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DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Awards 2025 Lineup Announced At [UNVRS] Ibiza

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DJ Mag has unveiled the full lineup for the 2025 Top 100 DJs Awards at the all-new Ibiza nightclub [UNVRS].

DJ Mag has officially revealed the full lineup for the 32nd edition of its iconic Top 100 DJs Awards, taking place for the very first time in Ibiza at the cutting-edge nightclub [UNVRS]. The historic ceremony will crown the 2025 World’s #1 DJ live on stage before they deliver a headline set, supported by some of electronic music’s biggest names and brightest new talents.

The lineup brings together a diverse spectrum of sounds, with five-time World’s #1 DJ Armin van Buuren returning to showcase his trademark trance anthems, masked techno innovator Boris Brejcha delivering his minimal-driven sets, and psytechno powerhouse Indira Paganotto pushing the boundaries of tempo and energy. Rising house talent Jazzy is set to make her [UNVRS] debut, while Miss Monique brings her forward-thinking blend of progressive house and melodic techno.

DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Awards 2025

Hosted by DJ and presenter Arielle Free, the event will also highlight special award categories including “Outstanding Contribution” and “Future Star”, recognizing both established pioneers and emerging artists shaping the global scene.

This year, DJ Mag has partnered with Bridges for Music, launching a fundraising initiative to empower young people through music education and creative opportunities. Ticket buyers will have the option to support the charity at checkout, reinforcing the poll’s role in creating positive impact beyond the dancefloor.

As one of the most anticipated nights in electronic music, the Top 100 DJs Awards 2025 promises a celebration of club culture, innovation, and global talent. Fans can secure their tickets now via www.unvrs.com.

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These Were The Most Played Songs At EDC Las Vegas 2026

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These Were The Most Played Songs At EDC Las Vegas 2026 with Victory Lap taking the No. 1 spot

EDC Las Vegas returned to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from May 15 to 17 for its 30th anniversary edition, bringing more than 240 artists across three nights and several major stages, including Kinetic Field, Cosmic Meadow, Circuit Grounds, Neon Garden, Basspod, Wasteland, Quantum Valley, Stereo Bloom, and Bionic Jungle. The scale of the lineup means the most played songs at EDC Las Vegas 2026 were not limited to one corner of the festival, with the Top 10 pulling from mainstage dance records, bass tracks, hard dance edits, rap acapellas, remixes, and older club tracks that appeared across different DJ sets. Based on 1001Tracklists data, the ranking is led by Victory Lap from Fred again.., Skepta, and PlaqueBoyMax, while the full list shows how varied the weekend’s most repeated tracks were.

10. Kendrick Lamar ft. MC Eiht – m.A.A.d city

Number of plays: 6

m.A.A.d city comes from Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 album good kid, m.A.A.d city, with MC Eiht appearing on the second half of the track. The song has stayed active in DJ sets because its opening vocal, beat switch, and aggressive delivery are easy to recognize even when only a short section is used. In electronic sets, DJs often use m.A.A.d city as an acapella or transition tool, placing Kendrick Lamar’s vocal over house, trap, bass, or dubstep sections. Its appearance in the Top 10 puts another rap record alongside Pop That, showing how familiar hip-hop vocals remained part of the wider track rotation at EDC Las Vegas 2026.

09. SVDDEN DEATH – Shallow Land Burial

Number of plays: 6

Shallow Land Burial comes from SVDDEN DEATH’s 2022 project VOYD Vol. II, a release tied to the darker side of his dubstep catalog. The original track runs at 140 BPM and is listed as dubstep, which keeps it close to the sound SVDDEN DEATH is known for: low-end pressure, sharp rhythm changes, and a vocal phrase that DJs can place before a drop. The track also continued through later versions, including a 2025 VIP and a Wooli remix released in January 2026, which helped bring it back into festival tracklists before EDC Las Vegas 2026. In this Top 10, Shallow Land Burial gives the list a direct bass entry from one of dubstep’s most recognizable names.

08. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)

Number of plays: 6

Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) has remained one of the most recognizable indie dance remixes from the late 2000s. The original track came from Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 2009 album It’s Blitz!, before A-Trak turned it into a club version that became a regular reference point across dance floors, festival sets, and later electronic edits. Its vocal hook is still instantly recognizable, which gives DJs a familiar moment to place over house, electro, bass, or festival-style arrangements without needing to play the original song in full. In this Top 10, Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) adds another older record to the list, sitting alongside tracks from newer electronic artists, rap acapellas, and 90s dance history.

