The Empire will give Eliminate the chance to truly stretch its legs and show the unexpecting habitants of the north what it really is capable of. The old music hall boasts three floors fully kitted out with the best equipment on offer and private V.I.P boxes available with the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Roger Sanchez, Erick Morillo, Tiesto, Paul van Dyke rocking it in recent years.
Head of the billing for this mammoth line-up is Belgium's own living Legend... M.I.K.E Push !
Over the years M.I.K.E. has produced timeless trance anthems such as 'Universal Nation', 'Strange World' and 'The Legacy' under his Push guise, while his Plastic Boy alter ego has spawned equally euphoric classics including 'Silver Bath' and 'Live Another Life'. M.I.K.E. has won numerous awards such as 'Best Single' and 'Best Dance Producer', entering the UK National Top 40 on 6 occasions, and has remixed tracks for artists as diverse as Sinead O’Connor, Mauro Picotto and Moby plus remixes for some of the biggest names in dance music, including Armin van Buuren 'In And Out Of Love' and Ferry Corsten 'Made Of Love'.

- Date: Friday 11th September 2009
- Event: Eliminate Empire Launch Party at The Empire
- Venue: The Empire
The Head honcho of Discover and Discover Dark is set to shake the very foundations of the unexpecting town of Middlesbrough. Haven given birth to some of the most exciting trance and techno records of the last 6 years – including John’s latest single “Chime” which Paul van Dyk played 5 weeks in a row on his legendary Soundgarden Radio show. After the huge successes of his singles “Vellum”, “The Door” and “New Dimension” and “Fuck Private Ryan”, John has gone on to deliver release after release of consistently high quality club music.
Matt Hardwick is a name that always goes down well with the crowds in Middlesbrough. Matt lives and breathes electronic music. Since his inception into club culture Matt Hardwick has completely immersed himself in it. Playing out to fans week in week out. He was the heartbeat of the lion that roared throughout the trance boom of the late 90's. His growing reputation really came to the fore in early 2002.
Matt is booked regularly to perform for the likes of Godskitchen, Ministery of Sound, Slinky, Passion and The Gallery as well as other gigs & festivals world wide.
Irish Trance master Brian Kearney is set to blow the roof off the Empire equipped with the very best in upfront trance and techno with the emphasis always on energy and the unexpected.
He has become a firm favourite of Armin Van Buuren and Paul Van Dyk over past years. His remix's have earned him support from all the big names in the scene today. 2009 promises to be the year for him.
Finishing off the billing in the main room is a firm favourite with the Eliminate crowd, Chris Metcalfe.
Chris knows how to warm things up with his blend of progressive and uplifting trance. After playing at the last few events and creating a storm on the dance floor when supporting the likes of J.O.C, Preach, & O'Bir, he certainly warmed things up by whipping the crowd into a frenzy He’s back by popular demand!
Room 2 will play host to the best in up and coming talent the UK has to offer.



















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