As the New Year approaches, we’ve sourced a list of the best music events happening over the weekend, leading into 2023. From underground, pop-up raves like WWP to open-air events like Cactus Festival in Fayoum, and nostalgic gems like Moustafa Amar and Bubblegum Kollective at CJC, we’ve got your New Year covered.

Let us know if we’ve missed anything that should be added to the list.

WWP

Location: Mansoura 

Date: Dec 31st

Genre: Deconstructed clubs, shaabi, hardcore 

Lineup: Escobar, Ghostoo, DimmyDee, Father Nature, El Mokh, El Kontessa,  AboSahar

Click here for the event link. 

ByGanz - NYE Weekend Extravaganza

Location: Somabay & Sobar in Soma Bay Marina

Date: Dec 29th - 31st

Genre: Disco, house, techno

Lineup: Aziza, DJunkie, The Girly Show, Gawdat, Seth Troxler, Ameme, 

Chaos in the CDB, KZ & Cake

Click here for the event link.

Cairo Jazz Club - NYE Event  

Location: Cairo Jazz Club 610

Date: Dec 31st

Genre: Arabic, house

Lineup: Moustafa Amar, Bubblegum Kollective

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Lazuli 

Location: Ein Sokhna

Date: Dec 30th - 31st

Genre: Techno, house

Lineup: Karim, Ram, Gobara, Adam, Azul, Jana, Klaff, Fady, Mosto & yyasser

Click here for the event link.

Cactus

Location: Fayoum 

Date: Dec 29th - Jan 1st

Genre: House, downtempo, micro-house, tech house, melodic house & minimal techno

Lineup: Arabi, Mannequin, walad, Riff.mp3 & Big.moe, Gloria, Moenes, Jess, Nedz, Shika Saber, Arrab, Alsharif, Nomarch, ODBL, Passant, nour, Madbish, Toukhi & Ghoul, Yo-lan-da, Austin, & Tourkey & Selim. 

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Stamps

Location: Siwa

Date: Dec 29th - Jan 2nd

Genre: House

Lineup: Ayman Kamal, Mosty, Awadly, Bizo, Ali Sedky 

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Nacelle - Block Party 

Location: The Venue, El Gouna

Date: Dec 30th - 31st

Genre: House, hard house

Lineup: La La, Demuja, Maie, Aly b, Akladios, Sid-e, Yellow Tape, hshm, Aly Goede, Tata & Rootzadelics 

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Flames - Unique Year

Location: By the Nile (secret location)

Date: Dec 31st

Genre: Post-Shaabi, bass, industrial, jungle, grime

Lineup: mmmmmmalak, JANA, ABRA, Shah, Wengt, 3PHAZ, Gelba, Sant Gully, Tor55y, Rama, Al!

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Base Camp Egypt - Mountain Resolutions

Location: IL Monte Galala, Ein Sokhna

Date: Dec 31st

Genre: Funk

Lineup: Motherfunkers Band, Drum Circle

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P+US - Adriatique

Location: Cubix El Gouna

Date: Dec 29th

Lineup: Adriatique

Genre: Melodic house, techno

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