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Photograph of the late Simon DK Smith

The house DJ, who helped blaze a trail for the ’90s free party movement, died after being rushed to hospital on Wednesday evening

Simon DK Smith, co-founder of the ’90s rave crew DiY Sound System, has died aged 60. News of the DJ’s death was shared by close...

Sheffield’s Gut Level announces Northern DIY club culture Barbican exhibition

The queer-led DIY collective will promote the Northern grassroots scene throughout the month of June at the London cultural institution 

Sheffield crew Gut Level are hosting an exhibition at London's Barbican Centre about DIY club culture in the North of England. The queer-led DIY collective...

Crowdfunding campaign for new Dublin club launched by Temporary Pleasure

The rave architecture collective wants to "change cultural perceptions of nightlife and enact positive change in Irish nightlife"

Rave architecture collective Temporary Pleasure is fundraising to open a new pop-up venue in Dublin. The project was initially announced back in December, but now...

Vintage '90s images taken from old free party events

In the summer of 1989, DiY collective — one of the first house sound systems in the UK — emerged onto the rave scene. In this excerpt taken from founding member Harry Harrison's book, Dreaming in Yellow, he discusses DiY's role within that movement, and the importance of free parties during the '90s rave scene

Much has been written and debated over the years about just why the concept of a ‘free’ party was so important. Much more than simply...