The buzz around December’s D25 tour has stepped up a few notches with the unveiling of the certified icons set to pay us a visit. Following the news that the celebration of Detroit techno will land here on the weekend of 10 and 11 December, posters at The Likes Of You party in Melbourne on Friday night let the line-up out of the bag.

Escalating this to ‘club tour of the year’ contention, we’re set to get four of the best: Carl Craig, Theo Parrish, Moodymann and Juan Atkins. This prestigious crew has led the D25 circuit around Europe and North America, starting at the Miami Winter Music Conference before making stops in Florida, Paris, Barcelona and London.

Main room honours will no doubt fall to techno original Juan Atkins and the D25 ambassador himself Carl Craig. After wowing us on his first-ever tour two years back, house enigma Moodymann brings some serious gravitas to proceedings. Then of course there’s the masterful Theo Parrish, a man whose record box is the envy of DJs everywhere. Expect deep-digging from both these greats.

That enough to ramp up the excitement? Stay tuned to inthemix for venue details very soon.