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A rave (or rave party) is the term in use since the 1980s for dance parties (often all-night events) where DJs and other performers play electronic dance music, sometimes referred to as "rave music", with the accompaniment of laser light shows, projected images, and artificial fog. Popular rave dance styles include breakdancing, popping and locking, shuffling, glowsticking, liquid dancing, and poi. Rave parties are often associated with the use of "club drugs" such as ecstasy, LSD, amphetamines and, more recently, ketamine and 2C-B. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... A rave party is a kind of party; the type of music played at such parties is referred to as rave music. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... Rave music consists of forms of electronic music for dancing that are associated with the rave scene. ... Copper Bromide laser in operation. ... A heavy duty smoke machine feeding smoke into a blower to generate fog effects for open air location filming. ... A boy hitting (holding) a pike Breakdance (media coined phrase), also known as breaking, b-girling or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early... Popping (a. ... Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a style of funk dance and street dance, which is today also associated with hip hop. ... The Melbourne Shuffle is a style of dance, originating in the late 1980s in the Melbourne underground scene. ... A classic glowsticking dancemove called the Figure 8. ... Liquid dancing (or Liquid) is an illusion based form of gestural, interpretive dance that sometimes involves aspects of pantomime. ... Poi dance, by Manutuke School at Hopuhopu, New Zealand, 2003 Poi is a form of juggling Impartial Art [1] (Finnigan, 1992) with balls on ropes, held in the hands and swung in various circular patterns, similar to club-twirling. ... Club drugs are a loosely defined category of recreational drugs which are popular at dance clubs, parties, and rock concerts. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, (often abbreviated to E, X, or XTC) is a semisynthetic empathogen-entactogen of the phenethylamine family. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... Amphetamine is a synthetic drug originally developed (and still used) as an appetite suppressant. ... Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic for use in human and veterinary medicine developed by Parke-Davis (1962). ... 2C-B, or 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxybenzeneethanamine) is a class of phenethylamine, a lesser-known psychedelic drug of the 2C family, an entactogen. ...

A crowd at NASA Rewind in New York City on April 3, 2004.

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Etymology

In late 1950s London, the term "rave" was used to describe the "wild bohemian parties" of the Soho beatnik underground.^[1] The word was later used in the burgeoning mod youth culture of the early 1960s as the way to describe any wild party in general. A variation of the term was "rave-up" - a term popularized by the band The Yardbirds.^[2] People who were gregarious party animals were described as "ravers". Pop musicians such as Keith Moon of The Who and Steve Marriott of The Small Faces were self-described "ravers". The word also came into usage by young people as a verb. "To rave" about someone or something was to be extremely enthusiastic. (This usage differed from an earlier meaning of the word that meant to rant.) This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... For other uses, see Beatnik (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Not to be confused with Yard Birds. ... This article is about a form of party. ... Keith Moon at his Pictures of Lily-drumkit Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... Steve Marriott (30 January 1947 in Upton, East London, – 20 April 1991 in Arkesden, Essex. ... Small Faces were a British mod group formed in 1965[1] by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan). ...

There were multiple manifestations of these words in popular culture:

• The British rock/R&B group The Yardbirds released an album in the United States in 1965 titled Having a Rave Up
• A monthly magazine called "Rave" - targeted primarily at British teenage girls - was successfully published in the UK for 69 consecutive editions from February 1964 to October 1969. It presented articles, interviews and exclusive photograph sessions relating to the contemporary pop music of the era.^[3][4]
• The lyrics of the 1968 hit single Lazy Sunday by the mod band The Small Faces referred to "ravers":

  Wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbours?

  But they make it very clear they've got no room for ravers...

Presaging the word's subsequent 1980s association with electronic music, the word "rave" was part of the title of an electronic music performance event held on 28 January 1967 at London's Chalk Farm roundhouse titled the "Million Volt Light and Sound Rave". The event featured the only known public airing of an experimental sound collage created for the occasion by Paul McCartney and John Lennon during the early stages of the Sgt. Pepper sessions - the legendary Carnival Of Light recording.^[5] Not to be confused with Yard Birds. ... Eric Clapton chronology Having a Rave Up is a compilation album by English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1966 (see 1966 in music) in the United States. ... Lazy Sunday is a song by British beat band The Small Faces. ... Small Faces were a British mod group formed in 1965[1] by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan). ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Chalk Farm (disambiguation). ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, entrepreneur, painter, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Sgt. ... Carnival of Light was an unreleased experimental piece by The Beatles. ...

With the rapid change of British pop culture from the Mod era of 1963-1966 to the hippie era of 1967 and beyond, the term fell out of popular usage. During the 1970s and early 1980s until its resurrection, the term was not in vogue (one notable exception being 'Drive-In Saturday' by David Bowie which includes the line 'Its a crash course for the ravers'). Its use during that era would have been perceived as a quaint or ironic use of bygone slang; part of the out-dated "sixties" lexicon along with words such as "groovy". This perception of the word changed again in the late 1980s when the term was revived and adopted by a new youth culture, possibly inspired by the use of the term in Jamaica. ^[1] For the British TV show, see Hippies (TV series). ... Drive-In Saturday was a single by David Bowie. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ...

1980s

In the late 1980s, the word "rave" was adopted to describe the subculture that grew out of the acid house movement.^{[citation needed]} Early rave-like dances were held in the early 1980s in the Ecstasy-fueled club scene in clubs like NRG, in Houston, Austin, Dallas, and in the drug-free, all-ages scene in Detroit at venues like The Music Institute. However, it was not until the mid to late 1980s that a wave of psychedelic and other electronic dance music, most notably acid house and techno, emerged and caught on in the clubs, warehouses and free-parties around London and later Manchester. These early raves were called the Acid House Summers. They were mainstream events that attracted thousands of people (up to 25,000^{[citation needed]} instead of the 4,000 that came to earlier warehouse parties). In the UK, in 1988-89, raves were similar to football matches in that they provided a setting for working-class unification in a time with no unions and few jobs, and many of the attendees of raves were die-hard football fans.^[6] The lack of football rivalry at raves was due in large part to the Ecstasy taken by the "thugs" who would otherwise have relied on fighting for an adrenaline rush.^[6] The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... For the 1994 novel by Irvine Welsh, see The Acid House. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, (often abbreviated to E, X, or XTC) is a semisynthetic empathogen-entactogen of the phenethylamine family. ... Houston redirects here. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... For the 1994 novel by Irvine Welsh, see The Acid House. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Book cover showing psychedelic colouring typical of the scene An acid house party was a type of illegal party typically staged in warehouses in 1987-88. ...

