Godskitchen

Godskitchen

Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

 Global Gathering 2002 was held at Long Marston Airfield

Long Marston Airfield

Long Marston Airfield was a Royal Air Force base between 1941 and 1954, situated approximately 3 miles south west of Stratford-upon-Avon near the village of Long Marston in Warwickshire..It is now managed by Anthony Hodges, and is home to:...

, Warwickshire

Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 with the Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 based promoters returning to the site of the previous years festival.

Global Gathering 2001

Godskitchen staged their first outdoor festival Global Gathering on Saturday 28 July 2001 at Long Marston Airfield in Warwickshire nr. Stratford-Upon-Avon in the UK....

Godskitchen

Godskitchen

Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

's Global Gathering 2002 ran from 4pm on Saturday 27 July until 7am on Sunday 28 July. The format of the festival was similar to that of the previous year, with the addition of an extra arena and an increased capacity totalling 35,000 people. Although the music policy in each of the tents remained more or less the same as Godskitchen

Godskitchen

Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

 Global Gathering, there were a few changes with regards to the other promoters guesting at the event, and the UK garage

UK garage

UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...

 arena was dropped in favour of a dedicated Techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 arena.

Godskitchen

Godskitchen

Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

 Global Gathering 2002 was broadcast live on Birmingham's Galaxy Radio on the 27 and 28 July.

Godskitchen

Godskitchen

Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

 Global Gathering 2002 line up

Godskitchen Arena:

Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...

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Fergie,
Mauro Picotto

Mauro Picotto

Mauro Picotto is an Italian electronic music musician. Previously a member of the Italian rave outfit, Cappella. He became well-known as a solo artist with techno-trance tracks including "Komodo" , "Pulsar" and most famously for "Lizard"...

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Tiësto

Tiësto

Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...

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Judge Jules

Judge Jules

Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...

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Tall Paul,
Armin Van Buuren,
John "00" Fleming,
Marco V,
Scot Project,
AJ Gibson,

The Gallery Arena:

Sister Bliss

Sister Bliss

Sister Bliss is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ, composer and songwriter. In the studio she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong, particularly as part of the now disbanded dance group Faithless.She started music at the age of five, when she learned how to play the piano...

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Tall Paul,
Ferry Corsten

Ferry Corsten

Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, is a Dutch producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands. In 2009 Ferry...

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Guy Ornadel,
Signum,
DuMonde

DuMonde

DuMonde was a German trance duo, consisting of Jürgen Mutschall and Dominik De Leon .-Singles:*"Tomorrow" - UK #60 *"Fly To The Sky" with Anastasia*"See The Light" *"Just Feel Free"...

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John Kelly,
Joy Kitikonti,
Johan Gielen,
Daniel Soto,
Steve Lee,
Darren Christian,

Colours Arena:

John Digweed

John Digweed

John Digweed is an English DJ, record producer and acclaimed actor.-Biography:John Digweed began DJing around age 4...

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Steve Lawler,
Satoshi Tomiie,
Way Out West (Live),
Sander Kleinenberg,
John Graham (Quiver),
Phil Thomson,
Chris Fortier,
John Mancini,
Ian "Boney" Clarke,

Sundissential

Sundissential

Sundissential is a dance music club started in Birmingham, England, in the 1990s. Originally hosted in various venues in the city, the event started as an after normal club hours event and exploited loopholes in Licensing laws of the United Kingdom to allow alcohol to be sold on a Sunday to...

 Arena:

Lisa Lashes

Lisa Lashes

Lisa Lashes , is a British electronic dance music DJ and music producer best known for her career as a leading female dj, mixing numerous Euphoria albums, her popular Lashed dance music events and being the first and only female to be considered among the top ten DJs in the world by DJ MagazineShe...

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Ann Savage

Anne Savage (DJ)

Anne Savage is a UK hard dance DJ.-Early life:Savage was born in Burnley, Lancashire and raised in the Ribble Valley. She attended, the private Westholme School. She took classical guitar lessons at an early age. In the late 1980s she played guitar in a punk band called 53rd State.-Career:Savage...

