IT WILL feature some of the heaviest names in dance music.

Those who like their music with an electric pace can look forward to seeing mavericks Basement Jaxx join a host of stars when Soundclash returns next month.

Southampton’s dynamic duo Artful Dodger will be headlining the Garage Nation stage with fellow Sotonian maestro James Zabiela closing the set on the Warehouse stage.

Rising star Hannah Wants will be the climax of the evening on the Switch podium and veteran David Rodigan will be on the Ramjam.

With the event beginning at 2pm, revellers can look forward to Basement Jaxx – who broke onto the charts in 1999 with their record Remedy – with a DJ set on the Main Stage.

Other notable acts include Bondax, Shy FX and Goldie.

Thousands of people are set to head the Lower Hardmoor Sports Ground in Stoneham Lane to enjoy a day out on the field after a similar event in May saw a sell-out crowd.

Festival organiser, and owner of Southampton club Switch, Ryan Keary believes that the event will see a sell-out crowd.

He was in clubbing capital Marbella when Daily Echo online caught up with him.

The 29-year old from Mill Lane said he wanted to put on a festival that shows that the city has plenty to give.

“I think it’s a big thing for Southampton to have this calibre of acts all in one field. There’s going to be garage and house music, drum and bass, we’re bringing together crowds that will to various venues in Southampton into one field.

“I think that the atmosphere is something that we would want to bottle and recreate in Switch.”

Ryan said the over-18s only festival would be accessible to anyone who likes their dance music.

“It’s not necessarily a bass and beats dance orientated festival, it’s very accessible music that you’ve heard in the charts. But we’ve also booked act that you might not have heard before, we hope to be introducing people to new artists.”

Placed at the end of the festival season, on Saturday, September 26, Ryan said it will be ripe for core dance fans following exam results and before the start of the new academic year.

“We’re expecting a huge surge in tickets from when the A level results are given out on Thursday. We think it will be sold out by the weekend. We’ve sold 7,500 tickets already and we’ve got a 10,000 capacity,” he said.

He added that he expects the festival to be repeated next year, before this one even begins.