Wrapping up our Big F*ck Off Festival Guides for 2025, we’ve pulled together a list of god-tier events across the globe based on lineups that’ll no doubt deliver world-class wobs, parties our lot simply won’t stop yapping about and a spectrum of electronic music so broad you’ll never be bored. Whether you’re a pashmina-wearing house head, garage geezer gagging for some gutwrenchingly-good drops, trance tripper, techno tweaker, DnB buff who can’t get enough of ‘baddadan’ (or, like us, a combination of the above) keep reading for our recommended roster body-grooving gatherings…
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Waterworks Festival 2024: A Perfect End to Summer
Summer may have officially ended, but that didn’t put a stop to one more bash of festival fun last weekend at Gunnersbury Park. The fourth edition of Waterworks delivered another unforgettable day of music, continuing its tradition since debuting at the park in 2021. With over 15,000 attendees and seven stages to enjoy, it was the ideal way to soak up the last of September’s sunshine while enjoying one final dance (and fyi, is the only way we’ll be ending our summers from now on)…
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DRUMSHEDS Season Three: Don’t Sleep On These Dance-heavy Lineups
London ravers who are ‘in the know’ are fully aware that DRUMSHEDS will be opening the ex-Ikea doors to us once again for season three. You wouldn’t expect them to […]
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Brunch Electronik 2024: Beaches, Vibes & Absolute Bangers
Returning to this Spanish city for three days of perfectly curated dance music at the sea-front site of Parc del Fòrum, avant-garde electronic music festival Brunch Electronik brought the industry’s most elite selectors to Barcelona, with Dom Dolla, TRYM, Pawsa, Jayda G and The Blaze down to mix. Not only being the biggest festival in the city but also the most varied when it comes to electronic music, they cleverly put together a line up of well-known names alongside some new ear-bellowing acts that captured our rave-obsessed hearts…
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Houghton 2024: Exclusive, Enchanting, And Delightfully Unpredictable
Bass reverberates through the ground pulsating into my head as I sit, blissed out, cig in hand, under a glowing red cube – our agreed meeting point. Scanning the crowd in search of my friends, my eyes glaze over a sea of colourful lights and 90’s Kangol hats (mine included, lol) as everyone falls deeper into the collective groove. A man streaks past in a bright blue mankini, holding a huge pair of flippers, he shouts, “It is party time bitchesss!”. Welcome to Houghton Festival…
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Broke Mag’s Guide To Maiden Voyage Festival 2024
Maiden Voyage returns for its fifth edition, and this year, it’s celebrating a new home in South London’s Burgess Park. This festival has become a staple for electronic music lovers, […]
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The Slutty Premiere For Miss Bashful’s New ‘Slut Slide’ Music Video
Hot sluts will be aware of the pussy power behind artist Miss Bashful (also known as Miss B) – who was born in Mexico City and raised in Houston, Texas. […]
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Broke Mag’s Wob Wrap-Up 0.3
We have made it to instalment number 3 of the Broke Mag Weekly Wob Wrap-Up… this time reporting live from NYC. Even though this one is slightly delayed (due to the […]
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Hannah Laing headlines Village Underground
Friday night Hannah Laing had her first headline show in London and brought her ‘Welcome to the Doof tour’ to village underground. Broke Magazine asked me to check it out […]
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If You Haven’t Given FRCTLS’ New EP ‘Encore’ A Listen Yet, Get A F*cking Move On!
Ambient techno has definitely carved its space as an exciting sub-genre recently, and artists like FRCTLS are ones to watch if their new EP ‘Encore’ is anything to go by…
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Samuel Kerridge and OAKE’s Debut EP ‘Unknown’ Redefines Techno’s Boundaries
Unknown Fate, the collaborative brainchild of German experimental techno maestro OAKE and British producer Samuel Kerridge, is poised to shake the very foundations of electronic music with their debut EP, […]
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Body Movements Winter Festival Review: Self-Expression and Queer Liberation in the Electronic Music Scene
I had two goals. To stick as many Broke Magazine QR codes around Body Movement’s many venues and obviously groove to some sick queer electronic music… When we first arrived […]
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Valerie Ace’s New Single ‘Anxious Not Afraid’ Should Be The Soundtrack For A Revolution
If there’s one thing we don’t do enough, it’s hype up women in techno. So, to celebrate feminine energy within the scene and make amends, let us introduce you to Berlin-based DJ/Producer Valerie Ace and her new single ‘Anxious Not Afraid’, released exclusively through SPFDJ’s record label ‘Intrepid Skin’…
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‘Pyjama Party’ EP by Argentinean Artist Manu Calmet is a mixture of Latin Grooves and Techno Beats
Jell Records, known for pushing boundaries of the techno space, is set to release its second vinyl, and this time it’s Argentinean artist Manu Calmet taking the spotlight with his […]
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Jamie Jones drops his new single ‘Fine Fine Baby’ feat Kah-Lo
In the late ’90s and early 2000s, Jamie Jones found himself immersed in underground dance music culture. His early experiences as an artist, DJing in iconic Ibiza clubs and London’s burgeoning scene, set the foundation for his understanding of the transformative energy entwined within electronic music. Celebrating this within his newest single, “Fine Fine Baby” is more than just a song…
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Techno-pop Barbie Sam Quealy releases ‘BLONDE VENUS’
‘Sexy but terrifying’, triggers many questions – who is this techno-pop Barbie?! Prepare to be seduced and unsettled as Sam Quealy, the versatile Australian artist based in Paris, unveils her […]
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DJ Daddy Skream Returns & Unleashes “Skreamizm 8” After a Decade
In the ever-evolving landscape of electronic music, few artists have managed to navigate the sonic tides with as much grace and innovation as Oliver Jones, aka Skream… With a career […]
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Aladag crafts brooding techno groove on powerful new single ‘Levent’
If there’s one name that’s been buzzing around Berlin’s vibrant music scene, it’s Aladag. This multi-talented artist is not your average musician. Hailing from the bustling German capital, this DJ, […]
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Junction 2 2023: The Aftermath
Just a few days ago, Junction 2 hosted over 30,000 ravers in Boston Manor Park on Friday and Saturday. The festival debuted three sparkling new stages this year, including the […]
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If you don’t know, GET TO KNOW with Broke Magazine
Welcome to Broke’s fresh new feature GET TO KNOW, spotlighting key contributors to the electronic and underground music scene across London and the UK. Our mission is to highlight talented […]
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