British politicians responded with hostility to the emerging rave party trend. Politicians spoke out against raves and began to fine anyone who held illegal parties. Police crackdowns on these often-illegal parties drove the scene into the countryside. The word "rave" somehow caught on in the UK to describe common semi-spontaneous weekend parties occurring at various locations linked by the brand new M25 London Orbital motorway that ringed London and the Home Counties. (It was this that gave the band Orbital their name.) These ranged from former warehouses and industrial sites in London to fields and country clubs in the countryside. FINE was created in 1998 and is an informal association of the four main Fair Trade networks: F Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) I International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) N Network of European Worldshops (NEWS!) and E European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) // The aim of FINE is to enable these... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The phrase Home Counties is used to designate the group of English counties which border or surround London. ... Orbital was an English techno duo from 1989 until 2004, consisting of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll. ...

The early rave scene also flourished underground in North American cities such as Montreal, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles and as word of the budding scene spread, raves quickly caught on in other major urban centers across the North American and European continents. Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

1990s - 2000s

United Kingdom

From the Acid House scene of the late 1980s, the scene transformed from predominantly a London-based phenomenon to a UK-wide mainstream underground youth movement. Organizations such as Fantazia, Universe, Raindance & Amnesia House were by 1991/92 holding massive legal raves in fields and warehouses around the country. One Fantazia party, called One Step Beyond, was an open-air all-nighter and attracted 30,000 people. Other notable events included Vision @ Pophams airfield in August 1992 (40,000 in attendance), and Universe's Tribal Gathering in 1993. For the 1994 novel by Irvine Welsh, see The Acid House. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... A rain dance is a ceremonial dance that is performed in order to invoke rain and to ensure the protection of the harvest. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... One Step Beyond has multiple meanings. ... Tribal Gathering is a dance music festival that catered for different types of dance music cultures such as Techno, Rave, House and Drum & Bass. ...

In the early 1990s the scene was slowly changing, with local councils passing bylaws and increasing the fees to prevent or discourage rave organisations from getting licenses. This meant that the days of legal one-off parties were numbered. The scene was also beginning to fragment into many different styles of dance music making large parties more expensive to set up and more difficult to promote. The happy old skool style was replaced by the darker jungle (later renamed drum n bass) and the faster happy hardcore. Old school, sometimes alternately old skool, oldschool or oldskool, is a slang term referring to old ways of thinking or acting, and to old objects in general, within the context of newer, more modern times. ... Oldschool jungle is the name given to a style of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, techno, rare groove and reggae/dub/dancehall. ... Drum and bass (drum n bass, DnB) is an electronic music style. ... Happy hardcore is a form of dance music typified by a very fast tempo (usually around 165-180 BPM), often coupled with male or female vocals, and sentimental lyrics. ...

The illegal free party scene also reached its zenith for that time after a particularly large festival, when many individual sound systems such as Bedlam, Circus Warp, DIY, and Spiral Tribe set up near Castlemorton Common. In May 1992, the government acted. Under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the definition of music played at a rave was given as: A free party is a party free from the restrictions of the legal club scene. ... Bedlam sound system was founded in Dalston, East London in 1992. ... Spiral Tribe was a [[free party] ] soundsystem which existed in the first half of the 1990s. ... The Castlemorton Common Festival was a week-long festival held in the Bristol area, in 1992. ... The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 was an act of parliament brought into law by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Sections 63, 64 & 65 of the Act targeted electronic dance music played at raves. The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act empowered police to stop a rave in the open air when a hundred or more people are attending, or where two or more are making preparations for a rave. Section 65 allows any uniformed constable who believes a person is on their way to a rave within a five-mile radius to stop them and direct them away from the area; noncompliant citizens may be subject to a maximum fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (£1 000). The Act was ostensibly introduced because of the noise and disruption caused by all night parties to nearby residents, and to protect the countryside. It has also been claimed that it was introduced to kill a popular youth movement that was taking many drinkers out of town centres drinking on taxable alcohol and into fields to take untaxed drugs and drink free water. Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... The Standard Scale is a system whereby financial criminal penalties (fines) in legislation have maximum levels set against a standard scale. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

After 1993 the main outlet for raves in the UK were a number of licensed venues, amongst them Helter Skelter, Life @ Bowlers (Trafford Park, Manchester), The Edge (formerly the Eclipse [Coventry]), The Sanctuary (Milton Keynes) and Club Kinetic.^[8] Events proved to be one of the main forces in rave, holding legendary events across the northeast and Scotland. Initially playing techno, breakbeat rave and drum and bass, it later embraced hardcore techno (including Happy Hardcore) and bouncy techno. Judgement Day, History of Dance, and now REGENeration continued the Rezerection legacy. In Scotland clubs such as the FUBAR (Stirling), Hanger 13 (Ayr) and Nosebleed (Rosyth) played important roles in the development of these dance music styles. This article is about the Beatles song. ... This article is about the country. ... Problems playing the files? See media help. ... Bouncy techno (also known as happy gabber, funcore, or tartan techno - see terminology) is a rave hardcore dance music style that developed from around 1992, mostly emanating from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. ... Hanger 13 was an infamous Scottish hardcore rave venue in Ayr, Scotland. ...

