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🔥 IAN VAN DAHL IS COMING TO STRINGS! 🔥Get ready to be transported back to the golden age of dance music as one of the most iconic names of the era, Ian Van Dahl, comes to the intimate 300-capacity Strings in Newport on Saturday 3 October 2026.
If your nights out were soundtracked by euphoric trance, packed dancefloors, Ministry of Sound compilations, late-night clubbing and some of the biggest dance anthems of the late ’90s and early 2000s — this is a night made for you.
Ian Van Dahl became one of the defining names of the early 2000s European dance explosion, creating the kind of records that instantly take you back to a time, a place and a dancefloor.
And few records capture that feeling quite like Castles In The Sky.
From those unmistakable opening chords, it became one of the defining dance anthems of a generation — reaching the UK Top 10, topping charts across Europe and achieving platinum and gold success internationally.
More than two decades later, it remains one of those rare tracks where the first few seconds are enough to bring the memories flooding back.
The clubs. The holidays. The friendships. The first nights out. The songs you haven’t heard for years but somehow still know every word to.
The success continued with huge tracks including Will I?, Reason and Try, cementing Ian Van Dahl’s place in dance music history and creating a catalogue of anthems that still fill dancefloors today.
On Saturday 3 October, we’re bringing that nostalgia back to life.
Ian Van Dahl will be making his Isle of Wight debut, with a very special appearance at Strings, giving you the opportunity to experience the music of one of the era’s most iconic dance names in an incredibly intimate setting.
300 people. One intimate dancefloor. A generation of memories.
Saturday 3 October 2026 — Strings, Newport, Isle of Wight.��8pm - 12:30
Tickets are expected to be in high demand and, with capacity strictly limited, once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Secure yours early and get ready to relive the soundtrack to some of the best nights of your life.
This event is 18+ only and ID may be required.
🎟️ FIRST RELEASE EARLYBIRD Tickets: £20
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Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight, Family Information Zone, Newport, PO30 1JZ, United Kingdom
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