Danny Howard, Louie Vega with Eli Escobar, Todd Terry with Melon Bomb, Mark Knight, SKREAM, Franky Wah all set for North East<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
– Tickets now on sale for newly announced shows\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
– The iconic Pete Tong speaks ahead of the venue’s launch weekend this month<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Organisers behind The North of England\u2019s new city centre \u201csuper club\u2019, The Lofts, have today confirmed a string of new dates and late summer shows featuring some of the world’s most celebrated and hottest DJs.<\/p>\n
Following the 1500 capacity venue’s launch event on\u00a0Friday August 27th<\/sup><\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0featuring Pete Tong and Horse Meat Disco\u00a0<\/i>\u2013 The Lofts will now welcome\u00a0Danny Howard (28th<\/sup>\u00a0August)<\/b>,\u00a0Louie Vega with Eli Escobar (3rd<\/sup>\u00a0September)<\/b>,\u00a0Mark Knight (10th<\/sup>\u00a0September)<\/b>,\u00a0Todd Terry and Melon Bomb (11th<\/sup>\u00a0September),<\/b>\u00a0SKREAM (17th<\/sup>\u00a0September)\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Franky Wah (24th<\/sup>\u00a0September)<\/b>\u00a0through its doors as part of its mission to continue to build the buzz within Newcastle\u2019s nightlife scene.<\/p>\n Based in Newcastle upon Tyne – the new 1500 capacity\u00a0‘super-club’ features 3 separate rooms including a ground breaking sound system from L-Acoustic and a state-of-the-art, fully immersive light and visual show.<\/p>\n Taking place on\u00a0Saturday 28th August,<\/b>\u00a0The Lofts will present an electric night of house with\u00a0Danny Howard, DJ Spen, Frankie Foncett, Mighty Mouse and Ricky Morrison.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Danny Howard is a celebrated British dance music DJ, producer, and radio presenter, best known for presenting BBC Radio 1’s Dance Anthems with Danny Howard.<\/p>\n Howard is viewed by many as the heir to the dance music throne and his energy and impeccable tune selection will make for a special night come late August.<\/p>\n Danny says:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThey say the further north you go, the better the party, and Newcastle is cerainly proof of that!\u00a0 It\u2019s always an incredible vibe whenever I\u2019ve played in the city before and I have a year\u2019s worth of energy saved up for this, so see you on August bank holiday for a large one\u2026.!\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0Friday 3rd September<\/b>\u00a0will see the actual man himself, the definite house music bonafide King,\u00a0Louie Vega<\/b>, head to The Lofts with\u00a0Eli Escobar.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr., better known as “Little Louie” Vega, is an American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team and is an all round musical legend.<\/p>\n Next to perform is Grammy Award nominated\u00a0Producer & DJ Todd Terry<\/b>\u00a0who is one of the artists who helped to define New York\u2019s dance and house music scene.\u00a0 Terry will be supported by\u00a0Melon Bomb \u2013\u00a0<\/b>a house and disco collective of four DJs from Ibiza who have become symonymous for making parties and will bring a touch of the Island to Newcastle with their inimitable style of music.<\/p>\n Hot on the heels of the Vega date, The Lofts crew bring you Toolroom Records supremo,\u00a0Mark Knight, with Illyus&Barrientos<\/b>\u00a0for a special night filled with house and good vibes on\u00a0Friday 10th<\/sup>\u00a0September.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n On Friday 17th September,<\/b>\u00a0The Lofts are proud to present one of the hottest DJs on the scene right now, the high-rising dance star that is\u00a0SKREAM.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n As one of the UK\u2019s best-loved selectors Skream has enjoyed the kind of consistency most DJs and producers can only dream of. His passion for collecting and playing music is unrelenting; disco, house, techno and everything in between makes him one of the UK’s most innovative and pioneering of DJs.<\/p>\n Completing the late summer run of high-profile shows at The Lofts Newcastle is\u00a0Franky Wah on Friday 24th<\/sup>\u00a0September.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The DJ\/producer, is currently one of the hottest and most exciting names in the dance realm for 2021. Receiving rave critical acclaim from established dance peers, ongoing support from key industry figures and playing to thousands of fans on multiple festival stages have led to Franky garnering fan support in its thousands.<\/p>\n Frankie said today:\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m absolutely buzzin\u2019 to announce I\u2019m coming to play at the brand new superclub \u2013 The Lofts. I\u2019ve been dying to play Newcastle and can\u2019t wait to party with you all!\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n As previously announced, BBC Radio 1 legend Pete Tong and Horse Meat Disco will open the venue on Friday 27th with support from Charlie Hedges, Mighty Mouse\u00a0and\u00a0Natasha Kitty Katt.<\/p>\n Local resident DJs\u00a0John Dance,\u00a0Jonny Burn\u00a0and\u00a0Kev Cannon\u00a0will be on support duties all weekend.<\/p>\n There are few individuals in the world of dance music who can claim the kind of influence\u00a0Pete Tong\u00a0has had over the last twenty years.<\/p>\n As the voice of BBC Radio 1\u2019s prestigious dance programming, Pete has held a commanding presence over the industry for more than two decades\u00a0 With an unparalleled ear for new talent, Tong has become the leading tastemaker of the electronic generation.\u00a0 Quite simply, an industry icon.<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of today’s fresh announcements,\u00a0<\/b>he said:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be a part of launching Newcastle\u2019s new superclub.\u00a0 I have really missed playing in front of a live crowd and can\u2019t wait to kick off with The Lofts.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n For more information about The Lofts go to\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0HYPERLINK “http:\/\/www.theloftsne1.co.uk\/<\/span><\/a>“www.theloftsne1.co.uk<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n -Ends-<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b>https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/5fq6so7fq4pz9ub\/AAAkHnWwyipa0whci2zO0hQza?dl=0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The Lofts social media links:<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheLoftsNE1\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n