07. Da Hool – Meet Her At The Love Parade

Number of plays: 7

Meet Her At The Love Parade is one of the oldest records in the Top 10, first released by Da Hool in 1997 and tied to the German techno and trance era around Love Parade in Berlin. The track’s main synth line has stayed recognizable for decades, which is why it still works when DJs bring it into modern festival sets, either through the original version, edits, or newer remixes. Its appearance here also shows how 90s dance records are still being used at large electronic festivals, not only as throwback moments but as tracks that can still fit into techno, trance, and mainstage sets. For a list that also includes newer releases and rap acapellas, Meet Her At The Love Parade gives the Top 10 a direct link back to classic European rave history.

06. French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That (Acapella)

Number of plays: 7

Pop That is a 2012 rap single from French Montana featuring Rick Ross, Drake, and Lil Wayne, and its acapella has stayed active in electronic sets for years because the vocal is instantly recognizable. Instead of appearing as a full rap track, the acapella is usually layered over house, bass, trap, or dubstep drops, which lets DJs use the vocal without changing the full direction of a set. The track has also appeared in major festival tracklists before, including Ultra Music Festival 2025, where it ranked among that weekend’s most-played tracks. In this EDC Top 10, Pop That (Acapella) adds the kind of rap vocal that DJs often use as a quick crowd-recognition moment inside electronic sets.

05. Anyma, Argy & Son Of Son – Voices In My Head

Number of plays: 7

Voices In My Head came out in February 2025 as a collaboration between Anyma, Argy, and Son Of Son, during the wider rollout around Anyma’s The End of Genesys era. The track connects closely to Anyma’s visual-led live world, especially after his Sphere Las Vegas residency brought his music into one of the most talked-about electronic show formats of 2025. Argy gives the record a direct link to the melodic techno circuit, while Son Of Son adds the vocal idea that made the track recognizable beyond a standard instrumental club record. In the Top 10, Voices In My Head adds a melodic techno entry alongside the list’s rap acapellas, older dance records, bass tracks, and remixes.

04. ISOxo – FUCK THE SPEAKERZ UP

Number of plays: 8

FUCK THE SPEAKERZ UP shows ISOxo working with a much faster and harsher sound than the trap and bass records that first pushed his name through the electronic scene. The track runs at 150 BPM and uses a repeated vocal command, sharp percussion, and distorted synth stabs, giving it a hard dance direction without losing the bass pressure associated with ISOxo’s earlier releases. It also came after ISOxo’s larger run with Knock2 as ISOKNOCK, including the 2024 album 4EVR, which brought both artists to bigger festival stages and wider electronic audiences. In this Top 10, FUCK THE SPEAKERZ UP adds one of the list’s harder electronic entries alongside rap acapellas, older club records, and remixes.

03. Dean Turnley – Actin’ Tough

Number of plays: 8

Released on March 20, 2026, Actin’ Tough marked a major breakout moment for Dean Turnley, an Australian DJ and producer whose profile had already been growing through the local festival circuit. The track came out through ROSSI.HOME//GRXWN and CHAOS, after months of ID requests from clips circulating online, including footage from Pitch Music & Arts Festival. Its fast house tempo, vocal hook, and rave-leaning production made it one of the early 2026 records DJs were already testing before release, which explains why it arrived with more recognition than a standard new single. The release also reached No. 1 on Beatport, giving Dean Turnley a wider international marker beyond the Australian scene.

02. Bountyhunter – Woops (Dimitri Vegas & Junkie Kid Remix / BRANDON Remix)

Number of plays: 9

Originally released in 1993, Woops comes from Belgian rave and techno history, with DJ Bountyhunter linked to the early Bonzai Records era. The track returned to newer DJ sets through the Dimitri Vegas and Junkie Kid remix, which was released in 2024, before the BRANDON remix followed in early 2026. That newer version pushed the track further into tech house territory, while still keeping the recognizable old-school hook that made Woops easy to identify in a festival set. Its place at No. 2 shows how older rave records are still being reworked into current DJ playlists instead of only appearing as nostalgia tracks.

01. Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap

Number of plays: 10

Released in June 2025, Victory Lap saw Fred again.., Skepta, and PlaqueBoyMax collaborate on a track tied closely to Fred again..’s online rollout and live previews. The track gained early attention through Fred again..’s Twitch activity before its New York debut, giving it a release path that connected online audiences with club and festival settings. Skepta brings the grime link, while PlaqueBoyMax connects the track to the livestream and internet rap space that helped push it beyond a standard electronic release. Later versions added Denzel Curry, Hanumankind, That Mexican OT, D Double E, and LYNY, giving Victory Lap a wider remix history across rap, grime, bass, and electronic sets.

