Hardcore.... Hard Dance.... & Old Skool lovers get ready for another all night rollercoaster rave ride - as on Saturday 18th April, breakthrough South West event promoters Ravers are: celebrate a year of putting on the finest underground events by teaming up with Bournemouth based party providers Experimental for a massive underground showdown at the iconic Lakota nightclub in Bristol.

Marking a year of entertaining the truly dedicated raver, the event also features show smashing arenas from popular and award winning event brands Resonate, Hindsight and Totally Ardcore’s Totally Old Skool offshoot. With an action packed line-up covering a whole spectrum of underground superstars to boot – including:

Hixxy, Supreme, UFO, Sharkey, Druid, Whizzkid, Uberdruck, Scorpio, Wink and Ribbz to cap the short list.

Ravers Are: Experimental have wrapped up the perfect birthday box of musical goodies for themselves, ready to share with the masses in April!

As aforementioned, the event hosts for the evening will be a carefully thought out mash-up of the scene’s very best deck and microphone technicians, presenting an all night extravaganza that’s not to be missed!
Taking place from 9pm – 6am, Lakota’s cavernous Main Arena is the setting for a feverish night of all out Hardcore as..

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.. to welcome industry legend and HTID and Raverbaby front runner Hixxy,

This is further complimented by Return Of The Clans proprietor, hard hitting tune distributor and cross genre deck technician Frantic, HTID resident and JB Recordings producer Bubble, Fusion and Experimental co-owner, co-partners, residents, DJ’s and producers The Chunky Boys and smashing through some superb productions and tearing up UK dance floors everywhere right now – Welsh party icons, the Last Of The Mohicans!

What better way to expand upon the birthday mayhem than to also proudly announce the all new Ravers are: residents too, Joey Riot, Ravers are: co-promoter Pikey, Bishop, MC Wotsee & MC Obie, five handpicked masters of their craft ready to rock the main stage at every Ravers are: event this year!

They will of course be complimented by an equally strong line-up of rhyme speaking talent inclusive of appearances from Sharkey (on the microphone as well as behind the decks), Fusion resident, Ravers Only & Candyball USA resident and HTID & Hardcore Heaven regular Casper, original Old Skool legend and one of the first Fusion residents Knight, new residents Wotsee, Obie and a 100% exclusive appearance at this venue on this night from the UK’s number one and internationally celebrated Hardcore MC – Whizzkid!

Room Two welcomes the South & West’s finest Hard Dance collectives as they lock horns for some Hardstyle chaos -

Resonate and Hindsight will be doing battle with full support from their headliner – a German hero that’s been rocking Europe and beyond for a decade and a half, Uberdruck will be sharing the second room billboard with Welsh production and DJ outfit, Bionic residents and Hardstyle royalty - Cally & Juice.

In addition to this, the awesome Scorpio has also been secured for the night as has HDA winner Nick The Kid, Resonate resident Iain Cross and Resonate creator SL-DJ and guest appearances from Atmosphere and Firewall regular Wragg and Adrenaline, Q-Bic and Biological resident Teflon. MC’s will be one of the underground scene’s longest running original lyricists Ribbz, Cally & Juice’s resident Shocker, Resonate resident Si The Sigh and Resonate regular Outbreak will also be in tow to spit the bars for those underground stars!

For those that fully appreciate their Old Skool roots, then Totally Old Skool present a man that’s been playing Hardcore for not only the best part of two decades, but was also one of the original Fusion crew, now a fully stocked TNC Records contributor the DJ Druid joins Totally Ardcore / Old Skool’s Miss Special K, South West Hardcore, Old Skool and Drum & Bass King Wink and Raw Elements co-owner Uplift along with a whole host of Old Skool talent featuring Bassline Records very own Kickback, Totally Ardcore residents and regulars DJ Deny and Blend as well as full support from DJ Jaba with some true core classics harking back to the days of some of your favourite raving memories. MC’s for this arena will include Totally Ardcore residents as well as new and breakthrough talent from Trigger, Verbal, Danny J, Angel, Orion, Messiah and Deverstate.

To complete the perfect marriage of headlining international DJ and production artists from not only the Hardcore, Hardstyle, Hard Dance and Old Skool genres including some of today’s freshest and most imaginative headliners; Ravers are: Experimental are also proud to support an additional room of fresh and brand new, up and coming talent also. Room Four headliners Barbers & Blitz will be heading up the bill that includes DJ Scar, Jimmy Whiz, Marcio, Menace & Rennz, Gazzy B, Midje, Tuchet & Worm, Buzzy,
Lil Bri, Wreka & Ricochet and hosted by MC’s Venom & DreamE.

Add to all of this an electric atmosphere so energetic that even the Duracell bunny has a mission to keep up, foundation shaking sound, lights and lasers, superb décor, an undercover outdoor area serving hot and cold food and friendly and helpful security. This event also marks the welcome return of Ravers are: On TV providing another opportunity for even the most adventurous of ravers to have their messy say and with all of that in mind - Ravers are: about ready to celebrate their first year in the game!

Tickets for this event are available at £17 plus booking fee direct from Dontstayin or from many of the usual ticket outlets and agents right across the South & South West – please view raversare.co.uk for a full list of participating outlets. Lakota Nightclub is based at 6 Upper York Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol. BS2 8QN.

Ravers Are: ready! Will you be on Saturday the 18th April?

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Words: Jon Brown