PULSE EVENTS REVEALS HEADLINERS SLANDER AND ALAN WALKER FOR SECOND EDITION OF SPRING FESTIVAL: LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

FOLLOWING ITS SUCCESSFUL DEBUT EVENT IN 2023, SPRING FESTIVAL WILL RETURN TO AVANT GARDNER IN BROOKLYN, NY FOR A FULL VENUE TAKEOVER 

Sunday, February 18, 2024 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Monday, February 19, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. 

"Lunar New Year is the most important festival for Asians. In our inaugural Spring Festival in 2023, we successfully combined electronic music with the Lunar New Year culture. For our 2024 edition, more Chinese cultural elements will be added like a New Year night market concept, lion dances, and other special activities and decorations. We are thrilled to continue joining forces with Avant Gardner and to open up Great Hall and Kings Hall for two stages of music for fans. I hope everyone can come and experience this unique dance music cultural event!"  - Pulse Events founder and CEO Luffy Huang

Pulse Events has just announced the second edition of Spring Festival: Lunar New Year Celebration taking place from Sunday, February 18 to Monday, February 19, 2024. The event will return to Avant Gardner in Brooklyn, NY for a full venue takeover, celebrating both the Chinese New Year and the beginning of spring on the Lunar calendar. 

Pulse Events has recruited two industry-leading acts to headline the second edition of Spring Festival: Lunar New Year Celebration: SLANDER and Alan Walker.

GRAMMY-nominated duo SLANDER will return to Avant Gardner following their March 2023 performance at the venue with Kill The Noise. The LA-based duo has earned two RIAA gold certificates throughout their career, and showcased their unique blend of melodic bass music at festivals such as Tomorrowland, Ultra, and EDC Las Vegas. 

Norwegian platinum-certified artist Alan Walker will make his Pulse Events debut with a stirring headlining performance that exhibits his genre-fusing signature sound.  Throughout his career, Walker has won various awards including Best Norwegian Act at MTV Europe Music Awards from 2016-2018 and Best Breakthrough Artist at the International Dance Music Awards in 2018.

Since its inception in 2015, Pulse Events has become an expert on the Asian-American electronic music market specializing in concerts and live performances across North America and beyond. The event producer and promoter brand’s mission is to be a pioneer of culture and media innovation. Pulse Events has previously hosted industry-leading electronic music artists such as Afrojack, Gryffin, KSHMR, Kill The Noise, Like Mike, Seven Lions, Vini Vici, Yellow Claw, and more. The brand has also produced world tours for South Korean artists such as EXO and Big Bang.

Pulse Events aims to represent the Asian-Americans within the global dance music community by paying homage to the Chinese New Year with Spring Festival: Lunar New Year. In 2024, Pulse Events will further champion the Asian American market by holding more events and supporting youth organizations and groups that highlight Asian culture. In addition to dance music events, Pulse Events created the Krazy Super concert to promote K-pop music in New York and Los Angeles, uniting more fans who love Asian culture. 

Stay tuned for additional acts to be announced for Spring Festival: Lunar New Year Celebration at Avant Gardner.

Pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase at noon EST on Wednesday, December 20 with general on-sale starting at 2pm EST via Dice's event page. 

BEONIX MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST NAMES FOR 2024 EDITION

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BEONIX Music Festival is to return to Cyprus for another unmissable event in 2024 with over 5000 people a day from all over Europe to attend from September 20 to 22. Headlining the event are the iconic Fatboy Slim and Claptone with Estella Boersma, GHEIST (live), Teenage Mutants and Undercatt also playing.

BEONIX is a leading mix of art, music and culture that takes place in September and is recognized for its commitment to diverse musical experiences. It presents a selection of renowned artists at the esteemed ETKO venue in Limassol, Cyprus. Modern production technologies and an art installation also feature at ETKO, making it the perfect destination for those who want to combine their love of electronic music with a cultural experience over three different stages, 50 DJs, and more than 30 hours of electronic music.

Headliner Fatboy Slim is a legendary figure in electronic music. With a career spanning decades, he has left an indelible mark on the industry, known for his chart-topping hits and energetic performances sp expect real musical fireworks as well as deep house delights from the famous masked bird that is Claptone, plus more from Estella Boersma, GHEIST (live), Teenage Mutants and Undercatt. These artists, each with their unique style, contribute to the festival's commitment to delivering a diverse musical experience.

Comments the festival team, "We adore our audience and strive to listen to their feedback. This year, we've taken into account the wishes of our visitors and will make the festival even more captivating. We will also focus on enhancing the venue, engaging more partners, and creating additional interactive experiences. So, we invite everyone to Cyprus to spend an incredible three days with us, dancing to the beats of our favourite DJs." 

Last year, the festival drew thousands of music lovers, with headliners Black Coffee, Paul Kalkbrenner, Stephan Bodzin, Maceo Plex, and Oliver Huntemann delivering electrifying performances. Building on this success, the 2024 edition promises even more excitement and innovation.

