It’s that time of year – late winter – to start thinking about booking EDM and techno festivals and events across the globe. Where will you go in 2025? Portugal? Netherlands? Morocco? Belgium? So many choices, which is why we’ve started Dispatches’ annual list of the best.
A list that will be updated into the fall.
Of course, the biggest festivals such as Glastonbury, Tomorrowland and Tomorrowland Winter sell out in minutes, so we’ll skip those this year. Yes, we know there are waiting lists, but we’ve never known anyone who got tickets that way.
So, let’s look at the first festivals of 2025 that actually do have tickets:
MOGA Caparica
28 May to 1 June, Costa da Caparica, Portugal
MOGA Caparica’s 2025 edition has announced the first artists for the 5th edition of this EDM festival in Portugal this May, a beach festival on the Atlantic coast with three stages.
Taking place 28 May thru 1 June, the festival is expected to host about 28,000 festival goers over the five days. Acts include sets from Arapu, Dan Ghenacia, DJ Harvey, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Traumer and many more artists who have been revealed in this initial announcement.
Early bird tickets start at 120 euros for a three day pass, and they’re still available here. But they will not last because this a beach festival in Portugal. Come on …
If you miss this one, there’s always MOGA Essaouira in Morocco coming up in October. Stay tuned for details.
Docklands Festival
31 May, Münster, Germany
Docklands Festival returns for its 15th anniversary with nearly 24 hours of non-stop music across a gritty urban backdrop in Münster. Docklands conjures the days of classic raves, with multiple stages across Münster’s Hawerkamp city center for house, techno, trance and tech.
Docklands features Solomun making his first appearance at the festival since 2016, as well as a set featuring ÂME and DJ Holographic. For a one-day thing, this is kind of a big deal, with 15,000 guests from more than 20 nations and approximately 100 acts on four open-air stages, according the Docklands website.
Tickets start at 63 euros and you can get yours here.
Primavera Sound
5 thru 7 June, Barcelona
This might be this year’s biggest festival. The 2025 Primavera Sound brings some huge acts to Parc del Forum in Barcelona including Chappell Roan, Charlie XCX and Sabrina Carpenter. As you might imagine, this is a pretty popular event, but a few tickets are left, mostly in the VIP category. You can get yours here.
Capacity for the forum is something like 70,000 people.
Hideout Festival
22 thru 26 June, Zrce Beach on Pag Island, Croatia
Hideout Festival is back for its 15th annual beach party in Croatia. What is Hideout Festival? Well, here’s what the media release we got says about that: “Hideout is five days of non-stop musical action, adventure and holiday escapism on Zrce Beach.“
This not a single gathering, but an event with acts across five clubs: Noa, Papaya, Kalypso, Aquarius and Euphoria. There are also boat and pool parties.
For the anniversary, held in a collaboration with BBC Radio 1 Dance X, names include Ben Hemsley, Chris Stussy, Doorly, DJ Gigola, LF System, Sam Divine, and more. The BBC Radio 1 Dance X Beach Party is also back, featuring Chloé Caillet, Danny Howard, Eliza Rose b2b Sarah Story and others. Many, many others … too many to list here.
You can see the full lineup here.
You can get tickets here starting at 129 pounds.
You can also book accommodations through the Hideout website.
Roskild Festival
28 June thru 5 July, Roskilde, Denmark
We are late with this, but Roskild still has tickets and an eclectic 2025 line-up that includes Olivia Rodrigo, Stormz, Charlie XCX, Nine Inch Nails, Jaime XX, Wet Leg (one of our favorites), country singer Vincent Neil Emerson and a ton of acts from Denmark we never heard of.
Roskilde is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in the Nordic countries. It was created in 1971 by two high school students and a promoter and all the profits go to charity because this is actually more than a festival … it’s a charitable event.
Full festival tickets start at 2,550 Danish krone, or about 341 euros and you can get yours here.
