{"id":229971,"date":"2026-02-05T09:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/05\/abbey-road-studios-to-hold-first-ever-rave-with-soulwax\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:11:28","slug":"abbey-road-studios-to-hold-first-ever-rave-with-soulwax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/05\/abbey-road-studios-to-hold-first-ever-rave-with-soulwax\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbey Road Studios to Hold First-Ever Rave with\u00a0Soulwax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a move that is set to redefine what can happen inside one of music\u2019s most historic rooms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/abbey-road-studios\/\">Abbey Road Studios<\/a> will host its first-ever rave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/abbey-road-studios-sally-davies-interview-studio-one\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/abbey-road-studios-soulwax-studio-one-rave-1236173665\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sally-Davies-abbey-road-studios-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Sally Davies\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAbbey Road Boss Sally Davies on Studio One\u2019s Massive Revamp and \u2018Turbo-Charging\u2019 Its Next\u00a0Decade\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/miss-piggy-addresses-sabrina-carpenter-made-up-after-arrest-1236173011\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/abbey-road-studios-soulwax-studio-one-rave-1236173665\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/muppet-show-sabrina-carpenter-disney-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"The Muppet Show Miss Piggy Sabrina Carpenter Disney Plus ABC\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMiss Piggy Addresses Whether She &amp; Sabrina Carpenter Have &lsquo;Made Up&rsquo; After Concert Arrest\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/asap-rocky-teaches-kids-how-to-rap-harlem-school-video-1236172775\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/abbey-road-studios-soulwax-studio-one-rave-1236173665\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asap-rocky-celebrity-substitute-screenshot-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"A$AP Rocky on Celebrity Substitute\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tA$AP Rocky Returns to Harlem &amp; Teaches 4th Grade Kids How to Rap: &lsquo;Rap Is My Life&rsquo;\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tStudio One will team up with Belgian electronic innovators <a href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/soulwax\">Soulwax<\/a> for a one-off event titled <em>Abbey Road After Hours<\/em>, taking place on Feb. 21 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The north west London studio will welcome 300 attendees for what Abbey Road describes as \u201ca world-first experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdmission will be free via a public ballot, which is now open. Fans can enter by calling the \u2018Soulwax rave hotline\u2019 at +447886 072699.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSoulwax \u2013 brothers David and Stephen Dewaele \u2013 were invited by Abbey Road to curate the night. Programming will include DJ sets from their long-running alter ego 2manydjs, along with special guests yet to be announced. The event will also mark the first major showcase of the DEEWEE Soundsystem, a custom-built speaker array inspired by the legendary Paradise Garage system in New York, which the Dewaele brothers acquired for their regular DEEWEE club nights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAbbey Road After Hours will also feature brand-new Soulwax material created specifically for the event. The duo will spend the day prior recording in Abbey Road\u2019s iconic Studio Two alongside a full live band. The sessions will be cut direct to record, with the resulting tracks played in Studio One during the rave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say whether we have a perverse or healthy attraction to crazy ideas \u2013 that\u2019s for others to decide,\u201d Soulwax said in a statement. \u201cBut being approached with a crazy idea by the most iconic recording studio in music history makes it impossible to refuse. We embrace the challenge and sincerely hope this won\u2019t be the last rave at Abbey Road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAbbey Road\u2019s Director of Marketing &amp; Creative, Mark Robertson, added: \u201cI\u2019ve talked about hosting a rave here for years, so it\u2019s a genuine thrill to have Soulwax curate the first night. Studio One has been home to countless era-defining firsts \u2013 from Elgar to John Williams \u2013 and opening it to bold new forms of creativity feels both true to our heritage and excitingly audacious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAbbey Road <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/abbey-road-studios-sally-davies-interview-studio-one\/\">reopened<\/a> Studio One in spring last year following an extensive restoration to the iconic recording studio space. The room closed in late 2024 for the first time in its history to allow for the work to take place. The room has also been used by a variety of contemporary musicians in recent years, including Harry Styles, U2, Noel Gallagher, Little Simz and Sam Smith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/abbey-road-studios-soulwax-studio-one-rave-1236173665\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move that is set to redefine what can happen inside one of music\u2019s most historic rooms, Abbey Road Studios will host its first-ever rave. 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