Awakenings Afterparty
April 6th, 2011
Awakenings Festival AfterpartyParadiso in Amsterdam will be the venue hosting the official Awakenings festival afterparty again, for people wanting to continue the fun into the early hours or for others who did not manage to get a festival ticket in time. I went last year for a few hours and had a good time, might end up there again this time around. Performing in the 3 rooms on June 25 are Adam Beyer, Chris Liebing & Speedy J, Karotte, Rush, Joseph Capriati and more. Tickets are under 20 euros and the event kicks off at 11pm. Visit the Awakenings site for more details.
This year’s Awakenings festival, taking place on June 25 just outside of Amsterdam, is already sold out, so if you didn’t purchase your tickets yet you procrastinated for too long! It seems like many of the usual suspects will be in town for the occasion, with seven stages this time around featuring a multitude of well known artists including: Jeff Mills, Dave Clarke, Adam Beyer, Laurent Garnier, Ricardo Villalobos, Seth Troxler, Marco Carola, Luciano, Gayle San, Oscar Mulero, Pet Duo, Rush, Joris Voorn, Speedy J, Miss Djax, Ida Engberg, Paul Ritch, James Holden, Chris Liebing, Ben Sims, Vitalic, Ben Klock & Marcel Dettman, Luke Slater and many more! For full details visit 
Monika Kruse and her Terminal M friends will be back in Amsterdam on April 15 at club Studio 80 to showcase her long-standing renowned label. I haven’t seen her perform in ages and since I will have some Canadian friends visiting that night there is a chance I will end up going, though I would likely prefer to see something more along the lines of vintage Monika. The club is open until 5am and tickets are only 12 euros. For more information about Monika including her upcoming tour schedule visit her website: 
Another spring, another edition of the massive Time Warp techno event at Mannheim in Germany, this year taking place on April 2. Multiple rooms provide something for almost any techno lover’s taste featuring artists such as: Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Chris Liebing, Marco Carola, Monika Kruse, Slam, Laurent Garnier, Loco Dice, Planetary Assault Systems, Len Faki, Seth Troxler and more. Many of the sets will likely be recorded, check Livesets.com for the links afterwards if you won’t be one of the 35,000 or so people enjoying the party. I have been to Time Warp twice and really enjoyed it both times; while it seems to usually feature a similar lineup each year, it is hard to argue with success!
This year the Awakenings Easter edition will be a two night format as opposed to three which had been the case for recent years. On the first night, April 23, Joey Beltram, Billy Nasty, DJ Rush, Surgeon, Octave One and Remy are set to perform, while on the following night Adam Beyer will be joined by Paco Osuna, Josh Wink, Pan Pot, Secret Cinema and Egbert plus more. I was a bit disappointed that they did not have another 1997-2001 themed night and I will be passing on this weekend this time around. There are still tickets for the Saturday night edition, but like usual, will likely sell out before the event, such as Awakenings festival in late June which is already sold out. For more information visit 