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Recordings from Greg Wilson's Glastonbury appearances 2011-2015.

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Glastonbury 2011-2015

Live Greg Wilson DJ mixes - in chronological order, the most recently uploaded first.

Live DJ Mixes

2nd recording from Glastonbury 2013 - from Block 9 Genosys on 28.06.13.

Read the accompanying blog post, 'Glastonbury - The Greatest Show On Earth' here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/07/glastonbury-the-greatest-show-on-earth/ 

Check out my label's music at: https://superweirdsubstance.bandcamp.com

GLASTONBURY BLOCK 9 GENOSYS 28.06.13 (greg wilson live mix)

Recording from the main stage at the Garden Festival in Tisno, Croatia on 05.07.13.

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GARDEN FESTIVAL MAIN STAGE TISNO CROATIA 05.07.13 (greg wilson live mix)

Rob Mello And Luke Solomon @ NYC Downlow, Glastonbury 2013 FINAL

Live mix from Shoom Summer Of Love 25th Anniversary at West Exit in Hastings 23.08.13

Accompanying blog piece at http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/09/shoom-summer-of-love/

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SHOOM SUMMER OF LOVE @ WEST EXIT HASTINGS 23.08.13 (greg wilson live mix)

Lutan Fyah - Life Of  A King [2013]

Taken from upcoming album 'Feast / Beast' out September 16th (17th in North America).

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Full live recording from Festival No.6 in Portmeirion, North Wales, 14.09.13.

Accompanying blog post here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/09/festival-season-comes-to-a-close/

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FESTIVAL NO.6 PORTMEIRION 14.09.13 (greg wilson live mix)

OK, so this was the Friday night at the Block9 area, opposite the magnificent NYC Downlow, sandwiched between Julio Bashmore and Seth Troxler. Open air dancing, great weather, brilliant crowd and a superb set of people at Block9 to work with. As a DJ, these are the nights you live for. Fantastic.

Bill Brewster | Genosys, NYC Downlow 2013

Live recording from Giant at The Bussey Building in Peckham, London 04.10.13.

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GIANT @ THE BUSSEY BUILDING LONDON 04.10.13 (greg wilson live mix)

Live recording from We Love Amsterdam ADE Special @ Air, Amsterdam 19.10.13.

My blog post about the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) can be read here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/10/amsterdam-dance-event/

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WE LOVE AMSTERDAM ADE SPECIAL @ AIR AMSTERDAM 19.10.13 (greg wilson live mix)

SOUL FOOD – THE BROAD CHURCH OF NORTHERN SOUL
This podcast accompanies a blog piece ‘Northern Renaissance’, which simultaneously went online. Below is an excerpt; you can read the full piece here: 
https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/11/northern-renaissance/

As I hope this piece will illustrate, Northern Soul back in the 70’s was a much broader church than many might imagine. Whilst the stompers were central to the scene, especially when Wigan Casino was at its peak, not everything ran at breakneck pace as is often suggested, the movement encompassed a whole spectrum of styles and tempos. The scene was notoriously very snobbish about its music, dropping a previously loved record like a hot potato because it had subsequently achieved commercial success, although it was this fervent elitism that played a major part in its success and longevity. It’s also the reason why a track many might consider to be as Northern as they come, like Jackie Wilson’s ‘(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher’ (a Detroit artist doing an uptempo dance track with Funk Brothers backing) isn’t Northern Soul according to those at the cutting-edge of the scene, despite the fact it was a big favourite in the Soul clubs following its 1967 release. It’s sin was that it became a UK hit in 1969, just before the Northern scene got into its stride, so, along with a whole heap of Tamla Motown tunes that are Northern in everything bar their success in connecting with the masses, it was banished to the realm of pop. This is why another famous Jackie Wilson track, ‘I Get The Sweetest Feeling’, this time a 1968 recording, which, on the surface, given it’s much mellower vibe, is far less stereotypically Northern than ‘Higher And Higher’, is, in contrast, considered a bone fide Northern classic – the reason being that ‘I Get The Sweetest Feeling’ didn’t become a hit until 1972, having broken out of the Northern scene, then in full swing.

