Performing at Stereosonic 2010

Across two bangin' weekends, with splendid big city coverage across the nation, Stereosonic 2010 casts its embrace far and wide, bringing in a host of A-list mash-n-grab maestros for your rhythmic delight — and here's where we've gathered the best of the event's beats in one place, kicking off with that grand master of groove, Tiësto, for many the world's top dog DJ, returning to Oz for the first festival gig in five years, and packing a standout track from the adrenalized side of his brain, "Speed Rail." Electropop overlord Calvin Harris steams in with "You Used to Hold Me," and grime pioneer Wiley dials up the dance-charge with his 2008 crossover smash, "Wearing My Rolex." Scotland, Italy, Israel . . . Stereosonic 2010 sources its sounds from all corners, in Deep Cuts.

Our Stereosonic grab-bag for 2010 continues to reveal its beat-boosted bounty — Israel's Infected Mushroom (I.Zen and Duvdev) creates a scintillating fusion of kinetic Spanish-flavoured acoustics and retro-space-age electronica on "Becoming Insane," and Italy's Congorock (in cahoots with Mr. Lexx) lays down a thick sludge of sonic freakery on "Babylon," a sound brilliantly mirrored in the track's gorgeously head-trippin' video. Optimo — which has its roots in the weekly Glasgow Sub Club DJ residency of JD Twitch & JG Wilkes — finds a fresh, dynamic elasticity in the bass and drum bedrock of "Contort Yourself." People, get funky.

Five cities, a goodie bag of superstar DJs and an entire nation of supercharged ravers going nuts for some of the greatest dance music the world has to offer . . . that's about the size of it at Stereosonic 2010, and our choice selection of work from the roster of booked artists takes you straight to the heart of the action in a click. Established heavyweights Tiësto and Carl Cox head up the all-star event, complemented handsomely by the stunning vocal skills of Swedish superstar Robyn, and a host of young guns whose sole intention is simply this — to ensure the Australian raver nation gets its groove on. From Afrojack's "Bangduck" to DJ Dan's "Monkey Business" and Redshape's "Dog Day," this is the sound of Stereosonic 2010.