These were nearly all pay-to-enter events, however it could be argued that rave organisers saw the writing on the wall and moved towards more organised and 'legitimate' venues enabling a continuation of large-scale indoor raves well into the mid-nineties. One might remember that the earliest house and acid house clubs were themselves effectively 'nightclubs'. Raves were also overshadowed in the press by the 1995 death of Leah Betts, a teenager who died after taking ecstasy; journalists and press/billboard campaigns emphasized the drug use, even though she actually died from hyperhydration, not the ecstasy, at a party in her own home, not a rave. A photograph of Leah Betts in a coma. ... Water intoxication is a medical condition (also known as hyperhydration) in which an individuals intake of water is excessive. ...

Continental Europe

Rave culture was becoming part of a new youth movement. DJs and electronic music producers such as Westbam proclaimed the existence of a "raving society" and promoted electronic music as legitimate competition for rock and roll. Indeed, electronic dance music and rave subculture became mass movements. Raves had tens of thousands of attendees, youth magazines featured styling tips and television networks launched music magazines on house and techno music. The annual Love Parade festivals in Berlin (in Essen from 2007 onwards) attracted more than one million party goers between 1997 and 2000. In The Netherlands a new, faster (over 180 bpm) and harder form of hardcore techno developed, called gabber or gabba. Meanwhile, the more commercial sound of hardcore, happy hardcore topped the music charts across Europe. WestBam, also known as Maximillian Lenz (born 4 March 1965 in Münster, Westphalia, Germany) is one of the most successful and popular rave techno DJs in Germany. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... For the 1929 film, see The Love Parade. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... BPM can mean: beats per minute Business Process Management Business Process Modeling Business Performance Management This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Gabber (IPA pronunciation: ), gabba, or hardcore, is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. ... Gabba may refer to: In music Gabba (music), an incorrect spelling of gabber, a subgenre of hardcore techno in electronic music Gabba (band), a tribute band covering the pop songs of ABBA in the punk style of The Ramones Gabba (musician), a guitarist in the 1980s streetpunk band Chaos UK... Happy hardcore is a form of dance music typified by a very fast tempo (usually around 165-180 BPM), often coupled with male or female vocals, and sentimental lyrics. ...

Australia

Brunswick Street Free Rave 1994

Raves flourished in Australia where raves were generally called Dance Parties. In Melbourne, the underground dance style called the "Melbourne Shuffle" originated at these parties. Some early parties such as Every Picture Tells A Story were broadcast live on free-to-air television from the party's own TV station.^{[citation needed]} The Melbourne raves tended to have a greater amount of artwork, video art, decor and performance as the underground arts community of Melbourne was heavily involved in producing the parties.^{[citation needed]} Fashion was also a very important component, as many party goers were in the fashion industry which is very large in Melbourne,^{[citation needed]} and they designed and made their own 'party' clothes and accessories. The parties became a fashion show for the designers and created strong retail sales for their works.^{[citation needed]} Often outstanding dancers were sponsored to wear designers' ranges at parties. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... The Melbourne Shuffle is a style of dance, originating in the late 1980s in the Melbourne underground scene. ... In Melbourne, Australia, in 1992, the Melbourne Underground Development (M.U.D.) crew started a series of warehouse/rave parties that continued for almost 10 years, with 21 of their own Every Picture Tells A Story parties in total - drawing thousands of people to each event. ...

The Melbourne underground rave community was very large with its own street press, radio stations, TV shows, clothing shops, bars, cafes, theaters, performance venues, record labels, clothing labels, and free street raves such as the Brunswick Street festival (pictured) which regularly drew crowds of 100,000 people.^[9]

South Africa

The first mega-rave in South Africa was held in a warehouse on Cape Town's foreshore. Dubbed the World Peace Party, it featured a cross-over crowd of Cape Flats rappers, fashionistas and clubbers dancing to rave music and progressive house. The first electronic South African Bands who performed live at the Raves were the Kraftreaktor and The Kiwi Experience. The first large Johannesburg rave was held at an old cinema in Yeoville in early 1992. Amongst the first Johannesburg rave organisers in the early 1990s were Fourth World Productions (responsible for the legendary 1993 nightclub 4th World) World's End Productions and Damn New Thing Productions. It is widely understood that The World Peace Party was the first warehouse Rave in Africa. ... Rave music consists of forms of electronic music for dancing that are associated with the rave scene. ... Progressive electronica is a collection of electronic music genres which draw upon progressive music, generally, and include the sub-styles of progressive trance, progressive house, progressive techno and progressive breaks. ...

Worldwide

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In the early 2000s illegal parties still existed, albeit on smaller scales, and the number of sanctioned events seemed to be on the rise. The few constants in the scene include amplified electronic dance music, a vibrant social network built on the ethos of the acronym PLURR, "Peace, Love, Unity, Respect and Responsibility", percussive music and freeform dancing often accompanied by the use of "club drugs" such as ecstasy, methamphetamine, speed and ketamine. However, increased cocaine usage, preponderance of adulterated ecstasy tablets and organized criminal activity has been detrimental to UK-based rave culture, although free parties are now on the rise again. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ... Not to be confused with social network services such as MySpace, etc. ... Beads spelling out PLUR on a raver bracelet (see: candy raver) PLUR or PLURR is an acronym that stands for Peace, Love, Unity, Respect (Responsibility), a credo of the rave culture. ... ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, (often abbreviated to E, X, or XTC) is a semisynthetic empathogen-entactogen of the phenethylamine family. ... This article is about the psychostimulant, d-methamphetamine. ... Amphetamine or Amfetamine(Alpha-Methyl-PHenEThylAMINE), also known as beta-phenyl-isopropylamine and benzedrine, is a prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children. ... Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic for use in human and veterinary medicine developed by Parke-Davis (1962). ... For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). ... “UK” redirects here. ... A free party is a party free from the restrictions of the legal club scene. ...

Wonky Disco psytrance Party held in a disused bowling alley in London during April 2007.

According to some long-time observers, rave music and its subculture began to stagnate by the end of the 1990s. The period of grassroots innovation and explosive growth and evolution was over; the flurry of passionate activity and the sense of international community were fading. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Raja Ram has been experementing with psychedelic trance as early as the 1980s. ... Rave music consists of forms of electronic music for dancing that are associated with the rave scene. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ...

