Bristol In:Motion has announced the line-ups for its epic series of parties happening between October and December 2011.

Taking place at the hefty club space at Motion skate park, the series sees the city’s biggest and best promoters, as well as crew from further afield – including Hessle Audio, Bugged Out!, FWD/Rinse, Field Day Night and Hospitality – each staging blow-outs over 15 consecutive Fridays and Saturdays.

Immediate stand-outs include FWD/Rinse‘s showcase with Zinc, Plastician, Roska and he mighty EZ, Shit The BED!‘s bass bash with Caspa, Dark Sky, Ms Dyamite and Redlight, Field Day Night‘s Erol Alkan and Hudson Mohawke double-header, BLOC‘s serving of Martyn, Joker, Nathan Fake and James Holden, Futureboogie‘s celebration of deep house with Henrik Schwarz, Julio Bashmore, Maya Jane Coles and more, and Hessle Audio‘s presentation of Jamie xx, Pearson Sound and Jamie Woon (live).

The headliners as they stand are listed below. More information and tickets here.

Friday 7th October – Hospitality with Danny Byrd, High Contrast, Camo and Crooked, Netsky, Cyantific, MJ Cole, Dream, Mele, Tomb Crew, Kito, Loadstar

Saturday 8th October – BuggedOut! with Fake Blood, L-vis 1990 & the Neon Dream, Boy-8-bit, Heidi, Jamie Jones, Bowski, Pariah, Waifs & Strays, Untold

Friday 14th October – Shit the BED! Caspa, Dark Sky, Ms Dynamite, Redlight

Saturday 15th October – Hessle Audio Jamie XX, Pearson Sound, Jamie Woon – live

Friday 21st October – Blowpop DJ Yoda, Plump DJ’s, Krafty Kuts

Saturday 22nd October – FWD//Rinse Zinc, Ez, Plastician, Roska

Friday 28th October – Tokyo Dub Radical Guru, Jahtari & Soom T

Saturday 29th October – Just Jack Halloween Party Soul Clap, Tale of Us, Shaun Reeves, Midland

Friday 4th November – Annie Mac Presents…

Saturday 5th November – Gunpowder Plot Bonfire Night Party Smerins, Gentlemen’s Dub Club, Babyhead

Friday 11th November – Run Rusko, Andy C, Grooverider, Scratch Perverts

Saturday 12th November – Field Day Night Erol Alkan, Hudson Mowhawke

Friday 18th November – All Gone…with Pete Tong, Calvin Harris, Cadenza Showcase

Friday 25th November – BLOC Joker, Martyn, James Holden, Nathan Fake

Saturday 26th November – Futureboogie Henrik Schwarz, Julio Bashmore, Maya Jane-Coles, Bonobo

Friday 2nd December – Hardcore Heaven Darren Styles, Gammer, Evil Activities

Saturday 3rd December – Shit the BED Skream, Jack Beats – live, Arab Musik

Friday 9th December – Beardyman, Stanton Warriors, Tayo

Saturday 10th December – Cocoon Tiefschwarz, Dyed Soundorom, Oner Ozer

Check out this video from Ninja Tune XX at In:Motion 2011

Festival season is officially upon us, and lot’s of events this year are looking to expand. This includes Made Event’s annual celebration of all things dance music, Electric Zoo, which has added a third day to their weekend extravaganza that will take Labor Day weekend, September 2-4, 2011. The line-up is as follows:

Friday, September 2

☛ Main Stage: Moby (DJ set), Benny Benassi, Rusko, Tiga, AN21 & Ma Vangeli

☛ Hilltop Arena: Richie Hawtin Presents Plastikman (Live), MSTRKRFT, Felguk, Gareth Emery, Markus Schultz, Robbie Rivera

☛ Carl Cox & Friends Take Over Sunday School: Carl Cox, Loco Dice, Joris Voorn & Nic Fanciulli (B2B), Victor Calderone

☛ Red Bull Music Academy Riverside: Crookers, Martin Solveig, Bart B More, Busy P, Feed Me, SebastiAn

Saturday, September 3

☛ Main Stage: David Guetta, Above & Beyond, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, John Digweed, Sander Can Doorn, Sub Focus

☛ Hilltop Arena: Ferry Corsten, ATB, Andy Moor, Dirty South Joachim Garraud, Mat Zo, Sean Tyas & Simon Patterson (B2B), Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano

☛ Sunday School Grove: Luciano, Danny Tenaglia, Carl Craig, Chris Liebing, James Holden, Steve Bug

☛ Red Bull Music Academy Riverside: Skrillex, Super Smash Bros, 12th Planet, Beardyman, Kid Sister, Porter Robinson, Tommy Lee & DJ Aero

Sunday, September 4

☛ Main Stage: Armin Van Buuren, Afrojack, Chromeo, DJ Snoopadelic, Calvin Harris

☛ Hilltop Arena: Boys Noize, Diplo, Big Gigantic, Carte Blanche, Excision & Datsik, Fake Blood, Jack Beats, MiMOSA

☛ Sunday School Grove: Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Gui Boratto, Guy Gerber, Ida Engberg, Nicolas Jaar (Live)

☛ Red Bull Music Academy Riverside: Infected Mushroom, Gabriel & Dresden, Arty, EDX, Hardwell, Kyau & Albert, Mark Knight

More artists TBA!

