Hannah Laing’s Debut Doof Festival in Dundee Sells Out Quickly, Featuring Major Dance Music Acts

Hannah Laing, a BBC DJ and producer, is hosting her debut festival, Doof in the Park, in her hometown of Dundee this weekend. The one-day event at Camperdown Park sold out all 15,000 tickets within a week, even before any artists were announced, underscoring Laing’s rising star power. Originally starting her DJ career as a teenager in local bars, Laing’s career took off after her viral remix of the 2000s pop hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ and her 2023 top 10 hit ‘Good Love’. Now a headliner at major festivals like Glastonbury and Ibiza, she is organizing this sold-out festival as a full circle moment. Doof in the Park features three stages, with a main stage headlined by trance legend Armin van Buuren. Local Dundee talent also gets a spotlight, with a third stage called ‘The Highlander’ dedicated to Scottish DJs who shaped her early career. The festival’s success is a personal milestone for Laing, who views it as a way to support the local economy and bring something new to her city. She hopes to make Doof in the Park a yearly event and is proud to have kept as much of the festival local as possible.