This years Creamfields festival has been given the green light and issued its licence. Halton Borough Council granted the licence for the world famous music festival at its Regulatory committee meeting last night. This year the award winning festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary and run over 2 days and feature camping for the first time. With a fresh approach to this years event some positive changes have been put in place including reducing the festival capacity by 10,000 to 40,000 each day. Building on the success of last years event which saw an 80% drop in reported incidents, Creamfields have this year promised a quality event. Working closely with Cheshire Police increased measures are in place to ensure a safe and secure event, this years crime reduction strategy includes:-

24 hour policing and security throughout the main arena and campsite
Over 500 security personnel, stewards and heavy policing throughout the site
Increased CCTV cameras throughout the site and campsite
Metal Detector at all entrances
Spotter teams at all entrances and throughout the site
Increased lighting in and around the site and lighting throughout the campsite
Increased security bag checks
Information points around the site to help people navigate their way around

Also Challenge 21 will be in operation again which aims to prevent under age persons gaining access to the festival and also consuming alcohol.

A Cream spokesperson says: “We are delighted to have been granted the licence for this years 10th Anniversary festival. Working closely with Cheshire Police and the local authority we aim to make this years event safe, enjoyable and the best one yet”

Inspector Debbie Dodd from Cheshire Police said: “It’s important to Cheshire Police that those attending the event have an enjoyable time in a safe environment. Police officers will be there to provide reassurance to both people attending the event and the local community. Our primary role is to look after the safety of the public but we will take positive action against anyone committing a criminal offence or acting in a disorderly way and hope to send a clear message to those would seek to spoil the enjoyment of others.”

Jim King (Creamfields Event Manager) says: Creamfields was a great success last year on many levels including an 80% reduction on crime. We aim to improve this statistic further and make the festival a safe and enjoyable weekend for everyone.”

Creamfields takes place on 23rd & 24th August Bank Holiday weekend and features the likes of Kasabian,

Fatboy Slim, Ian Brown, Paul van Dyk, Tiesto, Underworld, Pendulum, Soulwax, Gossip, Chic featuring

Nile Rodgers, Simian Mobile Disco, Erick Morillo, Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, David Guetta and 2manyDJ’s

to name a few. Tickets on sale now / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Dresscode: STRICTLY

NO TRACKSUITS! Information: www.creamfields.com

Coinciding with Dance music bible Mixmag’s 25^th Anniversary, Mixmag asked their readers to vote for their favourite Club, Tune, Dance Act and DJ of the last 25 years. Thousands of dance music fans, clubbers and music lovers voted in the poll and in one of the toughest polls of all, the mighty Cream was crowned ‘Best Club Of The Last 25 Years’ beating off competition from the likes of the Hacienda, Fabric, Ministry Of Sound, Gatecrasher and Godskitchen.

World famous DJ Carl Cox beat stiff competition from Fat Boy Slim, Sasha and Pete Tong to be crowned Best DJ of the past quarter of a century. French dance duo Daft Punk, came out on top in the Best Dance Act category,

The Future is digital? But some of the best tunes are on vinyl? Problem solved!

3 Beat are now offering a brand new ‘Digital Recording’ service whereby we will record your vinyl to cd for a small surcharge when you purchase the record from us. With Axwell, Morillo, Kleinenberg, Yousef, Seaman and a whole host of others jumping on this exclusive service, this is the future!

Prices are as follows:

1.00 gbp per track, plus 0.25 gbp per cd required (you can have as many tracks as you like per CD, until it’s full)

Please note that this is a non-returnable service and the vinyl must be purchased in order to obtain a cd recording.

For more details call 44 (0) 151 7093355 or email jemmy@3beat.co.uk.

Glenn has been busy in the studio since learning a lot of his studio skills from Deadmau5 and has been causing a fuss with DJ’s with his production from Tiesto & Van Buuren to Tong and Sasha (Glenns mix of Above & Beyond ft Bernard Sumner (New Order) was Pete’s essential new tune in Miami!!) 

Steve Parry

Underworld have been added to an already outstanding creamfields 2008 lineup, it is the best lineup i can remember for them to date, last year was really good but this years lineup is much better…We’re looking forward to Underworld playing ‘Crocodile’ and ‘Dark and Long’!!

Here’s just a few of the acts on at Creamfields 08: Kasabian / Fatboy Slim / Ian Brown / Paul Van Dyk / Tiësto / Soulwax / Pendulum / Gossip / Simian Mobile Disco / Chic Featuring Nile Rogers / Roots Manuva / Erick Morillo / Paul Oakenfold / Sasha / David Guetta / 2many DJ’s / Ferry Corsten / Pete Tong / Dubfire / Eddie helliwell / Felix Da Housecat / Steve Angello / Axwell / Sebastian Ingrosso / Annie Mac / Luciano / Adam Beyer/ Sander Van Doorn / Claude Von Stroke / Danny Howells.

Jemmy

Well on Fridays nights Essential Selection with 3 Beat customer Pete Tong on Radio 1, he gave a shout out to a party that was going on in Devon for a girls 18th birthday, which is a perfectly normal thing to do…

Well apparently 2000 teenagers turned up at the mansion, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage, and the parents blamed Pete Tong and Radio 1, even though Pete didn’t give the address of the party and the party was already advertised on the net and by posters in the local area.

Well we don’t agree that its Pete’s fault at all, and in a statement, the BBC defended the DJ’s actions, saying: “He would never knowingly give an identifiable address for a private party. ”

We can agree with Pete’s old jingle though ‘Pete Tong Got Power!’