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and I don't think anyone would have even noticed or cared. Tiga would've been a hard act for anyone to follow, but luckily it was only one of the most influential and well- loved UK dance acts of all time, The Chemical Brothers. Everyone from across the holiday camp flooded into the main room as the instantly recognisable chords of 'Do It Again' fired up alongside the iconic Chemical Brothers logo flashing behind the decks. We spent a good hour bouncing along, swept up in an almost religious level of collective hysteria, but by 2am, I'd had 3 hours of vigorous dancing to electro in exactly the same spot without a break. It was time for some light relief in the form of MJ Cole in the smaller, sticky- carpeted Escape room. Unpretentious old-school UK garage sounds provided the ideal antidote to the earlier intensity of the evening, 'Sincere' and 'Crazy Love' being amongst the obvious highlights, as well as an old teenage favourite, Dave Spoon's remix of the Dizzee Rascal classic 'Flex' (Fun fact: Dave Spoon is better known these days as Shadow Child). Feeling revived, we rushed back to the main room in time for the end of the Chemical Brothers, just in time for the full-on, reach-for-the-lasers euphoria of 'Star Guitar' and 'Swoon'. As the Chemical Brothers came to a close at 3am, it was time to explore more of Butlins Bognor Regis. Feeling pretty tired by this point, we headed to the Reds room – hosted by one of my favourite London club promoters The Hydra – to check out the ever-unpredictable, always- quality enigma that is Four Tet. There's just something about Kieran Hebden's unassuming, slightly geeky, yet quietly confident manner that makes him undeniably likeable in a world where DJs are treated like rockstars. I've always found Four Tet to be a master of crowd judgement and this night was no exception – it was a relatively mainstream, regional yet varied crowd, and he duly delivered a set with maximum danceability but enough twists and turns to entertain the more discerning members of the crowd. Despite struggling with a less-than ideal sound set- up that was sending reverb all over the place, we were treated to glimmers of Four Tet's characteristic experimentation with off-beat rhythms, dissonance and genre-bending. At one point there was a good two minutes of an acapella jazz skit – one I vaguely remembered being an accompaniment to sit-ups as a child in dance school – which he then suddenly dropped a floor-shaking bassline onto out of nowhere, causing the crowd to completely freak out. This curveball was followed by rave anthems 'Motown' and Kaytranada's stunningly uplifting remix of Teedra Moses' 'Be Your Girl'. Fantastic. At 4am, sensing the night was no longer young, I quickly rushed back over to the main room to catch the end of Ten Walls' 1 hour set, which he closed with 'Walking With Elephants', a tune that has become strangely widespread recently, yet nevertheless proved its power in the right setting – the crowd went completely mad for it. Next up on the main stage was Simian Mobile Disco, whose recent XOYO residency cemented their status as a quality DJ duo who know how to control a dancefloor. After the full-blown mania of 'Walking With Elephants', the pair sensed it was time to bring the vibe down into a deeper, darker, tech-ier place for the late-night crew. Bugged Out Weekender was a slightly surreal, yet brilliant experience – everything a music festival should be. 25 Issue 72 / 2015 HOUSE guestlist.net