Friday 22nd August -
Bank Holiday weekend gets going with a bang as Paul Oakenfold leads this massive trance lovers dream lineup including Matt Hardwick, Menno De Jong, Gavyn Mytchel and The Viceroy in the Box whilst Oakie returns to his original party Spectrum in the Bar inviting a whole host of original residents and guests for a truly memorable reunion!! CLICK TO PURCHASE TICKETS
Friday 29th August -
The end of month usual Gallery antics are this time lead by resident Hernan Cattaneo who is joined by Victor Calderone and main Gallery man Tall Paul. The Bar welcomes Mass Recordings whilst Gallery resident and all round legend John Askew is playing an 8 hour set in the Baby Box . not to be missed! CLICK TO PURCHASE TICKETS
X Press 2 came to The Gallery on Friday just gone to launch their Greatest Hits album and the trio delivered one hell of a show with their trademark 6 decks, 3 mixers and efx madness. Bringing out all the tunage you'd expect from Brighton 's production powerhouse that is X Press 2 the trio played long into the night and morning to a packed Box and we are indebited to them for choosing The Gallery to launch such an album and for their extended set to mark the occasion. Not forgetting the Gallery residents back to back finale provided by Steve Lee and Gavyn Mytchel, which wrapped proceedings up perfectly the Bar also played host to Faith and the bevy of residents including Stuart Patterson, Dave Jarvis, Terry Farley and Pete Heller. With Union DJs hosting the Baby Box and Future Friday Feeling in the Lounge it was another four room extravaganza of sound.
BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL : PAUL OAKENFOLD EXCLUSIVE THIS FRIDAY
Time does indeed fly by when you are having fun and fun a plenty is the order of the day at The Gallery on Friday 22nd August as we get the August Bank Holiday weekend off to a massive start with a line-up worthy of any festival arena!! Leading the charge is a man who helped set us on our way earlier this year at our new home here at Ministry of Sound by not only rocking the Box to its very foundations with a trademark killer of a set, but gave it the thumbs up and vowed to continue his long and very important love affair with The Gallery by returning as often as possible. This Friday welcomes back Mr Paul Oakenfold of course!
The original man of trance and a very long term friend of The Gallery; Paul has recently seen a return to his original and first love that of DJing on a larger scale than in recent time. The result has been an inevitable move back up the Top 100 rankings and the mass appreciation that this legend of the scene has deservedly held for so long. With the re-launch of his Perfecto label – which gave us so many seminal anthems in its time – and a bevy of new artists and producers in its ranks; Paul will be leading The Gallery's mammoth trance line-up providing headline action and a watchful eye over the young whipper snappers lucky enough to share the booth with him.
Menno de Jong has risen through the ranks as the boy wonder of the trance scene debuting at 72 in 2006 before rising 10 places to 62 a year later in the DJ Mag top 100, he is also ranked at No. 10 in Trance Addict's annual top 100 Trance DJs poll. One of the first to embrace the internet radio and podcasting phenomenon, Menno launched his Intuition Radio show in 2005. The weekly episodes rapidly became required listening for the internet's trance-hungry hoards. A regular at clubs and events such as Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Creamfields, Trance Energy, Sensation White, Mysteryland, Amnesia Ibiza, Love Parade, Berlin, The Gaudi Arena in Moscow and WMC in Miami; he is truly one DJ to be heard sooner rather than later as the demand for his faultless productions and epic sets grows.
Matt Hardwick and his full on trance sound is an ever welcome and popular visitor to us and he joins this killer trance line-up of the back of a typically mammoth summer not only launching his brand new record label but having toured worldwide and even found time to get in on the action at a bevy of leading festivals. It's only a hunch but last year's position of 48 in the DJmag poll may well change this year as he continues to march onwards and upwards proving at the end of the day good music is what rocks! The Gallery's own residents Gavyn Mytchel, who will be providing the perfect warm up as ever and The Viceroy, providing the full on trance finale, round off the Box in style.
Over in The Bar The Gallery takes a step back in time to a real moment in dance music history and is not to be missed as Oakie reassemblies his Spectrumnight for a very special reunion. Spectrum was the product of Oakenfold's infamous trip to Ibiza back in 1987 when he, Danny Rampling and Nicky Holloway all came back to London to spread the Balearic gospel and so Spectrum was born. Tonight's backroom party showcases some of the sounds that made Spectrum such an influential event and in Lisa Loud, Trevor Fung and Steve Lee – Oakie welcomes back some of the big jocks of that era who're still busy on dancefloors around the globe today. Meanwhile, Classique host the Baby Box with their sound and choice of DJs getting to showcase their stuff, whilst the Lounge continues to throw some great parties in its surroundings with this week's honours being given to Gloryhole
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5th September
Kick starting the month that is September we are delighted to welcome Marco V to drop another one of his rather special 3 hour offerings. He smashed it up big time in June on his last visit and this time is joined by some of the best around including the amazing Matthew Dekay, tech trancer Randy Katana and new talent Ben Gold. The bar meanwhile hosts the Trophy Twins alongside favourites Tania von Pear, Graeme Lloyd and Greg Stainer. The baby box welcomes Tri Funk whilst the Lounge plays host to Inneunedo
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12th September
The Ministry of Sound is celebrating its 17th Birthday and we are invited to help mark this milestone with a lineup of legends, residents and future talent befitting the occasion. Lead from the front by the main man Danny Rampling the Box also sees action from Gallery boss Tall Paul, legend Seb Fontaine and future talent in the shape of residents Gavyn Mytchel and The Viceroy. The Bar welcomes Mark Moore, Luke Terry, Steve Lee and Andy Manston to truly round off the run down of the years. The baby box welcomes Paul Taylor and his Retro brand whilst the Lounge plays host to Minimal >> CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
19th September
Darren Emerson makes a welcome return as leader of this weeks proceedings alongside production duo Hybrid (who blew the Box away on their last visit). prog superstar Dave Seaman and resident Gavyn Mytchel. The bar is a rather large affair with Guy J launching his debut album on Bedrock along with John 'Quivver' Graham, Underwater's Jamie McHugh and rising prog star Tim Davison. The baby box welcomes Solid Kiss whilst the Lounge plays host to Plastic Fondu >> CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
26th September The end of the month brings with it an all star cast of dj talent including Hernan Cattaneo playing a 3 hour set alongside resident and leading lady of Faithless, Sister Bliss. The much talked about Guy Gerber makes an eagerly anticipated debut in the Box whilst the Gallery Dj Compeitition winners of 2008 The Union DJs get it all going early doors. Berwick Street Sessions and main man Timo Garcia take the bar for another mad session with action from Ricky Stone and Eric Kupper. The baby box welcomes Lose Control whilst the Lounge plays host to Licked. >> CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
