New On Skiddle: PRTY, Kaiser Chiefs, blk., 909, PURE Garage, and more

Rise and shine! These colder and shorter days may be rubbish but they’re a small price to pay for the immeasurable fun that Christmas and New Year’s Eve bring. Hold on, the good times are coming! 

Getting down to business, this week’s additions are as golden as every other week with Azyr in Manchester, blk. in Liverpool, Forbidden Forest Festival with a massive multi-genre lineup for next year, PURE Garage in Birmingham, The Wolfe Tones in Liverpool, Kaiser Chiefs in Brighton, and more. 

Go on, have a look at what’s new. We’ll see you down the front!

 

Azyr [All Night Long] @ Factory International

When: Friday 28th March 2025

Where: Aviva Studios (Factory International) in Manchester

Blackpool’s Azyr is coming to Manchester! Taking over Factory International - it’ll be the first club show ever in the venue - he’ll be playing all night long, blasting through his signature sound that blends hard techno, schranz, psytrance, rave, and acid. 

Even if you’re new to the hard techno scene, chances are you’ve heard a bit about this guy. His Boiler Room set sits comfortably with just under 2.5 million watches All about the energy and hard-hitting sounds, trust us when we say not a single person stands still at an Azyr rave. 

The number of sign-ups for this event was over double the venue's capacity. So if this is your dream event, we’d recommend locking those tickets down ASAP. 

 

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909 - New Year's Eve

When: Tuesday 31st December 2024 (New Year's Eve)

Where: Wav in Liverpool

Coming through with one of the best NYE events in Liverpool this year, 909, an event brand local to Liverpool, returns to WAV to give us two rooms of music to kick off the new year with.

From 8pm until 4am, one room will be soundtracked by Samuel Lamont & Stuart Hodson, Fidge, and more, while room two sees Ojay, AJ Sparks, Craig East, and The SBC on the decks. 

Spanning house, techno, tech house, and prog house sounds, 909 promises a banging start to 2025, with tickets for just £10, if you buy them soon enough. 

 

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Second Speed presents blk. Liverpool

When: Saturday 5th April 2025

Where: Blackstone Street Warehouse in Liverpool

Continuing his unbelievable hot streak, hard techno king blk. headlines Blackstone Warehouse, one of the best clubs in Liverpool, in April next year. 

From a small Irish village to some of the biggest stages in the world, blk. Is proving to be unstoppable. One of the most-searched artists on Skiddle last year (and the year before), if you don’t know him for his wildly energetic raves, you’ll probably know his tracks ‘I Need A Boiler Room’ and ‘Enter The Dragon’. 

Armed with huge tracks and clearly an expert at soundtracking addictive raves, the DJ was certainly born to be on the decks. Support is to be announced, but this 2pm to 11pm event is already sure to be an absolutely incredible event. 

 

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On The Beach: Kaiser Chiefs

When: Sunday 27th July 2025

Where: Brighton Beach in Brighton

Following the earlier announcement that Bloc Party will headline On The Beach next year, performing Silent Alarm and their greatest hits, we now know Kaiser Chiefs will be closing OTB 2025.

The Yorkshire band headline the event, playing their album Employment in full alongside their greatest hits. The album, containing anthems like ‘I Predict A Riot’ and ‘Every Day I Love You Less And Less’, was their debut and was released in 2005. 

Since they’re playing their greatest hits too, you can also expect the essential track ‘Ruby’, which will surely be euphoric to scream along to at the top of your lungs. 

 

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On The Waterfront presents The Wolfe Tones

When: Friday 20th June 2025

Where: Pier Head in Liverpool

Just a few months ago, On The Waterfront announced its return, confirming Sting as the Sunday headliner, followed by the announcement of Cream Classical Ibiza headlining the day before. Next up, Irish folk band The Wolfe Tones are set to headline on the Friday. 

Possibly the world's biggest and best-loved Irish folk band, their tracks 'Celtic Symphony' and 'Let The People Sing' have become anthems that resonate with people across generations. As the band’s last ever show in England, and since the city has a special place in the band’s heart, it’s going to be a special gig. 

One more Waterfront headliner is to be announced but it’s already a stacked weekend of multiple genres. Watch this space for the final headline act announcement! 

 

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PURE Garage Birmingham

When: Saturday 1st February 2025

Where: XOYO in Birmingham

PURE Garage makes a comeback in February next year (because we all know how skint we are in January) to blow up XOYO with a chunky UKG lineup. 

Among the names who’ll be blasting the tunes are Sweet Female Attitude, Luck & Neat, Artful Dodger, Oxide & Neutrino, and Kele Le Roc. Essentially, you’ve got a lineup packed with UKG royalty. 

Running from 2pm to 11pm, they’re topping it off with some R&B on the venue’s terrace. Get down there and get bouncing! 

 

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Love to be... Liverpool

When: Saturday 1st February 2025

Where: Camp And Furnace in Liverpool

House label and events brand Love To Be returns to Liverpool’s Camp and Furnace next year.

The last time they were in the city saw them in the same venue with Marshall Jefferson. For this upcoming party in February, not much has been revealed just yet. The only thing we know is that the brand has promised a “huge headliner.” 

