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Dublin Live
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Dublin Live
The Prodigy announces return to Dublin with headline 3Arena show
The Prodigy have announced their return to Dublin with special guest Carl Cox by their side. They're coming to Ireland as part of the Ignition tour next year, with shows in Dublin's 3Arena and the SSE in Belfast. They'll be playing the hits from their seven number one albums with Carl Cox spinning the tunes creating a two hour set for punters. The announcement comes as the group plan to return to Glastonbury for their first performance at the iconic festival following the passing of Keith Flint in 2019. This will be their fourth performance at the festival, bringing the weekend to a close on The Other stage on Sunday and follows stunning sets at Coachella and Summer Sonic. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday, June 27 and presale will begin on Wednesday, June 25. They can be bought on Ticketmaster and The Prodigy website. The Prodigy's Liam Howlett said: 'We're bringing back that full experience of non-stop noise and beats from doors to getting chucked out. It will be that full Prodigy ruckus as it was then and how it continues to be now… and droppin' new tunes for the people… We've got our old friend Carl joining us so expect full attack mode, factor 9…Let's go !' Carl Cox added: 'I love working with these guys and it's such a long time since I have. They knew me that last time I was out playing 3 turntables, and the type of music I was playing was hardcore rave music, so that's what I'm going to be doing, playing that sort of sound and into the new skool, I'm really looking forward to it, so here we are Carl Cox and The Prodigy back again to rip up the dance floors." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Metropolis Japan
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metropolis Japan
SONICMANIA 2025
Kick off the Summer Sonic weekend with SONICMANIA, the all-night rave featuring electronic and alternative acts. This year's lineup includes The Prodigy, Gesaffelstein, Floating Points (live), Denki Groove, Perfume, Tohji, 2HOLLIS, KIKUO, MFS and Minna-no-Kimochi. SONICMANIA offers a unique opportunity to experience cutting-edge music in an electrifying atmosphere. With performances spanning various electronic sub-genres, attendees can dance the night away to pulsating beats and mesmerizing visuals. Held at the expansive Makuhari Messe, the event provides ample space for multiple stages, immersive installations and chill-out zones. Whether you're a die-hard electronic music fan or simply looking for an unforgettable night out, SONICMANIA 2025 delivers an unparalleled experience.
Time Out
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Second lineup is out: Alicia Keys headlines Summer Sonic Bangkok 2025
Just when Bangkok seemed to be in a lull – caught somewhere between monsoon melancholy and midsummer mania – Summer Sonic makes a return like an old flame who shows up dressed better than ever. The festival, a long-standing fixture of Tokyo's music calendar, is once again packing its bags and heading south. Scheduled for August 23-24, IMPACT Challenger Hall 1-3. Bring earplugs, possibly your therapist. The second lineup drop, announced with the usual self-congratulatory fanfare, is headlined by Alicia Keys. A household name and 17-time Grammy winner, she's the kind of artist whose booking signals prestige, not surprise. Her set will no doubt include If I Ain't Got You, Fallin, and that anthem to aspirational real estate, Empire State of Mind – songs so deeply embedded in the cultural subconscious they no longer provoke reaction, only recognition. Alicia's presence will be hailed as iconic, though it's difficult not to wonder whether the inclusion of such an established figure reveals the festival's cautious, nostalgic leanings. In contrast, CHANYEOL, formerly of EXO, represents a different kind of reassurance – the hyper-curated K-pop export with built-in global fandom. Having successfully pivoted to a solo career with last year's Black Out, he ticks every commercial box: chart success, sold-out tour, pan-Asian appeal. What his set may lack in spontaneity it will surely make up for in polish – choreography as discipline, emotion filtered through a high-production haze. Then there's KickFlip, a name so generically edgy it could have been pulled from a spreadsheet of marketable Gen Z keywords. As JYP Entertainment's newest boy group, they're barely out of debut territory but already performing with the industrial precision of a well-oiled brand. Their choreography will be airtight. Their personalities will be carefully portioned out. Whether audiences will remember much beyond the photocard-worthy visuals remains to be seen. Of all the names on the bill, Kikuo offers the only real hint of subversion. A Vocaloid producer with a cult following and a sonic palette that veers from saccharine to sinister, his work doesn't so much invite listening as demand it. Songs like You Are a Useless Child and Dance of the Corpses suggest something darker at play – a confrontation with discomfort, dressed in pixelated lullabies. This is not music for the crowd-pleasing masses, which is precisely why it stands out. Rounding out the line-up is Jeff Satur, the obligatory local inclusion. His sound is contemporary, his fanbase devoted, and his stage presence dependable. Yet there's an unavoidable sense of tokenism at play – Satur serves more as a box ticked than a centrepiece. Bangkok, it seems, must be reflected, but not necessarily explored. In the end, Summer Sonic Bangkok 2025 appears to favour spectacle over risk, familiarity over experimentation. It will be loud, it will be large, and it will be liked. But whether it will be remembered – for anything other than scale – is another question entirely. Pre-sale tickets will be on offer from May 3-26. Entry for a single day starts at B3,800 for general admission, with a two-day option set at B7,000. VIP access is listed at B8,000 for one day and B13,000 for the full weekend. All available via Ticketmelon.
