SW4 ..2010 Arena Hosts Announced !

vince robertson · June 22, 2010

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BANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY 28TH &

SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST 2010

CLAPHAM COMMON, LONDON

12pm - 9pm / 20,000 Capacity per day

TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY AT 9AM

Weekend Early Bird tickets: £72.50 + Booking Fee

Sunday Early Bird tickets: £37.50 + Booking Fee

Saturday Early Bird tickets: £37.50 + Booking Fee

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THE SOUTH WEST FOUR WEEKENDER HAS LANDED!

2010 marks a new chapter in the history of the UK’s premier inner city dance festival. Having brought alive London’s favourite field Clapham Common for six consecutive years, we are delighted to present the first ever South West Four Weekender!

With the world’s biggest DJs, electronic live acts and leading dance labels hosting our arenas, South West Four returns bigger and better than ever before. Falling on the Bank Holiday Weekend of Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August, SW4 presents an unforgettable gathering featuring the capitals most discerning disciples of dance.

“Following six sensational sell-out years and phenomenal demand from the SW4-loving public, it was only natural that South West Four would evolve into a two day spectacular” says SW4 director Danny Newman. “This is the dawn of a new era for SW4 and with everyone off work on Monday we hope you can join us and see out the summer in style!”

NO MUD! NO CAMPING! NO HASSLE!

From a never before seen line-up to world-class production, we’ll once again be putting in place everything a great festival should… with the added luxury of catching the last tube home! This includes a variety of freshly made global food, four music stages, toilets galore and an atmosphere as good as you’ll find anywhere on the planet!

Furthermore with more people than ever expected to experience SW4, we have teamed up with the best hotels in the area to offer you rooms at unbeatable rates! Check out the accommodation section of the SW4 website to receive a 20% discount when you quote SW4 on booking!

With no mud, no camping and no re-mortgage plans needed to finance your fun, the South West Four Weekender is your one-stop festival shop, right here in the heart of London.

AND YOUR SW4 HEADLINERS ARE...

SATURDAY - ARMIN VAN BUUREN

[ONLY LONDON APPEARANCE OF 2010]

As the world’s undisputed no.1 DJ it’s a great honour to announce that Armin van Buuren has chosen South West Four for his only London gig of 2010. Armin follows in the footsteps of Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Sasha and John Digweed by headlining South West Four for the very first time.

Not only has Armin officially been voted the most popular DJ on the planet for the past three years, A State Of Trance continues to set the standard as the world’s most popular radio show. It now appears on a remarkable forty worldwide FM stations and attracts more than thirty million listeners a week. His record label Armada Music is now one of the premier labels in dance music, whilst Armin’s remixes of The Killers and BT sell by the lorry load. This is all achieved whilst Armin tours the four corners of the globe headlining the world’s leading nightclubs and festivals, holding down an epic weekly summer residency at Amnesia Ibiza and regularly playing ‘Armin Only’ gigs to over 10,000 fans. Currently working on a new album which will be showcased at SW4, this will be the first time he has headlined a festival in the UK. A true landmark gig for Armin, this will be a guaranteed pilgrimage for any trance lover.

SUNDAY - FATBOY SLIM

[ONLY LONDON APPEARANCE OF 2010]

With SW4 extending across two unforgettable days in 2010, we needed an act that had been there, seen it and done it all to headline the Sunday night. To use one of dance music’s most loved cliché’s we needed an act who needs no introduction. And for us there was only one contender. That man is Fatboy Slim.

As one of the most consistent songwriters of the modern era, not to mention one of the very best remixers in the business and one of the most popular DJs of all time, Fatboy Slim is the big man for the big occasion. From DJing infront of 250,000 people on Brighton Beach and at the Rio Carnival, through to headlining the world’s leading festivals and selling out concert venues the world over, Fatboy Slim’s DJ sets are the stuff of legend. With an astounding ability to connect with thousands of people in one instant, Fatboy Slim is the ultimate performer that we are truly privileged to welcome to SW4 for his only London appearance of 2010.

THE STUFF OF LEGEND... FATBOY SLIM IN ACTION!!

Fatboy Slim – Live at matter, London (December 2009):

YouTube - Mixmag Christmas party at matter London December 2009

Fatboy Slim – Live in Brighton, Brixton and Brazil:

YouTube - Are We Having Fun Yet (Live From Brighton, Brixton and Brazil)

Right Here, Right Now:

YouTube - Right Here, Right Now

Praise you:

YouTube - Praise You - Fatboy Slim

GET LOADED RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS WITH BLACK GRAPE!

With SW4 going two days Get Loaded is set to return to its spiritual roots by hosting a series of indoor events throughout the year. New Years Eve at 02 Academy Brixton was a great test for Get Loaded and one it passed with flying colours. A sell out crowd of 5000 attended Get Loaded’s first indoor event in over five years and witnessed an amazing lineup literally tear the roof off the Academy! Get Loaded returns to London’s club scene on Easter Thursday 1st April via another huge event at The Coronet Theatre in Elephant & Castle.

Reuniting to coincide with the release of Shaun Ryder’s greatest hits album this summer and seven years after Get Loaded successfully reformed the Happy Mondays, we are delighted to present the comeback of Black Grape! Coming to Get Loaded this Easter for their first live show since 1997, the return of Black Grape is sure to be an extraordinary and exhilarating experience full of wall-to-wall anthems. Make sure you get yourself a ticket as we welcome back one of the finest bands to emerge from our shores from the past 20 years!

MORE HUGE NAMES FOR SW4 COMING SOON!

Hot on the heels of the news that Armin van Buuren and Fatboy Slim are to headline the first ever South West Four Weekender will be the full additions to the lineup in the coming weeks. Weekend Early Bird tickets are on sale on Tuesday 16th February at 9am priced just £72.50 + booking fee with Saturday and Sunday Early Bird tickets only £37.50 + booking fee. Do not miss it!!

