteran selector became the first says. “As you know, it ties in with the 30-year Terry and Greg Wilson. DJ to hike 17,000 feet and perform on the anniversary of our trip to Ibiza and what followed Plus we’ve top-notch support from DJ Mag Himalayan peak (he had to train for weeks to get thereafter; the birth of the dance music club and radio host Frank McWeeny, Mark Hume of fit enough for this feat), footage of which you can festival scene as we know it today. It’s great to Cadillac Soundsystem, and our own Editor and watch via his Facebook page. celebrate with this project, as well as my world Deputy Editor, Carl Loben and Adam Saville. Oakey was recently announced as brand tour this year which is about just that — three •Grab tickets from shindig-events.co.uk ambassador for the new Denon DJ Prime range — generations of dance music.” djmag.com 089 THE NEW ALBUM. OUT NOW! INCL. MESSAGE OUT TO YOU, CONNECTED, PAGES AND MORE CD, LP, DOWNLOAD & STREAM! ATB DATES 28.04. AUGSBURG (GER), Kesselhaus / 30.04. DORTMUND (GER), Mayday 2017 / 02.06. KIEV (UKR), STEREO PLAZA / 03.06. LVIV (UKR), Lviv Arena / 09.06. MÜNCHEN (GER), NEURAUM / 23.06. BLOEMENDAAL AAN ZEE (NL), Beachclub Fuel / 24.06. VELENCE (HUN), LAKE VELENCE FESTIVAL / 25.06. IASI (RO), AFTERHILLS FESTIVAL / 26.08. NÜRBURG RING (GER), New Horizons Festival ATB-MUSIC.COM | FACEBOOK.COM/ATB | KONTOR.TV | FACEBOOK.COM/KONTORRECORDS | DANCEFIELD.COM | PARADIGMAGENCY.COM Untitled-1 1 13/04/2017 14:27 ON THE FLOOR BOOTIN’ OFF One club promotion kicking it this month... COMMUNITY SPIRITUALISM Village Underground’s Superstition night is bringing London’s techno-heads together through artistic focus, candlelit dancefloors and a family vibe… eople don’t go to church but last time released a special record to the first future,” says Nieto. “We’re exploring different, anymore, they don’t have 100 heads through the door. Avery isn’t the only weird locations under different pretences, not religious beliefs, they don’t big name to play in May either, with live specialists trying to follow the same path as every other “P have lots of space to Karenn appearing on the 6th, and renowned brand, but try to really create experiences and congregate. At this party it’s like a community spinner Shifted holding court on the 20th. bring people together, and challenge the typical that follows techno, all different types of techno, way that brands work.” It’s something and we unite under dim lights and good music.” Despite the ability to pull globally respected Superstition has done from day one — most The words of Superstition co-founder Jorge Nieto selectors, Superstition’s focus is firmly on famously, in opting for a candlelit dancefloor may be spoken softly, but there’s a passion in promoting up-and-coming talent and its rather than fancy lighting and actively them that can’t be ignored. For the past few years, residents, CSGRV and Jamie Haus. The brand discouraging people from taking photos. As Nieto the Village Underground-based night has been a regularly books young locals, and teams up with puts it, Superstition offers “a dancefloor and a safe space for London’s techno lovers to come Tel Aviv techno institution, The Block, on 12 May community that respects itself and takes care of together and offer up their bodies in worship of to host Cassegrain, Inland and the Israeli club’s itself, where people can be free to do whatever the music they love most. own resident, Partok, with the view to taking they want in the club. It becomes like a holy space CSGRV and Haus over there in the future. Plus, that people share for a couple of hours, and in It’s not just the ravers who feel the community Nieto reveals, a Superstition label is on the way, those moments everyone is equal and everyone is spirit either.