From a backyard party in the company of 200 party-crazed Aussies, local police and environmental health workers back on June 2001 (!), to a sell-out crowd of 20,000 up-for-it clubbers on the glorious grounds of Clapham Common (for the 3rd year running) and a debut sell-out festival in Cardiff on the August Bank Holiday Weekend 2006… the South West Four gang have certainly come a long way since those humble, yet hedonistic early days. In the space of only 6 years, South West Four London has shot through the ranks to become Southern England’s leading outdoor event and one of Europe’s most important dance festivals, with South West Four Cardiff flying the flag in Wales. 2006 was a historic year for South West Four London – named after the London postcode it resides in, where tickets sold out in record time well ahead of the actual day of reckoning. In fact, over 5,000 people were turned away in total, as the realism of just how big the festival has become really hit home. As part of the Metro Weekender (together with indie-dance day’s Get Loaded in the Park / Cardiff Calling), South West Four Cardiff was also deemed an instant success with all 10,000 tickets being snapped up, as an all-star cast of DJs including Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold and Armin Van Buuren rocked the show. Back in London, Carl Cox and Paul Oakenfold did the double, as Pete Tong, John Digweed and Judge Jules also lead the troops from the front. South West Four picked up 4 nominations at the UK Festival Awards 2006 for Best Medium-To-Large Festival and Best One Day Festival (both London) and Best One Day Festival and Best New Festival (both Cardiff).

Everyone is waiting with baited breath to see which DJs will be announced at this summer’s South West Four festivals, which will again take place on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The London leg will blow away everything that it’s ever done before, as this year’s line-up is by far and wide the greatest collection of globe-trotting DJs we’ve every assembled. South West Four Cardiff meanwhile, will offer even more value for money as we bring you more of the biggest names on the planet, alongside the key clubs and DJs from Cardiff, all played out on the breathtaking backdrop of Coopers Field, Bute Park. Please note: both events will sell-out, so we urge you to snap up your tickets now, whilst stocks last!!

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