Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and AURORA to Play Dublin as TOMORA After Coachella Debut

Max HeyraudMay 1, 2026

One of the gigs of the year is coming to the National Stadium in Dublin on October 24th, as Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers and AURORA join forces for an electrifying partnership. The project builds on a creative relationship that stretche... Read More...

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Blue Hour on Why Techno Needs Space to Breathe

Max HeyraudApril 30, 2026

Blue Hour reflects on his debut album, Selva, long-form expression, and techno as a living lineage shaped by influence, movement, and time. Luke Standing, better known as Blue Hour, has spent more than a decade carving out a space defined by unco... Read More...

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On This Day in 1988: Acid House Topped the UK Charts for the First Time

Max HeyraudApril 30, 2026

On April 30, 1988, S'Express made history when their single Theme from S-Express rocketed to No.1 on the UK Singles Chart, a key moment in the rise of house music. At the time, acid house was still a largely underground phenomenon. Driven by the ... Read More...

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Local Selection 301: Laynee

Max HeyraudApril 30, 2026

A veteran of Ireland’s underground with nearly three decades behind the decks, Laynee delivers a melody-rich house mix that blends old-school cuts with modern power. Laynee has been around the game for almost three decades, slowly building up her... Read More...

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20 Years of The Black Box: How a DIY Arts Space Became Belfast’s Cultural Backbone

Max HeyraudApril 29, 2026

The Black Box is celebrating 20 years on Hill Street, marking two decades as one of the city’s most important grassroots cultural venues. Opened in 2006 as an alternative arts space in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, it quickly became a key home for... Read More...

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Belfast’s Steelworks Festival adds FJAAK, STUM and Sophie Reid to its Debut Edition

Max HeyraudApril 29, 2026

Belfast’s newest addition to the summer calendar, Steelworks Festival, has revealed the second wave of artists set to join its debut edition this June. Set against the industrial backdrop of Titanic Distillers in the city’s docklands, the festiva... Read More...

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Bad News For Irish Ravers Heading To Berlin As Ryanair Cuts Flights

Max HeyraudApril 27, 2026

Bad news for Irish travellers heading to Berlin, as Ryanair is pulling the plug on its Berlin base and cutting its presence in Germany’s capital by half, blaming rising aviation taxes and airport fees. The budget airline confirmed it will close i... Read More...

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Dublin DJ Dan Stanford Built a Life in Sound After Losing His Hearing as a Child

Max HeyraudApril 27, 2026

Dan Stanford lost his hearing when he was a toddler and now finds connection, identity and purpose in the midst of Dublin’s dancefloors. Dublin’s Dan Stanford was three when he lost his hearing. Now, he’s a regular fixture across the city’s clubs... Read More...

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Mix Of The Week: Neacy at Index [LOST REC001]

Max HeyraudApril 24, 2026

This week’s Mix of the Week comes from Lost’s own Neacy, who stepped into the belly of the beast at Index for a three-hour set of sprawling, sun-tinged house anthems, perfectly suited to a day like this. Neacy and Lost’s longstanding relationship... Read More...

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How Irish Clubs Used ‘Private Functions’ to Stay Open After Hours

Max HeyraudApril 24, 2026

For decades, Ireland’s nightlife has operated under some of the strictest licensing laws in Europe, but during the late 1980s through the mid-2000s many used a loophole to dance longer. Official closing times for pubs and clubs were tightly regu... Read More...

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