BAT Country is a free-style dance music experience available in Cardiff next month. With beginnings in April 2000 and two events since in Clwb Ifor Bach, the promoters are back for their third shebang, this time in The Philharmonic on St Mary Street.

They return on Friday, December 27 with eight DJs in a main room including head honcho Dave 'da' Funk (former guest at The Blue Room, Gran Canaria, Quid Pro Quo, Ibiza and Former PR Manager for Miss Moneypenny's the Global Dance Music Organisation).

Also playing are DJs Damage (Former Northern England Correspondent for Wax Magazine, Club Kinetic, European Dance Festival Holland, Bowlers Manchester, Main Entrance, Blackpool!), Xana (PA Front Girl, Uplifting Set Slammer, Blackpool Mixer / Producer / Singer Supreme) and Craig Sparks (Resident at Heaven and Hell, Blackpool. Expect everything from hardcore to trance to break beats and the main room will also have Tommy Dee on Live Percussion and there will be silent theatre from Heledd Bianchi as well as a kick ass intelligent 3D Lighting Rig being brought in for the occasion. l The website for Bat Country is www.bat-country.co.uk and e-mail address is info@bat-country.co.uk