EXIT FESTIVAL REVEALS THE FIRST 24 ACTS FOR 2024 EDITION

Black Eyed Peas, Gucci Mane, Tom Morello, Carl Cox, Bonobo and more have been revealed as the first 24 acts to be announced for EXIT Festival 2024

EXIT Festival has just unveiled the first 24 acts for its upcoming edition, EXIT Starseed! The lineup is headlined by pop-rap icons and one of the most successful music groups of all time, the Black Eyed Peas, along with one of the world's most innovative guitarists and a driving force behind Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello, and the global trap trailblazer, Gucci Mane! Legendary mts Dance Arena will feature the most popular DJ of all time, Carl Cox, often seen as the symbol of the profession itself. He will be joined by Bonobo, Berlin's DJ star and producer KlangKuenstler, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Barry Can’t Swim, Franky Wah, and Mene. Tesla Universe Stage will also showcase leaders among the new generation of artists Kenya Grace and Iniko, the mega-popular British group Rudimental, pop and soul sensation John Newman, the unstoppable The Exploited, Australian visionary Dub FX, hitmakers Willy William, Ian Asher, and Steve Angello, and the leading regional sensation Joker Out.

The first names for Visa Fusion Stage are the Greek band Villagers of Ioannina City and the Czech synth-pop group Lakeside X, while Explosive Stage will be energised by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner and Nemesis! EXIT Starseeds, under the slogan “Awakening our Superpowers Together,” is set to take place from July 10 to 14, with a special Starseeds Takeover performance on Tesla Universe Stage reserved for day zero.

The pop-rap icons Black Eyed Peas are coming to Serbia for the first time, and with an incredible 80 million albums sold, they represent one of the most successful musical groups of all time! With their rich collection of platinum albums, they earned as many as 59 of the most prestigious music awards, including six Grammys, eight American Music Awards and two Billboard awards. Creators of enduring R&B, hip hop, and dance anthems such as “My Humps“ and “Pump It,“ and chart-topping singles “I Gotta Feeling“ and “Boom Boom Pow,“ which secured their place in history among the few artists to simultaneously hold the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 list, not to mention recent hits like “Girl Like Me“ and “Don’t You Worry“ with Shakira, they've cemented their status as timeless global stars and are set to electrify the EXIT Festival audience!

For the first time, the Petrovaradin Fortress will echo with the iconic riff of “Killing in the Name,“ straight from the axe of Tom Morello, the co-founder and leading composer of most of Rage Against the Machine's albums! One of the most innovative guitarists of today, Morello has a career marked by an impressive array of collaborators such as Bruce Springsteen, RZA and GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, The Prodigy, Eddie Vedder, Bring Me the Horizon, and Chris Stapleton. Showcasing a broad genre diversity through numerous collaborations and unconventional playing techniques, Morello's unique musical expression and characteristic use of effects create his own language, combining rock, rap, and electronic elements.

The main Tesla Universe Stage will also host the unrivalled Gucci Mane, a key figure in making trap a dominant music genre of today. His army of fans includes over forty million followers on social media, with streams of his songs reaching tens of billions! His album “Everybody Looking“ and single “Black Beatles“ topped the Billboard charts, and the extent of his popularity among his colleagues is confirmed by collaborations with the world's biggest stars, including The Weeknd, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, Usher, Bruno Mars, and many others.

“You have to play directly from your soul here, be who you are, and that’s what makes EXIT so special!“  Carl Cox, widely regarded as the greatest DJ of all time and the king of the electronic scene, once said. After five years, he’s returning for a three-hour set at mts Dance Arena! His closing set in 2009 and another performance a decade later remain some of the most memorable events in the history of the electronic scene. Next year, on the festival's first day, this living legend by the decks will once again take the stage before what he called “the most explosive audience” in the numerous interviews in which he spoke about EXIT!

By popular demand, Bonobo, the maestro of blending various musical styles and a headliner at the world's biggest festivals, is making his debut appearance in Serbia. With five Grammy nominations, two of which came just this year, he can boast a performance in front of two million people during his “Migration“ tour in 2017, while his namesake LP topped Billboard’s list of Best Dance Albums. mts Dance Arena will also feature British producer and DJ Barry Can’t Swim, while KlangKuenstler will bring the spirit of Berlin’s club scene on the first day of the festival, along with stellar sets from Sama’ Abdulhadi, Franky Wah, and Mene.

Tesla Universe Stage will also host leaders of a new generation of artists, Kenya Grace and Iniko, the energetic Rudimental, known for chart-topping singles “Feel The Love“ and “Waiting All Night,“ and British pop and soul sensation John Newman, with his impressive 2+ billion streams. Tesla Universe will also be electrified by the unstoppable The Exploited and Australian visionary Dub FX. For the biggest dance hits, look out for Willy William, Ian Asher, and Steve Angello, with regional sensation Joker Out adding to the excitement!

EXIT's multi-genre crossroad, the iconic Visa Fusion Stage, will feature Greek rock band Villagers of Ioannina City and Czech synth-pop group Lakeside X. A heavier sound is traditionally reserved for Explosive Stage, so far headlined by Swiss thrash metal band Coroner and the all-female death metal group Nemesis.

The next edition of EXIT Festival, carrying the EXIT Starseeds theme under the slogan “Awakening Our Superpowers Together,” is set to take place from July 10 to 14, 2024, at the Petrovaradin Fortress. A special Starseeds Takeover performance on Tesla Universe stage is reserved for day zero. Tickets are available here.