By the early 2000s, the terms "rave" and "raver" had fallen out of favor among many people in the electronic dance music community, particularly in Europe.^{[citation needed]} Many Europeans^{[attribution needed]} returned to identifying themselves as "clubbers" rather than ravers.^{[citation needed]} It became unfashionable among many electronic dance music aficionados to describe a party as a "rave," perhaps because the term had become overused and corrupted.^{[citation needed]} Some communities preferred the term "festival," while others simply referred to "parties." True raves,^[clarify] such as "Mayday," continued to occur for a time in Central Europe, with less constrictive laws allowing raves to continue in some countries long after the death of rave in the United Kingdom. Moreover, traditional rave paraphernalia, such as facemasks, pacifiers, and glowsticks ceased to be popular. Underground sound systems started organising large free parties and called them teknivals. This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ... This article is about a form of party. ... Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... This article is about a form of party. ... Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad set of percussive music genres that largely inherit from 1970s disco music and, to some extent, the experimental pop music of Kraftwerk. ... A sound system is a group of DJs and engineers contributing and working together as one, often playing and producing one particular kind of music. ... Paris Teknival, May 2005 Teknivals (the word is a portmanteau of the words tekno and festival) are free parties which take place worldwide. ...

Police in riot gear at the 2005 Czechtek, which was raided after the Czech Prime Minister called the attendees "dangerous people" with "anarchist proclivities"

Raves and ravers continued to be targeted by government authorities. For example, following a July 2005 violent raid by police on CzechTek, an annual teknival, the Czech Republic's Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek said the festival's attendees were "no dancing children but dangerous people" and that many were "obsessed people with anarchist proclivities and international links," who "provoke massive violent demonstrations, fueled by alcohol and drugs, against the peaceful society." ^[10] Image File history File links Freetekno_police_czech. ... Image File history File links Freetekno_police_czech. ... © 2005, Techno. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... © 2005, Techno. ... Jiří Paroubek Jiří Paroubek (IPA: ) (born 21 August 1952 in Olomouc) is a Czech politician from the Czech Social Democratic Party (ÄŒSSD) and the prime minister since April 25, 2005. ...

The rave scene has recently revived the old tradition of warehouse parties, with a surge in "old school" club nights, particularly in the jungle music scene, with DJs and producers who had dropped out of the business playing sets of music from the founding days of their genre, and producing new records in that style. Clubs are increasingly going back to the days of warehouses in terms of styling, rather than the interior designed venues of the late 90s. The music itself has seen a surge in popularity with students who were very young or not even born as yet when rave first became popular.

In the northeastern United States, during the mid-2000s, the popularity of Goa (or psy-trance) increased tremendously. With the warehouse party scene, the trend is also restarting; cities such as San Francisco have seen a resurgence of warehouse parties since 2003, due in part to Burning Man theme camp fundraiser parties. This contrary belief in the early 2000s was that 2002 would mark the end of the rave (known as party scene at the time), and the scene was over. Raves still continue in hot spots around the U.S. even today, although they might be called "parties" to avoid the negative spin. Examples of this hot spot phenomenon are New Orleans, LA, the west coast of the United States, and south Florida. The mid-late 2000s is being marked as the renaissance of the underground electronic culture. Oddly enough, the majority of US anime conventions hold a rave on Saturday nights, as the techno style of the music and flashing lights are much to the taste of the otaku community. Drugs are generally uncommon or not present at all in these occasions. Goa trance (often referred as Goa or by the number 604) is a form of electronic music and is a style of trance music which originated in the Indian state of Goa, as opposed to most other forms of trance music which appeared in Europe. ... The event is named after its Saturday night ritual, the burning of a wooden effigy. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Otaku ) is a derisive Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests in manga, anime or hentai. ...

In Christchurch, New Zealand the mid 2000s saw the emergence of raves targeting the youth market. These raves are usually held at warehouse locations and are specifically aimed at people aged 15 years to 20 years old. National and International DJs perform at these events, which can attract up to 1000 young people not yet old enough to attend clubs and bars. Companies such as Nitrate productions and Audiodreams are pioneering alcohol and drug free raves with support from The White Elephant Trust, a non-profit organization that provides First Aid stations, coat check areas, and publication support. This article is about the city in New Zealand. ... Audiodreams is a promoter/producer of dance parties based in New Zealand. ...

In the UK, a new genre of electronic music known as New Rave (a portmanteau of "New Wave" and "rave") has become popular, which combines indie fashion and aesthetic with rave fashion, sound and aesthetic, with paraphernalia such as dayglo and glowsticks becoming fashionable in hip British city clubs. However, the genre has come under attack for being primarily invented by the British music press, particularly the NME, and for over-stylising the original rave ideology. New Rave (sometimes labelled New-Rave, Nu Rave, Neu- Rave or Nu-Rave), [1] is a label applied to a style of music fusing elements of electronic, New Wave music, disco music, Indie music and punk, which developed in the UK in 2006. ... New Wave was a music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ...

US rave culture

The upsurge in popularity of rave culture in the United States at a certain period in time often lends it characteristics common to a 'movement' or subculture. Starting in the late 80's, rave culture began to filter through from English ex-pats and DJs who would visit Europe. Promoters like CPU101 in Los Angeles and NASA in New York were among some of the few successful promoters doing raves in 1989-1992. American underground rave DJs from that time who would go onto international celebrity include artists like Moby, Josh Wink, DJ Keoki, Frankie Bones, Doc Martin and others. During this time publications such as Milwaukee's "Massive Magazine", Chicago's "Reactor" and "A Thousand Words", Los Angeles' "Urb", and San Francisco's "XLR8R" magazines helped spread the scene from coast to coast and abroad. One of the first rave websites with event listings, music info and chemical information was hyperreal.org The popularity of Rave music within the mainstream started in early to mid 1990s with such artists as Rozalla, Praga Khan, The Prodigy and The Shamen among others. Because the movement and music both embrace and incorporate so many different elements, a common thread can be hard to find. In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... Not to be confused with Mooby. ... Josh Wink (born Joshua Winkelman in 1970) is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. ... DJ Keoki (born October 22, 1966, Keoki Franconi) is a trance musician who was born in El Salvador (many say he was born in Panama), and raised in Maui. ... Frankie Bones Frankie Bones (born Frank Mitchell) is an American techno and house music disc jockey from New York City. ... Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama starring Martin Clunes. ... MMO Games Magazine (formally MASSIVE Magazine) is a computer game magazine focused mainly around MMORPGs. ... Issue 102, November 2006 XLR8R (pronounced accelerator) is a magazine and website that covers music, culture, style, and technology. ... Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller, 18 March 1964, in Ndola, Zambia) is a female dance music performer from Zimbabwe. ... Praga Khan (real name: Maurice Engelen) is an early techno music musician. ... This article is about the English band. ... The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland by Colin Angus (b. ...

