THANK YOU TODMORDEN AND LIVERPOOL
Last weekend was a weekend of contrasts for me as I DJ’d at two totally different but equally wonderful events.
On Friday 28th February I was back in Todmorden to play for Sonic Tonic at the Golden Lion. I played there last October but due to an unexpected power cut we arranged for me to return as soon as possible. This is a very intimate gig in deepest, darkest Lancashire with just a couple of hundred people crammed into a pub that has a kicking sound system. The night is run by former Out In The Sticks DJ Russ and it attracts a wonderful, up-for-it crowd. Just like last October, the place was packed when I arrived and Russ had the place grooving to some cool, laid back house vibes. It was a joy to keep the groove going when I took to the decks and I slowly began to ramp things up before getting the place jumping with an eclectic selection of grooves that everyone loved. I love intimate gigs like this and I absolutely love playing here too, so hopefully I’ll be back before the end of the year.
Listen to my Sonic Tonic DJ set here: Graeme Park at Sonic Tonic Todmorden (Mixcloud Select subscription required)
With Sonic Tonic’s Russ and a picture of the late Andrew Weatherall who loved playing at the Golden Lion in Todmorden
The following day Saturday 29th February I was at one of my favourite venues in the UK, Camp & Furnace in Liverpool, for a Cream alldayer which was the complete opposite to my my first ever Cream gigs which were the Full On allnighters back in the late 1990s at the original Wolstenholme Square venue. In contrast to the previous night’s intimate gig this huge venue with three rooms was full with well over two thousand people. I was DJing at 6:30pm in my favourite room Furnace, which I’ve played in many times, and I took to the decks after Seb Fontaine. The atmosphere in the room was already great as Seb played some trancey tunes towards the end of his set, but I quickly housed things up with some piano, vocals and acid vibes and the place erupted even more. This is the first Cream night I’ve played in a long time, but hopefully it won’t be so long until the next one. It really was a superb event.
Listen to my Cream DJ set here: Graeme Park at Cream Liverpool (Mixcloud Select subscription required*)
DJing in Furnace at Camp & Furnace Liverpool for Cream
If you’d like to come and hear me play in a club in 2020 you’ll find full details of all of my forthcoming dates under Gigs on my website homepage with Clockwork Orange in London, FAC51 The Haçienda in Manchester and Long Live House in Dublin all lined up before the end of March.
My 2020 diary is filling up fast with limited availability already so If you’d like to book me for your club night, private party or corporate event then click on the Contact button and get in touch.
I hope to see you in a dancefloor soon.