And make sure you join the mailing list at South West Four 2010 - Clapham Common 28th/29th August to hear all the latest news and gossip first, as we keep the line-up announcements coming thick and fast!

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vince robertson · June 22, 2010

South West Four 2010: New Artists Announced

Lock N Load Events presents

SOUTH WEST FOUR WEEKENDER

BANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY 28TH & SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST 2010

CLAPHAM COMMON

LONDON

12PM – 9PM

http://www.southwestfour.com

SW4 NEW ARTISTS ANNOUNCED...

SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST – JOINING ARMIN VAN BUUREN:

JOHN DIGWEED

PAUL OAKENFOLD

SHARAM

MARK KNIGHT

JUDGE JULES (RADIO 1)

JORIS VOORN [liVE]

JOSH WINK

MUTANT CLAN FEAT. TIMO MAAS & SANTOS (UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE)

GARETH EMERY

DIRTY SOUTH

JOACHIM GARRAUD

CHRISTIAN SMITH

GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI [liVE] (UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE)

GUY J

FUNKAGENDA

DAVE SPOON

JEROME ISMA-AE

SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST – JOINING FATBOY SLIM:

CARL COX

BOYS NOIZE

VITALIC – V MIRROR SHOW [liVE]

DUBFIRE

EROL ALKAN

SKREAM & BENGA

MS DYNAMITE

SWITCH

A-TRAK

ANDY C

CASPA & ROD AZLAN

JACK BEATS

MIXHELL

MARY ANNE HOBBS (RADIO 1)

SBTRKT

HOUSEMEISTER

DJEDJOTRONIC

SHADOW DANCER [liVE]

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NEW SW4 ARTISTS ANNOUNCED!

Following the announcement that the world’s biggest DJs Armin van Buuren and Fatboy Slim will be headlining this year’s SW4, we can now reveal the next instalment of mouth watering acts. These artists were announced at various London events over the Easter Weekend and form the line ups for the indoor arenas. These will be hosted by SW4 faves The Gallery and Bedrock plus newcomers Carl Cox & Friends, Boys Noize Records, Toolroom Knights and Together. We can now announce these additions in full, set to hit Clapham Common on your August Bank Holiday Weekend...

SW4 2010 DAY ONE: SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST

After headlining SW4 in 2009, John Digweed returns by popular demand to deliver another epic set in his very own Bedrock Arena. John plays SW4 for the sixth consecutive year, alongside a galaxy of future stars. This year he has carefully selected an outstanding pool of artists that take Bedrock on a new musical path with a line-up that truly reflects the current direction of the label. Joining John will be acid house supremo Josh Wink, (who returns to South West Four this summer as part of Ovum Record’s 15th Anniversary celebrations,) techno stalwart Christian Smith and progressive house hero Guy J. Bedrock also welcomes one of the fastest rising stars of the past year, Joris Voorn to perform live! The Dutch tech-house master will be joined by fellow SW4 debutants Mutant Clan (featuring Timo Maas & Santos) who hit the Common for a UK Festival Exclusive.

Heavyweights Paul Oakenfold and Judge Jules return to play The Gallery Arena, with Oakie performing at SW4 for the first time in three years. Debutant Gareth Emery also stars, putting on the kind of show that elevated him to the heights of number nine in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll last year. Another UK festival exclusive comes in the form of Giuseppe Ottaviani who comes to SW4 off the back of Vandit’s 10th Anniversary World Tour. Completing The Gallery’s mouth watering lineup is the brilliant Jerome Isma-Ae. Finally Mark Knight brings ‘Toolroom Knights’ to the Common alongside counterparts Funkagenda, Dave Spoon, Dirty South and special guests Sharam and Joachim Garraud. Toolroom will prove just why their events continue to sell out London’s Ministry of Sound and other seminal venues across the world.

SW4 2010 DAY TWO: SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST

When you mention the words South West Four, people can’t be blamed for thinking of Carl Cox. Having rocked the South West Four main stage on numerous occasions, Carl is quite simply an SW4 legend. In 2010 he returns to Clapham Common to host his Carl Cox & Friends arena. Techno lord Dubfire makes a welcome return after his outstanding appearance last year. Another SW4 debut is handed to Vitalic, who presents his mind-blowing V Mirror show live.

Day two of South West Four 2010 continues to showcase yet more names on the alternative tip of dance music. None more so than the inclusion of the first lady of UK hip hop Ms Dynamite, dub-step pioneers Skream, Benga and Caspa and the world’s finest drum & bass DJ Andy C. Boys Noize, Housemeister, Djedjotronic and Shadow Dancer [live] join Sunday’s lineup as a part of an exclusive Boys Noize Records showcase that hits the UK for the first time this summer. Fellow electro gods Erol Alkan, Switch and A-Trak have also been added to the bill, alongside debutants Jack Beats, Sbtrkt, Mixhell and queen of the airwaves Mary Anne Hobbs. With all these names now confirmed it’s clear all the ingredients are in place for another day of anarchy on the Common.

SW4 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGHOUT APRIL!!

Already rammed to the rafters with dance’s biggest names, South West Four is the only festival ticket you’ll need this year. Join the mailing list at www.southwestfour.com to hear all the latest news and gossip first, as we keep the line-up announcements coming thick and fast throughout April! Having sold out weeks prior to last year’s event, the demand for tickets is even greater this year with the festival stretching across two days. The entire Early Bird day ticket allocation have already sold out with the weekend tickets soon to follow! Standard Day Tickets are now on sale priced £40 + booking fee with weekend tickets currently priced £75 + booking fee. Do not miss it!

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