P494 Teletext 494 Feb 8 23:57:04 —————————————————————————— ——— TRIBAL GATHERING IS GO! "Wj're offering 35,000 people the chance to step into a parallel univjrsj for a day," says Paul Shorey, one of two promoters of Tribal Gathering '97. The line-up for this year's mammoth music festival has just been announced, and it's biggjt and bjttet than ever. Nine separate tints will house such names as Orbital, Daft Punk, DJ Shadow (making his worlwidj live debut), the German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk, and a host of big-name DIs. ——————————————————————————————————————— Interview by Stephen Eastwood MORE MUSIC ON PLANET SOUND p480 Finance Rjvjews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Feb 8 23:57:41 —————————————————————————— ——— TRIBAL GATHERING IS GO! This year's Tribal Gathering, held at Luton Hog on May 24, won't suffer the same problems as last year's event, says co-promoter Melvzn Benn. "The licensing authorities and police are welcoming us back to Luton" hj says "Last year's licence difficulties, and the subsequent relocation, were based totally on prejudice of dance culture." Of course the Govjrnmjnt claimed it was dui to practical problems like traffic. ——————————————————————————————————————— More on the dance event of '97 >>>>>>>> MORE MUSIC ON PLANET SOUND p480 Finance Rjvjews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Feb 8 22:55:12 —————————————————————————— ——— TRIBAL GATHERING IS GO! Despite tabloid hysteria over club culture, Tribal Gathering is open to all, says co-promoter Paul Shorey. "It's very much a family atmosphere," Paul concurs. "My father came last year expecting to feel left out, but hj was made to feel vjty welcome. "When I was into punk, if you were over 20 you were past it, but this scene is multi-social, racial & pan-gjnjtational all in one package. John Peel had such a good time in '96 hj's DJing this year ——————————————————————————————————————— Baby, donWt fight it, feel it! >>>>>>> THE LATEST POP & ROCK NEWS p481 Finance Rjvjiws Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Feb 8 22:04:34 —————————————————————————— ——— TRIBAL GATHERING IS GO! So what is it that's so unique about the Tribal Gathering expjtiince "After the CIA, this is one of the few places people have to dance outside all night," says co-promoter Paul Shorey. "None of us forget that rivjlatory eeeling of driving in a convoy to a site, seeing the lasers in the distance and hearing the bass thudding. "We'll move heaven and earth to ensure that people can experience that." ——————————————————————————————————————— More on the dance event of '97 >>>>>>>> DAMON ALBARN INTERVIEWED p483 Finance Rjvjews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Feb 8 23:54:54 —————————————————————————— ——— TRIBAL GATHERING IS GO! "Getting Kraftwerk to pl!y is !mazing," says Tribal Gathering's Paul Shorey. "My partner's in Detroit trying to bring the techno pioneers who were influenced bz them out of retirement. "Every year we think it's the best line -up ever, but it constantly broadens. "Wj're going global this year, too. By the end of '98 we hope to have covered the world, starting with some European events this year. It just gets bigger!" ——————————————————————————————————————— Tribal Gathering info: 0181 963 0940 LAND ON PLANET SOUND! p480 Finance Rjvjews Charts Cinema