'I'm proud to say I'm from Carlisle' - reaction to DJ night

Being put on in Tribe Carlisle, which is in Bitts Park, was an electronic music night which saw several DJs perform all day and night on both Saturday and Sunday (February 26 and 27 respectively).

The Hive, a DJ collective based in Cumbria, put on the event, and the DJs are part of the collective.

The Hive's brand owner, a Keswick DJ called Ian Dunn, who goes by the stage name Dunnerz, said that The Hive is all about bringing people together through music.

He added, leading up to the event: "[The Hive] has a big range of genres - techno, progressive house, disco, trance, et cetera - and I wanted to bring the feeling that people are a part of a brand, that's where I got the name of The Hive; a beehive cannot work without all the bees working together, I want everyone to feel like they are together in a similar way."

A sense of community was definitely apparent, even on their quieter Sunday show, during which DJs performed with an enticing catalogue of dance music on their decks.

Ian performed with The Hive at Solfest last year, and part of the reasons for this event was to being a festival-style atmosphere, complete with food stalls which served customers throughout the day.

One of the DJs, May-I, who is from Workington, was very impressed with the show.

She, a DJ for 20 years, said: "It was great, everyone was loving it, it reminds me of raving in Birmingham, it's really friendly."

Another DJ, Joe Berelli, from Milton Keynes, said: "It's the best crowd yu could ask for, everyone's really nice and proper chatty, it's a proper family."

In attendance was Darren Read, who said the event was the best he has ever been to, and it makes him proud to say he's from Carlisle.

Dancing along, Sara Budniak said: "I've been going to trance events since I was 17, this has been great, the atmosphere is amazing."