TICKETS are being snapped up for DJ Duke Dumont's visit to Horwich in February.

The music producer — best known for chart number ones Need U (100%) and I Got U — will perform to 3,000 dance music fans at the Premier Suite, Macron Stadium, on Saturday, February 7.

Organised by Exploit Events, the 32-year-old will headline the night of music which will also feature Radio 1 DJ Danny Howard.

Damian Chadwick, venue controller at Bolton Whites Hotel, said: “We are thrilled to welcome the UK number one selling artist Duke Dumont to the hotel and feel that it really adds to the varied calendar of events that we are proud to offer.

"He will perform in front of 3,000 people in our impressive Premier Suite and we look forward to welcoming music fans from the local area and further afield.

“It has been a great year for the hotel and we are continuing to offer such a varied mix of events for everyone.”

Duke Dumont — real name Adam George Dyment who also heads up the record label Blasé Boys Club — released two EPs on Tiga's Turbo Recordings in 2012.

They were played by Annie Mac and Fearne Cotton on BBC Radio 1, as well as Trevor Nelson on BBC Radio 1Xtra, before the release of 2013 smash hit Need U (100%) which was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards earlier this year.

He has remixed a number of songs, including several which have charted in the UK, and his third single, Won't Look Back, reached number two in August.

Support for the evening will be fromDanny Howard, who was discovered through a talent search, winning the chance to open the legendary Radio 1 Ibiza Weekend in 2011.

He currently hosts his own show on the station — Dance Anthems with Danny Howard — which broadcasts every Saturday from 4pm to 7pm.

Early bird, first release and VIP early bird tickets for Exploit Events Presents Duke Dumont and Danny Howard on website Skiddle have sold out.

Second release tickets, costing £25, and VIP first release tickets, costing £35, are still available but selling fast.

Visit skiddle.com.

??