DAY TIME DISCO – TRANCE at The Point Sunderland

DAY TIME DISCO – TRANCE gives Sunderland’s club crowd a chance to get the big-room trance fix without waiting until midnight. The Point’s daytime format starts at 3pm on Saturday 19 September and is built around familiar anthems, big melodies and the long breakdowns that made trance one of dance music’s most communal genres.

The afternoon leans into the euphoric, big-room end of trance, drawing on the kind of sound associated with Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, ATB and Cosmic Gate. Melody and lift sit at the centre of it, so the focus is on recognisable records and big shared moments rather than a deep-cut specialist set.

A daytime trance session at The Point

The key difference here is the timing. The Point lists the event from 3pm to 8pm, so it works more like a day party than a conventional late-night club event. That earlier finish changes the pace of the day too, with plenty of time to make a proper afternoon of it without writing off the following morning.

For anyone who grew up on late-90s and 2000s trance, the draw is easy to understand. Those long builds, vocal hooks and sudden lifts work best when a room is waiting for the same moment, and this event is clearly aimed at that side of the genre rather than a more underground club set.

Tickets and timings

The advertised start is 3pm on Saturday 19 September. This is a ticketed event, so it is worth checking availability before travelling rather than treating it like one of The Point’s free Live Lounge sessions. The venue is in Sunderland city centre, within easy reach of Sunderland Station and Park Lane.

Check The Point’s official music listing for the latest ticket and timing information. More Sunderland dates are listed on SoundBite North East’s The Point Sunderland page, with further regional shows in the Upcoming Gigs guide.