Featuring: Paul van Dyk, Laidback Luke, Markus Schulz, Paul Oakenfold, Mark Knight, Hardwell, John O’Callaghan plus MUCH MUCH more! Coloursfest 2012 takes place on Saturday 2nd June at Braehead Arena & Waterfront. The event is Scotland’s longest running dance event. Coloursfest is held on the first Saturday in June every year since it’s launch in 200...

Colours are proud to present the return of a legend!  Colours favourite Carl Cox will return to The Arches after a 2 year absence for a bank holiday weekend show that is going to be one of THE nights of 2012!  Carl Cox is an irrepressible force who continues to push the boundaries, an ambassador, a titan – a legend! A musical ambassador since he was in shor...

Colours are very proud to present the first ever Full On Ferry show in Scotland. Ferry Corsten will bring the Full On Ferry experience to the O2 Academy Glasgow on Saturday 28th April for a night that will have trance fans in their element. Ferry Corsten will headline the event and after his headline performance at Coloursfest 10th Anniversary, we know that the love for F...

Colours are very proud to present the first ever Glasgow club show for one third of the MASSIVE EDM sensation Swedish House Mafia. Axwell is without a doubt one of the most talented producers of the past 10 years and we’re pleased to announce that he will bring his ‘Axtone Presents’ tour to Glasgow as part of his first European tour in years.  Expect...

Colours are proud to present the first Arches show in over 7 years for a man responsible for one of the biggest hits in dance music. Benny Benassi will return to Arches for a very special show on Good Friday! This Grammy award-winning Italian DJ/Producer is guaranteed to give you a night of 'Satisfaction'. Benny Benassi is the man Grammy Award winning artist, remixer and ...

Colours are very proud to present the original Dirty Dutch! A record label showcase that is going to blow house fans away! Dirty Dutch head honcho CHUCKIE will bring his record label to The Arches for a very special show featuring the main man and some of his record label buddies. Having risen to fame with chart successes such as ‘Let The Bass Kick’ and &lsquo...

Sounds of STREETrave Saturday 25th February The Arches, Glasgow 10PM-3AM One of the world's BIGGEST dance acts and STREETrave all time favourites INNER CITY will play a full live show at a special STREETrave one-off event on Saturday 25th February 2012 at The Arches, Glasgow also joining us will be an old Colours friend & Ministry of Sound Legend CJ MACKINTOSH plus ST...

We're turning 17 next month and to celebrate this we're bringing you quite simply one of the finest line-ups likely to be seen in 2012! Sander van Doorn will return to The Arches after his outstanding 'Dusk Till Doorn' set at Colours WinterParty 2010. Gareth Emery makes a long-awaited return to the venue after his debut in December 2009. Since that time both DJs have cont...

Not sure what your first night out of 2012 is going to be? Then here's your dinner! Two of EDM's brightest young stars will be making their Arches debut on January 28th. Hardwell & Nicky Romero will kick off Colours 17th year in style with a night that will drive house, trance & trouse fans crazy! Hardwell made his Scottish debut at the massive Tiësto 'Clubli...

Colours & Academy Events are proud to present the biggest NYE party to hit Glasgow in years.  2manydjs will be bringing in the bells at O2 Academy Glasgow to make sure you get 2012 off the best start EVER!  Expect the biggest party tunes mixed in the most sublime way by the worlds biggest DJ duo.  The brothers last brought in the bells in 2007 at The Arc...

Colours WinterParty is upon us again, and for 2011 we bring you quite simply the biggest line up from across the genres – EVER! Our annual Boxing Day bash is a firm fixture on any Scottish clubbers Christmas calendar and we expect you all to come out in your droves for this year’s event – with jingle bells on! Each room will bring you a different genre of...

See Laidback Luke at Coloursfest 2012 on Saturday 2nd June at Braehead Arena!         COLOURSFEST 2012 in association with Weekend Offender SATURDAY 2ND JUNE 2012 BRAEHEAD ARENA & WATERFRONT GLASGOW 5PM-4AM (*subject to licence) Featuring: PAUL VAN DYK, LAIDBACK LUKE, MARKUS SCHULZ, MARK KNIGHT, PAUL OAKENFOLD, HARDWELL PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE! LAIDBA...

