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London’s Southport Weekender confirms Sister Sledge, Louie Vega and Roger Sanchez

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After hosting their very first London festival last year in Finsbury ParkSouthport Weekender has revealed the line-up for its return in 2018 on Saturday 9th June.

Returning to for a celebration of house, soul, R&B, garage and disco, the one-day festival will welcome a wealth of respected artist’s to the capital, featuring performances from Sister Sledge, In a London festival exclusive, founding member of American group Sister Sledge, Kathy Sledge, will perform live, backed by a huge catalogue of hits including “He’s the Greatest Dancer”, “We Are Family” and “Lost in Music”.

Further talent comes from David Morales, who will celebrate 30 years of his Def Mix Recordings imprint alongside Hector Romero and special guests Juliet Roberts, Robert Owens and Alison Limerick, disco selector Joey Negro plus classic house acts Louie Vega and Roger Sanchez, Karizma, DJ Spen, John Moralez with the likes of Henrik Schwarz and Osunlade heading up the festival’s more eclectic offering, plus new wave talent Henry Wu and Alexander Nut.

With Southport Weekender amassing such a loyal fanbase over the last three decades, standard tickets for the London festival are already on fourth release. VIP passes are also available, plus  an extra special VVIP package which allows festival goers backstage access and the opportunity to meet artists in the green room area.

Tickets available here: http://bit.ly/2F783UO

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Grahame Farmer

Grahame Farmer’s love affair with electronic music goes back to the mid-90s when he first began to venture into the UK’s beloved rave culture, finding himself interlaced with some of the country’s most seminal club spaces. A trip to dance music’s anointed holy ground of Ibiza in 1997 then cemented his sense of purpose and laid the foundations for what was to come over the next few decades of his marriage to the music industry.

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