So, with the various aspects considered, I’ve put together an epic 3 hour 20 minute podcast selection of records that I hope will reflect Northern Soul in its wider context, from the nailed on classics to those with more nominal status. What can’t be disputed is that each and every track included has been played, at least somewhere at one point or another, under the Northern Soul banner. There are 70 tracks in all, with just 2 artists with more than 1 inclusion, the aforementioned Jackie Wilson and the great, but tragic songstress Linda Jones (3, if you count Frankie Valli, here both solo and with the Four Seasons). The idea to put this together grew out of a CD compilation I made for myself back in the 00’s to listen to whilst I was driving, which I called ‘Soul Food’, and the intention is for it to act as solid introduction for those wanting to hear what Northern Soul was all about, in all its diverse glory, whilst I’d like to think it will also evoke fond memories for those who were there at the time. The fact I wasn’t a part of the scene has hopefully allowed me to approach this selection in a more objective way than someone embroiled within it, who may not be able to resist the inclination to pack it with tracks nobody else, apart from other ultra-obsessives may know, or who might want to brush a few of the inclusions under the ‘you had to be there at the time’, carpet. Consider this, if you will, a beginners guide, of which I love all of the selections, each in its own way - just wonderful wonderful uplifting music.

Greg Wilson – November 2013

SOUL FOOD - THE BROAD CHURCH OF NORTHERN SOUL (greg wilson selection)

Recorded at the Stonebridge Tent at 2pm. First of 3 appearances at Glastonbury on 27.06.14.

PT 2 BEAT HOTEL – available here: https://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/glastonbury-trilogy-2014-pt-2-beat-hotel-270614-greg-wilson-live-mix

PT 3 GENOSYS – available here:  https://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/glastonbury-trilogy-2014-pt-3-genosys-270614-greg-wilson-live-mix

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GLASTONBURY TRILOGY 2014 PT 1 STONEBRIDGE 27.06.14 (greg wilson live mix)

Recorded at the Beat Hotel at 6pm. Second of 3 appearances at Glastonbury on 27.06.14.

PT 1 STONEBRIDGE – available here: https://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/glastonbury-trilogy-2014-pt-1-stonebridge-270614-greg-wilson-live-mix

PT 3 GENOSYS – available here:  https://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/glastonbury-trilogy-2014-pt-3-genosys-270614-greg-wilson-live-mix

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GLASTONBURY TRILOGY 2014 PT 2 BEAT HOTEL 27.06.14 (greg wilson live mix)

Recorded at Block 9 Genosys at 10pm. My third and final appearance at Glastonbury 2014 on 27.06.14.

PT 1 STONEBRIDGE – available here: https://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/glastonbury-trilogy-2014-pt-1-stonebridge-270614-greg-wilson-live-mix

PT 2 BEAT HOTEL – available here: https://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/glastonbury-trilogy-2014-pt-2-beat-hotel-270614-greg-wilson-live-mix

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GLASTONBURY TRILOGY 2014 PT 3 BLOCK 9 GENOSYS 27.06.14 (greg wilson live mix)

Live mix from Wow! stage at Glastonbury 24.06.11.

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GLASTONBURY WOW! 24.06.11 (greg wilson live mix)

Live mix from NYC Downlow at Glastonbury 24.06.11.

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GLASTONBURY BLOCK 9 NYC DOWNLOW 24.06.11 (greg wilson live mix)

Recording from Freddie's @ Pikes in Ibiza 07.10.24.

PIKES IBIZA 07.10.24 (greg wilson live mix)

Live recording from a special daytime event at The Social in London. 

I never normally record the audience in my mixes, but, for some strange reason, there seems to have been a mic active on my device picking up the crowd. My aversion to this is that, apart from the general ambience of the room, it also picks up people chatting in or around the booth, especially in a small compact space like we were in. I hope this isn’t distracting, but, weighing things up, it was such a good day, and its so long since I’ve uploaded a mix to SoundCloud, that I think it’s only right to share regardless.


AN AFTERNOON AT THE SOCIAL LONDON 01.03.25 (greg wilson live mix)

Greg Wilson took over on the Saturday night finale of last year’s Love Dancin’ @ We Out Here, spinning his signature disco and electro-funk sounds.

Greg Wilson at Love Dancin' [ Live from We Out Here 2024 ]

Freshly uploaded to SoundCloud, the recording from my recent appearance at Pikes, Ibiza on May 19th, when I was one of the secret DJs, along with Graeme Park, for their Monday night session at Freddie’s.

PIKES IBIZA 19.05.25 (greg wilson live mix)

Recorded at Stonebridge/Glastonbury on June 29th 2025.

