{{Short description|Dance festival in Singapore}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox music festival | name = ZoukOut | image = File:ZoukOut.jpg | caption = | location = Singapore | years_active = 2001-present | founders = | dates = | genre = Electronic dance music | attendance = | capacity = | website = }} '''ZoukOut''' is an annual dance music festival held in Singapore since 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-03-10 |title=YourSingapore.com - ZoukOut |url=http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/whats-on/festivals-and-events/zoukout.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310071532/http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/whats-on/festivals-and-events/zoukout.html |archive-date=10 March 2010 |access-date=2022-12-30}}</ref><ref>[http://www.zoukout.com/aboutcurrentZO.php?current=1 ZoukOut - About] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718160245/http://www.zoukout.com/aboutcurrentZO.php?current=1 |date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> One of Asia's biggest music dance festivals, it is organised by Zouk Singapore. DJs that have performed at ZoukOut include Paul Van Dyk, 2ManyDJS, Masters at Work, Gilles Peterson, Richie Hawtin, Sven Väth, Peter Kruder, James Lavelle, Armin Van Buuren and Stereo MC's.
==History== In 2001, Zouk started an all-night dance music festival, ZoukOut.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=23 October 2000 |title=Zouk-topia! Tequila Sunrise ... with a twist |pages=L1, L6, L7 |work=The Straits Times}}</ref> The dance festival was held at Siloso Beach at Sentosa, Singapore.<ref name=":02" />
ZoukOut 2010 celebrated 10 years of the festival in December 2010. It was held on Saturday, 11 December at Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island from 8pm-8am. The three headline acts performed at ZoukOut 2010 were multi-platinum selling artiste David Guetta, world-renowned trance DJ Tiësto and Grammy award-winning DJ Jazzy Jeff. The 10th anniversary saw a record attendance of 28,000 party-goers. As a result of such high demand from people wanting to attend and its growth in popularity, ZoukOut set out to hold the event from 2012 on a two-day basis (Friday & Saturday).<ref>{{cite news|title=ZoukOut Gets Thumbs Up|url=http://www.herworldplus.com/lifestyle/stuff-do/zoukout-gets-thumbs|publisher=HerWorldPlus|date=13 December 2012|archive-date=23 December 2017|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220043/http://www.herworldplus.com/lifestyle/stuff-do/zoukout-gets-thumbs|url-status=dead}}</ref>
ZoukOut has since held the festival for two-days at Siloso Beach, Sentosa over the past few years. The 17th edition of Zoukout took place on 8–9 December 2017 at Siloso Beach and featured a gamut of acts, including Hip-Hop, Techno, House, Commercial EDM, Trance and more.<ref>{{cite news|title=ZoukOut 2017's Impressive Lineup is Full of EDM, Dance, and Hip Hop|url=http://www.nylon.com.sg/2017/10/zoukout-2017s-impressive-lineup-is-full-of-edm-dance-and-hip-hop.html|publisher=NYLON|date=31 October 2017|archive-date=24 December 2017|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224042251/http://www.nylon.com.sg/2017/10/zoukout-2017s-impressive-lineup-is-full-of-edm-dance-and-hip-hop.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2019, ZoukOut announced they will not be holding the festival.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sofia |first=Izza |title=An unforgettable ZoukOut 2022: Mini fires, sinking tents, heavy rain, and thumping beats |url=https://www.timeout.com/singapore/news/an-unforgettable-zoukout-2022-mini-fires-sinking-tents-heavy-rain-and-thumping-beats-120622 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=Time Out Singapore |language=en-GB}}</ref> From 2020 to 2021, ZoukOut was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=ZoukOut 2022 is finally here: Here’s the full lineup for the 2-day dance music festival |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/zoukout-2022-singapore-full-lineup-tiesto-armin-zedd-wukong-sentosa-siloso-beach-342191 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, ZoukOut was held on 3 and 4 December.<ref name=":1" /> Due to the earlier heavy rain, a VIP area was sunk in and the police went to assist in evacuating the people.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Woman arrested for using criminal force against police officers after splashing incident at ZoukOut |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/woman-allegedly-splashes-alcohol-police-zoukout-spf-3162361 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> During the evacuation, police officers were reportedly splashed with an "unknown liquid believed to be alcohol".<ref name=":2" /> A 32-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly "using criminal force to deter public servants from discharge of their duties".<ref name=":2" />
On 1 July, Zoukout released a promotional campaign indicating Zoukout 2023 will be held again at the usual spot of Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island. Headliners include Alesso and FISHER. 2023 ZoukOut : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o19zHKjqBJs Martin Garrix] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2tfttv-PK4 Alesso] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyYb1ZoiJc FISHER] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cftgy_GHM5U ILLENIUM]
== Accolades == ZoukOut has also won the Singapore Tourism Board’s “Best Leisure Event Experience” award thrice, between 2005 and 2020.
==See also== {{Commons category}} *List of electronic music festivals
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Category:Electronic music festivals in Singapore Category:Music festivals established in 2000