Payment Plans

Passes to the festival can be purchased HERE. This year, Electric Zoo is also offering a payment plan for those who would prefer to not pay the full sum all at once. This payment plan contains two options. The first payment option allows you to pay a 50% deposit of your order total upon purchase of the pass, plus service fees, with the remaining 50% automatically deducted from your card on August 1, 2011. The second option allows you to pay 30% of your order total plus service fees as your first payment, with the remaining total automatically deducted in equal payments on July 1st and August 1st 2011.

Dust Reduction

Electric Zoo will also be making efforts to reduce dust this year, as the dancing and frolicking of 25,000 pairs of feet coupled with the unusually dry summer took a toll last year, and by the end of the day, the grass had been trampled and a lot of dirt had been kicked up into the air.

Here’s a list of things they’ve put in place to reduce the dust:

• Flooring will be used in all of the tents. This means that where all that dancing is going on, the grass will be protected and dirt won’t be kicked up.
• Dirt service roads will be covered with flooring. As our crew travels in golf carts and other vehicles to get from place to place around the perimeter of the festival grounds, there’ll be far less dirt stirred up.
• Making use of existing pavement for high traffic areas, including the area directly in front of the main stage. The main stage will be moved back this year in order to create more space. This will mean that a large area directly in front of the main stage will now be situated on pavement rather than grass. So when you “tear up the dancefloor” in front of the main stage, you’ll no longer be tearing up grass and kicking up dirt at the same time

They’ve also hired lawn specialists to consult with and work with Randall’s Island Park to improve on the maintenance of the field and to get it as healthy as possible before Electric Zoo.

Check out our coverage of last year’s Electric Zoo HERE, and stay tuned for more information and updates from us as the event draws closer!

With DJ sets by Crookers, Jack Beats, Coach, Star Eyes, Rekles and Alex English

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What a weekend.

Our sophomore year at the Winter Music Conference was even more jam-packed than our first. Click through to see how I fared as I navigated my way through the Winter Music Conference party scene, and be sure to check out our WMC Recap Page, where we will continue to add photos and recaps from our various exploits around town.

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Hard’s signature party went poolside at the Winter Music Conference in Miami. The sold-out event featured Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Busy P, DJ Mehdi, Fake Blood, Jack Beats, Annie Mac, Brodinski, Destructo, Aeroplane, Boy 8 Bit, Rory Phillips and Gina Turner.

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After taking on CMJ, The Electric Zoo, Street Scene, All Points West, and the Winter Music Conference in 2009, it seems only natural to add South by Southwest to our growing itinerary for 2010.

Last year, the festival drew 12,000 participants and showcased nearly 2,000 musical acts on 88 stages. The 2009 line-up included AC Slater, Amanda Blank, Buraka Som Sistema, Deadmau5, The Golden Filter, Grizzly Bear, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Jack Beats, MSTRKRFT and The Twelves, among others.

Now in its 24th year, the annual SXSW Music Conference and Festival will be held in Austin from March 17-21. The initial line-up of 450+ artists is likely to quadruple by March, and already includes Treasure Fingers, Kidz in the Hall, HEARTSREVOLUTION, Team Facelift, Adam Tensta and The Postelles. Chauffeur is also rumored to make a rare appearance at the festival, but is yet to be confirmed.

Music badges cost $675 if you register by January 12, and will allow you to participate in all of the official SXSW music parties, panels, and courses. Click here for a full list of badge levels, rates and details about the programs that the badges include. While the price tag might seem a little steep, it includes five full days of music with nearly 2,000 acts (which, if you do the math, breaks down to less than five cents per artist).

Don’t forget, the Winter Music Conference kicks off the following week in Miami (March 23-27), so plan accordingly. But more on that later…

Hard has been putting on music events in LA for years, but it wasn’t until last Saturday that they brought the party to the east coast. With an unbeatable line-up of Destructo, Jack Beats, Rusko, Major Lazer and Crookers, Hard proved that dubstep has indeed arrived in New York City.

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Hold on to your hats, this weekend is shaping up to be quite the party marathon, with some of the biggest DJs in the world hitting our fair city.

GBH will be kicking things off tonight with Steve Aoki, Classix and Destructo at Webster Hall. Last time Steve Aoki spun at Webster Hall, it was pure mayhem, and we’re expecting tonight to be no different. Girls & Boys residents Alex English, Kids with Snakes, Gavin Royce, and Rekles will also be in the house

Saturday brings about a tougher decision: Hard is bringing the wobble wobble to Terminal 5, with a massive dubstep line-up; Crookers, Major Lazer, Rusko, Jack Beats and Destructo are all ready to bring some bass-heavy beats to NYC.

Saturday is also the one-year anniversary of Flashing Lights, brought to you by the good folks at MeanRed. Nick Catchdubs, DJ Ayres and Jubilee’s monthly party will be back at 88 Palace, and will feature a guest DJ set by Toddlat.

Decisions, decisions… but then again, we think we can cram it all in.

Be sure to check out previous photo galleries of Steve Aoki, Classix, Major Lazer, and Flashing Lights.

The line-up at HARD Summer is so good, I almost flew to Los Angeles just for the night. Thankfully, on October 10^th, they’re bringing their signature party to Terminal 5 with HARD NYC. While the line-up isn’t quite as massive, the NYC show, which features Crookers, Major Lazer, Rusko, Jack Beats and Destructo, promises to be one hell of a party.

Click here for info and tickets, and don’t miss Jack Beats when he opens for A-Trak on July 31 at Webster Hall.

Kid Cudi vs Crookers – Day N Nite (Rusko’s Big Trombone Remix)