Livestreams To Keep You Dancing This Holiday Season (Dec. 23 – 27)

Dec 22, 2020

4 min read

Destructo will perform for GRiZMAS Digital Charity Festival on Wednesday, Dec. 23.Destructo will perform for GRiZMAS Digital Charity Festival on Wednesday, Dec. 23.

Destructo will perform for GRiZMAS Digital Charity Festival on Wednesday, Dec. 23.

Photo by Brian Ziff

Celebrate this week’s holidays by dancing at home. Our curated list of livestreams includes everything from dubstep to pop-crossover, soulful house to psytrance. This week’s broadcasts also include opportunities to help others: Tune in to raise money for music education in Detroit or help feed Chicago’s seniors. 

Surf through our top picks of recently streamed sets, so you never miss a beat. Happy holidays, and don’t forget to sign up to join our network.

Wednesday, Dec. 23

GRiZMAS Digital Charity Festival  

Celebrate the final day of 12 Days of GRiZMAS, an annual charity event by electro-soul and saxophone master GRiZ. The online festival boasts performances by Zeds Dead, Claude VonStroke, Elohim, Blunts & Blondes, Destructo, J. Worra and, of course, GRiZ. 12 Days of GRiZMAS raises money for Seven Mile to increase access to music education for Detroit’s youth.

Time: 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT

Link: twitch.tv/mynameisgriz

Lost Horizon Presents Infected Mushroom 

Renowned psytrance duo Infected Mushroom present a live band show for Lost Horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 23. The VR show features support from Samra and Bliss. Lost Horizon is created by Glastonbury’s Shangri-La team and the virtual event platform Sansar. Tickets are $10.

Time: 1 pm ET / 10 am ET

Link: losthorizonlive.com

The Christmas Special with SUAT

Get down with U.K. deep house producer SUAT on Wednesday, Dec. 23. The livestream is presented by Beatport LINK.

Time: 8 am ET / 5 am PT

Link: link.beatport.com

Walker & Royce and VNSSA Present Rules Don’t Apply vs. The Squeeze

House heroes Walker & Royce and VNSSA are sure to spin an epic back-to-back set on Wednesday, Dec. 23.

Time: 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT

Link: twitch.tv/itsgoodtv

Thursday, Dec. 24 

Terry Hunter’s Sanitize Your Soul Christmas Eve Edition

Terry Hunter brings his soulful house music on Dec. 24 with Sanitize Your Soul Christmas Eve Edition, hosted by Black Widow. Spinning alongside Hunter is Roy Davis Jr. and Emmaculate. The digital event, presented with Women Empowered and Josephine Southern Cooking, helps feed Chicago seniors. 

Time: 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT

Link: twitch.tv/djterryhunter

The Hotel Lobby's X-Mas Party Livestream

Catch Bassjackers, Henry Fong, Niiko x SWAE and Zookëper behind the virtual decks for The Hotel Lobby's X-Mas Party Livestream.

Time: 11 pm ET / 8 pm PT

Link: insomniac.com/livestream

Emerald Live From DJ Mag HQ

Emerald—who has been known to play everything from house to bass and garage—takes over DJ Mag’s livestream on Thursday, Dec. 24. 

Time: 2 pm ET / 11 am PT

Link: youtube.com/watch?v=myoKdiLXh0o

Mija Presents Welcome To My House

Don’t miss genre-defying producer Mija taking over Dirtybird’s livestream.

Time: 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT

Link: twitch.tv/dirtybird

Friday, Dec. 25

Cheat Codes X-Mas Livestream

Rock around the Christmas Tree with pop-crossover trio Cheat Codes. The online show features a performance of “Do It All Over” with special guest Marc E Bassy, as well as sets by Desiigner, Chrly Jordan and Adam Auburn.

Time: 11 pm ET / 8 pm PT

Link: insomniac.com/livestream

Gene Farris Presents Carnival with Wally Lopez and Steve Gerard

These house producers are sure to sleigh in this digital set.

Time: 3 pm ET / 6 pm PT

Link: twitch.tv/dirtybird

All Weekend 

Sam Feldt & Dyro

Groove to house melodies with Sam Feldt and Dyro. The Dutch producers will broadcast three shows from Friday to Sunday, Dec. 25 to 27, at 8 p.m. across six time zones (ACT, JST, CET, GMT, EST and PST). Tickets are $7.33.

Time: 8 pm ET / 8 pm PT

Link: gigantic.com/sam-feldt-dyro-tickets

Read more: 11 Must-See Streams From Quarantine So Far

Rewatchable Virtual Sets

Aweminus for ATLiens Space Cult Livestream

Riddim fans, you don’t want to miss this epic set by Aweminus.

Disclosure (DJ set) for The Residency with Kerri Chandler [Week 1]

Groove to hypnotic and euphoric melodies with Disclosure. 

Eats Everything Epic Set @ Burgh Island, Devon

Renowned producer Eats Everything delivers everything from soulful house to dark, effervescent beats. 

JVNA Live Ep:019 | Christmas 2020 Set

Get down to melodic bass with JVNA. 

Kerri Chandler (DJ set) for The Residency with. Kerri Chandler [Week 1]

House legend Kerri Chandler spins a stellar performance. 

Madeon Acoustic Set (Fireside Session)

Madeon’s acoustic set is beautiful, raw and emotive.

Manila Killa - Dusk Lights: Live At Joshua Tree

Manila Killa brings the feel good vibes we need alongside stunning views of Joshua Tree.

Tchami - Elevation Sunrise Liveset (Miami)

Let Tchami take you to church from the highest point in Miami.