In a city overflowing with parties, Factory Town cuts through the chaos to deliver the ultimate Miami Music Week itinerary year after year.

While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the hundreds of events during the week, fans hunting for the best lineups, production and atmosphere should look no further than this Miami staple.

Factory Town has developed an unrivaled experience with some of the world’s top electronic acts for a multi-night spectacle that’s once again set to define Miami Music Week in 2025. The sprawling venue offers five unique stages, each with their own curated lineups, to drive nonstop energy from sunset to sunrise.

If you can’t decide which night to attend, simply secure an all-access pass enabling entry for the entire marathon of shows. Read on to discover them, and check out our comprehensive guide for a full breakdown of Miami Music Week 2025 events.

Factory Town: Wednesday, March 26

Rev up your engines with the Hellbent Opening Party, which will ignite the Infinity Room with a massive lineup. Label boss Cloonee, Loco Dice, Hot Since 82 and more will deliver high-energy grooves for a proper Music Week kickoff.

Over at the Park Stage, Eli Brown’s Arcane label takeover promises a night of unrelenting beats and hypnotic basslines, setting the tone for an unforgettable week.

If you’re ready to dive headfirst into the deep end, join LP Giobbi, Alex Wann and more for the Deep House Bible takeover in the Chain Room.

Calling all techno fans: 999999999, Johannes Schuster, Sister System and more will drive industrial-strength energy in a can’t-miss party in the Warehouse, where heavy kicks and raw power will keep you locked in till sunrise.

Amsterdam-based PIV Records are hosting an energizing label takeover at Cypress End, featuring sets by TSHA, HoneyLuv, Ranger Trucco and more.

Factory Town: Thursday, March 27

After a marathon birthday bash at Club Space, house music icon Marco Carola returns for another round. His Music On brand is taking over the Infinity Room with support from Chris Stussy, Cole Knight and more.

Techno superstar Sara Landry’s HEKATE label will command the Park Stage for a full-throttle techno takeover, packed with dark, driving energy all night long.

A secret surprise guest will accompany Ben Sterling for his Planet X party in the Chain Room, with fiery sets by EDM.com Class of 2025 star Beltran and many more. Intergalactic grooves and futuristic sounds will keep fans dancing into the morning hours.

Meanwhile, the Warehouse will descend into bass-heavy madness as WORSHIP convert it into a drum & bass sanctum featuring Sub Focus, Culture Shock and a surprise guest.

Cypress End will come alive thanks to Argentine dance music vet Hernan Cattaneo, who will go b2b with Sasha. Dive deeper into the night with sets by Deer Jade, Enamour and more.

Factory Town: Friday, March 28

The Infinity Room will transform into a sunrise haven curated by Link Miami Rebels. The stacked lineup includes CamelPhat, MEDUZA, Max Styler and more.

The Park is heating up with a Deep Root Tribe takeover presented by Francis Mercier. Expect groovy performances by Thunderpony and breakout Afro-house duo Sparrow & Barbosa.

Pablo Fierro presents “We’re Here,” an invasion of sound in the Chain Room featuring Roger Sanchez, Bontan and more.

Berlin’s Linear, the brainchild of Klangkuenstler, is set to unleash raw, unfiltered techno in the Warehouse with support from Hiroko Yamamura, SHDW and more.

Over at Cypress End, Differ & Friends are curating a house affair with Nick Warren, Nico Rada, Solkey and more, providing the perfect soundtrack from sunset to sunrise.

Factory Town: Saturday, March 29

Dance music icon Black Coffee returns to claim the Infinity Room, promising a transcendent experience. With more artists yet to be announced, this show is bound to be one of Miami Music Week’s best.

The Park is in for a treat with Indira Paganotto’s ARTCORE label, which is celebrating its 1-year anniversary. The party will include Giorgia Angiuli, Dax J and more.

Now Here with Paco Osuna, featuring Iglesias, Melanie Ribbe, Wheats and more will transform the Chain Room.

Saturday’s energy will be unmatched for the Drumcode takeover in the Warehouse. Two techno stars will go b2b in addition to their individual performances: Adam Beyer and Layton Giordani.

At Cypress End, Ciao Dany! and MADAFAKAZ are bringing their signature energy to keep the night pumping.

Factory Town: Sunday, March 30

As the final night of Miami Music Week 2025 descends, Factory Town’s Closing Parties promise an all-out finale that will push ravers to their limits. We’ll see exactly who trained for their marathons at one of the globe’s most iconic EDM parties: elrow. Expect a night of outrageous decor, infectious energy and an absolutely stacked lineup featuring Dombresky, Eats Everything, HUGEL, Odd Mob, Matroda and more.

