New Video from Above & Beyond, Hot Air Balloon Session, and More

Formerly the world's number one DJ, Clive Rudloe's career nosedived following an incident at Ministry of Sound in 2008. Our film crew joins him shortly after his decision to ditch his assistant in favor of a new heavyweight manager.

ABOVE & BEYOND PLAY ACOUSTIC SET
IN HOT AIR BALLOON

Above & Beyond ditched their studio equipment and performed an acoustic set in a hot air balloon with Virgin Balloon Flights, to celebrate the balloon-themed artwork of their latest Anjunabeats compilation. Setting off from Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, Tony, Jono, and Paavo, were joined by vocalist Zoe Johnston. The trio played 3 tracks ("Can't Sleep", "Good For Me", and "No One On Earth") to an intimate audience which included Radio 1s Pete Tong, who was covering the event for the BBC, and a competition winner and friend who had won places on the trip. The celebratory champagne flowed after the memorable hour-long flight, piloted by Virgin Balloon Flights Swedish chief pilot Kenneth Karlstrom.

To learn more about Virgin Balloon Flights, please visit www.virginballoonflights.co.uk

ABOVE & BEYOND ON TOUR

Above & Beyond are touring the world and will hopefully make a stop in your city. All tour dates are listed below, but stay tuned for a US tour in November. Details will be announced very soon!

08.29.09 – Mysteryland – Holland
08.29.09 – SW4 – London, UK
09.04.09 – Alsina 940 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
09.05.09 – Teatro Caupolican – Santiago de Chile, Chile
09.10.09 – Soundbar – La Paz, Bolivia
09.11.09 – Forum – Medellin, Colombia
09.12.09 – Centro de Eventos Autopista Norte – Bogota, Colombia
09.17.09 – D’embossa – Guatemala City, Guatemala
09.18.09 – Carpa Neumatica – Medico DF, Mexico
09.19.09 – San Souci – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
09.26.09 – Gatecrasher Birthday @ O2 Academy – Sheffield, UK
10.02.09 – Anjunabeats Volume 7 Launch @ Ministry of Sound – London, UK
10.29.09 – Future Memories Tour Middle East @ Corniche – Abu Dhabi, UAE

VOTE ABOVE & BEYOND IN DJ MAG'S TOP 100 POLL

It's that time of year when DJ Mag is accepting votes for its annual Top 100 DJ's Poll. Each year Above & Beyond rise inexorably higher in the prestigious DJ Magazine poll: from 39, to 19, then down to nine, then six, before reaching their current placing at four.

Click the image below to cast your vote.

Voting at www.djmag.com/top100djs will be open until September 23.