Pre-lineup tickets are on sale now for you Love To Be fans who want to secure their place at the party for less. 

 

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Goodgreef - The Big Reunion

When: Saturday 22nd March 2025

Where: Park Hall in Chorley

Just ahead of the trance and dance brand’s 25th birthday, Goodgreef is coming to Chorley’s Park Hall for a big ol’ reunion bash. 

As a reunion, they've enlisted "artists from across the years to take you back to the good old days." Those artists include The Tidy Boys, John O'Callaghan, DJ Isaac, Scot Project, Kutski, Craig Connelly, Marco V, Mark EG, the residents, and so many more. 

To pack as much music in the day as possible, the event kicks off at 2pm and runs until midnight. And if you can’t handle the party coming to an end, they’ll also be doing an afterparty until 4am. 

Head over for trance, hard house, hard dance, and hardstyle sounds for ten straight hours, or fourteen if you’re heading to the afters too! 

 

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NYE at Amber's

When: Tuesday 31st December 2024 (New Year's Eve)

Where: Amber's in Manchester

Amber’s is coming through with a big New Year’s Eve party in Manchester, playing house, tech house, and techno from 10pm until 4am. 

Now, if you haven’t heard about Amber’s yet, some things you need to know is they won’t be announcing lineups for any event until it has finished, tickets for all the club’s events will be £5, and the club has a no-phones policy - phone cameras will be covered upon entry. 

All we know is their NYE will be going down with the aforementioned genres being played by a lineup of unannounced DJs and the club’s residents. If you’re feeling adventurous, grab your tickets below! 

 

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The Return To V7 Saxon Street

When: Saturday 1st November 2025

Where: Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes

Following two huge bashes - one on the 2nd and one on the 9th of November - Forever Presents returns with another massive 90s rave reunion next year at its spiritual home. 

Their recent parties brought vibes of peace, respect, and love, uniting ravers as one big family. In 2025, they’ll be back with old skool, DnB, jungle, and hardstyle sounds. 

Since there’s no lineup yet, to give you a taste of what to expect, LTJ Bukem, Fabio & Grooverider, Ragga Twins, Hazard, Micky Finn B2B Aphrodite, Force & Styles, Swan-E, and many more performed at the brand’s past two events. 

 

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PRTY Presents CADZOW B2B KX CHR

When: Friday 20th December 2024

Where: Liquid Club in San Gwann, Malta 

Scottish hard dance brand PRTY, after taking over the UK and Ibiza, is now gearing up for its Malta debut. Naturally, they had to go big with their lineup, as they always do. 

For this one, Scottish DJ CADZOW goes B2B with France's KX CHR. Joining them will be fellow Scotts Jezza & Jod, plus BOTL, DAMZ, DKEN, and EAUB. 

Spanning hard dance, hard house, techno, hardstyle, and psytrance, the DJs take over Liquid Club, an incredibly iconic venue in Malta known for providing a home to underground music and its fans since 1972. 

Fancy treating yourself to some sun, sweat, and super hard tunes this December? Grab your tickets below. 

 

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PRTY Presents Basswell

When: Friday 13th December 2024

Where: The Dome at Grand Central Hall in Liverpool

If you follow PRTY's activity, you’ll know they’re no strangers to bringing the prty to Liverpool, especially to The Dome. Following popular demand, they’ve decided on bringing France’s Basswell to the venue. 

A firm favourite among the PRTY fanatics, the DJ is best known for his powerful sets and fast mixing. He comes to the Grade II listed space to get every single body moving from start to finish with Jezza & Jod, Fin Carroll, and Stretch.

With tracks like ‘Massive Attack’, ‘Bass Down Low’ and ‘Dangerous’ with So Juice under his belt, plus a massive die-hard following, tickets are unlikely to last long. If you need a massive hit of bass in your face, you know what to do…

 

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Forbidden Forest Festival

When: Thursday 29th May - Sunday 1st June 2025

Where: Belvoir Castle in Grantham

Forbidden Forest, one of the best forest festivals in the UK, returns next year and it’s already looking absolutely incredible. 

Bou, Fisher, Shy FX, ALISHA, Camelphat, Adam Beyer, Honeyluv, Hedex, Yung Singh, Rossi., Fish56octagon, SOSA, Stella Bossi, and more make up the 2025 lineup. Spanning house, tech house, techno, and DnB, they’ve got some of the biggest names across those genres plus some hot up-and-comers. 

Going since 2016, FF has always been about everyone celebrating their love of music, nature, and dancing until their feet are sore but pushing through because the tunes are just too good. You’ll find the fest amongst hundreds of acres of forest, surrounded by rolling hills. 

 

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Want to find some more brilliant events near you? Search Skiddle now to find all kinds of events ranging from raves to sports, comedy to brunch, and more. 

 

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Check out our What's On Guide to discover even more rowdy raves and sweaty gigs taking place over the coming weeks and months. For festivals, lifestyle events and more, head on over to our Things To Do page or be inspired by the event selections on our Inspire Me page.

 

 

  

 

 

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