Faithless took on headlining duties on the first night, playing a set that spanned their impressive back catalogue, with a couple of curve-balls thrown in for good measure. An equally impressive crowd lapped every beat up, and hit the roof for the anthemic 'Insomnia'. A real gems of the festival was to be found away from the main stages, with an energetic performance from BBC Radio 1's Kissy Sell-Out getting a small but dedicated crowd raving away on the Spectrum Arena.
While the late-comers were forced to settle in for the night a fair distance from the arenas the VIP camping area was within spitting distance of the arena gates. To anyone planning on a Global Gathering trip next year - if you can afford the VIP area, it's worth it for this fact alone.
Saturday's marathon session brought the crowds out in style, with amazing early sets from Jaguar Skills and Scratch Perverts perfect for an afternoon in the (patchy) sunshine. But as the night descended, the crowd really got into the mood, and the fun really began. Joker and Caspa hit the FWD/Rinse stage, which unfortunately rounded off its music at 11pm, presumably due to its outdoor setting.
As previously mentioned, the Hardcore Till I Die arena was utterly insane, with 160+bpm beats blaring out to a crowd dressed almost entirely in day-glo, who certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves as Darren Styles and MC Storm took to the stage - though this reviewer for one couldn't handle the frenetic pace.
Ten years on Global Gathering is going from strength to strength, and just like the stream of fans that headed straight out of the arena for a 6am after-party, it doesn't look like it's going to be stopping any time soon.
TWO MANY DJS HIT UP THE MAIN STAGE AT GLOBAL GATHERING THIS WEEKEND!!
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