The idea for a dance music festival in daylight was a revolutionary concept in the early nineties and it took the organizers several years before they made it a reality.

The back field in which HQ resided was not used; instead a large tent towards the entrance was specially erected for the harder side of dance.

[2] To complicate matters further, a rainstorm erupted and drenched stranded party goers on their way home resulting in several cases of hypothermia.

[3] Many famous and less famous DJs have played music at Dance Valley over time, with big names such as Carl Cox, Derrick May, Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten and Yoji Biomehanika all having made appearances.

In 2006, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Marco V, Hardwell and Simon Patterson (part of the duo Dogzilla) were the main draws.