• French producer Mr Oizo scores a massive hit with the help of a Levis advert and a yellow puppet called Flat Eric.

• 1999 is a golden year for Trance with tracks like "Carte Blanche" by Verracocha, ATB's "9pm" and "Xpander" by Sasha.

• Ultra Music Festival holds it's first event in Miami.

• Ferry Corsten collabs with Tiesto on their Gouryella project.

• Drum & Bass legend Kemistry dies.

• Legendary clubbing movie Human Traffic is released, launching the careers of John Simm and Danny Dyer.

• Paul Oakenfold leaves his Cream tesidency.

• Fabric London opens it's doors for the first time

• Galaxy 105-106 launches across the North East.

• Ministry of Sound Recordings expands down under - establishing Ministry of Sound Australia

• London's Kiss 100 is rebranded with a new logo and focuses on more mainstream pop.

• Superclub Home opens its doors in London’s Leicester Square and Homelands festival launches in the UK and Ireland.

• Gatecrasher buys it's 2nd club in Sheffield - the former Music Factory, which after a huge refurb becomes Bed.

• As the millennium comes to a close, some of the UK's biggest clubs hold once-in-a-lifetime New Year's Eve events including Cream's huge party at the Pierhead in Liverpool and the 25,000 strong Don Valley Stadium for Gatecrasher.

• Dutch label Spinnin' Records is formed by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf.

Notable Albums
 

• Moby - Play [V2]

• Basement Jaxx – Remedy [Astralwerks, 1999)

• Euphoria - Mixed by PF Project [Telstar TV]

• Eminem - The Slim Shady LP [Interscope Records]

• Richie Hawtin - Decks EFX & 909 [M_nus]