Disco, house, jazz and funk will collide for ANOTR’s highly anticipated “On a Trip” album release party at the Park stage.

Over in the Chain Room, Bedouin’s SAGA will make its Factory Town debut, pumping hypnotic grooves deep into the night.

The Warehouse is getting a Factory 93 facelift, featuring raw underground sounds from Bad Boombox b2b Mischluft, Funk Tribu and more.

ChaseWest will also lay claim to the final sunrise of Miami Music Week, presenting a label takeover at Cypress End. Beltran, Liam Palmer and more will lead the charge into the early hours of Monday morning.

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SLANDER are set to debut five brand-new, never-before-seen sets at Starbase, their first-ever curated music festival.

To mark the occasion, the duo is pushing their artistry to new heights, crafting a diverse handful of live shows that promise an unparalleled experience for attendees of the festival in Lake Perris. They called it “by far the biggest project we have ever undertaken” in a statement released on social media.

“We have put in countless hours preparing every single small detail, making sure everything perfectly matches our vision of a renegade outpost far off in the stars,” they wrote.

SLANDER’s five exclusive Starbase sets will showcase a dynamic range of sounds, including a brand-new visual show, a b2b set with their Gud Vibrations partner NGHTMRE, and a thrilling b2b with drum & bass heavyweight Dimension. They’re also set to deliver a pair “Before Dawn” sunrise sets, in which they’ll explore deeper, techno-inspired soundscapes to close out each night.

Unlike most festivals, Starbase’s three stages will be staggered in order to avoid set time conflicts, allowing fans to fully immerse themselves in each artist’s performance. The Beach Stage will run from 11am to 5pm, the Main Stage from 5pm to 2am, and the After Party Stage from 2-7am, capitalizing on Lake Perris’ unrestricted late-night sound policies.

The inaugural Starbase lineup features a group of powerhouse artists, including Kill The Noise, Space Laces, Trivecta and SVDDEN DEATH’s VOYD, among others. With a compelling variety of sets delivering melodic bass, dubstep, drum & bass and techno, the festival has the feel of an open-air dreamscape for electronic music enthusiasts.

You can purchase tickets to SLANDER’s Starbase Music Festival here.

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Ray Volpe and Vastive have unleashed an absolute beast of a track, “GET SMACKED,” a relentless fusion of bass, metal and trap energy.

A member of the EDM.com Class of 2022, Volpe broke out with 2022’s global electronic anthem “Laserbeam,” a track that remains a staple in the bass music world. Vastive, known for his aggressive and unrelenting sound, proves to be the perfect partner-in-crime for this show-stopping collaboration.

The new single marks the first glimpse into Volpe’s forthcoming debut album, FOREVER, VOLPETRON, and sets the tone for what’s shaping up to be a genre-defying odyssey.

Right out of the gate, “GET SMACKED” grips us with razor-sharp guitar riffs and the adrenaline-fueled chant, “Move back, get smacked—are you ready?” before detonating into a gauntlet of face-melting dubstep drops. A perfectly timed pre-drop vocal proves to be a treasured ingredient that makes Volpe and Vastive’s collaboration ever-more enthralling.

The track’s raw power is undeniable. But its versatility truly shines in the second half, where the pair seamlessly shift into a rock-infused breakdown before closing with a trap-inspired finale.

With FOREVER, VOLPETRON on the horizon, “GET SMACKED” is a perfect teaser for what’s to come—another festival anthem destined to dominate the circuit.

“‘GET SMACKED’ really jumpstarts my debut album season into full swing,” Volpe shared in a press release. “Working with Vastive felt very natural; we both have a love for metal music and interesting flows to bring into the heavy bass sector of the dance scene.”

Listen to “GET SMACKED” below and find the new single on streaming services here.

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A busted mid-century TV set hums alive, its channels bleeding into a universe only Zeds Dead can tune. 

Their long-awaited sophomore album, Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness, bridges yesterday’s voices to tomorrow’s beats. Eight years in the making, it’s out now via the influential electronic music duo’s own record label, Deadbeats.

The album’s conceptual framework—a television flickering through time—perfectly suits Zeds Dead’s sampling prowess and lets their obsession with crate-digging evolve into a widescreen narrative. What makes it exceptional isn’t merely its technical brilliance, but how it transforms disparate cultural fragments into something of a sonic Tarantino film with dusty samples, sharp cuts and endless style.

