Club and Festival Reviews 2002
 December 31st arrives so quickly we’ve hardly finished digesting the Xmas Turkey!
As we’re running round the office getting things in check for Ministry of Sound NYE @ The Dome it dawns on me we’re now only hours away from 2003? 2003???
 Hot, sticky and nuttier than squirrel poo… no, I’m not talking about your Moms’ homemade Christmas pud, I’m describing something far more jaw-jitteringly jolly; Sundissential New Year’s Eve 2002!
When the hard house club joined forces with two more of the toughest clubs in the biz, Frantic and GoodGreef,
 On our way out West the mission started with an hour and a half drive before arriving into Boscombe (just outside Bournemouth), the home of Slinky HQ for New Year's Eve.
It was as if we had only been there last week, but already a year had past since we'd had the pleasure of gracing
 We gaze at each other with
furrowed brow as a strangely familiar indie track (Muse’s "New Born"), cleverly
disguised in a trance riff, washes over us, carrying us along in a stream of
euphoria. Mario Piu is reading the crowd response @ Gatecrasher NEC like a book and turning our pages to delve deeper into the
 Having been billed as ‘the UK’s first Jungle Weekender’ with Radio 1 broadcasting live on the Saturday night with DJs Fabio & Grooverider and live on Digital Radio, 1 Extra on Sunday this weekend always promised to be large. The question was, just how large exactly? The mission getting there was
 The word "Neo" may well evoke images of the caped crusader personified by the bodacious Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix".
If so, I urge you to abandon these preconceptions and instead think Brum, think Neo, "The Awakening" read on...
 After the overwhelming success of the last event
Godskitchen staged at
The Newcastle Telewest Arena; it was obvious why the prestigious club night chose to make a welcome return to this awesome venue. At the tender age of five, Godskitchen put on a birthday bash which would put even the S Club Juniors to shame! As though the heavenly presence of the Godskitchen angel wasn’t enough, the ‘lil Sundissential boy and girl also hopped on
 We all love a good birthday bash, so when we were invited to Ministry of Sound's 11th Birthday hosted by Defected Records we knew we where in for a very special evening!
We could look forward to hearing sets by the the likes of Groove Armada, Sandy Riviera, Kidstuff, Junior Jack & Kid Crème. By 11 o’clock three regular guys had
 On route to London’s premier night
spot for
Renaissance 10th Birthday @ Pacha London, we were chauffeur driven in a luxury Chrysler people carrier thing
courtesy of YourDriver.co.uk.
Already miffed by the class of travel and Peter (the
friendly company M.D) whips down a mini TV in the back? Damn,
 Creamfields UK signals the close of the UK’s summer clubbing festivals, their 5th annual event took place on Saturday 23rd August 2002.
After a brief 6/7 hour drive we finally arrive at Liverpool’s old airport to loose our Creamfields cherry in style. The layout comprised of ten arenas, a massive fun
 With the recent announcement about the ‘review on the weekly residency’ at the super club’s Liverpool home, we wanted to see if things were Business As Usual on other projects for the Cream crew. Cream @ Concorde 2 - Brighton this time.
Ironically advertised as the Cream Liverpool vs Brighton residents night… Recent revelations indicate the northerners may not have a residency to return to ....
 The clubbing event of the year finally arrived on Saturday, July 26. This was the gig we’d all been waiting for... As we headed to Long Marston Airfield for Godskitchen Global Gathering 2002, clouds were gathering overhead, threatening to rain on our parade. Obviously no one had told the heavens that ‘Storm’ wasn’t hosting a
 After the miserable early wake up call on Friday morning (Brazil vs England) something special was required to perk up the office…
What better than
Gatecrasher’s Summer Sound System 2002 in Oxfordshire…. On arrival we were slightly miffed by the £5 parking charge (I’m sure a new feature)?
 After 2 years of mud and rain, we’re finally blessed with glorious sunshine, this was going to be by far the hottest Homelands yet… After a little trek through the fields, and the initial panic about the police sniffer dogs?! We were in. The Saturday of the Queens
 Today all roads head to South West England and Wales for a concoction of shows, a football cup final, a horse-riding show, a dwarf throwing contest and most importantly part 1 of the Essential Festival 2002. After taking the obligatory miss turning we arrive in sunny Bristol. Ashton Court is situated on the peak of an almighty great hill… after a lengthy, fairly peaceful walk up the hill, the drum
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