With International Women’s Day around the corner, TicketSwap Magazine poses a single question to the team: what's your all time favourite DJ set by a woman?
Read on to find out the team's ride or die sets from female-identifying DJs in this list of unforgettable performance, from team members across the TicketSwap office. Want to see one of the DJs listed below work their magic in the flesh? We've also included info on where to catch each of them in the flesh in the coming months.
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Honey Dijon
Honey Dijon’s Sugar Mountain set back in 2018. It seems like 10 million(!) people agree with me, and for good reason… the tracklist is impeccable, the pacing is divine, the MLK sample at 32:00 gives me chills, and the crowd response at 37:00 is completely infectious. Feels like dance music history being made in the moment. - Kate
Want to catch Honey Dijon live? Set your ticket alerts for:
Jackies Open Air Festival 2024 - Sat, Mar 9, 12:00 PM, Plaça de L'univers, Barcelona, Spain
Caprices Festival 2024 - Mar 29 – Apr 7, Caprices, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
HANGAR FESTIVAL 2024 – BRUSSELS - Apr 27 – 28, Quai De Heembeek, Brussels, Belgium
AWAKENINGS | SUMMER FESTIVAL 2024 - Jul 5 – 7, Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
Junction 2 Festival - Jul 26 – 28, Boston Manor Park, London, United Kingdom
Sziget Festival - Aug 5 – 13, Sziget Festival Official, Budapest, Hungary
Loveland Festival - Aug 10 – 11, Sloterpark Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marie Montexier
Marie Montexier! Here, she’s playing records only, with impeccable visuals too. She also just created her label, Paryìa. - Maxime
Want to catch Marie Montexier live? Set your ticket alerts for:
Listen Festival 2024 x Not Your Techno Fri, Mar 29, 10:00 PM, Brussels-Congress railway station, Brussels, Belgium
KopjeK Kingsday 2024 Sat, Apr 27, 2:00 PM, Graanfabriek, Groningen, Netherlands
AWAKENINGS UPCLOSE 2024 May 18 – 19, Recreatiegebied Spaarnwoude, Spaarnwoude, Netherlands
Drift Festival 2024 Sat, Jun 8, 2:00 PM, NYMA, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Rebekah
…And, of course, Rebekah’s 3 hour hybrid set at Intercell x Rebekah Invites, at ADE 2022.
She does an hours-long set, and her story is beautiful. She fought a drug addiction for many years, is now sober and made her detox public. - Maxime
Want to catch Rebekah live? Set your ticket alerts for:
Rotterdam Rave Spring Special 2024 Sat, Apr 13, 1:00 PM, Maassilo, Rotterdam, Netherlands
AWAKENINGS UPCLOSE 2024 May 18 – 19, Recreatiegebied Spaarnwoude, Spaarnwoude, Netherlands
TEGENDRAADS Festival 2024 Sat, Jul 27, 11:00 AM, Autotron, Rosmalen, Netherlands
Darwin & re:ni
This is a lil’ old – from 2019 – but I love it. I was at this, and it was definitely a highlight of the weekend. The crowd was so responsive, and loving all of it. They play super well together.
Jane
Want to catch re:ni live? Set your ticket alerts for:
SONIC BOOM: PINCH & MUMDANCE / RE:NI / KROMESTAR Fri, Mar 15, 11:00 PM, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Listen Festival 2024 x Under My Garage Sun, Mar 31, 10:00 PM, Brussels-Congress railway station, Brussels, Belgium`
OK Williams
I looove OK Williams. Amazing DJ, and my favourite part is the change up, at around 36:27. Look out for it.
Jane
PinkPantheress
PinkPantheress’s set at Boilerroom is my favourite! The music's quite chill, but still gets the crowd going.
Dion
Laurine
Do not forget we have a really great local scene, with artists like Luna Ludmilla, Beste Hira, Titia, Mad Miran, Kléo. Just to name a few. Personally I am a big fan of Laurine and Maara. Tom
Want to catch Laurine live? Set your ticket alerts for:
Paradigm 12,5 year Anniversary Mar 1 – 3, Paradigm, Groningen, Netherlands
Juliana Huxtable
For me, it’s Juliana Huxtable’s b2b with JASSS as Dekmantel in 2022. Her chemistry with JASSS was incredible, and damnnnn she knows how to dance! Sofia
Want to catch Juliana Huxtable live? Set your ticket alerts for:
Horst Arts & Music Festival 2024 May 9 – 11, Asiat Park, Vilvoorde, Belgium
Lentekabinet 2024 18–19 May, Recreatiegebied Het Twiske, Oostzaan, Netherlands
Octo Octa
[Editor's note: Megan gave us just one adjective] Bangiiin’.
Megan
Want to catch Octo Octa live? Set your ticket alerts for:
Horst Arts & Music Festival 2024 9–11 May, Asiat Park, Vilvoorde, Belgium
Lentekabinet 2024 18–19 May, Recreatiegebied Het Twiske, Oostzaan, Netherlands
ØTTA
“ØTTA is one from my younger days… hard techno, and definitely unique. And Fold, in London, is very cool.” Candas
Want to catch ØTTA live? Set your ticket alerts for:
Funk Tribu + Øtta + Carv Sat, 23 Mar, 22:00, Spazio Novecento, Rome, Italy
Verträumte Angelegenheit Open Air 2024 Sat, 15 Jun, 12:00, Verträumte Angelegenheit, Obernburg, Germany