A Maldivian media house. We cover what's moving, and we build the room it moves in.
MAINSTREAM.
We don't chase the mainstream. We make it. We find the bands, makers, food carts and causes from across the islands, and we put them in front of the whole country.
A feed that grew into a crew.
Mainstream started as a place to catch what's trending in the Maldives. Now we're the people behind the camera at the biggest nights in Malé, and more and more often we're the ones throwing them.
Every night
is a pass.
Every event we've produced, partnered on, collaborated on or covered since May 2024, printed as a collectible pass. Tilt one, then tap it to open.
Male' CitySideQuestby Mainstream
10, 11 & 12 September 2026 · Malé City Hall. Three days of food, art, creativity and music. Live bands on one side, creative stalls down the other, food carts in between, and a crowd of students, cosplayers, artists and music heads who turned up in spite of the storms.
Presented by Veo App, co-sponsored by Avas, with Creativerts and Malé City Council. It's volume one of a series.
There is magic on the stage.Tasty Magazine, 12 Sep 2026
6.4Mviews and counting.
Vox pops, skits, mystery gifts, fan checks: 127 videos since May 2024, and 16 of them past 100K. This is the part of Malé that's always on camera.
MalaysiaBaibalaaChallenge
For the first time, Baibalaa is being played outside the Maldives. It's the island ring sport where two teams fight over the ring while the whole crowd shouts from the edges. Maldivian teams from across Malaysia meet for two days at Dewan Besar Tanjung MBSA in Shah Alam.
Organised by MADI, in association with the Baibalaa Association, Sidibari, Dhivaysia, Maldives Centre and Mainstream.
Until the first whistle · 17 Oct 2026
- Dates
- 17–18 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Dewan Besar Tanjung MBSA
- Team size
- 12–15 players
- Entry
- MVR 4,200 / team
- Registration
- Closes 5 Oct 2026
- Where
- Seksyen 19, Shah Alam
Poster art: MADI · #MBC26
Let's makeit mainstream
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Artists & makers
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