Basement Jaxx - BIC

Basement Jaxx have announced their biggest ever headline tour, which includes a date in the Bournemouth International Centre’s Windsor Hall on Thursday 30th November 2006.

Since starting life as underground producers and party promoters in 1995, putting out their first tracks on shrink wrapped vinyl and throwing hush-hush raves in abandoned South London pizza joints, Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton, collectively known as Basement Jaxx, have brought the sound of London SW9 to the world.

With album sales of more than 2.5 million under their belt, including the recent double platinum UK No.1 collection “The Singles”, Basement Jaxx have developed into a legendary live act, in which they eschew the usual head-bobbing DJ style show that dance music is known for in favour of an all out sensory assault featuring drums, percussion, guitar and an army of singers.

“We always wanted to put on a proper show and not just perform a glorified DJ set,” says Felix, “and I think we’ve managed that – but we’ll be looking to take it up a notch this year.”

2005 saw them perform live at the world famus Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, to 30,000 people in Hyde Park and close the main stage at the ultimate festival, Glastonbury.

Earlier the same year they collected their first Grammy for “Best Electronic Album” to add to the two Brit’s (Best Dance Act) and numerous other awards already on the shelf.

A fourth album, currently untitled and under construction in London, is due for release later this year.