See Paul van Dyk at Coloursfest 2012 on Saturday 2nd June at Braehead Arena!         COLOURSFEST 2012 in association with Weekend Offender SATURDAY 2ND JUNE 2012BRAEHEAD ARENA & WATERFRONTGLASGOW5PM-4AM (*subject to licence)Featuring: PAUL VAN DYK, LAIDBACK LUKE, MARKUS SCHULZ, MARK KNIGHT, PAUL OAKENFOLD, HARDWELL PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE! PAUL VAN DYK ...

How to define David and Stephen Dewaele? Indeed, the only connective tissue through their various guises as DJs, rockstars, remixers and general musical anarchists seems to be an endless search to demolish boundaries. This restlessness has served them well. To date, they have four studio albums, one remix album, one film (2008’s sterling documentary “Part of th...

There are DJs who can rock a party, a club, a festival. And there are acts that can write songs that will bring out the goose bumps in you. But there’s only one group that can do both: Above & Beyond.This three piece have remixed Madonna, won Essential Mix of the Year, and played to one million people in Rio de Janeiro. More importantly they’ve written song...

Armin van Buuren is once more lord of the Trance and the king of the dance floor, taking the No. 1 spot in the DJ Mag Top 100 for the third year running.Being the official World’s Most Popular DJ is just one of his many achievements, but the driving force behind his success is an overriding passion for dance music. Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden, the Netherlands...

Musical ambassador since he was in short trousers, a professional DJ since his early teens, a veteran of acid house and a champion of techno, Carl Cox emits a love of his work that is dangerously infectious. Check him when he's behind the turntables and you can't mistake his ecstatic visage, dripping with sweat as his head bobs up and down to the beat, his hands ...

As one of the most in demand producers on the planet, David Guetta is poised to take electronic music out of the confines of the global underground, where he reigns as the No.1 House DJ. Joining hands and forces with some of the biggest names on the urban scene, while introducing some undiscovered talents, another level beckons.Already a multi-platinum selling artist ...

Forget everything you know about the phrase “International DJ,” and  allow yourself the pleasure of meeting Ferry Corsten.The Dutch superstar has consistently been voted one of the top 10 DJs in the world  (according to DJ magazine’s definitive Top 100 DJ chart) for five  years. He’s played for hundreds of thousands  of fans...

To say Gareth Emery has had a good year would be a vast understatement. Over the past twelve months, the popularity and buzz surrounding the young Brit reached explosive proportions, culminating in him being voted no.9 in 2009’s definitive DJ Mag Top 100 poll: one of only a handful of DJs to crack the world’s top ten before the age of 30. Was this dow...

If you’re not an avid follower of dance music but are tuned into popular culture at all you’ve likely experienced music touched by the hands of John Digweed.  Originally hailing from England but having clearly arrived on the global scene well over a decade ago John has long since cemented his name in the pages of dance music history.  His list of achi...

Windmills and dance music, that’s what Holland is known for, not forgetting the cheese and the wooden shoes of course. You can understand why Laidback Luke has named his first live mix-cd “Windmill Skill”, rather than making a connection to the other stereotypically Dutch foodstuffs and footwear. Both as producer and DJ, Laidback Luke has all that it...

Introduction: Over the last 10 years Markus Schulz has coalesced the individual musical identities of progressive, trance & house into his own creative hybrid sound. Through a unique alignment of headlining DJ sets, Armada and Coldharbour label output and his highly prominent Global DJ Broadcast radio show, he’s been at the forefront of the revolution on the US E...

Evolution Biography The nucleus. From the origin of a single remix, an extraordinary music career set in motion… Throughout its course, it has given rise to terms including ‘genre creator’, ‘artisan DJ’ and ‘studio maven’, as well as others like ‘activist’, ‘pacifist’ and ‘world-citizen’. All de...

First there were Heineken and Edam, then came Sander van Doorn. The Dutch musical genius may not be as mature as his predecessors but he’s certainly made as much of an impact in his comparatively short career, not only in The Netherlands but also across the world.Having made his debut in the world renowned DJ Mag Top 100 at 32 in 2006, before climbing 19 places to No...

DJ/producer/remixer SASHA is recognized as one of the worlds' most innovative icons of the electronic genre. He propels listeners into the future of electronic music by constructing innovative and forward-thinking concept albums (Airdrawndagger, Involver) and live events (Delta Heavy, Fundacion) that blur the boundaries between artist and DJ.Refusing to limit him...

It all kicked off for Steve Angello when he released ‘Woz not Woz’ alongside fellow Swede, Eric Prydz in 2004. It was released on CR2 Recordings and elevated Steve to become one of the most in demand producers, remixers and djs of 2005. This year alone has seen Steve have two top 5 club hits, remix the likes of Moby, Goldfrapp, Royksopp and Deep Dish , rel...

