Pete Tong's tour diary

Pete Tong’s DJ diary: San Francisco, 11/01/08

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This final post for Pete Tong’s North American tour and talent search finds him wrapping up his travels in San Francisco, California, with a ‘Gotham City’ themed night at Ruby Skye‎.

Read on for details on the night and his closing remarks, summing up the whole of his whirlwind tour’s adventures.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: Denver, 10/31/08

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Pete Tong begins his wrap up of his North American odyssey at Beta in Denver on Halloween night. 

Check out this, his second to last tour date, to see how it went down for him on an especially freak-filled night.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: Edmonton 10/30/08

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The last leg of Pete Tong’s North American tour finds him far north in Edmonton, Canada working what he says was one of the best shows on the tour so far.

Click through to find out what made Edmonton so special, and what the big tracks of the evening were.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: Las Vegas, 10/29/08

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Beginning the final leg of this North American tour and Tong Factor talent search, we find Pete Tong in Sin City having a bit of a reunion with friends Eric Prydz, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso.

Find out what Body English had in store for them that night, and get a peek into the tunes that smashed the ‘floor.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: L.A. 10/25/08

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Forever on the move, Pete Tong continues his journey across the States, this time arriving in L.A. on Saturday for Monster Massive.

In this diary entry we hear about Pete’s nearly epic misadventures (particularly with the L.A. fire marshall) and discover more of his top tunes, after the jump.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: New York, 10/24/08

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We’ve been following Pete Tong on his North American tour and talent search the Tong Factor, and here’s his latest diary entry from the Fillmore in New York.

Click through to find out all about his short but sweet NY goings on and what dancefloor monsters rocked the house on Friday night.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: Montreal, 10/23/08

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Pete Tong’s North American adventures continue, taking him to Tribe nightclub in Montreal.

Check out the next page of his tour diary and find out about his latest gadgets and what tunes destroyed the dancefloor Thursday night.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: Chicago, 10/22/08

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Pete Tong continues his Beatportal North American tour diary with coverage from his gig last night at Spy Bar in Chicago.

Read on to find out the details of last night’s event, including his DJ set-up, his big tunes of the night, and how his search for new talent continues.

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Pete Tong’s DJ diary: Toronto, 10/21/08

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Currently on tour in North America, Pete Tong has agreed to keep an exclusive, in-depth tour diary for us at Beatportal.

Reflecting on his gig in Toronto last night, Pete fills us in on all the happenings plus speaks about his big tracks of the night.

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Pete Tong’s ‘Tong Factor’ and Top 10 DJ chart

• Written by: Terry Church
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As Britain’s long serving ambassador to dance music, Pete Tong has helped the careers of countless DJs and artists by breaking them on his influential BBC Radio 1 show, the Essential Selection.

Now Pete Tong is taking his role as a tastemaker more seriously than ever - during his upcoming North American tour, the DJ will host his very own Simon Cowell-inspired talent search called the ‘Tong Factor’.

Over the course of his two week tour (October 21st - November 1st) Mr. Tong is asking aspiring North American producers to hand him demos on CDs or USB sticks at his club gigs.

“It’s a hands on talent search,” Pete Tong told Beatportal. “I always get given lots of music when I tour USA and Canada so I thought this time we would make it more official.”

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