Photo: Southport Weekender
Legendary dance festival the Southport Weekender will not return after this year, ending a 28-year run.
A final 1,500 tickets have been released for fans of the festival to take the opportunity to bid it farewell over the weekend of 8-10 May at Butlins, Minehead whose line-up includes such icons of dance, house and garage as Masters at Work, David Morales and Tony Humphries.
Other acts confirmed for the Somerset festival include Kerri Chandler, Black Coffee, Marcellus Pittman, Deetron, Seven Davis Jnr, Mistajam, Nightmares On Wax, Henrik Schwarz, Bontan, Chez Damier, Trevor Nelson, Joey Negro, David Rodigan and Swindle.
In a statement, organiser Alex Lowes said: "Last week I announced that the Southport Weekender this May will in fact be my last. This truly was the most gut-wrenching decision I have ever made, and it has obviously affected a lot of people involved with the Southport team.Many of the crew who make each event so memorable have been with us since the beginning, always going the extra mile and filling each Weekender with the love that makes this event standout in the international music world. The fact that we've partied together for 28 magical years is testament to that love, and of course this could not have been done without your incredible support.
"Southport Weekender is a movement, it’s not about this venue or that venue, this DJ or that DJ but the vibe that unites us all...I quite simply do not believe in cutting costs so far down that the Weekender would just fade away with a whimper and so I truly intend to do my very best to give you the party of all parties before the curtain comes down on Sunday 10th May 2015."
Watch Masters at Work's 'To Be In Love' ft. India below:
Southport Weekender's Croatian "sister festival", SUNcéBeat will continue, taking place on the 22nd-29th July at The Garden in Tisno, Croatia.
For tickets to Southport Weekend see below.
