Dance News.

This week the March madness continues! Therapy presents the second chapter in the epic battle of man vs woman - Ancient Tales 2 at Tonic on Fri 23 March. Representing the ladies are Rebel, Troub9l and Rolex, whilst Filter, Stryke and Nottes, play for the men. Eclipse Touring have a nice surprise for everyone! On Sat 24 March, Matrix and Futurebound play a very intimate show at the Rhino Room. This is a very limited capacity venue, so get your tickets quickly!

Da Klinic Presents Bias B on his 'Been There, Done That' album tour on Fri 23 March at the Colonel Light Hotel. Joining him on stage will be two of Melbourne's finest Bigfoot and DJ Mixa alongside the UK's Mystro and one of the highlights of the Big Day Out - Adelaide's own Funkoars - launching their 'Co4Sure' EP. Additional support from Shep, Reflux, Kirk1 and hosted by The Hilltop Hoods' MC Pressure.

Adelaide Breaks Collective returns to the Electric Light Hotel on Fri 23 March. ABC are DJs Lachlan Pender, Spark, Noodle and Anzac, bringing you the freshest breaks from across the globe, so break down ABC style!

System 6 vs Eternal Energy present two of hard dance's favourite stars, Ben Stevens from the UK and Miss Tracy from Brisbane alongside all of Adelaide's greatest DJs on Fri 23 March at Adelaide's premier rave venue, Earth.

Our town is known for its big buds, but this one is coming all the way from the UK. Big Bud has been a stalwart on the d'n'b scene since the early '90s and marks his first trip to Adelaide with a show for Deepa at Earth on Sat 31 March. Expect deep, exciting and smooth sounds from this master of music!

After Mad Professor graced us with a dub fest at Womad, the next biggest legend in dub reggae music is set to hit town! Presented by the East Coast Blues Festival, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and his band make their way from Kingston, via Switzerland, to Adelaide for one show only at Fowler's Live on Sun 1 April.

Lastly, just a heads up for the V Mini Festival - we get two fabulous nights of music, with Tue 3 April featuring The Pixies, Jarvis Cocker and Phoenix and, although it's not a hundred percent confirmed for Adelaide, Beck has been added to the line-up, so hopefully he'll be here too! On Wed 4 April the night is devoted to dance, so we get The Pet Shop Boys, Groove Armada, Gnarls Barkley and The Rapture. Both nights will be held at Memorial Drive and remember, whilst it might seem pricey these acts rarely tour and the V Festival donates $1 from the purchase of every ticket to Virgin Unite, the charitable arm of the Virgin Group, so you're doing it for a good cause!

Julian Cram