Technikore is heading back to Japan, and it's his first show there in three years! The OneSeventy boss headlines Hardcore Gathering in Tokyo 2026 at WARP Shinjuku on Sunday 29th November, promoter TCPT announced.

It's a daytime show, 4pm to 10pm, so under-18s can get in too, and more names are still to come for the bill. Japan has always had a soft spot for UK hardcore, so we reckon WARP will be bouncing. Have a great one, Tokyo!

Hardcore Gathering presents Technikore, WARP Shinjuku

Missed it first time round? Here's your chance. Slammin' Vinyl has repressed DJ Brisk & Trixxy's 1997 happy hardcore classic Eye Opener, backed once again with I Need Somebody on the flip.

It's a 2026 reissue on 12", cat RAR015, and it's limited to 300 copies, so it won't hang around. Shops list it from 6th November, with stock landing at some from 11th November. Originals have been going for silly amounts on Discogs, so this is a welcome return. Get your crates ready!

DJ Brisk & Trixxy - Eye Opener / I Need Somebody (Slammin' Vinyl)

We told you about HTID's first ever Melbourne date the other day, and now the Sydney half of Klassic 2027 has gone. Sydney Showground's event page for Saturday 23rd January 2027 is now marked sold out, after tickets went on general sale on 10th October.

It's a full classics show from 4pm to midnight: Technoboy & Tuneboy, D-Block & S-te-Fan with DJ Isaac, Wildstylez & Noisecontrollers, Warface with a RAW Classics set, and the HTID Crew of Gammer, Hixxy and Stonebank closing with a Best Tunes Ever set, with Villain hosting. Melbourne's Klassic at Pica follows two nights later. Not bad for a one-off!

HTID presents Klassic 2027, Sydney Showground

Some MCs have been on the mic longer than most of us have been raving, and MC Natz is one of them. Natty Oliver, known to the Doncaster crowd as The Godfather, has announced he is retiring, and The Doncaster Warehouse is throwing him a retirement rave on Saturday 28th November.

The club calls him the longest serving MC in the whole of the UK underground scene, and says he has been with them from day one. Topgroove, Easy D and Rush, MZone, Paul O, Simz, Jake Nicholls and Skandal are on the bill, and the early bird tickets have already sold out. The Doncaster Free Press picked up the story too. Enjoy the send off, Natz!

MC Natz Retirement Rave, The Doncaster Warehouse

Bonkers has been flying the flag since 1996, and now it's going big. The first names are in for Bonkers Sheffield at Network on Saturday 10th April 2027, and it's Bonkers legends Hixxy, Sharkey and Scott Brown.

The promoters are calling it their biggest Bonkers event yet: an indoor and outdoor mini festival from 1pm to 10pm, with 50+ artists across four arenas of hardcore, freeform, hardstyle, hard house, bounce, classics and more. Tickets are on sale now. That's a lot of names still to come!

Bonkers Sheffield, Network, 10th April 2027

So much for the final chapter! Just a day after Sanctuary Forever said goodbye to the old V7 Saxon Street site on 7th November, Forever Presents and ESP have revealed Dreamscape - The Return to V7 Saxon St, at Arena MK on Saturday 6th November 2027.

If you were raving in the 90s you'll know Dreamscape called The Sanctuary home, and the brand has been out on a 35th anniversary tour this year. There's no lineup yet, just the date and the flyer, which is already up on Forever's events page. More as we get it. Better get the whistles ready!

Forever presents Dreamscape - The Return to V7 Saxon St, Arena MK

Klubfiller's Ravelife imprint is still putting out proper label packs. Ravelife EP #2 dropped on 5th November 2026 (cat RL024), a ten-tracker of hardcore and hard dance with Klubfiller's Words opening the set.

Also on the bill: 2 Sick Puppiez, Levelz, Nuton, Blitz 1 & Shel-B, Squibz, Ben Journiee, D-Willz, Yannis Gorak and Hyperblaster. Harderstate logged the full tracklist the same day, and it's up on the Ravelife Bandcamp. Nice to see a working UK hardcore label feeding the scene with a proper EP rather than just singles. Check it out!

Various - Ravelife EP #2 (Ravelife)

Fracus and Darwin have been one of the most reliable UK hardcore doubles for years, and they've just put another one out on their Brutal Kuts imprint. Signals For Anarchy landed on 29th October 2026 (cat BKRP121) with an Original Mix and an Extended Mix, clocking the Original at 3:03 of happy hardcore according to the listings.

Brutal Kuts is home turf for the pair, so no surprises there, just another solid hit of modern UK hardcore from a duo who know exactly what they're doing. Have a listen!

Fracus & Darwin - Signals For Anarchy (Brutal Kuts)

If you've followed Al Storm's Dark Shadows series you'll know Halloween is when the horror hardcore comes out to play. This year he went one better and put out two full albums at once: Dark Shadows Part IX: Burn The Witch (247HCLP042) and Dark Shadows Part X: Bloodlines (247HCLP043), both on 24/7 Hardcore around 30th October 2026.

Fifteen tracks apiece, with names like Scott Brown, Eufeion, M-Project, Rob IYF and Klubfiller in the mix alongside Al Storm himself. Part X is also up as a double CD on the 247 Hardstore. Proper seasonal album news from a label that still knows how to throw a Halloween party. Check it out!

Al Storm presents Dark Shadows Part X - Bloodlines (24/7 Hardcore)

Eufeion's been busy lately (Skybound on Fox Hop was only a week ago), and he's already back with a fresh one. Atlantis landed on 6th November 2026 via 24/7 Hardcore (cat 247HC439), with an Extended Mix and a Radio Mix.

He called it a vocal happy hardcore cut about a girl searching for the city of Atlantis where she can be free amongst the sea waves, and put it out on streaming the same day. Good to see a rising UK hardcore name keeping the releases coming. Have a listen!

Eufeion - Atlantis (24/7 Hardcore)