Some cultural tenets associated with rave culture are:

• Peace - to make peace with all people around them
• Love - to stay close to all people and care for them unconditionally
• Unity - to stand together for the universal cause of peace and love
• Respect - to understand the diversities of culture
• Responsibility - to educate oneself on the effects of drugs before ingesting them

(The word "Responsibility" was added to the acronym PLUR during the mid to late 90s to promote awareness of increased drug overdoses at raves) Groups that have addressed drug use at raves include the Electronic Music Defense and Education Fund (EMDEF), DanceSafe, and The Toronto Raver Info Project, all of which advocate harm reduction approaches to enjoying a Rave.

American ravers, following their early UK & European counterparts, have been compared to both the hippies of the 1960s and the new wavers of the 1980s, due to their interest in non-violence and music. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

In contrast to many other "youth cultures," older people are often active members of the U.S. scene and are well represented at events. Certain facets of dance music culture in the UK, Europe and globally, are also welcoming to the older generation (especially the free party/squat party/gay scenes). However, rave and club culture remains on the whole very much a youth-driven movement in terms of its core fan base. Although rave parties are commonly associated with illegal activities (e.g. drug use), it should be noted that raves themselves are (often) legal gatherings. Although drug use tends to be pervasive at many raves, drug use isn't, strictly speaking, a necessary part of the rave experience. It is a misconception some still believe.

West Coast Scene

In the mid and early 90's, there was a boom in rave culture in the Bay Area. At venues like Home Base, many parties, such as the Gathering, started a huge rave culture which lives on today, though it has declined. Since then it has started to rise in popularity again, especially in the Bay Area.

Mid-west Scene

Grave Rave, on October 11, 1992 marked the first major party crack down in the mid-west, when 973 people were arrested for attending a party at a warehouse in Milwaukee's Third Ward.^[11] Following the crackdown, most raves were promoted via fliers and distributed a phone number with an informational voice message. On the day of the party, the message changed to give the location of the map point. Upon showing up at the map point, ravers were able to purchase a map and ticket to the party. Mid-west parties were commonly held at barns, camp grounds, and warehouses. This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ...

In Detroit, where Techno was born, the scene remained small and underground from its inception until 1995-96. It had suffered a lack of attention and respect from the mainstream music community, much like Motown did early on. Some believe it is a Midwest thing. In 1995 the Detroit Police Department began sending the gang squad in to raid the parties with an unnecessary level of violence. Map points were moved, and shuttling in from remote parking lots didn't stop them. The major destructive force wasn't the police though, but the movement into legal clubs where adding alcohol changed the entire attitude and vibe of the community. For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ...

U.S. Rave culture on the Northeast Coast and Midwest in the 90's, was unique in that the majority of ravers were young (under 25), and rejected the alcohol- and sex-based mainstream culture of clubs and bars.

By staging and attending raves in unlikely and non-traditional places (either legally or not), Northeast Coast U.S. ravers avoided the prevalent alcohol- and sex-based culture that was (and still is) predominant.

There is a common conception among some parts of the country, especially the Northeast, that raves were a 1990s fad, with the common quip "People still go to raves?" The popularity of Rave music and the culture of it continues to grow, especially in the Pacific Northwest, Northeastern United States and in places like Southern Florida and Mendota Heights. The Pacific Northwest from space The Pacific Northwest, abbreviated PNW, or PacNW is a region in the northwest of North America. ...

Rave Magazines

During the late 90's US Rave scene self publication became a huge part in the way parties were advertised and known of. These publications ranged from single sheet xeroxed "zines" to expensive glossy covered magazines. Each magazine had its own reason for being and dedicated audience that centered around the cities of publication of each magazine. The midwest was known for its Milwaukee based "Massive Magazine" and Chicago based "Reactor" and "A Thousand Words" photo magazine. On the East Coast you had a little magazine called "Vice" that was in the works (Feel free to add here). On the West Coast you had LA based "URB" and "Lotus" magazine and San Francisco based "XLR8R". Abroad you had Germany's "Frontpage" and the United Kingdom's "Mixmag", "Atmosphere" and "Knowledge" magazines. The latter two dedicated to the UK's breakbeat and drum n bass markets. MMO Games Magazine (formally MASSIVE Magazine) is a computer game magazine focused mainly around MMORPGs. ... This article is about breakbeat, the electronic dance music genre. ... Drum and bass (drum n bass, DnB) is an electronic music style. ...

Each publication was an essential part of the local scene, and was greatly appreciated by every raver that ever got their hands on an issue. Each issue was packed with interviews with artists that weren't even known of in commercial publications. Most of these magazines started as free enterprises. Surviving only on an advertising revenue based model. Later on though some magazines such as "Urb" and "Xlr8r" were able to legitimize and become proper publications that you can find now at your local Barnes and Nobles bookstores. While others like "Massive Magazine" ended with a fire consuming their offices in the winter of 2004 destroying all the films and back issues making issues of "Massive Magazine" a piece of must have nostalgia fetching prices of up to $100 dollars for any early back issues on Ebay. MMO Games Magazine (formally MASSIVE Magazine) is a computer game magazine focused mainly around MMORPGs. ... MMO Games Magazine (formally MASSIVE Magazine) is a computer game magazine focused mainly around MMORPGs. ...

Glowsticking

A basic figure-eight move with both strong lights and slow lights.