What The List Says About EDC Las Vegas 2026

The full ranking gives a stronger read on EDC Las Vegas 2026 than a basic genre recap because the most repeated tracks came from several different corners of festival music. Victory Lap placed Fred again.., Skepta, and PlaqueBoyMax at the top, while Da Hool and Yeah Yeah Yeahs brought older dance records back into the same conversation as newer releases from Dean Turnley, Anyma, Argy, Son Of Son, ISOxo, and SVDDEN DEATH. The list also shows how often rap vocals still appear inside electronic sets, with French Montana, Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, and MC Eiht all represented through tracks that DJs can use as acapellas, edits, or transition moments.

What makes the Top 10 more interesting is the lack of one obvious pattern. Some records reached the list through current release cycles, some through remix history, and others through hooks that DJs have been using for years. At a festival as large as EDC Las Vegas, that mix matters because the most played songs are not always the newest releases or the biggest radio records. They are the tracks that worked across different stages, different set lengths, and different parts of the weekend, which is why this 2026 ranking feels more like a snapshot of DJ set culture than a standard festival chart.

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EDM Events Held At The World’s Most Historic Sites

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EDM Events Held At The World’s Most Historic Sites, from the Great Wall and Petra to Versailles and the Pyramids

EDM events held at historic sites have become one of the more interesting ways major artists and promoters are taking electronic music beyond standard clubs, arenas, and festival grounds. The strongest examples are not just famous locations with a stage placed nearby, but performances where the site matters to how the event is filmed, produced, and remembered. Anyma and Tiësto have brought major electronic productions to the Pyramids of Giza, Bedouin performed for Cercle at Petra, Nina Kraviz played a sunrise set on the Great Wall of China, and Adriatique filmed a Cercle set at Hatshepsut Temple in Luxor. The same idea also appears through POSITIV Electronic Festival at the Roman Theatre of Orange, Charlotte de Witte at Ancient Messene, and Nifra at Masada Fortress, where historic architecture, ancient ruins, desert landscapes, and protected heritage sites become part of how each performance is experienced. These events show why historic locations are becoming a serious part of electronic music’s destination-event culture, especially when the artist, production, and setting all make sense together.

Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

Events:
Anyma presents Quantum Genesys

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The End Of Genesys | Pyramids of Giza

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The Great Pyramids of Giza have become one of the clearest examples of how far large-scale electronic shows can go when the location is part of the story. Anyma presents Quantum Genesys took place at the pyramids on October 10, 2025, with the night split between his Quantum DJ set and The End Of Genesys audiovisual show across two stages. The production leaned into the contrast between the ancient site and Anyma’s digital world, using large visuals, lighting, and a long nighttime format that ran from 5 PM to 3 AM near the Giza Plateau. Tiësto at the Pyramids of Giza followed on December 19, 2025, with a PRISMATIC set that brought another major electronic name into the same setting, adding to Giza’s recent place in destination EDM events.

Petra, Jordan

Events:
Bedouin at Petra for Cercle


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Petra is one of the most recognizable historic sites connected to electronic music through Bedouin at Petra for Cercle, filmed at Al-Khazneh, the Treasury, in 2022. The set was not a public festival, but a controlled early-morning performance with no crowd, placing Bedouin’s hybrid live sound directly in front of the sandstone monument. That format worked differently from a standard stage show because the production did not need a large audience setup to make the location central to the performance. In 2025, Medaina Festival gave Jordan a wider electronic music moment across Petra and Wadi Rum, with a lineup that included Âme, Bedouin, HVOB, Jimi Jules, Mind Against, Patrice Bäumel, and Sonja Moonear. With Petra already listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, the location adds one of the article’s strongest examples of electronic music being presented in direct connection with an ancient landmark, while Medaina Festival extends that connection into a broader destination event across Jordan’s desert and heritage settings.

Masada Fortress, Israel

Event:
Nifra Live at Masada Fortress

@nifraofficial Do you know this track? ❤️ My new live set recorded at Masada Fortress is now on youtube #nifra #trance #trancefamily #trancefamily #trancemusic #tranceclassics #raver #femaledj #dj #edm #trancecommunity #masada #delerium #silence ♬ Silence – Andrew Rayel & Achilles Remix – Delerium

Nifra Live at Masada Fortress placed the Slovakian trance artist at one of Israel’s most dramatic historic sites, high above the Dead Sea in the Judaean Desert. Masada is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its desert plateau, Herod the Great’s palace complex, and the remains connected to the Roman siege of 73 A.D. For the 2023 set, Nifra performed from the clifftops of Masada Fortress in partnership with Tiede Night’s, with the sunset timing giving the performance a direct visual connection to the desert landscape around the site. The result fits the article because it connects a known trance artist with a protected ancient fortress, without stretching the angle into a normal festival or unrelated event space.

