Sanctuary Music Arena
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| Sanctuary Music Arena | ||
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 The front of the Sanctuary Music Arena |
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| Location(s) | Milton Keynes, England | |
| Years active | 1991 — 2004 | |
| Genre(s) | Drum and bass Dance music |
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| Capacity | 3,000 — 8,000 | |
| Promotions | Dreamscape Helter Skelter Rave Slammin Vinyl Gatecrasher Cream Godskitchen Uproar |
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The Sanctuary Music Arena was a 3,000 capacity music venue in Denbigh North, Milton Keynes in the UK.[1] It opened its doors on December 6, 1991 to ESP promotions event called Dreamscape. Its also billed as the first and only designer dance venue in the country.
The Sanctuary saw some of the UK's first legal Raves and was pivotal in the development of the Drum and Bass music scene. The Sanctuary played host to the UK's biggest dance music promoters, including Dreamscape,[2] Helter Skelter Rave, Slammin Vinyl, The Cult,[3] Gatecrasher, Hardcore Heaven, Cream, Uproar and Godskitchen. The venue attraced a national audience to its legendary 12 hour all night events.
From 1995 onwards various promoters would occasionally use the adjacent "Rollers UK" roller skating rink and the "Fastrack" go-karting area in conjunction with the Sanctuary, creating an 8,000 capacity multi arena venue, one of the largest of its kind in the country.
The Sanctuary finally closed its doors on 10 July 2004 wher Slammin Vinyl held the final event with a capacity of 12,000, The event hosted the best UK hardcore, Drum & Bass, Old Skool and Hard Dance DJs from across the country. Sadly this legendary venue was subsequently demolished to make way for a new IKEA store[4] and Milton Keynes Dons F.C. football ground.
[edit] References
- ^ Rare footage - Sanctuary, Milton Keynes - 1997 Generation E documentary - NME retrieved 17 Dec 2009
- ^ Flyer archive for Dreamscape - includes images - hardcorewillneverdie.com (retrieved 17 Dec 2009)
- ^ The Cult at The Sanctuary on 17 December 1994 - Last.fm
- ^ Facebook rave staged in IKEA The Sun 02 Sep 2008 - retrieved 17 Dec 2009
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