Main article: Glowsticking

Some ravers participate in one of two light-oriented dances, called glowsticking and glowstringing. These dances, however, are independent of the raving community, and often the stereotyped association may be resented. Glowsticks (or "light sticks") purportedly soothe the unfavorable side effects of ecstasy, such as muscle tension. Therefore at some rave places they are presented as "safety materials." The sale of glowsticks during rave parties has been presented as evidence of illegal drug use.^[12] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (624x848, 184 KB) Summary Rusti Curry, Im the photographer therefore I hold the copyrights. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (624x848, 184 KB) Summary Rusti Curry, Im the photographer therefore I hold the copyrights. ... A classic glowsticking dancemove called the Figure 8. ... MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, (often abbreviated to E, X, or XTC) is a semisynthetic empathogen-entactogen of the phenethylamine family. ...

Other types of lightshows include LED lights, flashlights and blinking strobe lights. LEDs come in various colors with different settings. For example, a slow light will produce a line of dots, while a strong light will produce an even line. There are many techniques used to make the lights "flow" with the music in order to "trip" the person who is receiving. The most basic lightshow move is the figure-eight followed by the circle. There are also combination methods where the lightshower holds a glowstick in each hand as well as LED lights. External links LEd Category: TeX ...

Regardless, glowsticks and LEDs can be used at raves for interesting dance effects, because most raves (except some open air raves, e.g. technoparades) are held in dark or nearly dark rooms. Because rave parties are popular with people who wish to show off their dancing, glowsticks can be an ancillary material for creative freestyle dance. A Technoparade (the word is German) is a parade of vehicles equipped with strong loudspeakers and amplifiers, along the streets of a municipality, which are closed down for this purpose. ...

Drug use

In the U.S., the mainstream media and law enforcement agencies have branded the subculture as a purely drug-centric culture similar to the hippies of the 1960s. As a result, ravers have been effectively run out of business in many areas.^[13] Although they continue in major coastal cities like Seattle, New York and LA (and in a few specific areas such as Dallas or Phoenix), and notably the Winter Music Conference in Florida, most other areas have been relegated to word-of-mouth-only underground parties and nightclub events. In some parts of Europe, raves are common and mainstream, although they are now more often known as "festivals," highlighting multiple acts over a several-day period, and often including non-dance music acts. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For the British TV show, see Hippies (TV series). ...

Groups that have addressed drug use at raves include the Electronic Music Defense and Education Fund (EMDEF), The Toronto Raver Info Project, and DanceSafe, all of which advocate harm reduction approaches. Paradoxically, drug safety literature (such as those distributed by DanceSafe) is used as evidence of condoned drug use. Other groups, such as Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., characterize raves as being rife with gang activity, rape, robbery, and drug-related deaths.^[14] Though all of those are very uncommon. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... DanceSafe is a nonprofit, harm reduction organization, with 28 local chapters in the US and Canada. ... Harm reduction is a philosophy of public health, intended to be a progressive alternative to the prohibition of certain potentially dangerous lifestyle choices. ...

In 2005, Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, advocated drug testing on highways as a countermeasure against drug use at raves.^[15] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a United Nations agency which was founded in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention with the intent to fight drugs and crime on an international level. ...

Canadian Rave culture

Rave culture in Canada is very similar to that of the US. Recently, however, raves have become increasingly mainstream, especially in Montreal as well as the rest of the province of Quebec, with large commercial raves attracting major international DJs and much media attention. Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ...

Raves in Canada are concentrated in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. With the exception of house raves which can be found in smaller cities. Certain raves, such as the Montreal Black and Blue even attract government funding from all levels of government; municipal, provincial and federal, as they are deemed to be cultural events. On February 10, 2007 indie rap duo Grand Buffet stated they had played a rave in Montreal. The Bal en Blanc is another event in Montreal that attracts a wide variety of attendees from a wide demographic spectrum. These events have often been hailed as the biggest parties in the world, attracting more than 16,000 at a time. They are often held in government-run facilities such as the Montreal Olympic Stadium and the Montreal Convention Centre. Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Bal en Blanc is a huge rave party that is hosted annually in Montreal, Canada. ... Le Stade Olympique (The Olympic Stadium) is a stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Constructed over the Autoroute Ville-Marie. ...

In Toronto, raves remain more underground and only events catering to the gay community attract more mainstream attention. However, this wasn't always the case. During the late 90s and early 2000s, the Toronto rave scene was one of the largest in the world attracting international talent and worldwide attention. Many events were held at the Better Living Centre at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds and at the International Centre near Toronto's airport. These events often attracted upwards of 20,000 people and would happen almost every weekend. Many other smaller events also happened every weekend along with the bigger events. Among the larger promoters were entities such as Pleasure Force, Chemistry, Destiny, Nitrous, Atlantis, Dose, Better Days, and Citrus; smaller promoters included Exodus, Sykosis, Infinity, Transcendance, Alien Visitation, and others. As the decade drew to a close, Toronto's rave scene began to suffer as increased scrutiny from public officials and the local media began to exert pressure on the scene as a result of the high profile drug death of Allen Ho at a rave in an underground parking garage in 1999. This made throwing large events in Toronto more difficult. Eventually, almost all the major rave promoters in Toronto quit throwing events with the exception of a few including Destiny productions and Hullabaloo productions, both of which continue today in some form. The International Centre is a large convention centre in Canada. ...

