Responsible for tonight’s gig were five crews: Roxanne Parlour, The Operatives, TOO MUCH, Heavy Innit, and Voltage. They should be recognised for the truly gigantic, building-shaking party they created together, with a line-up to die for. Hailing from the UK were Chase & Status and Sub Focus, from the US dubstep heavyweight 16 Bit, and from Belgium on Hospital Records, melodic producer Netsky.

Netsky’s set was awesome but incredibly sweaty. Roxanne was probably at its most packed of the night, and it was almost impossible to move through the thick crowd, but everyone somehow managed to anyway just to move closer to the front. His set was less liquid-y than I expected, but well mixed, featuring an excellent mix of quality tracks and he also read the crowd well, making for the best set of the night. MC Lowqui kept the crowd pushing forward, with standout tunes being Iron Heart and Tomorrow’s Another Day.

It was so crowded, that the floor was literally bouncing up and down a good 15-centimetres with every jump of the crowd, as evidenced by the vertical swaying of the projected visual screen. I thought a tall punter dancing next to me was sweating on me until I realised the room was so humid the ceiling was raining down on the sweltering crowd. Perhaps this was Roxanne’s way of cooling down the room, by drizzling on the crowd. The rigs were very loud in both main rooms, making up for what they lacked in crispness with lots of bass.

Chase & Status started their DJ set next, which was slower and more bassy, with a mix of dubstep and drum & bass. They played quite a poppy selection, standout tunes including End Credits VIP and their Pieces their track with Plan B. MC Rage was presenting on stage, though I felt his style could have better complimented the set, as it seemed a little over-riding.

Meanwhile in the dubstep room, there was a massive triple stack of sub-woofers on either side of the bare bones stage (a flat topped suspended metal girder). 16 Bit were blasting dirty rhythmic bass; raw and very wobbly. MC Lowqui was glowing onstage under black lights, urging the crowd to “bounce, bounce, bounce” in time to the bass. The room was less crowded, and the floor seemed solid, but it was still very hot here. Green patterns chased each other over the impressive wall length LED light display along the side of the room.

I had a peek in the chill room on the way to the toilets, and caught Lady Benton playing slow dubby electro, and later Gengis Khan mixing slow, hollow beats in the cool and couch-filled room. Meanwhile in the back dubstep room Kodiak Ki was playing slow and melodic breaks, perhaps slightly out of key. The set was relaxed and interesting, and finished up the room nicely.

The D&B dancefloor was becoming slightly less packed, the dangers of flying elbows now replaced with sharp glass shards scattered across the floor. Sub Focus took over, and mixed a somewhat edgier and driving drum and bassy set, interspersed occasionally with samples of Swedish House Mafia. Their selection was more full on and dirtier, but with many signature tunes – like their remix of Rusko’s Hold On and Borrowed Time VIP along with TC – they drove the dancefloor wild. MC ID was all over the stage. As the clock ticked towards five, the tunes became slowly a little funkier and faster.

This was a truly a massive night, and definitely a great success for everyone involved: our wonderful crews, the DJs who, literally, rocked Roxanne, and the soaked, bouncing crowds.