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May 27th to 30th - St. Austell: Obsession In what would have been organiser Gideon Dawson's finest hour and crowning glory, an event he would have like to have done with his previous employers, Obsession's four-day rave festival "Virtualworld" is cancelled with just ten days to go before the event is due to start.
Virtualworld was due to have been the world's largest beach party and the culmination of six months dedicated hard work by the Obsession crew. Take a gander at what Virtualworld was going to provide for you; 150 DJ's, five outdoor arenas, ample camping, Carlyon Bay, the Cornwall Coliseum, technology everywhere, beautiful views and a futuristic flyer. All of these selling points and attractions would have greeted twelve thousand lucky ravers in one of the most idyllic places to party in the United Kingdom.
Giedeon's dream turns into a nightmare as the owner of the Coliseum summonds Gideon to a meeting to inform him that the venue is backing out of the Virtualworld project. The venue owners said that it has been pressurised into cancelling the project by the local council, but a under-hand trick took place as Gideon had to pay the venue a £10,000 deposit a day earlier on the insistence of the venue owners.
The cancelation by the owner of the Coliseum and the other pull-out by Virtualworld's production crew [ The children of technology / Archiv design ] leaves Gideon in financial ruin and facing bankruptcy as he has paid the deposits for everything - artists, DJ's, venue, hotels, advertising and production costs off his own back and he has lost the whole lot, the sound of Obsession is over.
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May 29th - London: Voodoo Magic Three months after the launch of the new record shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, south-west London, Moving Shadow boss Rob Playford launches yet another product onto London streets.
Moving shadow will take on the cream of London's "Theatreland" when they host "Voodoo Magic", the first in a series of all-nighters at Equinox Nightclub near soho in central London. This will be the first time that a big-time record label has put their weight behind and held a party that will promote a big selection of artists from it's recording back catalogue.
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