As mentioned previously, Oakenfold is no stranger to Beirut. In 2003 he transformed the Virgin Megastore into a hopping club. Beirut left quite an impression on the superstar DJ; in his Celebrity Art Collection of photographs, Paul included pictures he took while in Beirut.

Paul was born and raised in London, England and began mixing at the age of 16 with friend Trevor Fung playing soul and rare-groove at a basement bar in Covent Garden. His musical roots expanded while living in West Harlem, New York in the 80's.

In the late 80s Paul spent most summers in the Balearic island of Ibiza - a hippie-inspired community with an over-indulgent club scene. Paul and a few fellow DJ's after spending holidays in Ibiza, returned to England with a new Balearic sound that kicked off the now prominent dance scene.

His big break however came with his remix of U2's "Even Better Than The Real Thing". U2 repaid Oakenfold by inviting him to act as the opening DJ on their Zooropa world tour. After this Paul held DJ residencies at Cream in Liverpool and Ministry of Sound in London. Paul's reputation for playing great sets to large crowds made him the obvious choice to be the first DJ to play on the main stage at Glastonbury.

Paul still continues to be one of the world's leading re-mixers. Recent projects include remixing for the second time U2's "Beautiful Day" whilst still working with the world’s top recording artists including, Madonna's (Hollywood), Justin Timberlake (Rock your Body) and the one and only Elvis (Rubber Neckin) in addition to working on tracks by Michael Jackson Jennifer Lopez, Natasha Bedingfield's 'If Your Gonna' and The Doors.

Paul is currently in the studio recording his second solo album in addition to his relentless gigs and production projects.

More and more top tier electronic music artists are performing in Beirut, including Paul Van Dyk, Deep Dish and the Prodigy.

Thank you AB for the flyer!