New On Skiddle: Ben Hemsley, TrickFest, DnB Allstars, PRTY, they & more

The best new events on Skiddle including soul, Irish music, tech house, and club classics festivals, Easter raves, Ibiza events, Alex Farell, and more.

Skiddle Staff

Last updated: 11th Mar 2024

Welcome back, good-time-seekers, music die-hards, smoking area chatterers, non-stop shufflers, and dancefloor Shazammers, to New On Skiddle.

As your reliable event mate, we’ve got plenty of incredible experiences going down across the UK that are just waiting for you to discover them.

This week’s edition is looking as gorgeous as ever with DnB raves, hard techno nights, Ben Hemsley headlining Swansea Arena, a PRTY event, and some cracking festivals of different genres including the first-ever edition of Patrick Topping’s TrickFest. Yep, another beautiful New On Skiddle.

Check out what’s new and secure your tickets below!

On The Beach 2024 - DnB Allstars w/ Sub Focus, Andy C, Netsky

When: Friday 26th July 2024

Where: Brighton Beach in Brighton

On The Beach continues its mission to bring brilliant, eclectic lineups to the beach this summer. The latest addition to OTB’s calendar is as gorgeous as the rest.

DnB Allstars bring chunky, wobbly basslines, gun-fingers, and skanking to Brighton Beach this summer with a stunning lineup (as always!).

Sub Focus (live), Circular Sound (UK festival exclusive), Andy C, Netsky, Born On Road (dubplate set), Charlie Tee B2B Disrupta B2B Gray, Culture Shock B2B Pola & Bryson, and A.M.C have been announced for this beach bash with more names to be announced soon. And Tonn Piper, IC3, Dreps, and MC ID make up a cracking MC lineup.

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Solo Presents Ben Hemsley + Support

When: Saturday 20th April 2024

Where: Swansea Arena in Swansea

Ben Hemsley headlines the massive Swansea Arena very soon, and you’re invited to be front and centre!

Hemsley’s had a wild couple of years, particularly last year, which saw him land his first Ibiza residency, completely sell out his CONNECTION tour, launch his own record label, sell out an event at The Warehouse Project in just 5 minutes, and release bangers including ‘Every Little Thing’ and ‘IBIZA’.

Ben continues on his path of world domination, tearing up Swansea Arena next month plus support who’ll be announced soon.

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TrickFest

When: Saturday 3rd August 2024

Where: Newcastle Town Moor in Newcastle

Patrick Topping’s TrickFest comes to Newcastle for its first-ever edition this summer.

Bringing his label to his hometown, Topping will be performing at TrickFest along with some special guests. He brings the party to Newcastle’s Town Moor, an outdoor, grassy park space in the city centre.

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PRTY Presents Fantasm // Aberdeen

When: Friday 22nd March 2024

Where: Unit 51 in Aberdeen

Scotland’s favourite hard dance event specialists bring Fantasm to Aberdeen next Friday.

The Los Angeles DJ, now living in France, has had a remarkable rise, being noted as an incredible producer and sets with an irresistibly dark atmosphere.

From 10pm until 3am, the walls of Unit 51 will be thumping thanks to the biggest, chunkiest kick drums, the kind that you feel pulsing in your chest, and those mad power drill sounds. You know the ones.

Aberdeen, get ready to get sweaty!

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they - Queer Day Party

When: Saturday 23rd March 2024

Where: SWG3 Studio Warehouse in Glasgow

One of the best LGBTQ+ events returns to Glasgow’s SWG3 Studio Warehouse very soon, and we’re buzzing for it!

Growing bigger and bigger, this queer party for everyone fuses different genders, races, ages, sexualities, and abilities for a truly accepting party for people who just want to express themselves and have fun to some banging tunes.

This one will see DJ sets bringing queer house, house, big dance-pop, and tech house tunes. Running from 3pm until 10pm, attendees have plenty of time to sleep off that hangover… or head out to another party afterwards. Find more LGBTQ+ events.

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Easter Sunday - Sarah Story

When: Sunday 31st March 2024 (bank holiday weekend)

Where: Fubar in Stirling

Fresh off the announcement of her new label and club night, Sarah Story comes to Stirling’s Fubar for an Easter rave with house tunes including deep house, disco house, and funky house.

Known for presenting Radio 1's Future Dance, Sarah took her DJing career to the next level last year with debut performances at London’s Fabric, Ibiza’s Pikes and Hi, the Runway Stage at Creamfields, and Club Ost in Berlin. Her FLY Open Air Boiler Room set wracked up almost 700,000 views in its first three months, likely thanks to her brilliant energy and clear skill.

At this event, she’s joined by Brody James B2B Dylan Brown, and Clunie. It’s going to be a belter.

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Elation Ibiza - 5th / 12th May

When: Sunday 5th May and Sunday 12th May 2024

Where: Eden Ibiza in Ibiza

Cocktails, beaches, and the best clubs in the world with the biggest DJs on the decks are all just around the corner now!

Kicking it all off this year, Elation Ibiza comes to beloved super club Eden, bringing techno, house, and everything in between to die-hard ravers.

The first event, which goes down on the 5th of May, sees Big Miz, testpress, Meg McHugh, Bruce Glenny, Mily B, Reyka, and Sweeney providing the tunes. While the bash on the 12th brings Doruksen, Kitti Kay, Pisapia, A-05, Bruce Glenny, Datsko, Denis Dekay, KMD, Paul Findlay, and SGIG on the decks.

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Craic by the Creek

When: Friday 19th - Sunday 21st July 2024

Where: Whitebottom Farm in Stockport

Craic by the Creek is a three-day St Patrick's Day-style celebration of traditional and contemporary Irish and country artists.

Coming to a farm just outside Manchester, Craic by the Creek brings B*Witched, Nathan Carter, The Tumbling Paddies, All Folk'd Up, The Kilkennys, Johnny Brady, Joe Keegan, The Last Drop, Lampa, and more.

Thinking of going with the family? You'll be buzzing to hear CBTC is family-friendly, even selling tickets for under 12s for just £5.

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Word of Mouth Prosecco & Club Classics Festival

When: Saturday 3rd August 2024

Where: Himley Hall in Dudley

Word of Mouth events bring a sophisticated afternoon-to-early-evening festival to the midlands, specifically, the stunning gardens in Himley Hall.

Picture the gorgeous 18th-century English country house and lake as a charming backdrop as you head to the main stage to groove to club classics before heading over to the second stage to find old-school R&B, disco, and Motown.

The dress code for this event is summer, smart, or glam festival chic. And, if you want to keep the good times going, they’ve confirmed there’ll be an afterparty, with details coming soon.

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Elation: Alex Farell ALL NIGHT LONG

When: Friday 10th May 2024

Where: Secret Edinburgh Location in Edinburgh

Scottish event brand Elation brings rising techno star Alex Farell to a secret location in Edinburgh in May.

The young DJ and producer from Liverpool has been killing it recently, smashing through sets at Teletech events and demolishing his sold-out Mash House event in January. Now, he returns to Edinburgh for an all-night-long set bursting with energy and all the bangers.

Seeing as this lad just keeps getting bigger and bigger, we reckon you should check him out yourself to see why. And if you’ve already seen his sets, well, you know exactly what you’d be missing out on if you passed this up…

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Discover loads more events on Skiddle including festivals, raves, gigs, St Patrick’s Day events, Easter events, LGBTQ+ events, drag events, and so much more.

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.