Double Dipped — The Secret Garden

Catalogue note

Original Double Dipped fold-out programme for The Secret Garden at Bagleys, Kings Cross, on Bank Holiday Sunday 27 August 1995. The object documents a large four-arena London rave spanning hardcore, intelligent drum & bass, uplifting house, retro material and UK garage, with extensive performer listings, production specifications, ticket networks, merchandise and membership material. Its unusually detailed programme structure makes it a strong documentary record of the organisational scale and stylistic breadth of mid-1990s rave culture.

Advertised programme: Main Arena: DJ Sy, Slipmatt, Dougal, Vibes, Ramos, Grooverider, Hype, Vinyl Junkie; MCs Boogaloo, Melody, Whizzkid. The Workshop: DJ Rap, Hype, Pilgrim, Devious D, Cozzy D, Vinyl Junkie. The Black Room: Slipmatt, Fabio, Ellis Dee, Billy Bunter, Pilgrim, Top Buzz; PA Rozalla. The Bordello: Paul Gotel, Jon Marsh, Paul Myers, SWoT Team, Dean Savonne. Cheese Royale: Rob Perrie, Tony Price, Luke Brancaccio, Andy Burr, Jon O’Bir, Flemming.

Graphic-design significance: Elaborate mid-1990s rave visual language combining surreal alien landscape, UFOs, giant smiley, butterflies and dove imagery with dimensional display typography; the imagery continues across the folding panels.

Historical context: Bagleys became one of London’s major 1990s dance venues, and contemporary/specialist sources document Double Dipped as a regular promoter there. A specialist Double Dipped archive traces the organisation back to the team behind Ravescene and records its Bagleys activity; Generator’s August 1995 listings independently show Double Dipped operating at Bagleys on Fridays that month. This 27 August Bank Holiday programme captures the promoter at substantial scale: the physical object advertises four arenas and explicitly describes 33 DJs, five MCs and three PAs across ten hours.

Condition note: Original fold lines and associated crease wear are visible, with handling wear, corner/edge rubbing and minor surface marks. Printing remains strong and highly legible; the elaborate colour artwork survives well. No major section appears missing from the photographed object.

Through the flyers

Explore the club-culture timeline to follow advertised dates, places and billed performers across the held flyers.

Event details are drawn from the held object and the qualified catalogue research above. A printed bill establishes an advertised booking, not confirmation that a performer appeared.