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Last Night a DJ… Wrote a Book

Event ReviewsAugust 7, 2026August 9, 2026

Tucked away quietly at the edge of London’s Square Mile, in the shadow of the famous Gherkin landmark, there’s a hotel called Sir Devonshire Square that promises an escape from…

Review – KOKO Electronic: the return of Camden’s acid house palace

Event ReviewsJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2026

Stepping into KOKO for the first time, it is hard not to be struck by the venue itself. The restored Victorian theatre gives the space a real sense of depth,…

Review – We Spent a Night In The Dark

Event ReviewsFebruary 27, 2026February 27, 2026

There’s a church near Chancery Lane in central London that has stood for over a thousand years. On a winter’s evening in January, we were invited inside to witness something…

Review – Balance Croatia 2025: A Progressive Paradise in Tisno

Event Reviews NewsAugust 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Well, Balance Croatia 2025, to say I’ve struggled to put words to paper is the biggest understatement I’ve ever made. As I sit atop the skyline of Paris having some…

Review – Good Vibrations Society Festival

Event Reviews UKAugust 20, 2025August 22, 2025

Now in its 5th year, Good Vibrations Society is a magical, community-first and family-friendly UK festival that packs 3 days of music, talks, ecology, wellness and adventure into the picturesque…

Event Review: Saturday Social x Decoded Magazine Boat Party

Australia Event ReviewsJune 25, 2025June 26, 2025

It all kicked off, as these things often do, at the bar. Not on the Gold Coast, but at Sydney Airport, where the Decoded Magazine crew assembled with espresso martinis…

Review – Rituals in Red Light – A Night at Body Hammer, Brixton

Event Reviews NewsJune 24, 2025June 24, 2025

There are club nights you hear about for years — whispered in afterhours chats, praised by heads who’ve seen it all, and then there’s Body Hammer. Run by Scott Fraser…

ADE 2024 – Decoded Magazine Top 10

ADE Event Reviews FeaturedNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

Amsterdam Dance Event is now in its 29th edition and once again reaffirmed its position as the world’s premier dance music event and business conference for the global electronic music…

Review – What went down at Miami Music Week 2024

Event Reviews Featured NewsApril 25, 2024April 25, 2024

If the world seemed a bit quiet at the end of March, it’s because the entire electronic music community had descended on Miami for Music Week, when Vice City reached…

Review – Time Warp’s 30th Anniversary

Event Reviews FeaturedApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024

Not many brands can last 3 years, let alone 30 years, but The 30th anniversary of the Time Warp festival in Mannheim, Germany, was an electrifying celebration that built on…

Mumu Opening Review – Jamie Jones opens Thailands Mumu Clubhouse

Event ReviewsMarch 21, 2024March 21, 2024

Set amongst Thailand’s sprawling lagoon waterpark, we set out for the launch of the Mumu Clubhouse, an incredible new venue set for both daytime relaxation and nighttime revelry. Surrounded by extraordinary…

Review: Joseph Capriati’s London Metamorfosi experience

Event Reviews NewsMarch 1, 2024March 1, 2024

Just a matter of weeks before he embarked on another epic season at Amnesia Ibiza, Joseph Capriati brought his acclaimed Metamorfosi brand to London for a night of unparalleled music…

Photo Review – NYE at Hotel El Ganzo & Crania Mexico

Event Reviews NewsJanuary 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Over New Year’s week, Hotel El Ganzo and Crania hosted four days of intimate DJ sets, beachfront soirees, and energetic parties with internationally acclaimed artists such as Diplo, Dixon, Deer…

Event Review: Decibel Open-Air Festival

Event Reviews FeaturedSeptember 28, 2023September 28, 2023

Italy has always been a hotbed for electronic music and there are few finer places to experience it than the Decibel Open Air Festival. This year again it took place…

Take a look at the XOYO Birmingham opening night – In Pictures

Event Reviews Featured NewsSeptember 20, 2023September 20, 2023

XOYO Birmingham enjoyed a hugely successful opening last weekend, as the influential clubbing brand launched its new venue to packed out crowds. Digbeth was buzzing as Birmingham’s clubbers came out…

Festival Review – Camp Bestival Shropshire

Event Reviews NewsAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

For family orientated fun, this has been one of our favourites. A stunning accesible festival littered with happy, animal faced, sparkly kids & equally smiling grown ups. No tantrums in…

Event review – A day out with Junction 2

Event Reviews FeaturedJuly 28, 2023July 28, 2023

What can I say, but thank you Junction 2! I’ve been to hundreds of festivals over the years and Junction 2 has been on my bucket list since it started….

Kappa Futur Festival closes 10th anniversary edition (pics)

Event Reviews NewsJuly 14, 2023July 14, 2023

With 100,000 tickets sold and a complete sell-out Saturday & Sunday, Torino’s Parco Doro was truly the place to be, with over 118 different nations present to sample the best…

Review – All Day I Dream Cova Santa Ibiza (pics)

Event Reviews IbizaJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

We asked Lee Burridge to take us along to All Day I Dream at Cova Santa Ibiza. All Day I Dream parties offer something fresh and unique in the musical…

Arcadia returns to Glastonbury

Event Reviews Featured NewsJune 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Thousands of revellers at Arcadia, the 50-tonne fire breathing Spider, enjoying Groove Armada as the arena lights up the night sky at Glastonbury Festival on Friday evening. Arcadia was founded…