IT'S astonishing how quickly pop stars are forgotten once their moment of glory has passed.

Take Take That, for instance. Robbie Williams we all know about - but whatever became of Gary Barlow, Mark Whatsit and the one with the lisp and the dreadlocks?

To find out what happened to Howard Donald - for that was his name, in case you're struggling to remember - Somerley House, near Ringwood, is the place to be this summer.

Howard is just one of a host of Nineties stars being resurrected for the Somerley 02 dance event, which takes place in the grounds of the stately home on June 2.

For anyone too young to join in the current craze for all things Seventies and Eighties, the 12-hour event is a must.

Artists lined up to entertain the 10,000 music fans expected at the outdoor party include such seminal indie bands as the Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses, Elastica and the Inspiral Carpets.

The entertainment takes place across six arenas. Headlining an exclusive DJ set on the main open air stage will be brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll - better known to dance music fans as Orbital. Also on the main stage you can see the Stereo MC's, Bent DJ and Placebo's Brian Molko.

Arena 1 sees DMC and Bournemouth's Break Fluid night teaming up for a programme of hip-hop, featuring artists such as Scratch Perverts and Steel Devils, while, in Arena 2, scratch label Xtravaganza Records offer a mix of trance and house with the likes of Alex Gold, Guy Ornadel and Scott Bond.

Arena 3 is the Nineties arena, starring a clutch of indie favourites from the era, and in Arena 4 Subliminal Records bring you the likes of Harry Choo Romero, Yousef and Smokin Jo.

Howard from Take That is the star of Arena 5, presented by Bournemouth bar Klute and Bournemouth record label Smooth Music.

Howard will be emerging from early retirement to perform a chilled set alongside Si Gracia and Seth Sanchez, and Sean Brosnan.

Tickets for the event are available online from www.ticketmaster.com or www.ticketline.co.uk