Wendy May

For as long as Wendy May can remember, life was never going to be straightforward. Music saved her from a life of boredom and poverty, firstly becoming the “punk buyer” for Virgin Records in Notting Hill Gate at a time when the Clash, Elvis Costello and the like were regular customers. She filled her life with gigs, and eventually in the early ’80s she joined the hillbilly punky ska band The Boothill Footappers. Wendy went on to start a club night at Kentish Town’s Town & Country Club on Friday nights called Wendy May’s Locomotion which regularly pulled in 2000 clubbers and is featured in Nick Hornby’s book 31 Songs as he was a regular and big fan.

Seen as a welcome alternative to some of the West End clubs at the time, there was no dress code and the music was soulful, wild and real. Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) did one of his first ever DJ sets warming up for Wendy when he was just the bass player with The Housemartins and Phill Jupitus first took to the decks at her club!

DJing for the past 28 years, including Glastonbury, Miner’s Strike benefit gigs, tours with various bands and comedians, she is still happiest dancing behind the decks spinning her favourite records from her collection!
Now living in North Devon, you can find Wendy May every month at Bideford’s Palladium club, with her Locomotion baby, The Boom Boom Room.

Wendy will be DJing on the Bowling Green Stage.