TERMINAL V ANNOUNCE LAST EVER FESTIVAL IN EDINBURGH

Nine-year Edinburgh run to close as festival prepares to evolve

Terminal V has announced that this year’s April festival marks the final edition of the festival in Edinburgh and the closing of a defining almost decade chapter in the city. This difficult decision follows the evolving operational requirements and challenges of delivering the event at this scale in the city, with policing and associated deployment costs now representing a significant proportion of overall delivery costs at the site.

18 - 19 April 2026 will be the last edition to take place at The Royal Highland Centre. The festival will be delivered with the same award winning production and format audiences have come to expect and love.

Since launching at the venue in 2017, Terminal V has grown into one of the UK’s largest electronic music festivals, ranking Number 1 in Scotland, Number 5 in the UK and Number 34 in the world (DJ Mag Awards). It has welcomed more than a quarter of a million fans from all over the UK and further afield to Edinburgh and hosting leading names across techno and house. It has become a key fixture in Scotland’s festival and electronic music calendar.

“This is a significant moment for us,” said Derek Martin, Co-Founder of Terminal V. “Edinburgh has been home to Terminal V since the beginning, and some of our biggest moments have happened here. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve built in Edinburgh, the Festival City, over the past nine years, and grateful to The Royal Highland Centre and all of our partners who have supported the brand’s growth during this time.

Simon McGrath added: “To deliver the level of event we’ve produced over the last nine years is becoming increasingly challenging in the current environment. We’re not prepared to compromise on quality. Making this move will now allow us to take the festival further and deliver even more ambitious electronic music experiences in the years ahead. While April 2026 will be the last edition in Edinburgh, we have some exciting plans ahead for the growth of Terminal V this year and beyond.”

With six stages, a massive line-up of more than 100 artists (99999999, Anetha, Ben Hemsley, Ben Techy x Luciid,  Clouds x Tommy Holohan, DJ Gigola x Øtta, East End Dubs, Hate Models, Klangkuenstler, Klofama, Mall Grab, Patrick Topping, Pegassi, Restricted, Robert Hood, Sara Landry, SIM0NE X SPFDJ, Will Atkinson, Yanamaste) every stage will be completely reimagined for this final edition.

A collaboration with global audio leaders d&b audiotechnik, the festival will also introduce a fully bespoke site-wide sound re-design, delivering its most refined and powerful production to date across all six stages.

Terminal V’s trajectory over the past decade has extended far beyond Edinburgh. Named Best UK Festival at the DJ Mag Awards in 2023,  the brand now stages a Croatian festival edition each summer, recently made its London debut last year at the 15,000 capacity Drumsheds, and are set to announce a new festival site location for 2027 alongside a global tour of international shows to celebrate a decade of Terminal V.

Final remaining tickets for the April 2026 edition go on sale at 12noon on Tuesday 3rd March, marking the final ever opportunity to be part of Terminal V at the Royal Highland Centre. Sign up here to secure them.

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PETRU KSS RELEASES DEBUT LP ‘KOLIBRI LIVE’ FOLLOWING RICHIE HAWTIN’S PHD SCHOLARSHIP

Corsican-born producer and live performer PETRU KSS has released his debut album ‘Kolibri Live LP’, out now via his own imprint Kolibri Space Shuttle Records.

Captured during a live recording session deep in the Corsican wilderness, the 11 track project presents a raw, hardware driven performance forged through real time improvisation. The album embraces the unpredictability of live electronic music, where instinct, physical interaction and spontaneous decision making shape the sound as it unfolds.

Moving between driving techno propulsion and expansive atmospheric moments, Kolibri Live LP unfolds as a narrative journey that gradually travels from grounded, organic textures toward more cosmic sonic territories. Hypnotic rhythmic structures, evolving melodic fragments and acid-tinged sequences flow throughout the record, giving the album both dancefloor impact and cinematic depth.

The project was mixed by renowned producer and engineer Hannes Bieger, whose signature sense of depth and sonic dimension brings cohesion to the live recordings while preserving their immediacy and raw energy. Mastering was completed at Calyx, ensuring clarity and precision across the album’s dynamic range. Early support for the project has come from leading electronic artists including Richie Hawtin, John Digweed and Sasha. The wider Kolibri universe will continue to expand throughout 2026 with a series of remixes from Dubfire, .VRIL, Kaiser, Saytek and other producers connected to the project.

Alongside his artistic work, PETRU KSS is also the recipient of the Richie Hawtin PhD Scholarship in Electronic Music. His research centres on THRiPPS, Techno, Hardware centric, Real time, Improvisation, Production and Performance Study. An ongoing exploration of live electronic music performance that forms the conceptual backbone of the album.

More than a traditional studio release, Kolibri Live LP captures a moment of creation in motion, where environment, technology and human intuition converge to produce an immersive journey through sound.

Kolibri Live LP is out now via Kolibri Space Shuttle Records.

R3HAB TAKES THE MIC HIMSELF IN “RIGHT HERE…” WITH RHODES

A song exploring presence, it’s the second single from his upcoming LP, “Dream inside a dream…”

R3HAB: “Right here…” is about feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty, and still trying to find peace in the present moment. It’s about holding onto what is real, even while everything else feels unstable.

R3HAB links with RHODES for the second single from his forthcoming album and it's a polished blend of emotive pop and dancefloor warmth, with an unexpected message from the multi-platinum producer woven in. “Right here…” explores the tension between uncertainty and presence, the vulnerability of facing change, and the fear that those around you might not stay through it all.

“Right here…” also presents a new facet in R3HAB’s creative legacy. As the final chorus winds down, a voice note from R3HAB begins, like an excerpt from his journal: “You just want that moment to be on a loop, you want that feeling, you want that high, the whole, the whole time, but that high is almost like a drug.” This unexpected addition expands the song’s scope from romantic uncertainty to a reflection on chasing temporary highs and searching for deeper connection.

“Right here…” is a nostalgic and hopeful festival-ready single built on sweeping melodies and gently rolling synths. RHODES’ aching vocal performance carries the emotional weight, longing for distant love while melancholic synth textures provide warmth and lift. The result is a smooth, sunlit crossover cut that balances radio accessibility with dancefloor sensibility.

With this second taste of the upcoming album, R3HAB signals that “Dream inside a dream…” marks a shift: not only by curating the sound, but by stepping inside the narrative himself. 

Multi-Platinum DJ and producer Fadil El Ghoul aka R3HAB has spent the past 15 years carving out a global presence in electronic music. From high-profile remixes for Rihanna, Drake and Taylor Swift to chart-ready collaborations with Ava Max, ZAYN and Luis Fonsi, his catalogue has amassed more than 13 billion streams. 

Ranked consistently in DJ Mag’s Top 100 and founder of the successful CYB3RPVNK label, he continues to evolve his sound through cross-genre collaborations. Here he teams up with English singer-songwriter RHODES, the vocalist known for his soulful indie-pop delivery and emotionally resonant toplines.