Author: Paul Hamon
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QZB and Charli Brix headline Adelaide’s biggest Easter Sunday drum and bass event at Mala Mia
April 5, 2026 (Easter Sunday) | 4pm–2am | Mala Mia, 268 Morphett St, Adelaide | Tickets from $39 | 18+ | WILD Sound System Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Three of Adelaide’s most dedicated drum and bass collectives — AirDNB, The Manager’s Office (TMO) and Wickid Lickwid — have joined forces for a…
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Wickid Thursdayz returns to Ancient World with monthly open decks for Adelaide’s underground DJs
April 2, 2026 | Ancient World, 116A Hindley St, Adelaide | Free before 9pm, $10 after | Open format, all genres Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Wickid Thursdayz is back. Adelaide’s monthly open decks night returns to Ancient World on Thursday, April 2, 2026 — a DJs’ playground for anyone who wants to…
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Wines & Good Times takes over the 2KW rooftop for a Good Friday disco session
April 3, 2026 (Good Friday) | 2pm ’til late | 2KW Bar & Restaurant (rooftop), Adelaide | Free spritz 2–3pm | Tickets via Eventbrite Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Wines & Good Times brings its sun-to-stars disco formula to the rooftop at 2KW Bar & Restaurant for Good Times, Great Friday on Friday,…
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counterpart: Adelaide’s Dubstep Revival Architect
Chris — known to Adelaide’s bass music community as counterpart — is the self-taught DJ and event organiser who introduced dubstep to South Australian dancefloors, co-founded Australia’s first dedicated dubstep weekly, and has spent the better part of two decades building, losing, and rebuilding Adelaide’s underground bass scene from the ground up. His story begins…
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Sauce celebrates 25 years of Dispatch Recordings with Ant TC1 at Little Red Door
April 25, 2026 (ANZAC Day) | 9pm–2am | The Little Red Door & Winston, 182B Hindley St, Adelaide | Tickets from $33 | 18+ Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Sauce brings Ant TC1 to Adelaide for 25 Years of Dispatch Recordings, a late-night ANZAC Day session at The Little Red Door & Winston…
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Doof Techno closes out its Summer Series with an all-local Homegrown finale at Ancient World
March 27, 2026 | 9pm–3am | Ancient World, 116A Hindley St, Adelaide | Tickets $20 + BF | 18+ Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Doof Techno wraps up its four-part Summer Series with Episode 4: Homegrown, a celebration of local talent at Ancient World on Hindley Street. Six selectors, six hours of bush…
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Adelaide’s top three techno promoters join forces for Tales of Techno with CJ Bolland and Thomas Schumacher
March 28, 2026 | 8pm–5am | TIA LIVE, 128 Hindley St, Adelaide | Tickets on sale now via Humanitix | 18+ Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Three of Adelaide’s leading techno promoters — The Front Room, Simply Techno, and Dance Floor Heretics — have joined forces for Tales of Techno, a one-off nine-hour…
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Felix Da Housecat and Grooverider hit Glenelg for A Day At The Beach
March 22, 2026 | 4pm–11pm | The Grand Bar, 44 Jetty Rd, Glenelg | Tickets from $45 | 18+ | Capacity: 400 Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — AirDNB and The Front Room are teaming up for A Day At The Beach, a two-stage day party on the Glenelg foreshore featuring international headliners Felix…
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Simply Techno takes over the Austral Laneway for a residents-only Fringe finale
March 20, 2026 | 6pm–12am | Austral Laneway, 205 Rundle Street, Adelaide | Free entry Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Simply Techno closes out the final Friday of Adelaide Fringe with a residents-only laneway takeover at The Austral on Friday, March 20, 2026. Six hours of uninterrupted techno from the crew’s core selectors,…
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CANCELLED: Origin II — Whole-venue rave takeover announced for Easter Sunday at The Gov
