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Celebrating a decade of stomping hard house. The best atmosphere, clubbers & friends in the world
Insomniacz is proud to announce our 10th Birthday Celebrations are to be held at the 02 Academy Sheffield on 19th September 2009.After a 4 year hiatus we stormed back onto the Hard House scene with our April reunion attracting 1500 clubbers. Many felt the excitement & buzz created prior to the event couldn't be matched, yet the night was an unbelievable reminder of what the clubbing masses had been missing. The club was full by 9pm & stayed that way until 4am when the masses moved to the official after party. For such an occasion we pulled out all the stops. A DJ line-up not seen since we last put on an event with heavy hitter after heavy hitter. A live VJ the entire night to personal the sets & clubbers experience.Lasers & decor that wowed the audience.
For many this was their clubbing experience of the year, & some even their lives!
How could we possibly surpass that experience? Roll up our very special 10th Birthday! Bigger venue, bigger visuals - a whole bigger experience in total! This can not be missed. In November 2007, AMG chose the former Roxy Nightclub on Arundel Gate to open the 02 Academy Sheffield. A large purpose built entertainment venue, the Roxy had various incarnations since the 1970's and 1980's and featured high profile gigs from The Clash and David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Tour (1972). A prime city centre location, O2 Academy Sheffield opened in April 2008 with local heroes, Reverend and The Makers, with a legendary after-party courtesy of Jarvis Cocker. O2 Academy Sheffield has already won 'Best Live Venue 2008' at Sheffield's Exposed Magazine Awards, with several other category nominations.
Now it can add Ministry's best club (2000) & Mix Mags recommended venue (1999-2004) to that list.
Previous Insomniacz birthdays have seen 2,000 sellouts with thousands turned away at the door, so we felt this venue would be ideal for such interest. For such a venue & event there had to be a list of DJ's that deserve to grace the stage.
A+D+A+M LAB 4 LIVE PA - While being obviously comparable to Lab4, the sound of 'A+D+A+M lab4' is a new balance of old and new, dark and light with a massive doses of uplifting fun. Adam still refuses to be 'pigeon holed' with a disregard for labels and boundaries, basing his judgements purely on the dance floor and what sounds good REALLY loud. With his roots initially in metal and industrial, along the way Adam has picked up influences of Hardcore, Rave, Trance, Hard House and Techno and fused them all into his own sound that is Confident, Cheeky, Teasing , Dynamic and Emotional.
LIVE DJ’s
The Tidy Boys - Without doubt the biggest influence on Hard House spanning all spectrums & styles since setting up Tidy Trax in 2005. From there they have gone on to release some of the biggest Hard House anthems to date. They've ran fantastic events from the unmissable Tidy Weekenders to the unforgettable Magna extravaganzas, these boys know how to rock a party. After their successful come back at Insomniacz in April we are pleased to welcome them again to send the dance floor into chaos!
Paul Glazby - His name is synonymous with the global hard house scene. From fast-paced astutely delivered award winning DJ performances, to hard dance chart-topping productions, it all began at Insomniacz. Firmly installed as resident playing the famous last set at 12 midday Paul is one for the hardcore. As Insomniacz grew so did Paul & he ventured into creating his own record label, the hugely successful & respected Vicious Circle. Without Glazby finishing off it simply wouldn't be an Insomniacz event.
Andy Farley - Fans, many of whom think nothing of travelling the length and breadth of the UK and beyond to see him perform, affectionately describe Andy Farley as “The God Father of Hard House”; his unquestionable technical ability, knowledge and passion of the hard-dance scene is the envy of many and goes some way in explaining his huge popularity amongst a wide cross-section of today’s audiences.
ilogik - Acknowledged as one of the most technically gifted DJ's around renowned for his set progression by reading the crowd & superlative scratching abilities. Working for the biggest labels & playing the biggest events Ilogik has also put so much back into the scene with his own label Elasticman being an outlet for his distinct sound. Mark Gray - After several years rest Mark returned to wow the crowds at our Re-union in April & smashed the dance floor apart, it was like he & Insomniacz were never away. As part of the furniture Mark is going to continue to bring his big smile & uplifting but driving sound to all Insomniacz events going forward. Ian Barker - The perfect artist to get the event started. Ian's uncompromising funky edge set's the tone & anticipation for the rest of the night. Who else could help get a venue filled by 9pm like at our Re-union? Resident at all our events Ian is first class. Be prepared to be blown away with the music, production and staging area. Other included entertainment will see lasers, fire eaters, stilt walkers & grinders.
So for all those that haven't slept since April 12th get yourselves back to Sheffield & the 02 Academy on September 19th 2009 for the biggest birthday party of the year!
2300 Hard House Clubbers Insomniacz 10th Birthday 02 Academy Sheffield September 19th 9pm until 5am
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