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"The days of the super clubs and the massive names playing for five minutes are going and dance music's now seeing the real people who really want to be a part of it.The people who joined in for the ride are leaving the dance scene and that's good because now clubs are getting back to what it's really about."

David Vincent took over the Tribal Gathering brand back in '99 determined to breathe fresh life into Manchester clubland.

"I was just a clubber who wanted to make it real again.Things had got too big and I felt that the audience wasn't getting value.Massive venues with 10 or 11 arenas were great for publicity but for the paying punter, there was no way that you could get to see all the acts and the DJs.

I'm about smaller venues with fewer arenas but keeping a quality lineup with longer sets.People don't just want to hear twelve records they want value from a DJ set and that's what I'm aiming to give them.

We've got some big names on this weekend and that's because as Tribal Gathering we can attract them.I want to give today's young people a chance to experience dance music as it used to be the way it was in the warehouses in the eighties.It's new to them and I know they'll like it.It's how I started and I know that they'll appreciate real dance music."

David Vincent will be doing a Sankeys special for clubbing very soon!