The Italian government announced it will be cracking down on illegal raves and punishing organisers with a maximum of six years' jail time and confiscating...
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Invasive phone searches of suspected unlicensed event organisers could be allowed under the new motion by new far-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni
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Raids took place in London, Leeds, Norfolk, Wales and elsewhere
Illegal raves held across the UK during the bank holiday weekend have resulted in fines and clashes with police.
It's reported that police were called...
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The move follows a number of serious incidents at illegal events earlier this month
Greater Manchester police closed roads in an attempt to stop more illegal raves taking place at the weekend.
With a growing number of illegal raves...
We go behind the scenes as 6,000 people attend The First Dance in Liverpool, as part of the UK Government's Events Research Programme (ERP)
DJ Mag goes behind the scenes at the UK Government's first COVID trial club event at Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool.
In April, it was announced...
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Should DJs who have never taken illegal drugs be banned from the decks?
Dance music used to be all about getting off your chops to some amazing futuristic electronic sounds. The DJs would get as fucked up as...
Raves are back, according to the British mainstream press. But did they ever go away?
Word in the British press recently is that rave is back!
But word on the underground is that it never went away - with the...
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A new investigation from Mixmag reports that The Met Police used a flawed methodology to calculate the number of raves taking place during lockdown
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel used false data about the number of illegal raves taking place to justify increased police powers during the coronavirus lockdown...
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Prepare to get nostalgic...
A website offers the chance to delve into a "living history" of the mid '90s rave scene.
Rave Archive is a dedicated online hub that...
We speak with an associate of the 'Rave Six' regarding their charges
At the end of May during the bank holiday, some people threw a party. No big deal, just a few thousand people dancing next to...
US supermarket giant Wal-Mart are embroiled in a legal dispute over the acid house smiley face image, that they want to trademark.
US supermarket giant Wal-Mart is involved in a legal dispute over the acid house smiley face image, which it wants to trademark.
A Frenchman who...
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Clandestine events on the island have become "an endemic problem"
Ocio de Ibiza has proposed a ban on DJs that perform at illegal parties in villas and other private locations, which "are becoming more and...
Time for a history lesson
Memory is a crazy thing. Psychology suggests that huge chunks of our memory are false constructs, whopping great brain porkies designed to bolster up whatever zany truths we’ve decided to believe about the world. Say, for example, that you think of yourself as a virile, dancefloor dominating master of the decks, a near mythical hybrid of Julio Bashmore, Sasha and Larry Levan.
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Over 170 people boarded the party on the Liberty Belle on Sunday morning, which was shut down by police
An unlicensed boat party on New York’s Lower East Side was shut down in the early hours of Sunday morning, 2nd August.
Shortly after 1...
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The move follows a number of serious accidents involving people at "irregular commercially-promoted parties"
London club request judicial review following closure
In an interview with DJ Mag, Cable's managing director Ryan Ashmore confirmed the club have requested a judicial review after Network Rail pulled the plug on the venue to make way for London Bridge Underground development on 1st May.