Top five long-set DJs

Kenny Dope's doing it for four hours tomorrow and has been known, with Little Louis Vega, to go at it for longer. We're talking set lengths, of course. Here are clubland's leading purveyors of long sets.

1. Danny Tenaglia

The diminutive New Yorker is the granddaddy of long sets: during his 12-hour all-encompassing house sets, Tenaglia takes full control of the club's smoke machines (the inspiration behind X-Press 2's Smoke Machine) and lights.

2. Laurent Garnier

From moonlighting as a trainee chef in Manchester to becoming a resident at Hacienda in the late 1980s, Garnier (pictured) is now a world-revered techno DJ with a penchant for eight-hour sets. He plays The End this Saturday (10pm to 7am, £14 adv. Tel: 08700 600 100) to launch his Excess Luggage compilation before beginning a residency at the venue in February.

3. Richie Hawtin

Plastikman, aka Richie Hawtin, may have surprised fans with his new look (losing his glasses and gaining blond hair) revealed at The End back in April, but his desire for six-hour techno sets remains undimmed.

4. Mr Scruff

To describe Mr Scruff as eclectic doesn't do him justice. His seven-hour funk, soul, hip hop and Latin journeys are all the more remarkable for his refusal to stick to one genre.

5. Roger Sanchez

The S-Man returns to Turnmills for another of his popular Release Yourself parties featuring eight hours of soulful house. (Dec 20, £15 adv. Tel: 08700 600 100).