Sampling becomes sorcery in the hands of these restless dubstep pioneers. “Bad Guy” stands tall among the tracklist, interpolating Al Pacino’s iconic lines from Scarface in a menacing electroclash track with vintage breakbeats. Other highlights include “A Million Dreams,” where legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington’s gravelly musings from a 1960s interview float through liquid drum & bass; and “Angel,” which channels the raw French electro of Justice.

For the diehards, Zeds Dead revisit their roots in “Hold My Hand,” delivering a gut-punch of nostalgia through haunting vocals dripping over bass so thick it could coat lungs. “One of These Mornings” follows suit, threading the soul-stirring voice of R&B icon Patti LaBelle through a stunning dubstep track that thrums with both reverence and grit. These tracks anchor Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness, tethering its wilder experiments to the duo’s foundational sound.

The origin of the album’s curious title is a cosmic coincidence, a half-remembered dream Zeds Dead tweeted back in 2017 and recently rediscovered by a fan. According to a press release, “Return” signifies the revival of their early sound while the “Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness” refers to the radio waves and light of the electromagnetic spectrum, a metaphor for the unseen threads binding the duo’s influences to their production.

“In making Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness, we really connected with the spirit of what Zeds Dead is. Throwing whatever crossed our minds at the wall and seeing what stuck,” Zeds Dead said in a statement. “One of our biggest inspirations for this album was the idea of not letting anything matter in our creative process except for our own taste. It is very much art for art’s sake, and the product is something we can both fully stand behind.”

The release of Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness coincides with the launch of an eponymous North American tour, which will feature “a one-of-a-kind visual component,” per the press release.

You can find the new album on streaming platforms here.

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Martin Garrix has announced his first-ever headlining show at Los Angeles State Historic Park, scheduled for June 27th, 2025.

Prior to the official announcement, Garrix sparked curiosity over the weekend by sharing a teaser image of a billboard displaying “Los Angeles 2025,” hinting at a major event in the city. This subtle yet impactful teaser led to widespread speculation among fans and industry insiders about a forthcoming performance.

Those rumors have now been confirmed after Garrix revealed the details of what is set to be one of his biggest standalone shows in the US. The STMPD RCRDS founder will headline LA State Historic Park, a venue that has hosted some of the most notable electronic music events in the city, like Zedd’s beloved “Zedd In The Park” series.

The show marks a milestone moment in Garrix’s career, bringing his signature production, visuals and high-intensity drops to thousands of fans in an open-air setting. No additional supporting acts have been announced at the time of this writing, but Insomniac is producing the event, which suggests a large-scale production and a promising lineup of special guests.

Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, March 13th at 12pm PST, with a pre-sale starting on Wednesday, March 12th at the same time. Fans can sign up for early access here.

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Ultra Europe has revealed the Phase 1 lineup for its 11th edition, set to take place from July 11-13 at Park Mladeži in Split, Croatia. As one of the world’s premier electronic dance music festivals, the event is expected to attract over 150,000 attendees from more than 140 countries, bringing together dance music fans for an unforgettable weekend on the Adriatic coast.

This year’s lineup is already shaping up to be one of the festival’s strongest yet. Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell and Alesso—all familiar faces on the Ultra Europe Main Stage—will return to deliver the high-energy performances that have made them fan-favorites over the years. After a six-year break from the festival, Tiësto will make a long-awaited comeback while John Summit, one of house music’s most in-demand acts, will make his Ultra Europe debut.

The festival’s underground concept, RESISTANCE, will once again showcase a curated selection of world-class house and techno talent. One of the most exciting additions to this year’s lineup is the debut b2b between Mau P and Drumcode boss Adam Beyer, blending the signature styles of a techno icon and a rising house music star for a never-before-seen performance.

Also returning to Ultra Europe are Carl Cox, a defining figure in Ultra’s lore; Solomun, who will play his first Ultra Europe set since 2016; Amelie Lens, known for her relentless techno sound; and ARTBAT, the Ukrainian duo celebrated for their cinematic productions.

Check out the Phase 1 lineup below. More artists will be announced in the weeks ahead.

In terms of three-day general admission tickets, Tier 2 tickets have sold out and Tier 3 tickets start at €199. VIP and premium packages are also available offering exclusive perks, while the Destination Ultra Europe Yacht Package provides a seven-day luxury cruise along the Adriatic with island-hopping, VIP access and exclusive events.

For tickets, updates and more information, visit Ultra Europe’s website.

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As streaming platforms wage war for market share, one metric is emerging as a demonstrative measure of success: reporting integrity.

Legitary, a data analytics firm that provides AI-powered auditing, recently released its latest ranking of streaming services with regard to the reliability of their play count data. Their investigation, which examined billions of streams across major music platforms in 2023, calculates a “Legitary Anomaly Score,” a metric designed to measure reporting discrepancies.

