Oldham 90s stars N-Trance to headline dance stage at Deva Fest

Oldham stars N-Trance have been announced as one of the headline acts at one of the fastest-growing UK music festivals, Deva Fest.

The festival, to be held at Cholmondeley Castle in Chester in August, will bring 90s House, Old School Trance and Rave for a three-day dedicated dance stage.

Chester-based music promotion company Sensus will be hosting the first and exclusive dance stage at Deva Fest, showcasing all forms of house music and an incredible production of high-end audio, lighting and special effects.

The dance stage will see some of the biggest 90’s household dance names headline, including DJ sets from N-Trance, K-Klass and Eric Martin from Technotronic.

Building on the success of last year’s Friday night chilled Old School Dance and Ibiza theme, the dance stage will welcome a wave of talent from the 1990s up to today’s fast-rising local legends.

Saturday night’s dance stage will be headlined with a DJ set from Oldham’s number one electronic dance act N-Trance, fresh off their 30-year anniversary tour, who will bring the nostalgia back with hits including ‘Set You Free’ and ‘Turn Up the Power’.

Also, on Saturday night headliner’s line-up, will be DJ sets from K-Klass, the group behind classic 90’s electronic hits such as ‘Rhythm is a Mystery’ and ‘Let Me Show You’ as well as the iconic remix of the Bobby Brown hit ‘2 Can Play That Game’.

Sunday night will play host to legendary Eric Martin Technotronic, the founder member of the Belgian Eurodance group whose number one ‘Pump Up the Jam’ will transport the crowd back to the early 90s, with Friday night showcasing an unmissable ream of local and undiscovered DJs from the UK.

Adam Paul, owner of Sensus Events, said: “To be producing the Dance Stage at Deva Fest this year is incredible for us and the teams of house and dance artists we work with.

"After attending the event in 2022, it was clear Sensus could shape a line-up to fit with the ethos and audience of Deva Fest – focusing on local talent, bringing the best of dance music to Chester and transporting the audience back to the timeless classics of the 90s Dance scene.

“We are really excited to show Deva Fest what we’ve got to offer this year.”

The three-day festival - now in its third year - is being held at Cholmondeley Castle for the first time and is expected to draw in as many as 20,000 festival goers between August 11 and 13.

Phil Marston, Founder of Deva Fest, said: “We are all really excited to have a dedicated Dance Stage at this year’s event, and having the team behind Sensus producing this is fantastic.

"Deva Fest is all about family; whether that be families attending, the local family of Chester and Cheshire or the business family across music and hospitality, it’s ingrained in everything we plan at Deva Fest.

“I think everyone will be blown away by what the Dance Stage will offer them.”

Ticketholders will be able to access shuttle buses from nearby cities running all weekend, as well as return weekend coach transfers from Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Wallasey and Crewe, in partnership with Tuned in Travel.

Free on-site parking is offered all weekend for those travelling to the venue by car.

Deva Fest will run from August 11-13, with live music across the different stages from midday to 11pm.

Day tickets are currently on sale with the option to purchase weekend camping and glamping tickets.

Kevin O'Toole and Dale Longworth formed N-Trance in 1990, after meeting at Oldham College, where they were both studying sound engineering.

They were originally signed by Pete Waterman's 380 Records, before switching to a new label, All Around the World, in September, 1993.

For further information and the full line up of the weekend, just click here

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