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Drum and Bass on the Bike (Image credit: Hamish Belding/Twitter)Cyclists take over Bristol for "mind-blowing" Drum & Bass on the Bike ride
"Mind-blowing"... "massive"... "crazy"... "immense"... just a few of the reviews of Dom Whiting's return to Bristol for the latest of his Drum & Bass on the Bike rides, attracting a crowd of hundreds, estimated to be as many as a thousand by some.
Huge crowds gathered for the start in Lloyds Amphitheatre, a mass of pedalling people that swelled as the rave headed to Brandon Hill, creating an iconic image on Park Street, continuing through the city, all the while Whiting live streamed the incredible scenes on Facebook.
Among the crowd was former Bristol mayor George Ferguson who said it was great to see the city "opening streets to people", and Hamish Belding who took the incredible photo on Park Street, sharing it on Twitter...
MASSIVE!! Mind blowing seeing @domwhiting Drum And Bass On The Bike swarming down Park Road in #Bristol!! Definitely my biggest ride lead out to date!! 🚲🎶🐶🤘🏻🤩 #YesYesYes pic.twitter.com/buSS75ae46
— Hamish Belding (@BikeWalkScoot) April 2, 2023
Another attendee said it was "fantastic to see so many people out on their bikes, and even a lot of people walking alongside, too".
That was CRAZY thanks again and see you in Cardiff pic.twitter.com/ymC8unF1Sn
— Analogue Andy (@AnalogueAndy) April 3, 2023
Seeing the crowds, another local guessed there "must be over a thousand on the start".
@TheBristolCable @BristolCycling .. this view from the bridge another good one 👌 We FILLED THE STREETS #drumandbass #drumandbassonabike #DnBBristol pic.twitter.com/rlPGCcqkH0
— Analogue Andy (@AnalogueAndy) April 3, 2023
The rave was Whiting's first UK date in 2023, having hosted a ride in Belgium in February, his third in Bristol since begining the Drum & Bass on the Bike series two years ago.
The first video in the city has been viewed more than one million times on YouTube, the second getting just under half a million views too.
Sheffield, Manchester, Berlin, Barcelona, Bournemouth and Birmingham are just some of the cities Whiting has attracted huge crowds to in the last year for his series that may well be coming to a city centre near you soon...
Dan is the road.cc news editor and joined in 2020 having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for The Non-League Paper. Dan has been at road.cc for four years and mainly writes news and tech articles as well as the occasional feature. He has hopefully kept you entertained on the live blog too.
Never fast enough to take things on the bike too seriously, when he's not working you'll find him exploring the south of England by two wheels at a leisurely weekend pace, or enjoying his favourite Scottish roads when visiting family. Sometimes he'll even load up the bags and ride up the whole way, he's a bit strange like that.
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Among the crowd was former Bristol mayor George Ferguson who said it was great to see the city "opening streets to people"
A very good way to put it.
Now that's a flash mob!
More of thise please. Everywhere! Congratulations to the people of Bristol. Cycling and music.
I can't think of a better way to bring everyone together. 👏
My two favourite things combined. Nothing better when out for a long stretch. 👏
Those Park St photos are amazing