GLASTONBURY STONEBRIDGE 29.06.25 (greg wilson live mix)

Recording from my first of 2 appearances at Glastonbury 2015, outdoor at Genosys in Block 9 on 27.06.15.

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GLASTONBURY BLOCK 9 GENOSYS 27.06.15 (greg wilson live mix)

Recording from my second Glastonbury 2015 appearance in the Beat Hotel 28.06.15.

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GLASTONBURY BEAT HOTEL 28.06.15 (greg wilson live mix)

OLD SCHOOL SET ... I LOVE THE 80'S MEGA MIX !!!

PLAY MY FUNKY 80'S

DANCE MY FUNKY 80'S MUSIC

Beirut - Elephant Gun

Live recording from the Stonebridge tent at Glastonbury Festival 2013.

Read the accompanying blog post, 'Glastonbury - The Greatest Show On Earth' here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/07/glastonbury-the-greatest-show-on-earth/

Check out my label's music at: https://superweirdsubstance.bandcamp.com

GLASTONBURY STONEBRIDGE 27.06.13 (greg wilson live mix)

Bookings: matt@thepool-london.com 
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DJ Dates: https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/upcoming-dj-dates/
Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester’s majorly influential Legend, having originally started out in his hometown, New Brighton. A pioneer of mixing in the UK, he became the first ‘dance music’ specialist hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester’s now legendary Haçienda club in 1983. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed ‘Electro-Funk’.

In 2003 he set up electrofunkroots, a website documenting this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture. After a two decade hiatus from the booth, he returned to DJing and soon welcomed bookings throughout Europe and, subsequently, worldwide.

Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV, putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester and showing a certain Norman Cook (later Fatboy Slim) how to scratch.

Nominated by DJ Magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named amongst their top twenty remixers of all-time, Greg’s remix credits include Grace Jones, The XX, Groove Armada, Bryan Ferry, Confidence Man, Gilberto Gil and Simian Mobile Disco, whilst he’s edited tracks by A Guy Called Gerald, Talking Heads, O.M.D., Electronic, Imagination and Missy Elliot.

In January 2009 Greg’s reputation was further enhanced when his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 received almost universal acclaim and was selected as one of 10 classics that spanned the show’s near 17 year history.

Greg’s Blog, ‘Being A DJ’, was launched in June 2010 for observations on various aspects of club culture now an online touchstone for an ever-increasing amount of dance enthusiasts and aficionados.

In August 2010 he co-curated areas at the inaugural Vintage Festival at Goodwood, which was named ‘Best New Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.

He has produced a series of documentary podcasts, Time Capsule, Random Influences and Early 80’s Floorfillers, as well as the long-running blog series, Living To Music.

Greg has given talks on music and DJ culture at a number events at venues The Tate Gallery in Liverpool and London's Southbank and Institute Of Contemporary Arts, whilst in 2013 he was invited onto a panel alongside legendary figures Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder @ ADE in Amsterdam. 

In 2014 he unveiled the multi-media label Super Weird Substance, focusing on recording and live events. In 2015, the label released 8 vinyl singles, brought together in the 2 CD comp, 'Greg Wilson Presents Super Weird Substance'. September 2015 saw a memorable Festival No.6 Happening in Portmeirion and Greg rounded off the year with the Liverpool-based celebration of the 40th anniversary of his first club date in 1975 as well as being presented with DJ Magazine's Industry Icon award.

Greg launched his Credit To The Edit club collective at 2016's Festival No.6 and since then has taken it to Liverpool, Berlin, Brixton, Bethnal Green and finally back to Portmeirion for Festival No.6 2017.

2017 saw his label host the epic 14 Hour Super Weird Happening at Liverpool's Florrie, following a mixtape collaboration with Alan Moore, who also appeared at the Happening, whilst it also saw the digital release of The Super Weird Society's 'Gone With The Vibe', released the following year on the first Substance Select 12" vinyl alongside 'The Ghosts Of Watling Street', 'The Best Is Yet To Come' and 'Summer Came My Way'. 2018 also saw the release of Vol.3 in Greg's long-running Credit To The Edit compilation series.

After a handful of further releases, the label was put into hibernation with the onset of covid. Diversifying, ‘Greg Wilson’s Discotheque Archives’ was issued during 2020 lockdown as a limited run paperback, with more books, both Wilson’s own projects and by other authors, now planned.