Southport Weekender

Celebrating soulful music in all it’s fantastic forms, Europe’s unique and best loved indoor music festival, Southport Weekender, gets set to blow the pants off the North West again with a massive 3 day long party this coming May.  With 21 glorious years  of festival  madness, an amazing 41 events under their belts, Southport Weekender are in a league of their own when it comes to  delivering spectacular world class line-ups to a devoted crowd of music connoisseurs and party goers.  A testament to it’s ongoing success and  popularity, Southport Weekender 42 sold out 5 months in advance - just 6 weeks after November’s phenomenal Weekender before a single DJ or Live act had been booked! So without further ado, here’s the DJ talent we’ve got lined up for  May...

Southport Weekender

Attracting 5000 + happy party folk to the indoor  Pontins holiday complex in Southport, its dubbed as the UK’s friendliest  party. Founded by hedonist, Alex Lowes along side cohort Dave Gardner, since  it’s beginnings in 1987 at a caravan park in Berwick–Upon-Tweed as a Soul  Music Weekender, Southport, now 21 years old, stands as the most musically  diverse music Weekender in the UK party calendar.  Regularly attracting  an intimate friendly crowd of dedicated dancers and discerning music lovers,  Southport features 4 purpose built arenas featuring state of the art lavish  production and quality sound.  The 4 Arena’s boast a heavyweight  selection of cutting edge and classic soulful music right across the board  from House, Jazz, Broken Beats, Drum n Bass, Hip Hop, Deep House, RnB, Soul,  Jazz Funk, Rare Groove, Nu Soul and a hefty portion of classics with amazing  performances from the world’s DJ Elite, Live acts and PA’s, spliced with up  and coming new talent too.

Since it’s inception, the event has welcomed world  class DJ guests to it’s arenas including:
Aaron Ross, Angel Moraes, Blaze, Bob Sinclar, Brian  Tappert, Bugz in the Attic,  Carl Cox, David Harness, Danny Rampling,  Danny Tenaglia, David Morales, Deep Dish, Dimitri From Paris, DJ Spinna, Erick  Morillo, Fabio, Franck Roger, Francois K, Frankie Knuckles, Goldie, Harry  'Choo Choo' Romero, Jamie Lewis, Jay-J, Joe Claussell, Joey Negro, Jon Cutler,  Karizma, King Britt, LTJ Bukem, Martin Solveig, Marly Marl, Masters At Work,  Matty Heilbronn, Miguel Migs, Mr Scruff, Osunlade, Ame, Larry Heard, Paul  Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Phil Asher, Roger Sanchez, Roni Size, Ron Trent, Sandy  Rivera, Simon Dunmore, Tedd Patterson, Theo Parrish, The Fanatix, Tim  Westwood, Timmy Regisford, Todd Terry and Tony Humphries among  others..

With  live acts and PA’s including:
A Tribe Called Quest, Ananada Project, Angie Stone,  Adeva, Alexander O'Neil, Arnold Jarvis, Bah Samba, Barbara Tucker, Ben  Westbeech, Beverley Knight, Billie, Byron Stingily, Carleen Anderson, Ce Ce  Rogers, Craig David, Christian Prommer’s Drum Lesson, Dajae, Damage,  Drizabone, Duanne Harden, Fatback Band, Galliano, Gangstarr, Gwen McCrae,   Incognito, India,  India Arie, Innercity, James Taylor Quartet,  Jazzmataz featuring Guru, Jocelyn Brown, Jody Watley, Joyce Simms, Judy  Cheeks, Julie McNight, Kathy Brown, Kathy Sledge, Kele Le Roc, Kenny Thomas,  Kim English, Lady Alms & Marc De Clive-Lowe, Leroy Burgess, Lemar, Linda  Clifford, Loleatta Holloway, Loose Ends, Lynden David Hall, Marc Ronson, Mark  Morrison, Marlena Shaw, Mica Paris, Michael Watford, , M-People, Nathan  Haynes, Nu Colours, Omar, Peven Everett, Phyllis Hyman, Rashaan Patterson,  Reel People, Robert Owens, Ron Carroll, Roy Ayers, Shaun Benson, Shaun  Escoffery, Soul II Soul, Shola Ama,  Sounds of Blackness, Sybil, Ten  City, The Fatback Band, Terry Callier, Ultra Nate, Will Downing and Wookie to  name only a few!