Welcome 2002 - Your Last Chance to Rock the Docks

In what will definitely be the last ever all-night event to be held at Victoria Docks, Welcome 2002 will simultaneously usher in the New Year whilst saying goodbye forever to probably Melbourne's most popular dance party venue.



As Sheds 2 and 4 explode with colour and sound for the very last time, Future Entertainment and Hardware will once again combine forces "down at the docks" to deliver the third instalment of Melbourne's most well-known New Year's Eve event.



Taking place across four massive arenas, Welcome 2002 will be headlined this year by the UK's John Digweed, whose crowd-pleasing sets have been rewarded with his place at number one in "DJ" magazine's recent "People's Choice" poll.



He'll be playing a minimum four hour set, joined on the bill by Germany's Sven Vath, Canada's Richie Hawtin, Loxy and Ink from the Metalheadz stable, and the UK's Jon Terry, plus over 30 of Australia's own DJ's and live artists. They'll be playing across four massive arenas with Future and Hardware joined for this special event by crews from Hard Kandy, Bass Station and The Underground Sound.



In addition to all the great music, the festive atmosphere will be completed by The Ferris Wheel and other carnival rides, the 'FireFly' market area, and food stalls with fresh fruit and non-alcoholic beverages.



It's also your chance to be part of history as Welcome 2002 will be filmed for a documentary on the history of parties at Melbourne's Docklands. For over a decade, the Docklands precinct has played host to over 60 dance parties from various organisers including the ALSO Foundation, Hardware and Future Entertainment. These have included landmark events like Two Tribes, Welcome, Red Raw, Gatecrasher, Belfast, Perfecto, Trade, Decade and WinterDaze.



The full line-up for Welcome 2002 is as follows:



Future 2002 Arena

DJ's John Digweed (UK), Mark James, Sean Quinn, Kasey Taylor, Tom Campbell and Sam Fraser playing progressive and trance.



Planet Hardware Arena

DJ's Sven Vath (Germany), Richie Hawtin (Canada), Jon Terry (UK), Richie Rich, Nick Demkiw, Willie Tell & Simon Digby, Damian Laird, Dee Dee vs. DJ Slack, RSK & Ben Cromack plus The DEA and Steve Law (live) playing techno.



HardBass Arena
Honeysmack (303% live hard acid set) plus DJ's Jason Midro, Scott Alert, Ben Kakoshke, Degenerator, Nexus, Hope vs. Ajax, Master KAOS and Disco Stu playing NRG and hard trance.



TekStep Arena
DJ's Ink (UK), Loxy (UK), Atom 1, Rol-n, Trooper, 1LC, Ruxspin, Beatski and Lex playing drum 'n' bass along with MC Pab.



Advance discount tickets are available now until December 1st for just $70 plus booking fee from Central Station (City), Hardware (Prahran), Inacoma (Ringwood), Jac & Jean (Frankston), Ministry of Style (Brunswick) and Poetic Jungle (Moonee Ponds). These stores also have limited Welcome 2002/Summadayze Combo tickets available for only $110 plus booking fee, saving you $32. Otherwise Welcome 2002 tickets are available for $85 plus booking fee from Ticketek outlets (www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849) and the usual retail stores.

For more information check out www.futureentertainment.com.au or www.hardwarecorp.com.au

Welcome 2002 - Goodbye Docklands! Don't miss the boat for this one!

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