The ranking not only highlights operational transparency, but also reveals significant shifts in the streaming ecosystem. SoundCloud’s ascension to the top spot is particularly noteworthy, overtaking industry stalwarts like Spotify and Apple Music as the resurgent platform works to strengthen its market standing a decade after near-bankruptcy.

Legitary’s analysis “underscores SoundCloud’s commitment to transparent reporting practices,” according to a press release. Meanwhile, YouTube and TikTok appear near the bottom of the ranking due to purported frequent disparities in their reporting accuracy. Along with iHeartRadio, they round out the bottom three spots in a list of 10.

“This year’s ranking reaffirms that innovation and a commitment to quality can disrupt even the most established players,” said Legitary CEO Nermina Mumic. “Transparent and reliable reporting is the cornerstone of a sustainable future for the music industry.”

You can find Legitary’s full DSP ranking below.

Boys Noize has been tapped as the exclusive opening act for Nine Inch Nails‘ sprawling “Peel It Back World Tour.”

Kicking off in Europe this June before storming North America in August, the tour promises a collision of electronic music and industrial grit—two worlds that Boys Noize and NIN masterminds Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have already proven they can fuse with fiery results.

Their history isn’t new. Last year, Boys Noize reworked Reznor and Ross’ brooding score for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers film into a stunning remix album. One of its tracks, “Pre Signal [MIXED],” was named by EDM.com in its list of 2024’s best electronic records.

As Nine Inch Nails continue to blur lines between film, rock and electronica, Boys Noize’s distorted beats offer a compelling counterpoint to the band’s visceral sound. For an industry obsessed with cross-genre pollination, their move to bring the DJ and producer on tour is a testament to how shared creative orbits can yield something greater than the sum of their parts.

You can find the full list of “Peel It Back World Tour” dates below and purchase tickets here.

Nine Inch Nails “Peel It Back World Tour” dates with Boys Noize:

06/15 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
06/17 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
06/18 – London, UK @ The O2
06/20 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
06/21 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop (Festival)
06/24 – Milan, Italy @ Parco della Musica Novegro
06/26 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
06/27 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle
06/29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
07/01 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
07/07 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
07/08 – Lyon, France @ LDLC Arena
08/06 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/08 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
08/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
08/12 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
08/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
08/15 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
08/17 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
08/19 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
08/20 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
08/22 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
08/23 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
08/26 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
08/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
08/29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
08/31 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
09/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/05 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
09/06 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
09/09 – Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena
09/10 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
09/12 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
09/13 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
09/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
09/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
09/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum 

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As Women’s History Month unfolds, now is the perfect time to celebrate and reflect on the indelible contributions that women have made to the world of electronic dance music.

While luminaries like Alison Wonderland and Peggy Gou continue to shape and influence the industry, there’s an ever-growing wave of emerging trailblazers shaking things up, carving out their own unique sound. These women not only break barriers, but also create new opportunities for others to follow in their footsteps.

To honor their achievements, we’re shining a spotlight on a group of promising women who are currently breaking out and influencing the next generation of EDM talent. From headlining major festivals to producing the tracks that soundtrack our best memories, read on to discover 25 female artists you need to know in 2025.

ALLEYCVT

Jessica Audiffred

LEVEL UP

Sara Landry

Zingara

Pauline Herr

Mary Droppinz

SHOSH

A Hundred Drums

ROSSY

Ghost in Real Life 

Linney

Oppidan

Steller

Canabliss

WHIPPED CREAM

Blossom

OKAYVAL

Khiva

Maddy O’Neal

Nostalgix 

Jackie Hollander 

Azzecca

HVDES

CANVAS

Zeds Dead are bringing the bass to the iconic Katz’s Delicatessen, transforming the New York City landmark into an intimate, one-night only pop-up show on March 20th.

Known for its towering pastrami sandwiches, Katz’s, a staple in the city’s food scene since 1888, will become an exclusive concert venue for a late-night set from the influential dubstep duo. The show comes just before their two-night run at Avant Gardner as part of their “Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness” tour, supporting their new album of the same name, which drops on March 7th.

As anticipation builds for the full-length album, their first since 2016’s Northern Lights, this show is a can’t-miss opportunity to see Zeds Dead live in one of NYC’s most historic dining spots. It’s been in continuous operation for over 137 years, making it one of the oldest delis in NYC.

Doors open at 11pm and the show runs until 2am. Tickets have already sold out, but fans can still join the waitlist here. 

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