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[edit] Who wrote the Sydney Rave Section?

A first year philosophy student trying their best to incorporate as many big words as possible without actually understanding them?

[edit] Focus on drug usage

I don't know how neutral this article is, it keeps pointing back to drugs. This is an article about raves in general, not Ecstasy. I feel that while some people may do drugs, i.e. ecstasy at a rave, that it isnt necessary to mention it so often, as this would skew many peoples viewpoints about raves. Remember, a rave DOES NOT need drugs to be a rave, and this article doesn't need to continually mention it. Perhaps a whole section devoted to drug usage, availability etc... at raves. This way people don't only think about drugs when they read it. Somewilliepete 04:39, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Somewilliepete... Raves aren't about drugs... it's about the music and the cool lights. Radiacal Audio/Video Experience, right? No, I'm not saying that all ravers are drug free... but nobody is really drug free. There are people in big business offices abusing their prescriptions and stuff.... So, I think that most of the drug stuff should be moved to another article like Drugs_at_raves or something.... Opaz 04:34, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rave and raver

Rave and raver are two seperate distinct entities that should have their own articles. Grouping them together is like grouping driver and automobile in the same article. Grouping them together makes the rave article longer than it needs to be.
I know there was previously an article on raver that was merged into rave but that article was full of content that really should have been in rave in the first place.
I suggest that rave be about what is a rave, the history of raves, famous raves and such like. While ravers should be about what is a raver, the different types of ravers, etc.
Tiggertrouble 09:10, 20 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] External links discussion

Does anyone else find that raveclick.com link a bit self-aggrandizing? There are plenty of rave resources on the net that have built up very strong communities - from alt.rave and the early xx-raves mailing lists through to message boards all over the world. I'd remove the whole paragraph but i don't want to step on any toes as an anonymous user. -- Anon

Definitely, I moved regional links into their own section and pruned the rest of the links down to 3. Hyperreal, Old rave FAQ, and the ODP directory (which actually includes the regional links). ∴ here…♠ 06:10, 10 November 2005 (UTC)


I don't think the Xmuzik link adds anything to the article, and think it's just in there for self promotion... The site doesn't seem to have any compelling or informative content. The same user added the link to a number of other electronic music articles today... I think it should be dropped. Barron64


I am surprised by the absence of a link to www.partyvibe.com which is a very good UK site on raves and free parties. It has been around for years and is full of useful information on parties, related drugs and legal implications. I think it should be added Kyrian 21:32 08 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Untitled comments

You do realize this article is supposed to be about the party, not the attendees, right? -- John Owens 06:50 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)

Hmm, I see raver just redirects here, so maybe that's not such a bad thing. -- John Owens 07:22 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)

Oh, and I would suggest using the "Show preview" button option, rather than making over a dozen separate edits one right after the other. -- John Owens 06:53 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)

this page needs to be wikified in a major way. For example, hater should have its own page. Kingturtle 02:07 Apr 17, 2003 (UTC)

159.204.59.24, you really should get a login account. It would be easier to communicate with you. Try to keep your writing in this article specific to Rave parties themselves. Extra information about bands and the history of music can be written elsewhere in wikipedia. Kingturtle 03:12 Apr 17, 2003 (UTC)

Shouldnt it have a more neutral description to start offwith? It seems to focus on the USA - I didnt even know there were raves in the USA, I always thought it was a predominiantly Europe phenomenon, places like Ibiza and Manchester spring to mind. Htaccess 06:45 9 Jun 2003 (UTC)

This page seems to contain a lot of opinion regarding differences between raves and nightclubs. For example, "[nightclubs] attract the pre-existing dance music crowd, are 21 and up, and often sound more like commercialised radio stations than a continuous mix of international electronic music, in an positive atmosphere. The combination is apparent in the fights and hostile attitudes that often occur in nightclubs. Fighting or arguing of any sort is extremely rare at raves." I have been to both raves and nightclubs in the San Francisco area, and while I would agree with some of the opinions expressed here, nightclubs are described with an inaccurate generalization. Contrarily, I could point out that nightclubs are closely regulated and must obtain various permits to operate, whereas raves are often unlicensed. I have been to clubs without witnessing any violence, whereas I have seen persons carried away from raves due to drug overdoses. bneely 07:31, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I agree with Htaccess that this page seems very US-based in a lot of ways. It certainly seems to miss out on the huge number of illegal outdoor events which go on every year throughout the UK and Europe and are more in the spirit of the original raves than anything else. Although as the article does say the term rave seems to be a mainly US thing nowadays.

