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Steve Lawler
Mexico’s BPM festival is the latest spot for global clubbing
adventurers seeking winter sun
s the British freeze of getaway for DJs and industry types during “In my experience, with any special party,
A
January tightens its the dance world’s typical January lull, in it’s always most magical when you catch
ball-biting grip, the dance three years the BPM name has them while they’re still fresh and new,”
world is already casting mushroomed massively as locals, Lawler tells us. “And BPM defi nitely has
eager glances at Miami’s travellers in the area and the more that energy — it’s still very raw and
WMC for our fi rst annual taste of sunshine clued-up global hedonists all catch wind organic.
and soundsystems. of its unique vibe. Last year 15,000 tickets “Most of the parties that happen are on
But for adventurous hedonists chasing were shifted, this year 30,000 are beaches or in caves or a wooden hut.
the latest global clubbing buzz there’s a expected to fl y out the door. They’re not in your regular club spaces so
new series of party dates already on the it’s very raw and isn’t blown out of
calendar — those of Mexico’s fast-rising But despite its rapid growth, BPM proportion — its not about 20 parties
BPM festival. co-founder Philip Pulitano explains the every day.”
Taking place between 1st – 10th January intimacy of the event that has made the
2010, BPM descends on the picturesque fi rst two so special isn’t about to be lost.
splendour of Mexico’s unspoilt Playa Del “BPM is magic because it isn’t about loads
Carmen for the third year now. of parties going off all over the place and
The jewel of the Mayan Riviera and a more crowds being pulled in different
charmed location than the hotel-towered directions,” he tells DJmag.
tourist trap of Cancun, Playa Del Carmen’s “This year we will be doing some double
cobbled streets and golden beaches will nights, where we have one event catering
become a party paradise like no other for a crowd that want to listen to deep and
when BPM swings into town. soulful house, and another for people that
want to listen to cutting-edge tech-house
A world removed from the licensing and and techno. But, even then, the two clubs
sound restrictions that seem to be will be right next to each other so you can
strangling just about every last global jump easily between the two. We’re just
clubbing outpost, BPM festival instead trying to offer a couple of different vibes.
offers a full 22 hours of clubbing sounds “By keeping it a festival where there’s not
for those that make the effort to reach it. a million things going on, BPM will always
Each day, a host of sun-streamed sessions keep that family vibe,” he adds.
will set the area’s beaches, clubs and
caves alight with DJs like Sci + Tec’s Give that its pretty much in its infancy,
Dubfi re, Sander Kleinenberg, Cecille’s Nick BPM is still an untapped entity for the
Curly, Steve Lawler, Guy Gerber, Stacey dance music world at large so make it part
Pullen, Swedish House Mafi a’s Steve of your plans before the masses descend.
Angello and Freak ‘n’ Chic’s Shonky all Steve Lawler, who has played the event
lighting the proverbial touchpaper. every year, compares its unique energy
Originally conceived as an idyllic party with the early days of Miami or DC10.
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