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“They had a DJ set up and appears to be pre planned”
An illegal rave was shut down by West Mercia Police in Telford, Shropshire on Saturday (16th May).
A group of around 70 people flouted lockdown...
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Celebrating Blackburn’s legendary acid house rave scene of the late '80s and early '90s
The new online archive celebrating Blackburn’s acid house rave scene of the late '80s and early '90s that we reported on last week (16th April)...
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FLASHBACK celebrates the legendary acid house raves of the late '80s and early '90s
A new online archive will celebrate Blackburn’s acid house rave scene of the late '80s / early '90s.
FLASHBACK is a new online archive comprising...
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"A fragmentary novel that attempts to capture the feel of debauchery from within"
Rave, a 1998 novel by German author Rainald Goetz, is set to be released in English for the first time this year.
The novel has...
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From the golden age of rave to your living room
This saturday, 4th April, a virtual ‘90s-inspired rave will be live streamed online.
The stream will be hosted on the Facebook page of Scottish festival,...
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A crowdfunder has been launched to ensure ‘30 Years of the Polish Techno Scene’ is published
A crowdfunder has been launched to publish a book about Poland's techno scene.
Launched by Radosław Tereszczuk, Artur Wojtczak and Łukasz Krajewski, three key members of Poland's...
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He also thinks Coachella ‘sucks’
Elon Musk has spoken of his desire to throw his own "mega rave cave".
Having rebranded himself as E “D” M via 'Don't Doubt Ur...
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They’ve locked Avalon Emerson, Objekt, more for the first party
De School is set to play host to not two, not three, but four 31-hour Het Weekend raves over the next few months.
The Amsterdam...
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The Manchester club no longer exists, but its cultural legacy lives on
The Hacienda has been voted one of the UK's top historic sites, despite the fact the warehouse that once housed the Manchester club no longer...
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One of the first legal UK mega-raves to bring dance music culture to the masses was Fantazia. With its emphasis on spending big production budgets...
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It follows on from its run at London's Saatchi Gallery earlier this year
Sweet Harmony, the UK rave-focused exhibition which was a hit at London's Saatchi Gallery over the summer, has travelled up to Manchester for a...
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Featuring sets from Fracture, Source Direct and many more
A charity rave in North London next month will raise funds for Centrepoint.
A response to record numbers of homelessness amongst youth in the UK...
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Stephan Polivanov's Raving Riot is set for a free screening and Q+A at Tate Modern on Friday
A new film documents a protest rave in Georgia in 2018.
Set for a free screening (following a Q+A discussion) at London's Tate Modern on Friday...
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Hundreds of revellers attended and one man was arrested
Police shut down an illegal rave at a disused Carpetright warehouse in Kent last weekend.
Officers dispersed hundreds of revellers when they were called to Strood Retail Park at...
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Nottingham's rich musical heritage has always had a raw edge, from punk rock to acid and rap. That spirit lives on in a new generation...
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"We dance, advocate and raise objections by affirming ourselves"
Mars89 has hosted a protest rave in Tokyo.
The Japanese DJ and producer organised the Shibuya Protest Rave in the country's capital on Saturday (26th...
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Jacked at Gorilla Manchester will host house veteran Marshall Jefferson and more next month
A rave will raise money for the family of late acid house pioneer Sleezy D.
On 22nd November, Gorilla Manchester will play host to a...
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Equipment seizure and fines of up to $3,750 could be a reality...
French authorities have passed new legislation which is being labelled 'anti-rave'.
The Senate gave approval to the new regulations late last night, Tuesday 22nd October...
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The promoter is often credited with helping 'invent' the dance music mix CD
An inquest has ruled the death of Fantazia co-founder Gideon Dawson as drug related.
The rave promoter is thought to have succumbed to health complications...
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Dancefloor experiences meet stems, loops and original music in emotive ode to rave
Local Action, the London-based label we ran an in-depth feature on this summer, and producer-cum-audio visual artist Sim Hutchins have launched a new interactive...