Finally, we have reached the time of year when we can say – with a sigh of relief – these four words: “2021 is over.”
New Year 2021 will have a very different look and feel thanks to the COVID-19 blockades that seem to be getting tighter and tighter. Staying home on New Year’s Eve is not the worst. You can spend quality time with family, party with sweatpants, save hundreds of dollars on a one-piece dress, and avoid the inevitable jäger bombs that cause vomiting.
Here’s a list of virtual dance music events that you can play on New Year’s Eve and Day, because being trapped at home doesn’t mean you can’t rave.
Beatport x Absolutely NEW 2021
Beatport x Absolut NYE 2021 will begin before midnight, local time, in Melbourne, Australia, with the legendary DJ Carl Cox, who will release things before the series Honey Dijon, Jamie Jones, TOKiMONSTA and more. The show, that Beatport i Absolutely have dubbed it “the most ambitious New Year’s Eve party in the world,” which will simultaneously bounce off more than 15 time zones, including Shanghai, New Delhi, Dubai, Odessa, Berlin, London, Sao Paolo, Miami, Calgary and San Francisco. before tying a bow to the party back in Melbourne with Cox closing.
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SunSquabi: live from conscious knowledge
Colorado electro-funk trio SunSquabi are broadcast live from Denver’s Knew Conscious for twin New Year’s Eve shows on December 31st and January 1st. The virtual concerts will be broadcast live FANS and electronic music fans from all over the country can shop to access one or two nights, along with VIP packages with a signed poster package.
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Keep dancing
“Keep Us Dancing” is a 24-hour virtual festival that runs from New Year’s Day to Saturday, January 2nd. The show will raise funds for Spybar, one of Chicago’s most popular dance music venues, which has been a staple in the city’s nightclub scene for more than 25 years. The event, free with RSVP, will feature series of Dubfire, Jellyfish, J. Worra, Seth Troxler, Mat.Joe, and many more.
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Tomorrowland: global celebration of the virtual New Year
Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland he didn’t punch for his first virtual New Year’s Eve festival. Ready to show up at the party are Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witte, Diplo, Tchami, Netsky, and many more. Each will perform on four meticulously designed digital stages at NAOZ, the new digital world that Tomorrowland’s 3D artists have developed for the occasion. The celebration will be adapted to the 27 time zones around the world from 20:00 to 3:00 (20:00 to 03:00) local time.
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Tycho: Sunrise Solo Ascent
Tycho
Renowned producer, composer and composer of electronic music Tycho is ready for a unique New Year’s Day live broadcast. It will be inspired by its numerous sunrise sets in Burning man for his current “Tycho Solo Ascent,” which he will perform live from a wooded spot in the hills of Northern California.
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Fuck 2021: A transcendental New Year’s celebration
The minds behind it Spring So and Philadelphia’s futuristic sound experience “Making Time” have teamed up to produce this virtual festival with the right title. The night promises more than a dozen DJ sets the size of Daniel Avery, DJ Nobu, ISAbella, Jessy spear, i Joan Talabot, among others, for eight uninterrupted hours of music. The party will begin at 19:00 on New Year’s Eve in each of these six time zones: EST (United States), PST (United States, Canada and Mexico), CET (Europe and North Africa) , WET (Europe and Africa), JST (Japan) and AEST (Australia).
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Beats Antique: New Year’s Eve in the virtual mushroom
Experimental global fusion electronic group in Oakland Beats Antique they organize a New Year’s Eve celebration consisting of five strange and mind-blowing virtual shows. The festivities will fall on The Virtual Mushroom, an impressive online venue designed by a legendary digital artist Android Jones.
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NYELA of Grand Park
Steve Aoki is scheduled for a massive performance for the virtual version of Downtown Los Angeles ’annual New Year’s Eve countdown celebration. Dim Mak’s head teamed up Fuse and its new Latin label, Dim Mak en fire, for “Grand Park NYELA,” which will be hosted by DJ Eddie One i Jessica Flowers. The event will begin at 11pm on New Year’s Eve.
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