Also agree with Bneely - the only inherent difference in clubs vs. raves is their legality. Either or both can be dangerous, commercial or containing overdose victims. This bit is opinion and should be rewritten. spiralx 09:59, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I forgot to point out that I thought the "commercialised radio station" phrase is an inaccurate generalization. From locale to locale, the musical content at any type of venue is bound to vary. Also, what do people think about creating pages to describe clubbing and raves in different cities/regions? For example, there could be a page about California (perhaps split into northern and southern california), New York, Detroit, Berlin, London, etc. These pages could help point out regional differences and also cross-reference these locations' roles in dance music and culture. I'm just not entirely sure that such a breakdown would work and would be appropriate here. bneely 08:26, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Why not just add a section at the end that says that the term rave has fallen out of use outside the US and link to Free party and Teknival instead? Those already contain all of the information about the current scene over here... spiralx 12:14, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this article, although I have to agree that it seems far too specific to US rave culture. Whilst the origination of many forms of music in the US (and the vibrancy of the US rave scene) are not disputed, I don't think that terms such as "candy ravers" and "PLUR" are particularly relevant outside teh US context, and the article seems to represent them as if they are constants within dance culture worldwide. I will have a think about it over the next few days, and hopefully do some editing on teh areas (UK drum and bass / garage raves / free parties) that I do know about. Will Lakeman 23:56, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

I agree - it's quite U.S-centric ... a lot of the culture is borrowed from U.K /European culture... they've been banging it since 1987 - There's a lot of rave issues yet to be outlined - max rspct 00:07, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

My issue isn't so much to do with where it originated or was borrowed from (most of my favourite records played at UK raves were from Detroit, via Belgium) but I think the article needs to reflect that raves are different in different countries. I think the US/UK axis of discussion should be avoided for the same reason - a raver in germany or Holland would probably not agree that US or UK rave cultures are more important that their own.

That said, I'd really like to change the emphasis on candy kids - I know plenty of people who still go to raves that wouldn't identify with that aspect of it at all. In fact, they' would probably freak out if they saw these kids at all. Will Lakeman 00:29, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

(Katefan0)I seriously think you are in error with the last revert. That sentence doesn't really make any sense at all. I'm not going to fix it back, but just try reading it and realising that it's grammatically awful. If you really have to have seperate sentences for some conceptual reason, just redo the whole paragraph, don't just leave it so it reads like someone just spat a full stop into there.

Anyone else have thoughts (I realise it's a *very* minor change, I was more to gain information than make edits, but I have a penchant for SPG).--Kyle Dantarin 17:06, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)

  • Whoops, Kyle -- I apologize, but you're completely right. For some reason when I read the diff initially, I mistakenly read that YOUR change was the one that split the sentence and obviously made it terribly ungrammatical. I've reverted back to your version. Sorry again! · Katefan0(scribble) 18:10, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Lol, and now I feel like I over-reacted. Hehe. Np.--Kyle Dantarin 18:53, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Notable raves series

I propose deleting or moving this section, as it's just functioning as a linkspam magnet at the moment. Check all the anon IP edits for details.illWill 20:19, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

  • Might not be a bad idea. I have no personal knowledge of notable raves really, so I had just left it alone other than copyedits. But you're probably right. · Katefan0(scribble) 20:25, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
I recognize many of teh Uk ones, and they certainly are notable, but I watch this page and I notice that anon IPs keep adding links to US raves (esp. Salt Lake City) that are currently advertising events. Strikes me as a bit dodgy.illWill 20:28, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I looked through the current list, and all but one have been established since at least 2000. Five years running seems sufficiently notable to me, do you have another standard you'd prefer to use? · Katefan0(scribble) 17:22, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

I think it might be an idea to delete most of the list - if you include any rave that has been running for five or more years, the list could be hundreds of items long. I'm just worried that this page is becoming a linkspam magnet.illWill 18:38, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

Good idea. Added criteria to page comments requiring age of at least 5 years. Single events could theoretically qualify if occuring in 2000 or before. This should help. Exceptions are, of course, possible.. but should be presented here first. ∴ here…♠ 16:54, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

I am in favour of deleting the notable rave section entirely. I think it adds nothing (except length) to the article. Rex the first 23:37, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

I disagree... several of the series are quite notable of their own right, what we should be doing is putting very strict guidelines as per what belongs so as to reduce the size. (anything with its own article should be staying)  ALKIVAR™ 01:00, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
I am still unsure. I'm worried that what seems to make notable raves in Europe are ones that have a website and are still going. If put up stricter guidelines that might help but in the UK alone we had:
Amnesia House, Biology, Dreamscape, Eclipse, Energy, Fantazia, Genesis, Jungle Fever, Hacienda, Helter Skelter, Perception, Quest, Raindance, Spectrum, Sterns, Sunrise, Time, Universe, World Dance
All of these are notable and have a right to be added but if someone comes up with guidelines that rule out most of these then that would help. Rex the first 16:17, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
Cited in independant literature for a start, though further requirements would still likely be needed. In the meantime, I suppose we could listify it (ugh!), but I would also love a good alternative. This article needs some references anyway, who has some good books / articles on rave culture? I like it in the article, but would reluctantly agree with Rex if reasonable guidelines cannot be decided. ∴ here…♠ 18:09, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
Well I certainly have a large collection of published "rave history" books... the problem becomes many of them list one off events as well as long running series... Perhaps we should instead spin off this section to "List of noteworthy rave series" ? (Not too sure what a good title would be).  ALKIVAR™ 19:43, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
I think there was only one J18 / Carnival Against Capitalism and one Castlemorton (but Castlemorton was significant in the UK). There were three "xs 2 the ravezone" and four "Heaven On Earth" raves so I'm not sure where you start calling one a series but there are definatly enough to have as a separate section, of which I am in favour. Rex the first 01:16, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Hrm, series to me defines multiple events, same name, same promoter. And spin-off things like the International Love Parades would count as a series, even though the other countries are run by other promoters...  ALKIVAR™ 02:29, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Does that mean we need to delete all the one off's (even important ones) and does that mean we agree to, quoting here… listify it? Rex the first 01:48, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
Oneoffs dont count as a notable series... so I would say yes... no one offs even if they are notable. perhaps the spin off list could include notable one offs as well. I think List of noteworthy raves with a Series section & a One-off section would be a very good compromise.  ALKIVAR™ 00:30, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
I have moved it over, should there be a short section at the top of List of noteworthy raves?? Rex the first 17:53, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
Nice one ALKIVAR, the intro looks good, I have changed rave party to a link. Rex the first 14:42, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] deleted

