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<p>After a massive two-day festival at Cottesloe Beach in 2024, Electric Island (formerly Electric Gardens) returns to same location for one huge party on Saturday 5 April.</p>



<p>Co-headlined by Hayden James and Duke Dumont, Electric Islands will blend the iconic aura of Ibiza and Bali’s beach clubs one of WA&#8217;s most iconic coastal backdrops.</p>



<p>The set marks Duke Dumont&#8217;s first headline tour of Australia since 2022, bringing chart topping hits like the aptly-named <em>Ocean Drive</em> and <em>I Got U</em>, while Hayden James brings a swag of new tunes from his 2024 album, <em>We Could Be Love</em>.</p>



<p>The latter was most recently in town for last year&#8217;s NBL-season launcher HoopsFest, playing in a huge boombox courtside at RAC Arena.</p>



<p>The frequent collaborators will be joined by Swiss deep-house legend Nora En Pure, London-based duo Eli &amp; Fur (pictured below) and UK prog-house duo Trilucid.</p>



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<p>Electric Gardens made its long-awaited return last year following COVID delays, and enter 2025 split into two brands, Electric Island (Perth and Adelaide), alongside Electric Warehouse in Sydney and Melbourne.</p>



<p>Beach ravers &#8211; set your alarms for the pre-sale which goes live at 8am AEDT on Wednesday 29 January (<a href="https://arep.co/t/electric-island-2025">sign up here</a>), before general release kick off the same time the following day.</p>



<p><em>Image Credit: Supplied/Electric Live</em></p>


Hayden James, Duke Dumont to headline huge electronic music festival on Cott Beach

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