THOUSANDS of dance music descended on a Southampton city centre park to see some of the world's top DJs takes to the decks.

Daily Echo:

Top names including Radio One favourite Pete Tong and British DJ and producer Patrick Topping performed to their fans at the first-ever Docklands Festival.

The event, expected to be attended by 10,000 music fans, took place at Hoglands Park on Saturday.

Daily Echo:

Among the top names performing were two high-profile DJs both originally from Southampton.

DJs Alan Fitzpatrick and Ronnie Spiteri, who began his music career at the now-closed Junk, both took to the decks in front of thousands of their home fans.

Daily Echo:

The event was organised by Dirty Box Promotions and was linked with Above Bar Street nightclub Switch.