Awakenings
11 thru 13 July, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands
This dance/EDM festival is a coming of age tradition in the Netherlands, with kids coming back with their parents.
The iconic three-day techno weekender will take place 11 thru 13 July, with approximately 100,000 techno enthusiasts expected to attend the event in Hilvarenbeek, just south of the college town of Tilburg near the Belgium border.
There are big Names for 2025 including EDM OG Carl Cox, Adriatique, Richie Hawtin, Indira Paganotto, FJAAK, 99999999, Adam Beyer, Charlotte de Witte and Marco Carola. Basically everybody who’s anybody.
Day tickets start at 63 euros and weekend camping passes start at 235 euros. You get get tickets here, but this will sell out fast. Just sayin’.
Ultra Europe
11 July thru 13 July, Split, Croatia
This is one of multiple “Ultra” festivals from Miami to Taiwan. Ultra Europe is in Split on the Croatian coast. We don’t see any acts posted yet on the website, but Ultra draws top Names such as Armin Van Buuren, Adam Beyer and Hardwell.
Three-day passes start at 199 euros and you can get yours here.
Love Family Park
12 & 13 July, Frankfurt
One of Germany’s big open-air techno/House festivals, Love Family Park, is back at Rebstockpark in Frankfurt am Main for its 26th year. This year, LFP is earlier in the summer, so best not to wait to get tickets. Major acts include Adriatique, Dixon x Jimi Jules, Marco Carola, Nina Kraviz, Sven Väth and the Martinez Bros.
Tickets start at 49 euros and you can get yours here.
Les Plages Électroniques
8 thru 10 August, Cannes, France
This is another festival that will sell out quickly. Les Plages Électroniques has some pretty big Names this year including Charlotte De Witte, Eric Prydz, Peggy Gou, Tiësto, Booba, Luidji, Francis Mercier, Jersey, Kungs, Purple Disco Machine and Trym.
In 2024, the festival had its biggest year drawing 60,000 fans to see 90 acts. And you know EDM has made it big when the festivals are sponsored by banks, in this case Crédit Mutuel.
There are still tickets left and day passes start at 55 euros. You can get yours here.
Rock en Seine
20 thru 24 August, Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, near Paris
This, like Roskilde, is a very eclectic festival, with everything from EDM to pop. But it has some very big names for 2025 including Chappell Roan, Vampire Weekend, London Grammar, A$AP Rocky, Queens of the Stone Age and a duo we haven’t thought about for years, but love, Empire of the Sun from Australia.
Rock en Seine (get it? Rock insane?) is just outside Paris. You can get tickets here. Revolut is a sponsor, so you get a discount if you use the digital financial transaction platform.
NIBIRII Festival
22 thru 24 August, Düren, Germany
NIBIRII is a festival for EDM fans who want to experience a unique open-air festival at the swimming lake in Western Germany, close to North Rhine-Westphalia cities such as Aachen and Cologne (Köln). Announced acts include AZYR, I Hate Models and Scottish DJ Hannah Laing. Berlin’s techno powerhouse Kobosil brings his uncompromising, dark, and hypnotic sound. These setting for this intense music, funnily enough, is the serene Dürener Badesee, a recreational lake with a designated swimming area ideal for the warmer months.
There are four stages and guests are welcome to bring their camping equipment to fully embrace the open-air festival vibe on all three days or rest and recover at local hotels.
Day tickets start at 79 euros and you can get yours here. And no, we have no idea what NIBIRII stands for.
BEONIX Festival
19 thru 21 September 19-21, EKTO venue, Limassol, Republic of Cyprus
This festival way down in Cyprus sold out last year, and we see why. Acts this year include Armin van Buuren, Boris Brejcha, and Adriatique. Three major Names.
Joining them across four stages are acts that include Anfisa Letyago, Avision, Carlo Lio, David Moreno, Dubfire, James Zabiela, Kevin Saunderson, LNTX, Roger Sanchez, Saraga, Spartaque, Tania Vulcano, Xavi Emparan, and Yulia Niko as well as new acts.
