Purple In The Park 2002

PITP 2002 has been confirmed as an official Queen's Golden Jubilee event, making it one of the largest Golden Jubilee events in the country.

PITP 2002 Golden Jubilee Officer, Tobyn Cleeves commented, "I am delighted that Purple in the Park is now part of the official Queen's Golden Jubilee weekend. We are organising several celebrations throughout the day which encourage the community to commemorate this Jubilee in its own special way"

After much speculation we are delighted to confirm that following clubs will be hosting dance tents; which they have agreed will be EXCLUSIVE to Purple In The Park;

Atelier, Bootylicious, Candy Bar, Coco Latté, Crash, DTPM, Fiction, G-A-Y, Heaven, Off The Hook, Queer Nation...and many more tbc

'We have a great relationship with all the clubs involved in Purple Radio' said Twysden Moore, Founder and MD of Purple Radio & Purple In The Park 'when I approached them to help create this festival, which will showcase all fantastic club talent in London, their reaction speaks for itself. The fact that none of the clubs will be hosting dance tents at any other London festivals means that if you like the best dance music then this is the ONLY festival for you this summer.'

Atelier/Coco Latté promoter Nicholas Chrisostomou said; 'Given that I have been involved with Purple Radio and Purple In The Park since inception, I am naturally very proud and excited for my club nights Coco Latté and Atelier, to be hosting a big top at this summer's premier gay and lesbian festival. We have some fabulous surprises in store for you. Purple In The Park will redefine the expectations of London's party people, and so I am honoured to be a part of that.'

Candy Bar owner Kim Lucas said; 'It's going to be a brilliant day, a decent London music and dance festival has been sorely missed!'

Crash promoter Wayne Shires said; 'Being a part of the original Summer Rites festival was extremely exciting and incredible rewarding experience; so being invited to be part of Purple In The Park feels like coming home. I'm sure it is going to be one hell of an event, I advise everyone out there not to miss it! '

DTPM / Fiction promoter Lee Freeman said: 'We are delighted that Purple In The Park has picked up the gauntlet from Summer Rites and have invited DTPM and Fiction to host a tent at Brockwell Park. Our customers have shown a great deal of support for the return of this event; particularly because it will be the only gay and lesbian festival in London at which we will be represented this year. We have always enjoyed being part of this event in the past and look forward to its long awaited revival in June. Thanks Purple Radio!'

G-A-Y promoter Jeremy Joseph said; 'Having one of the biggest tents at Purple In The Park, G-A-Y is going to give you so much pop that the park will be bursting at the seams.

Heaven's Managing Director, Keith Moore said; 'We are very pleased to be involved in Purple In The Park, especially as we are sure it's going to be even more fabulous than the original Summer Rites.'

Off The Hook promoter Thomas said; 'This is a great opportunity to showcase London's best urban music clubs, we are very pleased to be involved.'

Popstarz promoter Simon Hobart said; 'Popstarz really hopes that Purple In The Park captures the unique atmosphere that was Summer Rites'

Queer Nation promoter Patrick Lilley said: 'The Queer Nation crew and I are game for Purple In The Park'

We are delighted to add to our already incredible line-up of dance institutions appearing exclusively at Purple In the Park on Saturday 1st June 2002 in Brockwell Park;

Popstarz, Salvation and XXL now complete the club line-up for what can only be described as the most formidable collaboration of gay clubs in living memory; Atelier, Bootylicious, Candy Bar, Coco Latté, Crash, DTPM, Fiction, G-A-Y*, Heaven, Off The Hook, Popstars*, Queer Nation, Salvation and XXL.

Alex Erfan and Steve Elliot, promoters of swishy Sunday dance club Salvation, commented, "We are very pleased that we will be working together to make Purple In The Park 2002 a fantastic success. London is one of the most exciting places to live and has the best dance music, DJs and nightclubs in the world. We are sure that at Purple In The Park 2002 will give us all the chance to enjoy a great party together".

Meanwhile XXL promoters Mark and David said; "we are pleased to bring XXL and London first bear-fest "Bear Necessities" to Purple In The Park, making London's Premier club event that bit bigger".

Having confirmed attendance from these super clubs in the gay scene Purple Radio & Purple In The Park founder and MD Twysden Moore said "I believe it's unprecedented to have such an amazing club line-up at one event in the UK; I'm looking forward to what can only be described as the dream ticket for the Gay & Lesbian Club Scene."

The inclusion of these dance tents, an outdoor live stage, a white knuckle fun fair and London's biggest collection of gay market stalls means space on site has been limited to an attendance of 50,000 only.

Festival Director Kim Lucas commented "We expect sales to be very strong in advance as people will plan ahead for the Queen's Jubilee weekend. We have also encouraged the early birds by offering a discounted ticket for a limited period of just £15. We really want to make sure we deliver the best event possible and we have therefore restricted attendance in our first year to 50,000. The first event is always special no matter who you are, and coupled with the unique double bank holiday weekend means this will be a memorable celebration for a lot of people; we are happy to take on that responsibility as organisers and have set high standards for ourselves to achieve."

Purple In The Park is presented by Purple Radio; the UK first Radio Authority licensed terrestrial radio station, available on Digital Radio in London and the Home Counties, online at www.purpleradio.net or from 30th March 2002 on Sky channel 912.

Tickets to Purple In The Park 2002 will be going on sale from Thursday 28th March 2002. We are delighted to offer an "early bird" ticket price of £15 + 10% booking fee until 1st May 2002.

Tickets will be available online at www.purpleinthepark.com, or via our 24 hour call centre 0115 912 9170 or from any Clone Zone shop in the UK or from the Purple In The Park office, 6 Hanover Street, London W1 (above Hanover Grand night club).