Great Wall of China, China

Event:
Nina Kraviz at the Great Wall of China

Nina Kraviz played a sunrise set at the Great Wall of China in May 2018, turning one of the world’s most famous historic landmarks into a stripped-back techno performance with no need for festival-scale production. The set was filmed on the wall in the early morning, with the mountain landscape and stone watchtowers framing the performance as the light changed across the site. For an artist closely tied to underground techno, the location gave the set a very different feel from a club or warehouse show, placing her sound against a landmark known for Chinese history, military architecture, and centuries of preservation. The Great Wall is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, which makes Nina Kraviz at the Great Wall of China one of the most direct examples of a globally known electronic artist performing at a protected historic site.

Roman Theatre of Orange, France

Event:
POSITIV Electronic Festival

@saralandrydj POSITIV FESTIVAL B2B WITH BESTIE 💫 After 6 years of friendship it was insane to do a show like this together @Nico Moreno 🥹 Such a crazy venue at the Théâtre antique d’Orange and it was completely full from front to back! 🤯 Thank you Positiv for making this happen 🖤 #electronicmusic #hardtechno #techno ♬ original sound – Sara Landry

The Roman Theatre of Orange brings POSITIV Electronic Festival into a venue that was already made for live performance more than 2,000 years ago. Set in France’s Rhône Valley, the UNESCO-listed theatre is known for its preserved Roman stage wall, which still rises behind the crowd and gives the festival a setting that feels completely different from a standard outdoor stage. POSITIV Electronic Festival has used that space for major electronic lineups, with recent names including Amelie Lens, Argy, James Hype, Sara Landry b2b Nico Moreno, Anfisa Letyago, Paul Kalkbrenner, Mind Against, Joachim Pastor, and KAS:ST b2b Space 92. The event also makes strong use of the theatre’s architecture through large-scale lighting and video mapping across the ancient stage wall, turning the preserved Roman structure into part of the show without losing the historical weight of the venue.

Ancient Messene, Greece

Event:
Charlotte de Witte at Ancient Messene

Charlotte de Witte at Ancient Messene brought the Belgian techno artist into the ancient theater at Messene for a 2021 live DJ set presented by Onassis Stegi. The performance was streamed through the Onassis Channel and placed her sound inside one of Greece’s major archaeological settings, with the stone theater, open-air site, and surrounding ruins giving the set a very different frame from a club or festival stage. The project was based on a concept by ADD Festival, with Onassis Foundation directing the stream and presenting it as a filmed electronic performance from the ancient theater rather than a public festival. With Charlotte de Witte already recognized as one of techno’s biggest names, the Messene set gives the Greece section a stronger link between a major electronic artist and a historic site.

Hatshepsut Temple, Luxor, Egypt

Event:
Adriatique at Hatshepsut Temple for Cercle

Adriatique at Hatshepsut Temple for Cercle brought the Swiss duo to the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor, one of Egypt’s most striking ancient sites on the west bank of the Nile. The temple sits within the wider Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage property, giving the set a direct link to Egypt’s ancient history beyond the usual destination-show setting. Adriatique performed in front of the temple’s long terraces and limestone cliffs, with the Cercle format keeping the focus on the duo’s melodic techno, the architecture, and the scale of the site. The result placed a major electronic act inside a location already known for ancient Egyptian history, making the performance feel closely tied to Luxor rather than just filmed in a scenic location.

@cercle_music Somewhere in the world, at the Hatshepsut Temple, with @ADRIATIQUE. #cercle #cercleshow #adriatique #hatsheput #electronicmusic ♬ original sound – Cercle

The strongest historic-site electronic events are the ones where the location has a real role in the performance. Anyma at the Pyramids of Giza, Bedouin at Petra, Nina Kraviz at the Great Wall of China, Adriatique at Hatshepsut Temple, and POSITIV Electronic Festival at the Roman Theatre of Orange all show how different that can look, from large audiovisual productions to filmed DJ sets and full festival formats. The site changes the way the performance is seen because the architecture, history, lighting, crowd setup, and filming all become part of the final result. That is what separates these shows from normal destination events, where the location is often secondary to the lineup.

