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Wu-Tang Clan announce Japan as final stop of farewell tour

The hip hop pioneers bring Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber to Yokohama on May 24, ending a 36-date global run

Eaton HK unveils Art Month 2026 programme for Art Basel Hong Kong

Marking its second year as a Cultural Partner, the hotel also announced its Art Month party on March 26 titled Ancestral Frequencies

Goldie’s live band format makes Asia debut in Bangkok this month

The drum’n’bass icon’s live concert experience takes place at Cloud 11 Hall on March 14

“Something we can nurture and grow responsibly”: Wonderfruit expands with Open Fields & Kyoto chapter

Stretching beyond 5 days & Thailand, Music Director Phuong Le mentions how the expansion sharpens the festival’s curatorial focus

Narcotics agency pushes for tighter regulation on vapes & nitrous oxide in Indonesia

Lab tests found nearly a quarter of vape liquid samples contained narcotics; every sample tested during investigations came back positive

Gorillaz drop trailer for animated short ‘The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God’

Both the band’s hand-drawn film and new album ‘The Mountain’ arrive this weekend

Musicmine founder Hideoki Amano has died aged 63

Since establishing the label group in 1994, Amano helped lay the groundwork for the Japanese techno scene throughout the '90s and '00s

Thailand’s ambiguous alcohol laws spark confusion among stakeholders

Frequent rule changes, including temporary voting-period bans, are said to be are impacting hospitality revenue & raising concerns about policy inconsistency

Pasar Senja celebrates Indonesian–Australian creative exchange at Melbourne's Fed Square

Presented by Nongkrong Festival, the event showcaes Indonesian culture as “both living, evolving and expansive” in a dusk-to-night celebration

The Dalai Lama wins award at 68th GRAMMYs

The Tibetan spiritual leader won for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording

Roland launches ASPIRE electronic music education programme across Asia & Australia

Developed with Musical Futures International, the project brings hands-on learning to schools in Bangkok, Melbourne & Singapore

Soi48’s photobook documents the raw & hyperlocal realities of nightlife in Asia

ADM: Asia’s Own Unhinged Club Culture gives an intimate look at dance music spaces, fashion, flyers, & more from 2017-2025

Bad Times Records finds a new home inside La Cabane Hong Kong

Ani Phoebe shares on how the relocation builds on community, vinyl culture, & collaboration

Elle Shimada’s CHALANT collective hosts femme-led discussion & event in Tokyo

Taking over ORD and SALOON in Daikanyama, the event coincides with the release of Shimada’s second album, ‘Lullaby For The River In My Body’

Labubu-shaped combination pills seized in Koh Phangan

Last April, the Ramathibodi Poison Centre warned about toy-shaped drugs spreading during Songkran

Laidlaw leads Intergalactic Global x Mixmag Asia pop-up takeover series at wappo & The Shady Pig

The event also includes local heroes on the line-up in an intimate 360° setup, a Void soundsystem, and late-night afters at Shady Pig

Dguru launches Sangsu Records with 9-track compilation

The first release showcases "leftfield electronics, experimental forms, and club-informed approaches that are sometimes functional and sometimes deliberately not"

Lucy In The Sky’s SCBD branch announces closure after 14 years in Jakarta

Known for its rooftop setting & inclusive music programming, the venue now operates only at its Senayan Park location

Rainbow Disco Club drops 2026 line-up with a “Secret Artist” yet to be revealed

The festival returns to Shizuoka on April 17–19, following a collaboration with Love International at WOMB in March

NET launches first-ever PLGRN Asia tour this month

The tour pairs the collective's founders with artists in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Hanoi & Bali

Thailand looks to the skies as first UFO Festival lands in February

Hosted at Khun Dan Prakarn Chon Dam & near the “Area 51 of Asia”, it marks a new direction & wider strategy to diversify Thai tourism