Cream's Blackpool bash was a spectacular way to bring in the New Year, with a blend of trance, old skool and balearic beats, as 5500 people crammed into the famous Winter Gardens for a one-off night to remember.

Sonique

The venue was divided into 4 rooms:
Future Trance Arena
'Feel' Mad Hatter's Ball
Sugar Bear Room
Local DJ's Room.

The Future Trance Arena had the biggest names spinning their magic, including John Kelly, Sonique and the awesome Mauro Picotto who played his own unique style of techno and trance.

With this in mind then it was a shame that the sound system in the FTA lacked the punch experienced in the Sugar Bear and 'Feel' Mad Hatter's arenas.

Alister Whitehead wowed them in the FMHB arena (which was probably the best arena on the night) but the best set was delivered by 'Bugged Out' resident Justin Robertson who really got the crowd going in the build-up to midnight.

When the New Year arrived the hundreds of complimentary party poppers exploded in a joyous celebration.

The rest of the night was spent wishing 'Happy New Year' to total strangers who were eager to reciprocate!

The last performance I caught was in the Local DJ Room, where Devito saw the night out with a banging hard trance set.

All in all, the night was a complete success - roll on the next helping of Blackpool Cream!

Tommy O'Donnell