VURBan Legends

Party Crasher

Publication title: Vue Weekly
Publication date: June 7, 2001 
Document type: Article
Article author: Dave Johnston
Transcribed by: MW



The griffin is coming. Esteemed British superclub Gatecrasher is bringing its annual touring dance circus to Edmonton next month. This will be the first time the club has hosted a night here in our town. Friday, July 13 should prove to be a great day for our party scene as Gatecrasher brings its road show to Red's, The doors will open at 9p.m. and won't close until 5 a.m..

The main room will feature American trance queen Sandra Collins, British nutjob Jon Pleased Wimmin and former Home resident Stuart Rowell as well as local spinner Greg Wynn (a.k.a. Lattitude). The second room will spotlight local talent, including Spilt Milk, David Stone, Slav and Charlie Mayhem.

Along with London's Ministry of Sound, Gatecrasher has become more than just a club in the city of Sheffield, England. It's a global brand name, spawning countless compilations, festivals and special events around the world. Among the top-flight talent who have called Gatecrasher home are people like Paul Van Dyk, Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, Pete Tong, Tiesto and Tall Paul. Even Canadian jock Max Graham recently began a monthly residency.

Gatecrasher has been considered by many in the UK clubbing scene as ground zero for the rise of progressive trance. Every week, thousands of people line-up to enter the legendary venue, including a colourful, hardcore following known as 'Crasher Kids—direct forebearers of the candy raver movement in the North American scene.

Tickets for Gatecrasher Edmonton go on sale this weekend. There will be a limited number of early-bird tickets available for $20 at Feroshus Edmonton. If you miss out, you can always pony up $28 when you drop into Feroshus Edmonton, Divine, Underground, Soular or Red's. You can also order through Ticketmaster at 451-8000.

Also, If you're looking for a free trip to Ibiza this summer, head down to Lush tonight (Thursday) and check out the first of several Jet to Ibiza parties sponsored by Aphex. You'll be able to suck up the beats of Toronto's Stretch and Hooker, the powerhouse duo behind Lifeforce Productions and the famous Turbo nightclub.

On Monday, you can chill at the Rev and enjoy the west coast undergroud hip hop of Los Angeles freestyler Aceyalone. And prepare yourself for the DMC Edmonton Eliminations at Parliament on Saturday June 16. If you know what a transformer or a crab scratch is, then pick up a $10 ticket at Foosh, DV8 Records, Colourblind or Farside. Better yet, snag an entry form and see if you've got the skills.



Will the real doctor please stand up?

A few Calgary promoters are seeing red after it was revealed last week that a legendary British DJ scheduled to appear wasn't everything he said he was. In fact, he wasn't even close.

It has been revealed that an impostor posing as Dr. Alex Paterson of the Orb has been playing shows throughout Canada. The faux doctor was scheduled to play at the Warehouse in Calgary last week, but event organizers were tipped off after another promoter, Keith Rubuliak of Def Star Productions, inquired about the legitimacy of the performer. According to a report in the Calgary Herald, Rubuliak had been trying to bring the Orb to Cowtown for some time and when he discovered that Patterson was appearing in Calgary he called Steve Goodgold of Chaotica, the Orb's North American publicist.

"I found it funny that I wouldn't have gotten the call," Rubuliak told the Herald. "I've had a long-standing relationship with [Chaotica]."

Goodgold was stunned upon hearing the news and contacted Patterson at home in England. The artist happened to be having dinner at the time of Goodgold's call, according to the Herald.

"There's a full-on human impostor travelling Canada," Goodgold told the Herald. "Any money he's earning isn't his because he's going under the pretense that he's someone."

The Warehouse pulled all the flyers for the event and began the hunt for the impostor. The fake DJ had already spun in Toronto and Victoria but failed to appear at a Vancouver stop once promoters there cornered the con artist in his hotel room and demanded a refund. The pretender then vanished and as of press time remained at large.