Euphoria presents
The 6th Annual Hard Dance Awards 2009
Friday 27th February @ Leeds Academy
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WWW.HARDDANCEAWARDS.COMOn Friday 27th February, Leeds Academy will host the UK’s most powerful event in hard dance, where the pioneers and innovators of the scene are awarded for their contribution… Yes, boys and girls, it’s back and bigger than before – it’s the Hard Dance Awards 2009.
The city of Leeds will be bowled over when it sees 2,200 fanatical clubbers descend on the newly opened Academy for this annual event. This awards ceremony is no stranger to the Academy setting having held its 2007 event at Brixton Academy: but this is a special one for Leeds as it prepares to open its doors for the very first time for an event of this kind. Further enhancing the event is BBC Radio 1 where not one, but two hard dance Essential Mixes will air alongside regular updates on Kutski’s Friday night show.
Who will clean up on the awards for their services to hard dance? It’s up to you to decide. Voting is now open on the official website www.harddanceawards.com where you can cast your vote in categories including Best DJ, Best Producer, and Best Label, and also in three brand spanking new ones.
Sponsors Trackitdown.net have created the Best Artist Album category after a seeing a rise in hard dance releases throughout 2008, Best Regional Hero to give street level DJs recognition for their service to their local area, and the mother of all awards – Outstanding Contribution to Hard Dance. Unlike the others, this is a fixed category with five, set nominations. To find out who’s up for it and to have your say log onto the site now.
This Hard Dance Awards is set to be an all night showdown with a stellar line-up, live stage performances, and the all important awards ceremony. Showcasing three rooms of music, the mighty main room lines up hard dance giants Showtek, Kutski, Andy Whitby, and Rob Tissera, whilst the country’s regional heroes and residents, including BT2’s Strange Dave and Contagious resident Caz Wood, will take over the proceedings on the top floor: and this is still only scratching the surface. Leeds Academy boasts an underground, 400 capacity club with low ceilings and a fat sound system where stalwarts Paul Glazby, the Organ Donors, Tidy DJs, and many more will thrash out the sounds ’til the early morn.
The awards ceremony, presented by Trackitdown’s Ed Real takes place from 10pm where he’ll be joined by a number of guest presenters. Will Tidy keep the crown for Best Label? Will BK carry on his reign as Best Producer? Find out only at the Hard Dance Awards. Voting closes 18th February 09.
Look out for Hard Dance Awards Euphoria – a three disc CD set containing a bible of hard dance from some of the biggest artists around.
______________________________________________________Event info:
The Hard Dance Awards 2009
Friday 27th February 2009
Leeds Academy,
55 Cookridge Street, Leeds,
LS2 3AW
9pm – 5am /
£18 (Standard) | £23 (VIP)
200 Early Bird Tickets only £10!
Main room
Showtek
Kutski
Andy Whitby // BK
Rob Tissera
Mark EG
Ed Real
The Underground
Paul Glazby
Organ Donors
Tidy Djs
Ben Stevens
Rodi Style
Phil York
Pickup and Rise
Room 3: DontStayIn.com presents Regional Heroes & Residents
Morgan
Jimmy Dean
Strange Dave
Livewire
Nathalie
Caz Wood
Scott Foshaw
Matt Handy
Nick The Kid
Adam M
JoJo
Cat
Leigh Green
www.ticketweb.co.uk
08444 771 000
www.theticketsellers.co.uk
0844 870 0000Regional Outlets
Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Shepherds Bush Green
London W12 8TT
Tel: 020 8354 3300Brixton Academy
211 Stockwell Road. London SW9 9SL
Tel: 020 7771 3000Birmingham Academy
52-54 Dale End, Birmingham B4 7LS
Tel: 0121 262 3000Bristol Academy
Frogmore Street, Bristol BS1 5NA
Tel: 0117 927 9227Glasgow Academy
121 Eglinton Street, Glasgow G5 9NT
Tel: 0141 418 3000Liverpool Academy
11-13 Hotham Street, Liverpool L3 5UF
Tel: 0151 707 3200Islington Academy
N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street. London N1 0PS
Tel: 020 7288 4400Newcastle Academy
Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SW
Tel: 0191 260 2020Oxford Academy
190 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE
Tel: 01865 813 500Sheffield Academy
37-43 Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PN
Tel: 0114 253 7777Leeds Academy
55 Cookridge Steet, Leeds LS2 3AW
Tel: 0113 389 1555
Categories
Best DJ
Best Producer
Best Track
Best Label
Best Remixer
Best Resident
Best Newcomer
Best Small Club Night
Best Large Club Night
Best One-Off Event
Biggest Party Animal
Best Website
NEW Best Artist Album
NEW Best Regional Hero
NEW Outstanding contribution to Hard Dance
