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- Chelmsford, 2006
Homelands
Isle of Wight
Festival
T in the Park
Glastonbury
Godskitchen Global
Gathering
Summer Sundae |
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The highs of the summer clubbing season are now
well and truly a distant memory, which means we creep nearer to those
chilly but festive months and of course Cream’s biggest night of the
year on Boxing night.
Nation is the place to be and the Cream team once again have managed to
pull together a stellar line up guaranteed to blow them cobwebs away!
The Courtyard welcomes former Cream resident and tribal darling Steve
Lawler back to the helm. Now a bastion of cutting edge electronic,
Lawler has become a tastemaker for the genre and we expect the tribal
masses to be out in full to welcome him with open arms!
In addition we are excited to announce that Eric Prydz will be making
his Cream debut on this festive night, building his name as a world
renowned DJ, we can expect an eclectic set of full on party house
music! Another Cream debut will be coming from breakthrough Swedish
house jock Steve Angello, a remarkable talent that has recently graced
the front cover of Mixmag, and is fast garnering support from house
music’s biggest superstars.
Of course the lineup is a tad larger than above, with all the details
and tickets on sale in the
skiddle.com shop -
there is also a competition to win tickets on the site, though we'll let
you find that yourself this week...
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Main Room
Marco V, John Kelly, Gareth Wyn, Adam Sheridan,
Very Special Guest: Mauro Picotto
Courtyard
Steve Lawler, Eric Prydz, Steve Angello, Coburn, K -Klass
Annexe
Bushwacka!, Jon Carter, Shapeshifters, Lee Ellis & Anthony Probyn
Cream Boxing Night Special In Association with Radio City
Nation, Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool City Centre, 10pm – 6am,
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DANCEPORTAL GLOBAL NEWS FLASH:
U.S. FUN POLICE HIT HARD!
Numerous accounts from attendees of an outdoor electronic music
event in Utah, USA indicate excessive force was used in a raid
by Sheriff and SWAT officers equipped with automatic rifles,
drug dogs, tear gas, and stun guns. A video has surfaced
depicting heavily armed officers dressed in full military
fatigues, body armour and balaclavas raiding the main stage of
the event while a helicopter hovers above (see it at http://video.greatestjournal.com/files/fascism.wmv or
http://video.greatestjournal.com/files/fascism.mov).
Attendees of the outdoor electronic music event dubbed "Versus
II" taking place on the evening of Saturday, August 20th in the
Diamond Fork area of Spanish Fork Canyon in Utah County arrived
at the event with confidence that the concert organizers had
obtained the proper permits and legal clearance to hold the
event. Personal accounts available at the local electronic
community website
http://www.utrave.org
paint a scene of police brutality and mayhem, many accounts
bearing eyewitness to the forceful arrest of young girls.
Reports state that at approximately 11:30pm upwards of 90
officers, many wearing full camouflage gear gathered from
Sheriff and SWAT departments in surrounding areas stormed the
previously peaceful gathering dedicated to music and dance. At
least 1 helicopter was dispatched, along with large transport
vehicles designated for both officers and detainees. Numerous
statements from attendees indicate excessive force being exerted
by many officers. Injuries including mild to severe bruises and
cuts have been reported by party goers as young as age 17.
The Sheriff's Office has expressed a long term vendetta against
what they call "Rave" parties. Statements from the Sheriff's
office as well as eyewitness accounts make it clear that this
was a premeditated attack on the promoters and community
supporting these events. While the Sheriff's office has stated
that many drugs and pieces of paraphernalia were obtained, they
fail to note how many of the 60+ citations were for drug
violations. Many accounts indicate the majority of citations and
arrests were for resisting arrest. The Sheriff's office states
that the party was raided on the grounds of failure to obtain a
mass gathering permit for an event hosting more than 250
attendees. Reports vary as to the number in attendance,
estimation ranging from 250 to 1,400. Controversy exists as to
whether a mass gathering permit was actually obtained, however,
a Health Department permit was obtained, and hired security and
emergency medical service personnel were on site.
Many eyewitness accounts indicate that officers singled out
party goers attempting to document the events on camcorders,
cameras and camera phones. Victims have claimed that officers
knocked cameras out of the hands of the owner, even confiscating
some. Luckily, one video
has surfaced, and is quickly spreading across the internet, as
well as being featured by at least one local news station. The
video clearly displays a large number of officers dressed in
full camouflage fatigues, some brandishing rifles. In the higher
quality version of the video, which includes sound, it is
apparent that the use of a tazer was employed. While the video
is somewhat unclear at times, the viewer can plainly see an
officer atop a young girl fully subdued on the ground on her
stomach; he swings on her at least twice, as more officers rush
forward to manhandle the girl. It is clear that many others were
subdued using similar levels of force.
Initial reports from local news stations side with the Sheriff's
Office, one anchor calling the event a "drug party" without
batting an eye. Reports tend to focus on the drugs and
paraphernalia acquired by police, rather than the obvious
violation of civil liberties reported by those in attendance and
depicted by the amateur video, which has been provided to all
major local news agencies. Surprisingly, the local Fox News
affiliate Fox 13 seemed
to give the most unbiased report, stating that many attendees
had reported excessive force, as well as showing the official
media response from the Utah County Sheriff's Office. Clips of
the previously mentioned video were also shown.
Other news agencies have gone along with the Sheriff's Office in
painting a picture of drugs, guns, and sexual assault running
rampant at electronic music events in general, and especially
this one. KUTV Channel 2 News
blatantly inferred that the hired security was merely in place
to prevent the sale of drugs by anyone but the event organizers.
All major reports restate the claim made by the Sheriff's
department that a 17-year-old girl was found by officers to have
overdosed on ecstasy, treated on site, then released to her
parents.
Many attendees and members of the electronic music and dance
community are organizing lawsuits against the Sheriff's Office.
The ACLU has been contacted as well as many organizations
dedicated to educating and protecting the electronic music
community. Vigilant party goers are compiling evidence,
including video and pictures of the event, as well as personal
accounts and documentation of injuries inflicted by law
enforcement.
Links to more info:
Many thanks to Rob Charles for compiling this report.
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