Yousef to Play Wickerman Festival!

He is a DJ and producer that literally lives and breathes house music and skiddle.com is proud to announce Yousef will be appearing @ The Wickerman Festival!

Richard Dyer

Date published: 4th Jul 2007

Not content with simply putting on a party as good as last year, skiddle.com have pulled out all the stops with their dance tent at this years Wickerman Festival. Firstly, we made the wise decision to invite back Sonny Wharton, then we went one step further and let him bring his friends. With friends like his, Sonny has already pulled out all the stops for Friday night, including The Beat Monkeys, Mango Trasher (Live!) Jodi Granell, Stel Alexander and recently crowned Ibiza Rocks residents Pete Carvell and Jim Da Mentalist (who are flying in from Ibiza just to play this party!)

With a Friday night lineup like that, it would be silly for us not to go silly on the Saturday as well! We already had a great idea who we wanted to finish off our festival, so when our legendary resident James Ryan said he was available for duty, we simply couldn’t refuse. We came across Ryan at his own self promoted Insomnia & Excession nights in a village hall in Keswick, which we are pleased to say PROGressed into a beautiful relationship. After his recent Turnmills debut (yes the one in London!) and appearences across the North of England, this is a man not to be missed, with his first ever mix "Hampster Dust" taking runner up in the progressive house section of Guy Ornadel's future heroes comp, we really couldn’t think of anyone more deserving to close the weekend for us.

Before we talk about the end though, like a jam sandwich we have a fantastic centre. Yousef is a name synonymous with slick, jackin’ sleazy beats, edged with an aggressive and relentless groove. He is a DJ and producer that literally lives and breathes house music and who still practises his sets today - always trying to improve his technical abilities. He is also a DJ and producer that knows how to put the fun into house music and loves a good Circus.

Since before Skiddle was born we've loved this DJ, following him from his Cream residency to the dance floor of Circus, with many a club along the way. A floor shaker and music maker Yousef sites his biggest accomplishments as being true to his roots (after his Cream residency had finished) and keeping house music alive in his home city by making his own night 'Circus' an essential night out in Liverpool, his Radio 1 residency and getting signed as 10,000 BC to Junior Boys Own. Be sure to check Yousef just before the burning of the Wickerman on Saturday, he's sure hot enough to ignite matters!

With the full lineup now announced, skiddle.com is excited to be returning to the festival for third year and intend to make this our best show yet! Don’t forget elsewhere at the festival The Skiddle.com Solus Tent (with performances from Popup, Steve Mason & More), Our Sunshine Social with Phat Phil Cooper & Friends or The Skiddle.com Big Comedy Picnic. If that’s not enough, don’t forget the Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Proclaimers, The Orb & Eat Static all on the main stage. Seriously good fun in the sun!

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MAGIC BUS TO THE FESTIVAL
Just to make everyone's life a little bit easier, skiddle.com are running a bus to the festival. Leaving Preston at 6:30pm on Thursday 19th July, it will call at Lancaster and Carlisle before heading up to the festival site. Seats on this bus are only £20 return, with the journey home leaving the festival site at noon on Sunday. It's the perfect way to travel easily and safely to the festival, and you get to have a sleep on the way home too!

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Cheers to Sel @ Skiddle for the photo!