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Bugged Out brought the heat to Bognor Regis 24 Issue 72 / 2015 HOUSE guestlist.net Bugged Out have become an ubiquitous name in British clubland. Running the rave for 20 years now, they always succeed in securing the most well-respected names in the business and drawing in huge crowds to some of the best clubs and festivals in the UK. They held their first weekend festival back in 2001 and it's been going strong ever since. With Europe awash with festivals right now, Bugged Out Weekender sets itself apart from the rest with a somewhat unusual slot on the calendar: the weekend before Blue Monday in January. But how can you hold a festival in the notoriously horrific weather of England in January? By hiring out an entire Butlins holiday resort, that's how. The lineups are massive every year, so Guestlist took a trip to the shores of Bognor Regis for one big weekend. The Location This year's Weekender took place from the 16th – 18th January in the glamorous setting of Butlins Bognor Regis. In terms of practicality, it was ideal – less than 2 hours from London, and hotel rooms/apartments for all; definitely no camping in the cold! It was a bit weird wandering around the abandoned fairground rides and family entertainment centres in the dark, icy rain, and in a less than sober state, but it was January to be fair - I'm sure Butlins is much more uplifting in full swing on a hot sunny Bognor day. Nevertheless, the Bugged Out team certainly delivered on the laser, lighting and atmosphere front, although some sound systems seemed to be better than others depending on the room – I guess a family entertainment centre built in the 60s wasn't exactly designed for Funktion One floor vibration! Still, it was refreshing to have no problems with the bars or toilet situations, and the dancefloors were the right kind of packed all night. The vibe BOW actually had a pretty mixed crowd – I was pleasantly surprised to find myself among a number of silver-haired, groovy glasses-wearing men and middle-aged ladies in fluorescent tights and trilby hats cutting shapes. Needless to say, the standard huarache and hotpants crowd were in attendance as well as the bearded, black-clad chinstrokers who've become an ubiquitous presence of the London underground music scene of late. Despite this being January, I got a sense that this might be THE event of the year for a lot of the attendees, many of whom had probably made a journey from the neighbouring regional towns and villages across the south of England. It's easy to forget how spoilt we are in London in terms of music events like this, and although these guys were a bit louder, you couldn't help but get swept up in their infectious lack of pretension. There was also a fairy light starfish costume. The acts Perhaps it goes without saying given the line-up, but the music on the Saturday night was devastatingly great; these are all acts at the top of their game right now, and there wasn't a dull set in sight. We began the night with man of the moment Tiga, who played from 11pm until 1am in the main room. I did not leave my front and centre spot on the dancefloor for the two full hours. Tiga's set was simultaneously quirky, sexy and catchy; an inimitable electro, techno and house blend that filled the initially quiet room within minutes. The visual "suck my decks" flashed on and off as strangers all hugged, made out and leapt up and down to an extended mix of Bugatti – he could've looped it for about an hour Bugged Out Weekender BleW us aWay in BOgnOr