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Live music venues could be reopened by Autumn, leading U.S. infectious diseases expert suggests The timescale relies on America's vaccination programme, and is likely to involve additional safety measures once performances restart Martin Guttridge-Hewitt Live music venues in the U.S. could reopen by Autumn, according to the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. America's foremost expert in infectious diseases made the statement […]

Designing Dance: Electronic Traces the Origins and Legacy of Club Culture With a focus on EDM's originators and the British context, the Design Museum's exhibition sets itself apart from others on electronic music and design.   Union Rave, by Andreas Gursky, 1995 Courtesy Felix Speller for the Design Museum Remember nightclubs? That mask-less, gloveless world where you’d melt into a gyrating, strobe-tinged crowd of hundreds while losing yourself to the […]

Brexit could prevent musicians touring in U.S. as well as Europe, experts warn Acquiring a visa to play the country is set to get much harder Brian Coney Experts have warned that Brexit could prevent UK musicians from touring in the US as well as Europe. Coming days after the UK government denied rejecting the offer of visa-free tours for musicians in the EU, figures from the UK music industry have […]

Germany has increased its arts and culture funding to €2.1 billion for 2021. Following the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new scheme from the German government entitled Neustart Kultur, which translates to restart culture, promised €150 million would be injected into the country's live music and events industry. The news came as part of the government's broader €1 billion plans to rebuild cultural and entertainment businesses. Now, a German parliament […]

Bootshaus launches VR version of German club The VR club is gearing up to host virtual parties in the coming weeks Bootshaus has launched a VR version of the German club. Hosting the likes of Alan Fitzpatrick, Charlotte de Witte, FJAAK and Joseph Capriati prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and ranking No. 6 in this year's Top 100 Clubs poll, Cologne club Bootshaus has now launched a virtual version of the […]

Berlin clubbing and COVID-19: how Europe's party capital is changing One of the world’s great party cities, Berlin is facing up to the COVID-19 pandemic in its own unique way. How are the clubs getting on, are there illegal parties happening, and what is the route back to some semblance of normality? DJ Mag takes a stroll through the heart of the German clubbing capital Paul Hanford It’s a Sunday […]