Historic locations also come with limits that standard event venues do not have. UNESCO-linked landmarks and protected heritage spaces involve local approval, access rules, sound restrictions, staging limits, preservation concerns, and cultural responsibility. That does not mean electronic music cannot work in these places, but it does mean the event has to make sense beyond the photo. As more artists and promoters look for settings outside standard stages, the strongest historic-site events will be the ones where the music, production, and location feel connected from the beginning.

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EDC Las Vegas 2027 Expands To Two Weekends

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EDC Las Vegas 2027 Expands To Two Weekends with new Dusk Till Dawn concept across 12 days

EDC Las Vegas 2027 will return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with one of the festival’s biggest format changes in years, as Insomniac introduces Dusk Till Dawn, a new concept spanning two consecutive weekends and 12 days across Las Vegas. Following the sold-out 2026 edition, which marked 30 years of Electric Daisy Carnival, the 2027 festival will open with EDC Dusk from May 14 to 16, continue with EDC Dawn from May 21 to 23, and run as the full Dusk Till Dawn Experience from May 13 to 24. Pasquale Rotella said the new format gives Headliners the freedom to choose between one weekend or both, while allowing EDC Las Vegas to extend further into the city through themed events, lower capacity, and more space on the dance floor.

How EDC Las Vegas 2027 Will Split Across Dusk And Dawn Weekends

The new Dusk Till Dawn format changes EDC Las Vegas 2027 from a single festival weekend into two separate editions at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with EDC Dusk taking place from May 14 to 16 and EDC Dawn following from May 21 to 23. Instead of placing the full festival inside one weekend, Insomniac is giving Headliners the option to choose the first weekend, the second weekend, or the full Dusk Till Dawn experience. That shift gives attendees more control over how they plan EDC Las Vegas, whether they are flying in for one weekend, staying in the city longer, or treating both weekends as one extended festival run.

The wider Dusk Till Dawn Experience will run from May 13 to 24, taking the concept beyond the three festival nights of each weekend. EDC-themed events will take place throughout Las Vegas during that period, connecting the main festival at the Speedway with the citywide side of EDC Week, Hotel EDC, Camp EDC, and related Las Vegas events still to be announced. Insomniac also confirmed that the 2027 edition is being planned with lower capacity, giving Headliners more space on the dance floor while reducing some of the travel and accommodation pressure that usually comes with one packed festival weekend. While artist lineups, stage themes, and full citywide event details have not been announced yet, the structure already marks a major change from the usual three-day EDC Las Vegas format.

More Space And Expanded Las Vegas Events For 2027

One of the biggest practical changes for EDC Las Vegas 2027 is the lower-capacity plan, which directly addresses how large the festival has become at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After the sold-out 2026 edition welcomed hundreds of thousands of Headliners for the festival’s 30-year celebration, the 2027 format gives Insomniac more room to spread attendance across two weekends instead of concentrating everyone into one three-day run. For attendees, that could make the experience feel less compressed, with more space on the dance floor and less pressure around travel planning, hotel availability, and arrival logistics.

The expanded Las Vegas side also becomes a bigger part of the 2027 concept. The full Dusk Till Dawn Experience runs from May 13 to 24, with EDC-themed events planned throughout the city alongside the main festival weekends. EDC Week, Hotel EDC, Camp EDC, and other related events have not been detailed yet, but the longer calendar gives EDC Las Vegas more room to connect the Speedway experience with what happens across the city before, between, and after both weekends. For fans who usually plan Vegas around EDC, the added dates also leave more room for pool parties, club shows, hotel events, and off-site meetups without forcing everything into the same short festival window.

EDC Las Vegas 2027 Ticket Prices And Sale Date

Tickets for EDC Las Vegas 2027 go on sale at 12 p.m. PT on Friday, May 22, 2026, through the official EDC Las Vegas website. The new format gives Headliners separate price tiers depending on whether they want to attend EDC Dusk, EDC Dawn, or the full EDC Dusk Till Dawn two-weekend experience. For one-weekend passes, GA starts at $399.99 all-in, GA+ starts at $499.99 all-in, and VIP starts at $899.99 all-in.

For Headliners planning to attend both weekends, EDC Dusk Till Dawn passes start at $599.99 all-in for GA, $899.99 all-in for GA+, and $1,699.99 all-in for VIP. Layaway plans will also be available for all pass types, beginning with a $5 deposit. With one-weekend and two-weekend options now separated, the 2027 ticket structure gives attendees a more direct way to plan around time, budget, travel, and how much of the new Dusk Till Dawn format they want to experience.

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