Passes start at 170 euros and you can get yours here.
Blacklist
11 October, Oberhausen, Germany
This is a big one for all you bass fans … and remember, it’s all about the bass. Blacklist will have more than 50 heavy dubstep, EDM, trap and drum & bass stars from across the globe for 12 hours of music across four stages for 7,000 ravers.
Global names in the bass world including Black Tiger Sex Machine (their only EU date so far), DJ Snake presents: The Outlaw (an alias showcasing his darker sounds), Sullivan King, Virtual Riot, Modestep (classics set), Reaper, Habstrakt and more.
Tickets range from 45 euros to 85 euros and are available here.
Check out the afterparty vid above, which is actually pretty good as these things go.
Club schedules for 2025
This year, we’re adding a section for clubs because the biggest such Pacha Ibiza and Amnesia announce their summer lineups well in advance.
Amnesia Ibiza
More than 50 additional artists join previously announced Season Residents Adam Beyer and ARTBAT for RESISTANCE Ibiza’s nine-week club residency from 23 July to 17 September. Miami-based RESISTANCE does programming for clubs and venues across the globe.
The season includes 14 Ibiza exclusive back-to-back performances including Adam Beyer b3b ARTBAT b3b Vintage Culture, Artbat b2b Hardwell (Special Set), Adam Beyer b2b Mau P, HI-LO b2b Nicole Moduaber, and more.
RESISTANCE Ibiza will feature a special set from Hardwell as his only performance on the island in 2025.
BCM Planet Dance, Mallorca
BCM Planet Dance is up and rolling with its biggest-ever season following a refurbishment, making it the perfect excuse to head out to the magical party island of Mallorca. Attracting tourists from the UK and all over the world, the super club has drafted some of the largest artists in the world from house, techno, EDM, dance, and plenty in between.
Chase & Status, Dimitri Vegas, Roger Sanchez, Timmy Trumpet, Danny Howard, Gorgon City, Camelphat, Steve Aoki and others are booked.
Get your tickets now at BCM Mallorca.
Brixton Storeys, London
Brixton Storeys is an all new, indoor-outdoor, multi-room event space offering new levels of late night audio-visual immersion. The venue on the site of the former Prince of Wales is the first in the area to have a 24-hour music and alcohol license and it launches on 18 April 2025. The venue promises to bring a new narrative to South London nightlife and kicks off with ‘A Tribute To Alfredo Balearic Beat’ roof party.
Bohemia Beach Club, Five Palm, Dubai
Bohemia Beach Club has some global heavyweights and rising stars all playing between now and the end of May.
Bohemia Presents welcomes back house specialists Defected, which held its 25th anniversary at the iconic beach club earlier this year. Returning with a year-long residency, the UK label and events series has already hosted the likes of HoneyLuv and Hot Since 82, with more genre trailblazers to come, including Mele, Sam Divine, and more.
You can see the full schedule here.
Docklands, Münster
Münster’s open-air urban haven Dockland has been completely redesigned and renovated. On 10 May, KANELLO Opening welcomes production genius Jimi Jules and DJ Tennis who kick off the season with a 4 hour b2b. Support comes from Berlin’s own DJ Norma b2b Greta Spark and Dockland’s local heroes Alyf, Cutmaster Jay b2b Khetama and Marco Mesem as well as rising talents Krackk, Dilliboi_91 and Valeby.
Gallery, London
The new Gallery club in West London, with a capacity of 400, has unveiled the first set of headliners for its opening season. Between now and the end of June, Nic Fanciulli, Miguelle & Tons, Butch, William Djoko, Jaden Thompson, Rossi, Pete Tong and Xinobi all feature with more names to be announced.
La Paloma, Barcelona
The oldest club in Europe has just announced its summer lineup.
