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Beat-Herder is a magical oasis of pleasure seeking mayhem, hedonistic self-gratification and electronic debauchery.Nestled away slap bang on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border, it’s been three whole years since the disco lords of the North West’s festival scene held their last weekend of mad house shenanigans.2022 was destined to be a classic – and boy did it deliver on a colossal scale.Here are Duncan Whittaker's favourite eight things about what will probably end up being his favourite weekend of the year...Beat-Herder usually has headliners such as Orbital, Basement Jaxx, Leftfield or Faithless – so Nile Rodgers & Chic were definitely a surprise when the promoters announced the bill.However, Nile Rodgers unleashed his artillery of monster tracks and gave us two hours of arms in the air euphoria.David Bowie’s Let’s Dance, Madonna’s Like A Virgin and Material Girl, Duran Duran’s Notorious and The Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight were all there – because Rodgers either wrote or produced the original versions of these hits.But the bomb was really dropped when they played Daft Punk’s Get Lucky – full on festival pandemonium.For 361 days of the year, these trees are home to deer, hares and other elements of Mother Nature.But for this weekend only, the wildlife appeared at the hands of Rob Da Bank, Marshall Jefferson and Roger Sanchez who all made sure that even the trees were rocking from side to side.Toil trees is the heart and soul of Beat-Herder – from 10am until 4am every day, the place was full on bouncing.There was a bar in there, a cave with a flashing dance floor, a man made waterfall – and a hairdressers just in case you fancied a snip.

The Warehouse Project has released the full line-up for its 2023 season, with some of the highlights including a massive Boiler Room party and Camelphat's only northern headline show of the year.

The Stone Roses’ frontman Ian Brown and techno heavyweights Leftfield, who recently turned heads with their slot at this year’s Glastonbury.Other acts set to perform at the event include dance acts Inner City and Soul II Soul, as well as A Certain Ratio, who are enjoying a recent resurgence.A vast number of The Hacienda’s returning DJs will also appear at the event, featuring David Morales, Roger Sanchez, Dimitri From Paris, Todd Terry and Kevin Saunderson. Additionally, in what the promoters describe as a “very rare appearance together”, Mike Pickering & Graeme Park will join forces for a special back-to-back set.More returning acts include Greg Wilson, DJ Paulette, Peter Hook, 808 State, K Klass, Justin Robertson, Jon Dasilva, Hewan Clarke, Tom Wainwright and Kath McDermott.

STREETrave made a stunning Ayr comeback for a show that was 30 years in the making on Sunday.

Organisers have released the full list of set times for two huge festivals on Ayr beach this weekend.

Ewan McVicar admits the nerves are building ahead of his huge homecoming gig as he visited the site of Ayr’s first dance festival.

Rave music will return to Ayrshire this week for two mega nights that are 30 years in the making. An army of over 12,000 fans will head for Ayr's first ever dance music festival set to be held over two massive dates. It is understood some 80 buses pour into town with revellers set for a weekender featuring some of the biggest acts of the genre.Saturday will mark an emotional return for Ayr lad Ewan McVicar who will play to a sell-out 7,500 on the Low Green for his very own Pavillion Festival. The 'Tell Me Something Good' star will return 'Back Tae Ayr' for a homecoming set to go down as one of the town's biggest shows. It's a day Ewan from Kincaidston teased to his loyal support was on the horizon with cryptic posts towards the tail end of last year. But his dream gig is now only just days away as he gears up to join top DJs Skream and Optimo in his own backyard this Saturday.

It's less than one week to go until some of the biggest icons in dance music head for Ayr beach.

Scots DJ Ewan McVicar has revealed the full line up joining him for his own homecoming festival.

Massive names in dance music have been confirmed for a festival at Ayr Beach.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn celebration of Daft Punk’s 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, “Homework” comes the surprise release of “Homework Digital Deluxe.”  The physical boxed set arrives in April; the full track list appears below.It will be previewed with an unreleased, exclusive and time-limited piece of content showing on 2/22 at 2:22pm PST: a one-off livestream of the “Twitch of the Mayan 97” concert that you can hear here. The concert was filmed at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles on December 17, 1997, during the “Daftendirektour,” the duo’s first concert tour.The news comes exactly one year after the vastly influential duo announced their split.

Texas front woman Sharleen Spiteri says she'd love to go to Ibiza with GBX DJ and producer George Bowie to perform their new remix together. Sharleen admits she used to dread the idea of Ibiza, and even turned down an offer by Roger Sanchez to play there, but she'd love to perform the banging GBX remix of Mr Haze there with George when it's released on September 22.

Ella Henderson says she was panicking about approaching Roger Sanchez to work with him on her new song, Dream On Me.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Sept. 13, Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Roger Sanchez are just three of the legendary DJs who will take part in “For Beirut,” a 12-hour-long livestream event presented by Electronic Labor Day and Beatport ReConnect to raise funds to support Lebanon and its people in the wake of the August 4 explosion that killed more than 200 people and leveled a large area of the city.

Stuck in the house this Easter weekend? Not a problem! The Hacienda is streaming live right now across the world as Manchester's legendary club hosts its very first stay-at-home rave.

The spirit of Manchester's legendary Haçienda lives on more than 20 years after closing its doors.

The Hacienda is coming to houses around the world today as Manchester's legendary club hosts its very first stay-at-home rave.

A selection of house legends will help to revive the spirit of Madchester...

We're still stuck inside. You're still stuck inside. Calvin Harris is still stuck inside. This Friday, we can all make the best of it, together, when Harris "headlines" the weekend's Defected Virtual Festival livestream event. The third li

website and social media channels.House Party, as the fundraiser is titled, coincides with World Gin Day. Viewers will be able to donate to Nordoff Robins, the UK’s largest musical therapy charity, during the livestream.