It may well be one of the biggest festivals in the UK this summer with a lot of big DJ's declaring their love for South West Four. We have news of the official after party, where to get your tickets and an interview with Armin...
South West Four may not be one of the longest UK festivals but it keeps on getting bigger and better every year with this year's looking to be the biggest yet. It's held down in London at Clapham Common and has a massive line up for this year spread over four huge stages. The two biggest names in Dance have invaded there this year with Ministry of Sound and Global Underground both hosting stages. The event is able to hold 20,000 dance music mad clubbers for a day of sizzling dance music. If the weather is anything like it has been this week in the UK (Yes, it's been sunny for a change) the temperature should really be off the scales.
On with the latest news direct from South West HQ:
Last remaining tickets are now on sale for London’s leading dance festival South West Four, taking place on the capital’s best bit of grass, Clapham Common on Saturday 29h August as part of The Clapham Weekender (together with fellow one-day festival Get Loaded in the Park). With London currently immersed in a heatwave (yes really!) and just when you thought temperatures couldn’t soar any higher, SW4 have cranked it up another level with some exclusive festival news!
First up we can announce details of the all important Official SW4 After Party, which this year will be hosted by Eric Prydz’s PRYDA and held at The Coronet in Elephant & Castle (full details below). And secondly, we’ve got our next major video interview for you to enjoy with wise words from the World’s No.1 DJ Armin van Buuren who headlines The Gallery stage at SW4 this summer
SOUTH WEST FOUR AFTER PARTY
The wait is over! Behold... Lock N Load Events presents PRYDA: The Official SW4 After Party featuring main man Eric Prydz. Held at The Coronet (only 6 stops on the Northern Line from Clapham Common tube!), PRYDA rarely host events in London, making the night extra special and of course this is THE ONLY PLACE TO BE SEEN once the main stage closes at South West Four! Tickets have just gone on sale priced £20 and can be bought directly from www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Full details coming soon!!
ARMIN VAN BUUREN VIDEO INTERVIEW
Festival season is well and truly underway here in the UK and with the beast that is Glastonbury behind us (South West Four artists Layo & Bushwacka, Timo Maas and David Guetta smashed the Dance Village!) we’ve got the second in our exclusive SW4 video interviews this time featuring the world’s undisputed No.1 DJ and Gallery resident DJ Armin van Buuren!
Voted the world’s No. 1 two years running and having just released the latest instalment of his hugely influential ‘A State Of Trance’ mix album series Armin looks set to dominate 2009. With a hectic summer schedule packed to the rafters with headline slots at festivals across the globe alongside his weekly Armada parties set to take place at Amnesia in Ibiza, this is a man truly at the top of his game. Having made such an impact at last year’s South West Four we’re more than thrilled to have him back. Check out our exclusive video interview where Armin talks about his summer ahead, his top picks for the summer and of course South West Four...
THE LINEUP
KISS / MINISTRY OF SOUND STAGE
Sasha & John Digweed (B2B UK Festival Exclusive) David Guetta Eric Prydz Mark Knight Scarlett Etienne Special Guests: Sander Kleinenberg James Zabiela
THE GALLERY STAGE (In association with Trackitdown.net)
Armin van Buuren Above & Beyond Markus Schulz Tall Paul 16 Bit Lolitas Special Guest: BT
THE END PRESENTS ‘SHAKE IT’ (In association with Timeout & Residentadvisor.net)
Richie Hawtin Dubfire Steve Lawler Timo Maas Layo & Bushwacka! Nicole Moudaber
GLOBAL UNDERGROUND STAGE (In association with Tilllate.com)
Danny Howells Nic Fanciulli Nick Warren James Lavelle Jim Rivers Anil Chawla Special Guest: Darren Emerson
WEEKEND TICKETS
Weekend Tickets are now on sale for the whole Clapham Weekender which includes South West Four and its big brother Get Loaded in the Park. GLITP takes place on Clapham Common the day after SW4 on Bank Holiday Sunday 30th August and features a huge line-up including Orbital, Röyksopp, Carl Craig's Innerzone Orchestra (UK Debut), Roni Size Reprazent (UK festival exclusive) Laurent Garnier (live), Peaches, Miss Kitten & The Hacker, Booka Shade, Freeland, Sneaky Sound System, Magnetic Man feat. Skream & Benga, Pendulum DJ Set, Felix Da Housecat, Chase & Status, Crookers, Rob Da Bank, Krafty Kuts, Evil Nine, Steve Aoki, The Bloody Beetroots, Eddy Temple Morris, Esser, Trip, Marina & The Diamonds and Devils Gun. Weekend Tickets are priced £70 + booking fee (a saving of £5) and are on sale exclusively through www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 24 Hour Tel: 0844 847 2467. For more information on Get Loaded please visit: www.getloadedinthepark.com