Highlights include iconic artists such as Gilles Peterson, Kenny Dope, A Guy Called Gerald, John Morales, Ron Trent, and Sadar Bahar. All pivotal figures in the history of dance music, whose global careers have helped shape electronic music. The summer schedule also features top talent like Studio Barnhus co-founder Axel Boman, a leading figure in the European house scene, and Natasha Diggs, a staple of the Ibiza circuit.
Opened as a Dance Hall in 1903, La Paloma celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2023 and is the oldest club in continuous use in Europe.
Ministry of Sound, London
This summer, Ministry of Sound is launching a brand new sober rave series, catering to a new generation of sober and sober-curious ravers. The inaugural event is set to take place 11 May and will run quarterly through to November, with DRIIA heading up the dry day rave.
Having hosted the likes of Ecstatic Disco and Dry Disco at the iconic club in the past, the launch of 2025’s sober series marks the first in-house brand to embrace alcohol-free ravers and a step in a new direction for nightlife in the city, according to a media release.
You can see the full schedule here.
Pacha Ibiza
Pacha has revealed its weekly residencies:
• Mau P’s Baddest Behaviour is set to become one of the hottest new nights on the island this summer. Running every Wednesday from 6 August to 8 October 2025, it will feature a unique mix of pioneering legends and new school innovators from across the house spectrum. Dutch DJ and producer Mau P is one of the hottest names in house right now. He is best known for his breakout 2022 single “Drugs from Amsterdam” and has dominated the scene ever since. His always sold out shows have taken him to some of the biggest clubs and festivals stages on the planet, always with a raw energy and direct connection with his dancers.
• Solomun+1 is back at Pacha Ibiza every Sunday from 8 June to 5 October 2025. Now, the full list of artists who’ll be joining him has been unveiled. They include ÂME (DJ Set), Anyma, Caribou (DJ Set), Carlita, Chloé Caillet, Denis Sulta, DJ Gigola, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Job Jobse, Marco Carola, Peggy Gou, Steve Angello.
• Starting off the week, Sonny Fodera serve plays every Monday from 16 June to 6 October 2025 and Grammy-nominated UK duo CamelPhat bring their eclectic house sounds every Tuesday from 20 May to 7 October.
• Canadian star Blond:ish line-ups every Wednesday 21 May to 30 July with Abracadabra, the first female-led headline residency in Pacha Ibiza’s history. After that – and all new for 2025 – is Dutch house game changer Mau P who presents Baddest Behaviour from 6 August to 8 October 2025.
• Defected returns to Pacha Ibiza this year each Thursday from 8 May to October 2025.
• On Fridays, Marco Carola’s Music On runs 16 May to 9 and 10 October 2025.
• On Fridays, Marco Carola’s Music On runs 16 May to 9 and 10 October 2025 and offers up the freshest house and techno in the Balearics,
• Several Saturdays see the return of Pure Pacha from 10 May to 27 October 2025 with main headliner Robin Schulz playing 17, 24 and 31 May then 6, 13, 20 and 27 September. Also on Saturday, Flower Power is featured from 7 June to 30 August and on 4 October 2025 with resident Bora Uzer and standout house headliners including Masters At Work, Roger Sanchez, Boy George, Purple Disco Machine, and more.
Destino, Ibiza
Destino is reopening on 19 June as Destino Five Ibiza following a winter-long renovation. Destino Five Ibiza’s Grand Opening for the 2025 season takes place on Thursday, 19 June 2025 with Marco Carola and CamelPhat, while Carola is also set to return for a full Music On residency this summer.
Pacha Dubai
Pacha ICONS, Dubai’s new open-air music series, has just announced Rampa as the headliner for 3 May at Playa Pacha, FIVE LUXE. He’ll be joined by Benji B and Anrey for a night of forward-thinking underground sounds.
With past guests including BLOND:ISH, Black Coffee, and CamelPhat, Pacha ICONS brings the legendary Ibizan party spirit to Dubai’s stunning beachfront venue.
