The Ark - Event Review - 10/04/93 - Town & Country Club, Leeds

We'd been looking forward to this event for over a month, due to the cancellation in March. On arrival at the Town & Country Club the queue for the all night event was looking very promising, if I said the security was tight that would have been the understatement of the year.  After the initial search at the door we progressed a little further into the foyer and were searched yet again (so beware all you dodgy people).

As we threw open the doors to the main arenas we were knocked back by the over whelming buzz as hundreds of hot sweaty excited ravers showed their appreciation for the DJ's.  As MC Rush introduced Frank De Wulfe (who did three sets throughout the night) the atmosphere reached boiling point.

If your one of those people who feel the need to chew gum while your out you'll be disappointed to hear that chewing gum is banned from the event due to the arena being carpeted.  The decor's spot on as well, (amazing clean toilets), it even make you feel like putting your cigs out in the ashtrays. Top marks must got to the Town and Country Club for a clean, friendly atmosphere.

But onto the important points, the sound system and state of the art lighting were shit hot!  Around the mid-night in Slipmatts set he dropped the ever popular Edge 1, everybody went wild including myself.  To put me on an ultimate high DJ SY arrived (although he wasn't billed) and kicked u pa fuss, scratching and chopping like only he can.  As we stood and watched the other DJ's joined to see him do his stuff.   DJ Rob Tisserra and I were astonished to see how fast he hands moved across the vinyl, then Tisserra grabbed the mic and started to MC, the crowd at this point were at their peak.

Next up was Tisserra, an Ark favourite he brought the roof down with his selection of quality toons and mixing. As it says on the flyer 'dedicated as always to quality and for us all in all it had  to be one of the best club nights we've experienced in a long time, so if you can check it out, you won't regret it.

Craig & Joe