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Lisa Pin Up,
Andy Farley,
Nick Rafferty,
Rob Tissera,
Lab 4,
Ian M,
Paul Kershaw,
Strange Dave & Dangle,
Mark Grey,
Jez & Charie.

Helter Skelter and Club Sidewinder presents Accelerated Culture Arena:

Roni Size

Roni Size

Roni Size is a British record producer and DJ, who came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective...

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Grooverider

Grooverider

Grooverider is a British drum and bass DJ.-Biography:Grooverider began his DJing at illegal raves and warehouse parties in the UK in the late 1980s, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his sets at nightclub nights such as 'Rage'. Grooverider was also on the London pirate radio...

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Krust,
Hype

Hype

Hype may refer to:*A media circus*Hype , 1981 album by Robert Calvert*Hype , American comedy television series*Hype!, documentary about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid 1990...

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Andy C

Andy C

Andy C , born Andrew John Clarke, is an English DJ and producer and co-founder of the RAM Recording Studio. He is the son of Mick Clarke, bass player and founder member of the Rubettes, who had hits in the seventies like Sugar Baby Love, Tonight and I Can Do It.He is considered a pioneering force...

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Shy FX

Shy FX

Shy FX is the pseudonym of Andre Williams, an English DJ and Producer from London. He specializes in Drum and Bass and Jungle music.-Biography:...

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Micky Finn,
Zinc,
Brockie,
Mampi Swift,
Bad Company,
Nicky Blackmarket,
Garry K,
Dollar,
Dangerous D,
MC Skibadee,
MC Shabba,
MC Fearless,
MC Dynamite,
MC DET,
MC IC3,
MC Spyda,
MC Fatman D,
MC Juiceman,
MC Presha,
MC Man Parris.

Atomic Jam

Atomic Jam

Atomic Jam the largest and the most influential Techno events in the United Kingdom. Its home is the Que Club, a cavernous cathedral type space, easily holding in excess of 2000 people.-Overview:...

 Arena:

Derrick May,
Speedy J

Speedy J

Speedy J , is a Dutch electronic music producer based in the city of Rotterdam. His breakthrough came with the release in 1992 of the minimal techno track Pullover...

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Slam

Slam (band)

Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:...

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Umek,
Funk D'void,
Surgeon

Surgeon (musician)

Surgeon is the pseudonym of Anthony Child, an English electronic musician and DJ. Child releases music on his own labels Counterbalance and Dynamic Tension. Established imprints, such as Tresor, Soma, and Harthouse, have also released Surgeon's original material and remixes...

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Ben Sims,
Billy Nasty,
Suburban Night,
Ade Fenton,
Tony Work.

Babooshka Arena:

David Morales

David Morales

David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...

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Danny Rampling

Danny Rampling

Danny Rampling is a British House Music DJ and is widely credited as one of the original founders of the UK's rave/club scene. His long career began in the early 1980s playing hip-hop, soul and funk around numerous bars and clubs in London.-Ibiza:...

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Harry "Choo Choo" Romero,
Sandy Rivera,
Kings Of Tomorrow,
Junior Sanchez,
Paul Richards,
James Algate.

VIP Arena:

Lisa Lashes

Lisa Lashes

Lisa Lashes , is a British electronic dance music DJ and music producer best known for her career as a leading female dj, mixing numerous Euphoria albums, her popular Lashed dance music events and being the first and only female to be considered among the top ten DJs in the world by DJ MagazineShe...

 (electro set),
Simon Forestiero,
Youngy,
Clive Williams.

See also Global Gathering 2001

Global Gathering 2001

Godskitchen staged their first outdoor festival Global Gathering on Saturday 28 July 2001 at Long Marston Airfield in Warwickshire nr. Stratford-Upon-Avon in the UK....

 2003

Global Gathering 2003

Godskitchen Global Gathering 2003 was held at Long Marston Airfield, Warwickshire, England with the Birmingham based promoters again returning to the site of the previous two years....

 2004 2005

Global Gathering 2005

Global Gathering 2005 was held on Friday 29th July 2005 and Saturday 30 July 2005 at Long Marston Airfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Global Gathering is the name of an annual dance music festival organised by the Godskitchen brand...