If it's Wednesday it must be Latvia. Tonight Tiësto plays to 15,000 dance enthusiasts and music fans in the Baltic State. Already this week the legendary Dutch DJ has wowed the Balearic masses at his summer-long Monday residency at Privilege. Tomorrow he's off to Italy. The day after, Greece.This is very much business as usual for Tiësto, the ultra-busy DJ w...

Mark Knight has forged himself a reputation as one of the foremost house producers on the planet, shaping the scene with his Toolroom imprint. Mark Knight has forged himself a reputation as one of the foremost house producers on the planet, shaping the scene with his Toolroom imprint. A string of consistently hot productions and skillfully written remixes (from Kylie throu...

You’d be hard pushed to find many long-standing figures in global dance music that are as passionate about what they do and who still do it for those much lauded ‘right reasons’ than Darren Emerson.You’d be hard pushed to find many long-standing figures in global dance music that are as passionate about what they do and who still do it for those muc...

There are DJs who can rock a party, a club, a festival. And there are acts that can write songs that will bring out the goose bumps in you. But there’s only one group that can do both: Above & Beyond.There are DJs who can rock a party, a club, a festival. And there are acts that can write songs that will bring out the goose bumps in you. But there’s only on...

A DJ since ‘96, beginning his career at many of the UK’s major dance events and one of the original Mixmag ‘Future Hero’s, Jon Rundell has been a regular at some of the most exciting clubs and events of the era.A DJ since ‘96, beginning his career at many of the UK’s major dance events and one of the original Mixmag ‘Future Hero&rs...

Globally recognised as one of the most exciting, forward thinking and cutting edge producers on the scene, Chris Lake's rare ability to create tracks that fuse elements of house, electro and techno...Globally recognised as one of the most exciting, forward thinking and cutting edge producers on the scene, Chris Lake's rare ability to create tracks that fuse elements of hou...

If you were to define the term ‘dance music purist’, you’d take into consideration a number of factors... knowledge, passion and substance. Combine them together and you get Marco V.Like many of the world’s superstar DJs Marco was born and bred in Holland. He is a modest and down to earth family man with an undying lust for music. Entrenched in the ...

The rise to great success with most top DJs starts with a dedication born out of an obsession for music.For Markus Schulz, his story was no exception. Originally from Germany, Markus’ moved to the USA aged 13 and quickly become engrossed in the break-dancing scene of the time. Although a talented mover on the floor, a chance to dominate the decks at a breaks party he...

She's an internationally renowned DJ who has spun at some of the world's top clubs and worked alongside electronic music legends like Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin and John Digweed.Her DJing and production have earned her accolades and awards, including "Best Breakthrough Underground DJ" at the UK Underground Music Awards. But while she could easily rest on her laurels, Misstres...

Giuseppe Ottaviani started to release tracks on VANDIT Records, Paul Van Dyk’s renowned label, in 2001, and since then can be considered one of the most talented producer and influential recording artist in trance music. No wonder why he is playing on the biggest Festivals and greatest events while touring all over the world. His solo-productions like Linking Pe...

There are DJs who turn up, play records and make people dance and there are producers who make the dancefloor-igniting records those DJs will kill for. There are very few people in dance music that can do both and Sasha is the leader of the pack. Ever since he stepped behind the decks at the legendary Shelly’s in Stoke back in the late 80’s, that magi...

Who is this Don Diablo dude that everybody seems to be talking about? Well, for starters he is a producer, musician, imaginary friend, DJ, singer, writer, visualist, record label boss and to some people, the uncrowned King of hooligan house, but let’s start at the beginning. Don Diablo’s musical journey kicked off at the age of fifteen, when he starte...

Writing and playing music is fundamental to Gareth Emery. His first gigs were at the age of 4, when despite never having lessons he turned out to be so handy on the piano that his teachers insisted on him taking over the duties in school assembly. At 15, he found himself neglecting classical music training to sneak out to play guitar in a local indie band so ahead of ...

Dada Life just want to make you jump up and down. Then make you crash into a wall with a smile on your face. The formula has been a winner since the start. In summer 2006 Dada Lifereleased "Big Time" on Mylo's label Breastfed and DJ:s all over got theirfirst take on the duo. Since then there has been a steady stream of hitrecords: "The Great Fashionista Swindle", "Vot...