DIVERSION PRESENTS THE BEDROCK STUDENT TOUR @ SHEFFIELD UNION 26/03/04 Sheffield’s night life has recently received a major injection of quality events. For the first time in over a year there are a number of nights that clubbers can actually get excited about. Friday March 27th saw three such nights go head to head. The critically acclaimed Urban Gorilla was re-launching at Club Zero with James Zabiela, the Pin Up Club had PaSSion’s Red Room heroes MYNC Project touching down and Sheffield University’s Students’ Union was awaiting a visit from John Digweed. There had not been a Friday night like this in Sheffield for some time. Friday nights have never been the same since the much loved Remedy all but disappeared from the scene. It was difficult to know what to expect from the Bedrock tour. Previous guests at Diversion have included Carl Cox and Justin Robertson, so there was an air of expectation about the place. Phil Thompson (also known as Moonface) delivered a flowing warm up set of dark, progressive sounds. He did exactly what a warn DJ should do by keeping the crowd at a level from which it would be easy for Digweed to step it up a gear. Moonface was a pleasure to watch and he really seemed to be enjoying his set which kept the dance-floor more than interested. The clock struck twelve and England’s finest stepped up. Sasha once said of Diggers ‘I find it very hard to analyze either John or myself without sounding like a twat. But I will say this: there's something that John does that's pure science. He builds energy by mixing tracks that nobody's heard.’ John did not disappoint. A rather clued up and good mix of people had filled the Foundry for what was to be a highly enjoyable affair. There are few slickers DJs behind the decks than John Digweed. As the cliché would have it, he is a DJ’s DJ. Phil Thompson certainly seemed to be enjoying Diggers’ set. It moved through crisp, angelic sounds, getting slightly darker and dirtier, progressing to something verging on quality tech house. The biggest surprise of the night was that it was not boring, as many had anticipated. The climax of John’s set was Adam Freeland’s ‘Interplanetary Extraordinary.’ This was perhaps a slightly disappointing track for the man behind Northern Exposure to finish on, but it had everybody dancing and singing along regardless. A quality set from a quality DJ. Home > Clubland > ^top