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‘Wave2Rave: Euphoric Island’ with Paul Oakenfold and Factor B
5th August
We promised you BIG to celebrate Cowes Week 200…and this is just off the scale!
Cowes has never seen anything quite on this level as we host a dance music event like no other that has gone before.
We bring you ‘Wave2Rave:Euphoric Island’…headlined by the legendary international DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold, stopping off on his 2026 world tour for Cowes Week 200!
With over 10 million record sales, Paul is one of the most successful electronic music artists of all time and joining him on the Musto Cowes Week 200 Stage will be a rising global star of the trance music scene Factor B, jetting in from Amsterdam to be with us especially for this incredible party night. It’s huge…perhaps one of the biggest nights of electronic music the Isle of Wight, let alone Cowes Week has ever seen!
Two global DJ superstars…One euphoric night guaranteed
D0…Not….Miss…It!
It’s the hottest ticket in town this summer if you love euphoric electronic music and you want to rave along to the best of the best.
There are few other DJ’s that can boast such a glittering career as Paul Oakenfold…and now he’s agreed to play for us at Cowes Week 200! He’ll be bringing an anthemic set of classic trance and dance music with some of his iconic remixes and productions, with an energy that few other DJ’s can match. Dance and trance music fans are in for a belter.
Hailed widely as the “Godfather of Electronic Music”, Paul is one of the true pioneers of global dance music. He’s a Grammy-nominated record producer, remixer and globe-trotting international DJ who has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists. He helped bring trance and electronic music into the mainstream during the 1990’s with legendary sets at Cream in Liverpool, Amnesia in Ibiza, Glastonbury and festivals worldwide. With iconic mixes like Global Underground: New York and productions that shaped the sound of modern trance, Oakenfold’s influence truly spans the decades.
Paul has produced for a glittering array of stars including Madonna, Happy Mondays, Cher, Brittany Murphy, Grace, Snoop Dog and Ceelo Green.
He’s remixed chart topping hits from Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones , U2 , Justin Timberlake , Beyoncé, Madonna ,Drake, Bruno Mars & Rihanna
His iconic record label Perfecto is one of the biggest in the EDM world and his Planet Perfecto Global Radio Show streams weekly with 15 Million listens.
From Hollywood film scores to stadium-sized festival stages, his sets blend classics, cutting-edge tracks, and unforgettable energy. Cowes is proud to welcome a true dance music legend for a night of timeless trance.
And as if Paul Oakenfold wasn’t enough for one epic night of music, we’ve got Factor B dropping in from from his European Dance Festival tour to get you ravers on your feet.
Factor B is one of trance music’s rising stars. Known for his soaring melodies, euphoric builds, and unforgettable live sets, the Australian DJ and producer has become a global favourite through releases on labels like Armada Music and performances at iconic festivals including Luminosity, Transmission, and Dreamstate.
With tracks that blend uplifting energy and deep emotion, Factor B delivers a journey rather than just a set—guaranteed to create hands-in-the-air moments and memories that last long after the final drop. Wave2Rave is proud to welcome Factor B to the party for a set of pure trance music magic.
Plus ahead of main proceedings well be getting things warmed up with some of our best local DJ talent, with sets from DJ Omar and Ian Hobbs with gates opening at 6pm. A closing set from Jamroki to cool things down a little after our headliners will be from 11pm-12am with last orders at the various bars at 12am.
And if you want to stay on to party in to the early hours, join us afterwards inside Northwood House for the Mermaid Gin After party and Cocktail Club with DJ’s Cous & Lavell playing back to back classic house on the decks until 1.30am..the only late night club venue in town. Mermaid Afterparty tickets are only £6 as bolt-on but include a free Mermaid Spirit & Mixer or any draught pint if you enter before 12am.
The Wave2Rave event is a fully licenced ticketed event with all event bars on the lawn open from 6pm for the duration of the evening. Great food on site will be provided by our guest caterers for the week, so you can eat and drink all evening if required.
This is an outdoor concert, with only limited garden furniture seating available on a first come first served basis situated on the peripheries of the main standing area. However sitting down will be the last thing on your mind at this event…its all about the dancing!
The all-weather Lawn Bar Mermaid Lounge Marquee with a mix of lounge seating (sofas/tub chairs) is available to book to enhance your experience, with exclusive access to it’s own event bar. Seating packages are available in groups/multiples of 4 or 8 people only with welcome drinks included. Direct stage viewing is limited from the marquee while seated, but a reserved viewing area (standing) is available exclusively for VIP guests. Admission to the Mermaid Gin After Party is also included, with a complimentary Mermaid Spirit & mixer on arrival after 11pm.
Tickets are exclusively available from our ticketing and marketing partner The Price is Wight in advance of the event.
Ticket prices (excluding online booking fees):
Super Limited Early Release Ticket : £19.50 per person
Bolt on ticket -Mermaid Gin After-Party with DJ’s Cous & Lavell: £6 (including free Mermaid Spirit & Mixer, 11pm-1.30am)
Second Release Tickets: £22.50 per person
Final Release Ticket: £26.50 per person
Field Car Parking: evening and overnight : £5 per car (5.30pm Wed to 10am Thur)
Make a night of it…gather your party people and go VIP!
