Music
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Before the festival
On paper, Balad Beast is a festival. In reality, it feels closer to a cultural experiment.
Seeing is believing
What if every venue tells you what it wants? It is a question that comes naturally to Ahmad ‘Baloo’ Alammary, DJ, producer, and chief creative officer MDLBEAST, the company that has discreetly and then very loudly reshaped Saudi Arabia’s modern…
Balad Beast, perfectly placed
Balad Beast does not feel like a festival that happens to be set in Al Balad. It feels like a festival that could only exist there.
Riyadh turns the volume up
By the time the first bassline rolled across the crowd, it was already obvious that Soundstorm 2025 wasn’t just opening another edition. Something had shifted.
The making of a music city
There’s a moment when Soundstorm hits critical mass—not when the first act comes onstage, but when the entire crowd syncs into one collective frequency.
Time to reset
The first thing that hits you about the CUPRA City Garage in Madrid isn’t the cars. It’s the confidence of the space itself.
SOUNDSTORM accelerates the tempo
There are festivals, and then there is the moment a city flicks from ordinary reality into a huge humming circuit board of sound.
Sound Futures takes the stage
In Saudi Arabia’s race to become one of the world’s most dynamic cultural destinations, music is no longer just about the beat. It’s about business, investment, and building a new generation of entrepreneurs who think as much about coding and…
It’s all about the music
At Pacha Ibiza, the lights dazzle, the décor evolves, and the crowd never stops. But at the core of this iconic club’s magic is something timeless: the beat.
Ready for tomorrow?
The Cupra City Garage in Madrid, located on the iconic Calle Serrano, is more than just a showroom for vehicles; it is a vibrant cultural hub that seamlessly integrates art, music, fashion, and gastronomy into the urban fabric of the…