A Scottish DJ who’s internet hosting a dance music pageant in her dwelling metropolis subsequent summer season has stated it’s “absolutely wild” that 10,000 tickets had been bought in only one hour.
Hannah Laing, 30, has made a reputation for herself within the digital music scene with previous performances at Creamfields, Terminal V, The Warehouse Undertaking, TRNSMT and Parklife.
She has even appeared as a assist act for Hollywood actor and DJ Idris Elba in Ibiza.
The DJ has now unveiled plans to carry her personal pageant in Dundee’s Camperdown Nation Park on 5 July 2025.
Tickets for Doof In The Park went on sale final week, with 10,000 snapped up inside 60 minutes.
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The musician has performed at Camperdown Park twice earlier than – first in 2017 at Carnival Fifty Six after which final 12 months for Radio 1’s Huge Weekend.
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Regardless of the ticket demand and calls to show it right into a weekend-long pageant, Laing stated the occasion might be capped at 15,000 and can solely happen throughout sooner or later.
She stated: “As a result of it is my first pageant, I do not need to go too huge, too fast. I simply need to put my all into this.
“Even though the demand is there, it would be stupid to go absolutely mental.”
If the occasion seems to be a hit, then Laing would take into account increasing in future years.
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Laing has been making music for 12 years, with the pageant named after her personal report label, Doof.
In 2023, her single Good Love with RoRo spent 26 weeks within the UK Singles Chart, peaking at quantity seven.
One other profession spotlight was promoting out Dundee’s Caird Corridor earlier this 12 months on two dates.
It was these exhibits which have inspired Laing to take her Dundee gigs open air.
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Not like Glasgow and Edinburgh, there is not any large-scale dance occasions within the “City of Discovery”.
Recognizing a spot available in the market, Laing stated it was “important” to carry the pageant in Dundee and hopes it is going to inject some money into the native financial system.
She added: “It’s kind of always been on my radar to do something big. Obviously, I’m from Dundee, so it makes sense for me to do it there.”
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Laing has teamed up with colleagues within the trade who’ve expertise in organising bigger music occasions.
She stated: “I’m working with such a great team. Because the festival is my festival, it’s my brand. Ultimately, every decision comes back to me.
“So, there’s much more stress, however I need to be a part of each single choice.
“I was a raver before all of this, so I want it to be as best as possible. It’s much, much more work, but you’ve got to put in the work to get something out of it.”
Laing is but to unveil the line-up however is promising a invoice with family names and up-and-coming artists.
And for individuals who have by no means seen Laing in motion earlier than, she stated: “My sets are all about the high energy. It caters to all ages because my sound is very 90s-inspired.
“My mum and pop are 90s ravers, and that is actually why I am into that.
“So I get quite a wide age range of people coming to my shows because I do play a lot of that old 90s music, and my own music is influenced by that.”