4 person VIP Mermaid Lounge ticket (lounge seating & 2 drink options*): £295.00 + booking fee
8 person VIP Mermaid Lounge ticket (lounge seating & 4 drink options*): £549.00 + booking fee
*Drink options- for mix and match (group to collect from the VIP Club Bar as required):
• Bottle of premium Prosecco (75cl)
• Bottle of Lawn Bar House wine up to RRP £25 (75cl)
• Pitcher of Pimm’s & Lemonade (3 pint standard pitcher)
• Pitcher of Sax on the Beach Cocktail (3 pint standard pitcher)
• Pitcher of Mermaid Dark & Stormy Rum Cocktail (3 pint standard pitcher)
• Pitcher of Mermaid Pink Gin & Tonic with strawberries and fresh mint (3 pint standard pitcher)
• Pitcher of Premium Draught Lager or IPA (4 pint XL pitcher)
• Upgrade to a Bottle of Bolney Classic Cuvee/Rose English Sparkling wine (our champagne equivilent) will count as 2 drink options.
(All individual drink options RRP £24- £26. Bolney Classic Cuvee upgrade RRP £59)
VIP tables include welcome snacks on arrival (Rustic crisps & nibbles).
All weather lounge seating and priority marquee bar access included (eqv. of £35/person)
Free overnight parking on the event field between 5.30pm and 9.30am the next day included for lead VIP ticket holder.
Free admission to the Mermaid Gin After Party with complimentary Mermaid Spirit & Mixer between 11pm and 12am.
Event timings:
5pm: Ward Avenue Field car park open (£5 for evening and overnight parking if required until 10am).
5.30pm: Gates open- please enter via the Northwood House Rotunda main entrance. Bars and Food outlets open
5.30pm-6.30pm: Ian Hobbs- warm up welcome set
6.30pm-7.30pm: DJ OMAR
7.30pm-9pm: FACTOR B
9pm-11pm: Headline set PAUL OAKENFOLD
11pm-12am: Jamroki-warm down socialising set (lawn bars last orders 12am)
11pm-1.30am: The Mermaid Gin After Party & Secret Cocktail Club with DJ’s Cous & Lavell (limited capacity/guest list only)
1.30am Home time- please leave quietly, thank you.
Other information:
• This is a ticketed event. The Lawn Bar will be open as normal on Wednesday 5th August prior to the event between 12pm and 5pm (last orders 4.40pm for afternoon drinkers).
• Please bring a printed copy of your Price is Wight email confirmation with you (or a digital copy) as your ticket. You’ll need to present it at the Box Office with your name and be checked off against the database of ticket purchasers to gain admission. Please bring a photo driving licence or bank card to prove name/ identity if requested.
• Ticket purchasers are welcome to join us at the Lawn Bar for pre-drinks during the afternoon, but due to our requirements to reset the venue before the concert, leaving by 5pm and re-entering after 5.30pm will be required, sorry.
• Sorry no camping chairs or blankets are permitted for this concert due to space limitations, so please don’t bring them. There will be some garden seating to the lawn peripheries and areas where concert goers can sit on the grass, if they want to but not in front of the stage. The marquee package does contain a seating.
• Over 18’s only. A challenge 25 policy is in place for entry and alcohol purchases. Please bring a photo driving licence or passport to prove your age if requested.
• No food or drink can be brought on to the licenced premises for this event, sorry.
• Standard event security protocols apply. Bag and pocket searches by qualified SIA personnel should be expected upon entry where any permitted items will be removed from customers including food, drinks and illicit items which can be collected at the box office upon exit.
• The event has a zero tolerance drugs policy. Any drug related issues will become a police matter.
• Tickets are not refundable after purchase, although purchasers are welcome to find new owners if they are unable to attend for any reason.
• In the unlikely event the event has to be cancelled in advance or during the event due circumstances beyond our control (failures by third party contractors and service providers, ferry or artist airline cancellations, bad weather, force majeure, H&S issues, emergencies and other third party interventions) all tickets will be fully refunded in line with the Price is Wight’s refund policy within 7 days of the cancellation being made and officially notified on this web page.
• Please come dressed appropriately for the weather conditions. The show will go on even in showery or rainy weather unless emergency protocols bring proceedings to a stop.
• Please leave the venue quietly at the end of the event to minimise disturbance to our neighbours.
The event is a fundraising event organised by Northwood House Charitable Trust Company Ltd, with all profits going to the charity’s ongoing restoration programme.
Cowes Week 200 Bicentenary Regatta
We are delighted to be a venue offering hospitality and entertainment during the special Cowes Week 200 Bicentenary Regatta. For more information about the regatta please click the Cowes Week logo below:
Musto- our 0fficial venue sponsor for Cowes Week 200