Easter Sunday 5 April 2026 | 3:00pm–1:30am | The Gov (whole venue takeover) | Limited capacity Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Origin II: CHOSEN has been announced for Easter Sunday, 5 April 2026, delivering a whole-venue takeover of The Gov for an extended day-to-night session running 3:00pm to 1:30am. Presented by Gareth Lott,…
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Patch: Adelaide’s Drum & Bass Standard-Bearer
Julian “Jules” Dangov — known to Adelaide’s electronic music community simply as Patch — is one of Australia’s most respected drum and bass DJs, a four-time South Australian Dance Music Award winner, and the driving force behind the city’s long-running Sauce Music Events and Rollerz radio programme. Based in Highbury, South Australia, Patch has been…
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DJ S4T: Adelaide’s Underground Double Threat
In a scene that often rewards specialisation, Susie Dangov — better known as DJ S4T — has carved out something rare: genuine credibility across two of electronic music’s most demanding genres. Operating out of Adelaide’s Kaurna country for over a decade, she’s become one of the city’s most essential underground figures, equally at home behind…
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Dance Floor Heretics: The Crew That Refuses to Let Adelaide’s Rave Spirit Die
Adelaide’s rave heritage runs deeper than most Australians realise. Through the 90s, this city was ground zero for underground dance music in Australia. Enchanted Forest pulled thousands into secret bush locations. Clubs like Heaven, Cargo, and Planet kept floors packed every night of the week. Dance Floor Heretics grew out of that era, and the…
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Adelaide Massive: The Quiet Force Holding Adelaide’s Bass Scene Together
Every music scene needs a heartbeat — somewhere the information flows, the community gathers, and the culture gets documented. For Adelaide’s drum and bass underground, that heartbeat has been Adelaide Massive since 2003. Run by the tireless DJ Khem, Adelaide Massive isn’t a promoter, a venue, or a ticket seller. It’s something rarer and more…
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Bassline Market & Simply Techno present EastBlock Grooves at The Austral Laneway for Adelaide Fringe
March 13, 2026 | 6pm–12am | The Austral, Bent Street Laneway, Rundle Street | Free entry Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Two of Adelaide’s most respected underground electronic music collectives are joining forces for a landmark one-night-only event during Fringe season. Bassline Market and Simply Techno will present EastBlock Grooves on Friday, March…
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SAUCE presents ICONS Vol 5 with UK drum & bass pioneer Ray Keith at Gala Room (The Austral)
Friday 20 February 2026 | Doors 10:00pm | Gala Room @ The Austral (Austral Hotel), Rundle Street, Adelaide | 18+ Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — SAUCE returns with the next chapter of its ICONS series, bringing UK drum & bass heavyweight Ray Keith (Dread Recordings / UK) to Adelaide for a one-night takeover…
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Mellow Monday Live takes over Hotel Royal’s private loft + balcony for Adelaide Cup Day
March 9, 2026 | 2–6pm | Hotel Royal, Torrensville | Tickets strictly limited to 50 Adelaide, SA — [For immediate release] — Dance Floor Heretics and Nathan Bof Hughes announce Mellow Monday Live, a one-off Adelaide Cup Day session bringing four hours of laid-back techno with a splash of house to the Hotel Royal Torrensville.…
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I’ve been craving the old days again.
Not because everything was better (it wasn’t), but because finding out what was on was dead easy. You’d grab The Core or Onion on release day and flick straight to the events page. That list mattered. It was the difference between a big weekend and staying home because you “didn’t hear about anything.” It wasn’t…
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Dance Floor Heretics
Adelaide’s underground collective keeping the spirit of authentic rave culture alive. The Genesis: From Continuous Flow to Cultural Movement Dance Floor Heretics isn’t just another streetwear brand or event promoter — it’s a cultural bridge connecting the sweat-soaked warehouse parties of 1990s Adelaide to today’s underground techno scene. Founded by rave veterans Paul Hamon and…