Classic Ibiza
Windsor Racecourse
Saturday, August 12
https://www.summertimelive.co.uk/windsor
Having been in and around the dance scene in the 90s I’ve been a bit wary of some of the acts going around doing orchestral arrangements live and have tried to avoid them.
I know Pete Tong had excellent reviews for his sold out orchestra shows but somehow the idea of them felt to me like a watering down of the excitement and essence of dance music.
So when I was invited along to the Classic Ibiza Show, which was one of the Summertime Live events at Windsor Racecourse, I went along with some trepidation and low expectations.
How wrong I was.
The show was performed by the Urban Soul Orchestra conducted by Stephen Hussey and it was brilliant. Excellent musicians and vocalists with a great mix of electronic and acoustic instruments driven along with beats supplied from the impressive and enthusiastic internationally renowned DJ, Goldierocks who also performed a wonderful uplifting DJ set during the interval.
Songs performed during the show included all the classics that you’d want to hear – anthems such as Insomnia, Born Slippy, Titanium, Better Off Alone and so much more before ending with one of the best trance epics ever, Darude’s Sandstorm.
It was one of the hottest days of the year but for the whole set, we couldn’t stop dancing.
CHRIS HILLMAN