Since then, Toronto has seen a rebirth in the popularity of dance music but in a different form than in the past. Most Rave type events happen inside clubs such as The Guvernment, The Docks and the Big Bop. These venues still attract international talent each week and can still draw thousands of attendees for the larger events. These venues cater to Toronto's dance scene, which is more splintered than it once was, with events that specialize in dance music sub genres such as Jungle, Breaks, Happy Hardcore, Techno and Trance. Sometimes events will cater to multiple genres such as Destiny productions which specializes in Jungle and Trance. Destiny is also known for hosting the "World Electronic Music Festival" that occurs in southern Ontario annually, in mid summer, which consists of a 3 day and 2 night camp-out style, multi-stage electronic music festival. It attracts large numbers of people from Canada as well as other countries such as the United States and UK. There is also an underground Freetekno scene in Toronto and Montreal which organizes free events in obscure locations in Ontario and Quebec. The World Electronic Music Festival (WEMF) is an electronic music event held annually in Southern Ontario over a period of three days. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

In Vancouver or the British Columbia area raves tend to be slightly more mainstream than in Toronto, but less so than in Montreal. Two mainstream Raves take place in Popkum, the first being the Apex Project, Which took place August 4th 2007. And the upcoming SummerBreak rave on August 18th 2007 which will contain even a hip-hop lineup with lil john, Swollen Members and more. Other big raves in Vancouver are thrown by Solid Entertainment are held the PNE Colliseum. Dooms Night, I.M.F, NYE, and Fusion Dreams all attract over 5000 people.

All three cities have a burgeoning underground rave culture with smaller, less commercial events held in underground venues, attracting the usual crowds associated with the rave subculture, such as new wavers and hippies

Candy Ravers @ Project Plur (Montreal, March 2008)

Candy ravers usually dress up in wild clothes consisting of bright colours, fluffy leg warmers for the girls and ‘phat’ (excessively flared) pants for the guys. They are also the major users of glow sticks and are regarded as having started the Chupa Chup lollipop phenomenon. These two items represent what Hebdige refers to as the magical appropriation of “humble objects” [in Brookman, 1998:51] that express resistance in a form of code, and act to reinforce the ‘subordinate’ status of the group. There is however a practical aspect to the use of Chupa Chups at raves which is to prevent the grinding of the teeth (a side effect of ecstasy use). An example of Candy Ravers A candy raver (sometimes kandy raver, kandi raver, Candee Child, candykid, or kandi kid) is a rave attendee who exchanges or shares small gifts, primarily beads, necklaces, bracelets, stickers, or candy. ... Raver wearing his phat pants Phat pants covered in reflective material. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... ecstasy and religious ecstasy MDMA, most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, is a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family whose primary effect is to stimulate the brain to rapidly secrete large amounts of serotonin, causing a general sense of openness, empathy, energy, euphoria, and well-being. ...

Australian Rave culture

Driven by a need to be away from residential areas due to noise pollution complaints of residents, the Australian rave scene held their events in industrial areas. For the Sydney rave scene the industrial areas of the Western suburbs were quite common in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Following the 2000 Sydney Olympics the Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush proved a popular venue as it had ample large warehouse space available and the advantage of no close by residential areas. The "superdome" at Olympic Park has hosted a number of events due to the large capacity. Events at these venues often have ample room for amusement rides, open air "chill out" areas and food stalls. Several amusement parks have hosted dance party events (Wonderland Sydney and Luna Park Sydney). Sydney Olympic Park map Sydney Olympic Park is a 640-hectare site located at Homebush Bay, New South Wales, Australia. ... Wonderland Sydney was a theme park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... For other places with the same name, see Luna Park (disambiguation). ...

In Victoria, the dockland areas of Melbourne hosted numerous raves in the 90s. Bushland areas out side of Melbourne provided doof venues, notably Mt Disappointment for Earthcore and Kryal Castle just outside of Ballarat. The Newcastle Rave scene made use of unused warehouses in the Newcastle CBD and at licensed entertainment venues throughout the late 90s and early 2000s. Events such as "Vital beats" and under-age dance parties were held in these venues. Doof is Nick Barber, a London-based psychedelic trance artist. ... Earthcore is Australias largest and longest running outdoor dance music festival and electronic music events organisation. ...

Another style which originated in Melbourne is the Melbourne Shuffle. The Australian rave scene has a cousin in the Doof party scene. Although the rave scene attracts a younger, city-based crowd the Doof party events are a more "hippy" or alternative crowd. Warehouse parties in Sydney also shared the common theme of electronic music, although of a more house music style than the hardcore or trance found at Australian raves. The Melbourne Shuffle is a style of dance, originating in the late 1980s in the Melbourne underground scene. ... Doof is Nick Barber, a London-based psychedelic trance artist. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ...

Films

Including some elements or descriptions of Rave culture.

• Kids- The essential film on kid culture in NYC. Includes a scene at the Tunnel NYC (Called Nasa for the movie). Directed by Larry Clark and written by then-raver Harmony Korine.
• Rolling- The giddy highs and crushing lows of Ecstasy use are felt by a group of people looking to escape their troubles in this independent drama. It's Friday night in Los Angeles, and a handful of young hipsters are on their way to a massive rave party at a Los Angeles warehouse.
• Technobabble (1996) - 1996 documentary, Technobabble follows Factory Visuals and DJ Chang from an enormous rave in Atlanta to the best house party of the year in Orlando. During their travels we are introduced to many unique characters who are getting ready to attend one crazy party.
• Party Monster (1998) - 1998 documentary on Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
• Better Living Through Circuitry (1999) - a 1999 documentary about Electronic music and Dance culture.
• Human Traffic (1999) - a fictional UK story focusing mostly on drug and club culture, but containing some elements related to Raves.
• Groove (2000) - Fictional drama about an underground rave in San Francisco, California and containing many standard elements of raves including multiple DJs over the course of a night, candy kids, a promoter Chris Robertson and a headliner DJ John Digweed.
• A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002) - A rave film loosely based on A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• 24 Hour Party People (2002) - a semi-biographical comedy/history of the rise of rave / DJ events in the UK through the eyes of one record label, Factory Records, to which Joy Division was signed; Joy Division later became rave music staple New Order.
• Stark Raving Mad (2002) - Fictional straight-to-DVD film about a heist pulled during a rave.
• Party Monster (2003) - Fictionalized story of Michael Alig.
• It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) - a 2004 fictional biopic independent film about Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye), a DJ who goes completely deaf. The title is Cockney rhyming slang for "it's all gone wrong". Sometimes called rave's version of This Is Spinal Tap.
• One Perfect Day (2004) - Australian fictional movie that focuses on the more sleazy side of the rave/club scene, specifically drugs and exploitation, but also about finding an escape and voice through music.
• RISE: The Story Of Rave Outlaw Disco Donnie (2004) a documentary about the State Palace Theatre in New Orleans, LA, and Disco Donnie, the first person indicted under the U.S. government’s revived "Crack House Law".
• Melbourne Shuffler (2005) - Documentary about Melbourne's rave culture and dance style known as the Melbourne Shuffle.
• Welcome to Wonderland (2006) - Documentary about Australia's outdoor bush rave culture.
• Go - 1999 film directed by Doug Liman, with three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal.
• Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave, directed by Ellory Elkayem and released in 2005, is the 5th installment of the Return of the Living Dead film series. The Film includes allusions and references to the rave drug culture and its climax occurs at a rave.

