It is the biggest garage night to grace the Ibiza party calendar. If you like getting down and dirty, then The Redlight at Sankeys is the party for you. Bringing the UK garage scene to the White Isle every Monday, this is the event to get your skank on.
Normally at Sankeys the main festivities go down in the Basement, but for The Redlight, the primary setting flips to the airier space of the lab. Fortunately, this means that you will be getting the treat of moving about in both rooms freely on a weekly basis. As the Lab hosts most of the DJs and headliners, the basement will still be available for you to get into your jam with some UK garage and US house staples.
Tom Zanetti & K.O Kane return to headline the Basement this Monday, bringing their bouncy style of garage influenced house back to Sankeys dimly lit room. The duo's sets are known for their blending of underground garage and old school twists, all the while packed with all the low reverberating wobbles you love to get low to.
Playing before Zanetti & K.O Kane will be Ibiza favorite Patrick Nazemi. Coming hot off a residency last season at Applebum, the UK native has been turning it up at Sankeys this season. As an extremely multifaceted and talented DJ, Nazemi knows how to read a room and take it to the next level. Expect to hear some high energy garage classics in this during this one. As a Rinse FM podcast regular, it is always a real delight to see Nazemi spin the ones and twos in person.
Up in the Lab, Matt Jam Lamont will be doing what he does best, accommodating clubbers with some great garage. As one of the longest standing DJs for The Redlight, playing the party since day one back in 2015, he is guaranteed to have popping off in the Basement.
Headlining the Lab will be Bournemouth native Flava D. An established player in the garage and grime game, this bad chick has a wide scope of sounds from smooth and bumpy to something a bit more cutting edge. Expect to get sweaty down in the Sankeys Basement once Flava D takes the floor.
The line-up for the rest of the season is equally as impressive with names like Amine Edge & Dance, Sonny Fodera, Jamie Duggan, Franky Rizardo, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Vandon, TQD, Tom Crane and more set to make their way to the White Isle to Sankey's. So if any of those names tickles your fancy, then heading to the Redlight will definitely be for you.
As Kerri Chandler has been known to say, “All you need is a basement, a red light and a feeling...” and for 2017 this is still just as true.
The Redlight will be running every Monday night from now until 25 September, so make sure to make your way over to get your garage fix.
PHOTOGRAPHY | Tatiana Chausovsky
