What's coming up ? October -2025

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What’s Coming Up in October 2025 🎶🔥

 

Highlights of the Month 🎯

October is shaping up to be a monster month across techno, electro, and the broader electronic spectrum. From festival stages to fresh album drops, here’s your rundown of what to watch, attend, and plug into.

 

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🎛️ Festivals, Raves & Big Events

Time Warp Spain
(Madrid, Oct 10–11)

Time Warp lands in Madrid’s IFEMA halls (pavilions 5 & 7) for a massive dose of techno energy. The lineup features heavyweights like Richie Hawtin, Deborah De Luca, Charlotte de Witte, Enrico Sangiuliano, and more. Expect immersive stage design, exclusives, and sonic intensities.

Source: Huffington Post (Spain) 

Also listed on Insomniac’s festival roster. 

 

Amsterdam Dance Event
(Oct 15–19)

Not a single festival but the global hub of electronic culture: panels, showcases, label parties, and mega club nights across Amsterdam.

ADE is always a who’s-who of underground + commercial.

Ranked among major October festivals on EDM lists. 

 

III Points — Miami
(Oct 17–18)

Across 11 stages, this two-day event blends art, tech, and music. Expect a global DJ roster, audiovisual experimentation, and late hours pushing boundaries.

Source: III Points official site 

 

AMF Festival — Johan Cruijff ArenA
(Oct 25)

Amsterdam’s big arena event returns with high production and sector-spanning lineups.

Source: AMF Festival site 

 

Wicked Oaks Festival — Austin,
(Oct 25–26)

If you’re in the U.S. or planning a trip, this Texas festival mixes techno, bass, and multi-genre curation amid ranch landscapes.

Source: Wicked Oaks official site 

 

Joshua Tree Music Festival
(Oct 9–12)

More boutique, immersive, and cross-disciplinary. Expect electronic, experimental sets, visual art, and a community vibe in the desert backdrop.

Source: Joshua Tree official site 

 

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🎧 New Drops, Singles & Album News

 

Kettama — Archangel

(Released Oct 3)

Fresh off EPs and collaborations, Irish DJ Kettama launches his full studio debut Archangel via Steel City Dance Discs. A conceptual album that reads like a mix set — perfect for headphone listening or live transitions.

Source: Wikipedia, album page 

 

Worakls — From One Blink to Another

Worakls’ highly anticipated new album is due Oct 10. It continues his journey into melodic, orchestral-inflected electronic soundscapes.

Source: Wikipedia (Worakls page) 

 

Charlotte de Witte — “The Heads That Know”

Dropping early October, this collab with Comma Dee fuses techno and D&B textures. It’s building momentum ahead of her full LP release (due Nov 7 on KNTXT).

Also marks her London city takeover with 5 shows across iconic venues.

Source: FrontView Magazine & local press 

Also Spanish press mention. 

 

Makaya McCraven — Four EPs on Oct 31

Though coming at month’s end, this ambitious multi-EP drop spans Techno Logic, The People’s Mixtape, Hidden Out!, and PopUp Shop. Each is drawn from live recordings and reworked for a studio finish.

Source: Pitchfork news 

 

Other Remixes & Singles

• N1NJA – “Alpine Air (BURAK SIS Remix)” is set to drop mid-October. 

• Labels and producers across the techno / club sphere are teasing more exclusive edits during ADE — stay alert via label socials.

• In emerging artists spotlight: DJ Mag curates “Six emerging artists you need to hear: October 2025” (genres spanning techno, experimental, club hybrids). 

 

 

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🔮 Trends, Scenes & What to Watch

 

1. Techno x D&B hybrid textures

Tracks like Charlotte’s new single already merge tempos, breakbeat accents and techno backbone. The border between subgenres is getting more fluid.

 

2. Album-first thinking in techno

With Kettama, Worakls, and big EP drops, producers are embracing full-length works as narrative statements, not just singles/EPs.

 

3. Experiential staging & immersive design

Festivals are increasingly competing on visual, spatial, and narrative experience — not just lineup prestige.

 

4. Emerging Artist Acceleration

DJ Mag’s “six to watch” list shows how fast a newcomer can ascend if they hit the right network, support, and sound.

Source: DJ Mag feature 

5. Cross-continental festival hopping

Europe, U.S., Latin America — more ravers are assembling multi-stop festival circuits. October’s spread supports that (e.g. Madrid → Amsterdam → Miami).

 

 

✅ Final Word

October 2025 is stacked — not just with headliners and club nights, but with artists pushing sound, formats, and the idea of what a “festival experience” can be. Whether you’re planning your festival calendar, scouring new albums, or plotting that next U.S.–Euro hopping run, this month delivers.

Stay free. Stay Raverz. 🖤