Kids is a 1995 American film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark. ... Harmony Korine Harmony Korine (born January 4, 1973) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and author. ... Rolling is a 2007 drama film about a diverse group of characters who are linked by the drug ecstasy. ... Party Monster is a 1998 documentary film detailing the rise of the club kid phenomenon in New York City, the life of club kid and party promoter Michael Alig and Aligs murder (with Robert Freeze Riggs) of fellow club kid and drug dealer Angel Melendez. ... Better Living Through Circuitry is a 1999 documentary about Electronic music and Dance culture. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Human Traffic is a 1999 film directed and written by Justin Kerrigan. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Groove was a movie released in the year 2000. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Chris Robertson is a former professional squash player from Australia. ... John Digweed John Digweed (born January 1, 1967 in Hastings, England) is a British DJ and record producer. ... A Midsummer Nights Rave is a modern rave take on Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream released in 2002 Cast Corey Pearson - Damon Lauren German - Elena Andrew Keegan - Xander Chad Lindberg - Nick Sunny Mabrey - Mia External Links A Midsummer Nights Rave at IMDB.com Categories: | | | ... For other uses, see A Midsummer Nights Dream (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... Stark Raving Mad is a 2002 straight-to-DVD film about a heist pulled during a rave. ... Party Monster (2003) is a drama/dark comedy that details the rise and fall of infamous homosexual[1][2]New York party promoter Michael Alig. ... Its All Gone Pete Tong is a 2004 fictional independent biopic about Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye), a DJ who goes completely deaf. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Is Spin̈al Tap (which is officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut symbol over the N) is a 1984 mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner and starring members of the semi-fictional heavy-metal glam rock band Spinal Tap. ... One Perfect Day is an Australian film released in 2004. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Look up la, LA, La in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Melbourne Shuffle is a style of dance, originating in the late 1980s in the Melbourne underground scene. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Go is a 1999 film directed by Doug Liman, with three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal. ... Ellory Elkayem (born 12 August 1970, Christchurch) is a New Zealand film director. ... Return of the Living Dead is a series of films that was produced between 1985-2005. ...

See also

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• Acid house party - forerunner of raves typically staged in US and UK warehouses around 1987-89
• Circuit party
• Doof
• Free party for the modern, illegal version of raves
• Massive Magazine - The original US Rave magazine from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Melbourne Shuffle a rave dance style culture that has evolved in Melbourne, Australia over the past 15 years
• Merry Pranksters, Their early escapades were best chronicled by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
• New Rave a new genre of music mixing elements of rave culture, disco and rock
• RAVE Act, an American law targeting raves
• Rave against the occupation - political raves in Israel
• Rave Board Game - 1991 board game based on the UK Rave scene
• Rave music for music and music styles at raves
• Technoshamanism - a technique employed by some ravers, often utilizing electronic music and psychoactive drugs
• Zippies

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Book cover showing psychedelic colouring typical of the scene An acid house party was a type of illegal party typically staged in warehouses in 1987-88. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... A circuit party is a mega dance event, extending through a night and into the following day, almost always with a number of affiliated events in the days leading up to and following the main event. ... Doof is Nick Barber, a London-based psychedelic trance artist. ... A free party is a party free from the restrictions of the legal club scene. ... MMO Games Magazine (formally MASSIVE Magazine) is a computer game magazine focused mainly around MMORPGs. ... The Melbourne Shuffle is a style of dance, originating in the late 1980s in the Melbourne underground scene. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... New Rave (sometimes labelled New-Rave, Nu Rave, Neu- Rave or Nu-Rave), [1] is a label applied to a style of music fusing elements of electronic, New Wave music, disco music, Indie music and punk, which developed in the UK in 2006. ... The RAVE Act (an acronym for Reducing Americans Vulnerability to Ecstasy) was a bill (S.2633) proposed, but not passed, during the 107th US Congress [1]. It was later passed (S.226) as the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act during the 108th US Congress, mostly unchanged and backed by the... The Rave against the occupation is the name of two political dance parties against Israeli occupation of the West bank and Gaza. ... A board game created by WOW Enterprises in 1991. ... Rave music consists of forms of electronic music for dancing that are associated with the rave scene. ... Technoshamanism is a term used to describe various methods of integrating modern technology into shamanic practice (see shamanism). ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical that alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness, or behaviour. ... Zippies (n) (pl) A techno-hippy with suss. ...

References

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Further reading

• Matthew Collin. Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy and Acid House. London: 1997 : Serpent's Tail -- How rave dances began in Manchester, England in the Summer of 1988 (the Second Summer of Love) and the aftermath. ISBN 1-85242-604-7
• Simon Reynolds. Generation Ecstasy: Into the world of techno and rave culture. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. ISBN 0-316-74111-6
• Brian L. Ott and Bill D. Herman. Excerpt from Mixed Messages: Resistance and Reappropriation in Rave Culture. 2003. [1]
• Evans, Helen. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: An Analysis of Rave culture. Wimbledon School of Art, London. 1992. Includes bibliography through 1994.
• St John, Graham (ed). 2004. Rave Culture and Religion. New York: Routledge. [2]

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External links

• Zines, flyers and mixtapes from 1990-1999
• Rave Footage from 1988 - 1994
• Rave FAQ from 1995.
• Regional community links at the Open Directory Project
• The original Massive Magazine site
• XLR8R Magazine