Grooverider - Return of the Legend

On Saturday 11th October Lock N Load Events in conjunction with Groove Connection and Alchemy are proud to present GROOVERIDER: THE RETURN OF THE LEGEND at London's KOKO.

Grooverider is back in the UK after serving seven months of a four year sentence in a Dubai prison. The 'Rider, real name Raymond Bingham, was arrested in November 2007 at Dubai airport on charges of possession of 2.16 grams of cannabis. In February, he was sentenced to four years in prison. After his lawyer, Mohammad Al-Reda, was unable to get the charges dropped during an appeal, Grooverider's only hope of returning to England was during the religious festival of Ramadan, when 700 Emirati and ex-pat prisoners are traditionally pardoned. In August, Grooverider heard his name was on a list of potentials, but it wasn't until Monday 1st September that he heard he was being released. Grooverider finally returned home on September 4 and we can now all breathe a collective sigh of relief.

To celebrate, Lock N Load Events have teamed up with Groove Connection and Alchemy to put on the party of the year with a stellar line up selected by the main man himself! Joining Grooverider at KOKO on his return to clubland will be an all-star supporting cast of friends and special guests. First up is of course the long-awaited 2 hour B2B set between Grooverider and partner Fabio. Alongside them will be DJ Hype, Dillinja, Bailey, Mickey Finn and Jumping Jack Frost, with MCs GQ, Cleveland Watkiss and Fats on the mic.

We'd like to send a special thanks to everyone who has supported him in anyway, from the people behind the scenes, down to everyone on the forums airing their views and signing petitions pushing for his early release. Do not miss this!