Six artists to see at Glastonbury's Block9

Block9: Glastonbury's raving paradise for those who have a taste for things out of the ordinary. How many festivals do you go to and get to party in the open air beneath a 50 foot tall building, Genosys, reminiscent of a world thousands of years in the future?

Then there's Meat Rack, not the type of butchers you'd buy your roast dinner from, but one with burly blokes straddling metal poles wearing nothing but aprons and pigs heads.

Next door is the legendary NYC Downlow where, if you're (un)lucky, drag queens will pull you up on stage and get you to join their dancing gang. We caught Dungeon Meat laying down some devilish house in there last night, with Bicep and Prosumer back-to-back Honey Soundsystem taking control of Genosys.

There's plenty more to see over the weekend so we've picked out six artists we definitely reckon are worth checking.

Anyone that's seen Marea Stamper play will know she's no amateur on the decks. Far from it. A driving force of Chicago's club scene, she might play glorious house music and cosmic disco, but previous slots at Berlin's Berghain are testament that she's fully capable of damaging the dancefloor with some bulky techno. Playing the second from last set in NYC Downlow, she'll no doubt send the place absolutely wild.

We don't even have to go into too much detail about what to expect from the German DJ. Just watch back his set in the Lab LDN and you'll be made fully aware that he treats his admiring crowd to the sweetest of jams. That, combined with the cabaret-type glitz of the NYC Downlow, means you'll be smiling as much as he does by the time he's finished.

It's no secret that we're fans of Bristol producer Hodge. He's banged out some killer releases since 2011, meshing together elements of grime, techno and forceful house. You never quite know what to expect from a Hodge DJ set in terms of genre, but what's sure is that it'll be powerful and you'll likely be screwing your face throughout.

A Glastonbury favourite, Mr G is one of the most enigmatic live performers around. He twists, turns, jumps and thrusts with every pounding kick and flick of his wrist and coupled with the fact he's going to be rolling out his venomous house and techno at Genosys, the biggest spectacle in the Block9 area, this is a surefire way to get your blood pumping.

Roger Sanchez is a house daddy, he's been showing us his arsenal of bangers for years and while he's gone down a decidedly-darker route with his S-Man alias, he heads to NYC Downlow for a journey back to his roots. The groove commander will be playing a rare 90s classics set to commemorate the tragic events that took place in Orlando recently. This is your must-see set of Friday night.

When we saw Honey Dijon last year in the NYC Downlow, we fell in love with her and the good-times party spot simultaneously. Everything was right, the house was soulful and bumping, the crowd was welcoming and united and the fabulous performers on stage strutting their stuff were making all the boys and girls blush. We're hoping for more of the debauched same again tonight.

[Black Madonna image: Bill Whitmire]