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Mark Knight To Play Liskeard Social Sessions

June 26th 2021

The Social Bar, Liskeard

Mark Knight is to play Liskeard's brand new music venue, The Social Bar in June 2021. Yes you read that right, huge Toolroom records house music DJ, Mark Knight is booked to play in Liskeard! Hey, we know it's been a strange 18 months around the world and anything really is now possible.

What the organisers say

The Social Sessions present: The Big One: Mark Knight and Illyus & Barrientos.

Arguably one of the biggest DJs that has ever graced the shores of Cornwall, Mark Knight is the founder of the world renowned ‘Toolroom Records’. His unique style of house and tech has graced the world’s biggest and best clubs: Amnesia, Space, Pacha, Ministry of Sound, Zouk and many many more. He has featured on Radio 1’s essential Mix multiple times and performed at the world's biggest festivals. He is a machine and an absolutely essential cog of the music industry and we cannot wait to have him here to blow the roof off for our very first Social sessions.

Supporting Mark are 2 favourites who also fall under the ‘Toolroom’ umbrella, the incredible:

Illyus and Barrientos. Hailing from Scotland this pair of DJs have remixed tracks for the likes of: Gorgon City, Above & Beyond, MK, Purple Disco Machine, Hannah Wants and Kylie Minogue and had support from DJs like Annie Mac, Pete Tong and Skream.
Their style of chunky but funky tech house will have you up and dancin’ in no time.

This will be the biggest dance event held in Cornwall for a very long time and only the beginning

A poster for mark knight and illyus & barrientos

Tickets here thesocialbar.co.uk

Line Up

Mark Knight

Illyus & Barrientos

Written by

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