Held on the last weekend of July each year, GlobalGathering in the UK established itself as a major UK dance festival since it began in 2001. It was held at
Long Marston Airfield near
Stratford-upon-Avon. It provided entertainment from a range of electronic genres, and includes live acts,
drum and bass,
house,
trance and
dubstep. The festival grew to play host to over one hundred acts on sixteen stages, and twice won the award for Best UK Festival in the
DJ Magazine awards, including 2010. On 18 March 2006, Global Gathering travelled to
Miami, Florida. The festival included acts such as
Nine Inch Nails,
Coheed and Cambria,
Avenged Sevenfold,
Deep Dish,
Adam Freeland,
Sasha,
John Digweed and others. In 2008, GlobalGathering shows included Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Australia, and Malaysia. In 2009, Poland, Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, South Korea and Australia played host. On 28 July 2012, during the Global Gathering 2012 event, paramedics were called to
Long Marston Airfield near
Stratford-upon-Avon after a 24-year-old man had been found unconscious in his tent. Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he died. It is the first death in the 12-year history of the annual festival. Global Gathering 2014 recorded the second death during the event's 14-year history. On 26 October 2014 the promoters of Global Gathering, Angel Festivals Limited, announced the festival will not take place in 2015. A statement on their website read: :"After 13 years of delivering one of the UK’s most successful
electronic dance music events, the promoters of the GlobalGathering UK festival have decided that the festival will take a break in 2015 in order for all elements of the show to be reviewed ensuring GG remains at the heart of the UK dance market. This will not affect any of the GG club shows in the UK or international GG events. Thanks to all of our loyal fans for your continued support, please check the website for further updates". ==List of Global Gatherings==