THE ZOO PROJECT FESTIVAL

Amongst the sea of festivals taking place this summer, there’s one newcomer which has really caught our eye.  The Zoo Project, one of our favourite gatherings in Ibiza, will host their first festival between the 14-16th September.

In true Zoo Project style, the venue doesn’t look like it will disappoint. Much like their home in Ibiza, the festival will take place at a venue that is used to hosting wild animals: Port Lympne Animal Park, a 40 minute train journey from London.

With established favourites such as Cocoon and secretsundaze hosting stages, we’re very excited for the first ZPF which we hope will give a fresh approach on UK festivals and also provide a welcome end of season repreive for those returning from Ibiza.

Let’s just hope the weather holds up…

More info below:

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Revered Ibiza gathering The Zoo Project will open its doors for the first time in the UK this summer when it brings its infamous-yet-other-worldly festival experience, not to mention some of the finest DJs, House and Techno institutions to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent. Taking place 14th-16th September, The Zoo Project Festival is proud to announce the first of many globally renowned brands to host stages across the festival weekend including Cocoon, secretsundaze, Channel Zoo, jaunt> and Junk who will all be programming line-ups at this exclusive party destination. The Zoo Project will be making a further announcement on Tuesday, 13th March 2012 and all current information is available at the official Facebook profile.

For the first time ever the hugely respected Ibiza party animals The Zoo Project, will be offering UK festival goers the chance to end their summer season on a high. Creating an entirely unique festival within the grounds of an operational Wild Animal Park, the Ibiza club team will be dishing up a weekend full of ethereal experiences. Teaming up with some of the best brands in the business, The Zoo Project has grown over the past six years into the White Isle’s most sought after outdoor event thanks to the unique vision of the team. Undoubtedly the Ibiza success story of the past decade, The Zoo Project spawned the hugely successful Channel Zoo, the most forward thinking music project to hit Ibiza and a name that has become synonymous with cutting edge new sounds, provided by the unrivaled underground electronic music record labels of the future.

Joining Channel Zoo as a stage host is Cocoon. Set up in 2000, the record label has supported and launched some of the decades most respected and recognised DJs in Techno and House. Beginning with a clear ethos of supporting young DJ talent, allowing DJs to release music without depending on major label structures, the label has flourished commanding respect from those in the electronic music industry world wide. Now for the first time, the Zoo Project Festival is proud to welcome Cocoon to the festival, no doubt the label will produce a mouth watering offering for the inaugural festival. 

Brainchild of Giles Smith and James Priestly, secretsundaze has taken daytime partying into a new realm of experimentation. Breathing new life into a party time that was desperately dying, secretsundaze are now a mainstay of any in the know clubbers weekend. Supporting big and small DJs alike, secretsundaze offers quality to its fans, bringing over lesser known DJs for the first time such as Mike Shannon and Cassy who are now regulars on the UK clubbing circuit. Pulling in fun-loving hedonistic crowds, secretsundaze is a perfect host of the first ever Zoo Project Festival.

Over the past four years Newcastle brand jaunt> has snowballed in popularity throughout the country, pushing the truly underground to the main stage platform the northern club night has commanded the attention of the electronic community. After two seasons in Ibiza, this forward thinking and musically progressive brand are on the verge of concurring the global clubbing scene. Joining this already astounding host line-up is Junk, nominated in 2011 in the DJ Mag awards as the UK’s best small club, the Southampton collective is on the rise. Known on the South Coast for its intelligent bookings and flawless ability to provide a truly quality clubbing experience.