Introduction and History | Music Arenas | Past artists/DJs Music Arenas The Pontins Southport complex is transformed into a multi faceted entertainment centre, with four purpose built dance arenas located inside the main building. As with the whole of Southport Weekender, the rooms are constantly scrutinised with a view to making improvements. Some of our regular sessions are moved from room to room, our format is perpetually refreshed in order to give each weekender an individuality of it's own. The Powerhouse If you've never seen the Powerhouse before, nothing can prepare you for your first time. The largest indoor dance room in the UK is an awe-inspiring space and comfortably holds 2000 energetic bodies. A raised stage covers almost the whole of the room's front, enabling DJs and performers to be seen from anywhere. It is flanked by large video screens that feature some mind blowing visuals, adding to the sensory overload created by a huge lighting rig and the legendary sound. Comfortably loud, the purpose built sound system makes you feel like you're blanketed in music wherever you walk, it's clearness and clarity are it's renowned success. When you're dancing to the super soulful house and garage offered in the Powerhouse, you don't just hear the music, you feel it! 'Big is beautiful' could be the motto for the whole of Southport Weekender and nowhere is this more appropriate than the Powerhouse. Our newly extended home of the urban grooves, the incredibly popular
Funkbase covers the finest soul music, hip-hop, R n' B and club
classics. A room where atmosphere is everything and the funk is
first priority, an elated, attitude free crowd are left to soak
up the vibes and dedicate their time to the dance. Featuring some
of the most beautiful, sharply dressed movers on any floor, the
1500 capacity room is the home of some of the most impassioned dancers
at the whole event. Funkbase regulars include Bigger, Max Rees,
Ronnie Herel and The Starlight Crew who have recently been joined
by the likes of Trevor Nelson, Simon ' Schoolboy' Phillips, Kenny
'Dope' Gonzalez, Steve Sutherland and Jazzy Jeff. Undeniably one of the keys to the success of Southport Weekender
is it's progressive, yet soulfully rooted music policy. Covering
some of the most leftfield sounds you'll hear at the Weekender,
this rich eclectic stew offers Jazz Funk, Broken Beats, Drum n Bass
to Techno, Deep and Soulful House. Previous guests in this room
have included Roni Size, Jazzanova, Nightmares on Wax, Fabio, Rainer
Truby and Naked Music alongside regular spinners Snowboy, Gilles
Peterson, Kevin Beadle, Collin Patterson and Billy Davidson. Through rare groove, disco, soulful garage and 70s, 80s and Modern
soul, the Connoisseurs Corner is the epitome of what a soul weekender
soundtrack should be. The collective knowledge (not to mention the
ages!) of its core residents is ightening. Home to some of the most
dedicated players on the UK soul scene, the likes of Gary Dennis,
Andy Davies, Terry Jones, Bob Jeffries, Norman Jay and Bob Jones
transport both the most hardened aficionados and the awe struck
first timers to a unique and very special place.
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