List of noteworthy raves is on it's way to deletion. If creating similar in the future, the deleted contents should be a useful starting point. Sources are needed! ∴ here…♠ 01:34, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Types of ravers

I'm going to reword this section, and indeed much of the article, to stress that much of the view of 'rave' as a distinct culture proceeds from the US. Here in the UK, there are house, drum and bass and garage raves (amongst others) and the scenes actually have very little in common with each other in terms of style, philosophy, anything. Furthermore, the raver dress codes that are mentioned here are bizarre, to say the least, as are the references to baby ravers and raveness - I juts don't recognise this stuff from my own experinces.illWill 5 July 2005 23:17 (UTC)

As long as you don't eliminate information, but rather add to it. Just becuase you haven't heard of it in the UK doesn't mean it doesn't exist elsewhere. · Katefan0(scribble) 18:41, July 28, 2005 (UTC)

I wasn't planning to remove any information - I just don't think its good Wii style for the dress code of a small minority of a subculture to determine members of a global group. I'd actually like more material on different rave scenes (India, Thailand, Israel, Australia) hence the geographic bias tag. Also, I used to live California, and have been to a number of big raves in Asia too, and I've never seen any "jungle raver dress codes" involving wooden beads, which is why i find that paragraph so odd.illWill 18:54, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

I agree it could use some geo-massaging. I personally know nothing really about raves except what the average person in touch with pop culture would know. My involvement in this article was through the Wikipedia:Cleanup Taskforce. Go nuts · Katefan0(scribble) 19:02, July 28, 2005 (UTC)

The term "rave party" is a bit old-fashioned outside of the US anyway I'd say. Outside of the US you'd have clubs, squat parties, free parties or outdoor parties instead of raves nowadays spiralx 15:30, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

I've added some stuff on Australia. Some of it might belong in the history part and some of sort of says the same stuff as the US, but well we cna work on that later if it bothers anyone.JenLouise 06:29, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
Just wanted to point out that Sydney isn't the only place raves are held in our fine country [Australia].
I was a little disappointed to see that Melbourne didn't rate a mention at all, and this whole section was entirely devoted to the one city. Shaybear
I live in Sydney and I did a study on the Sydney rave scene that's why my info is all about Sydney. However I called it Australia and not Sydney so instead of being disappointed why don't you try and add some info about Melbourne? That's what wikipedia is all about. Cheers JenLouise 23:54, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re : Glowsticking

my comments here are in the cleanup project page too. i'm not sure there should be a whole section on glowsticking. the section is badly written as is (i think). glowsticking is one kind of dancing that happens at raves. so are flagging, firespinning, liquid dancing, popping, breaking, ...all kinds. why single out glowsticking? in my mind all that needs to be said about this is that glowsticks have stereotypically been associated with raving (where i come from anyways) -- they are "rave flavour" -- and that police have looked at glowsticks as drug paraphernalia when looking for excuses to shut parties down. that's it though. i don't think you can connect the fact that glowsticks are used to give someone a "lightshow" and the fact that police see them as drug paraphernalia. to me it doesn't wash logically. and no need in this section to describe a "light show."

  • you know, that section's pretty bad, so i might just tidy it up a bit. here's what i'd say: <<Sometimes at raves you can see people dancing with glowsticks, holding them in their hands, moving them around their bodies, or twirling them on cords (Poi). Glowsticks are part of what makes a rave a rave. Police have sometimes used the sale of glowsticks at a party as evidence of drug use among the party-goers, and used this as a pretext to shut down the party.>> that's all i'd say in this section. everything else is subjective, based on someone's experience, off-topic, or can't be backed up. 209.82.111.194 17:40, 6 July 2006 (UTC)jpx

ps : glowsticks stimulate the pupils, ha, you see with your retinas, firstly, and secondly any light stimulates your retinas. that's how you see, and not just at a rave.

[edit] Section on rave crackdowns

It seems like there might be a need for a section on rave crackdowns by police (reasons/examples/criticism). This could include the RAVE Act, the recent Utah bust, and Czechtek. Any thoughts? 68.17.158.184 10:52, 22 August 2005

I think that anti-rave actions, including specific busts, are notable and should be mentioned, as doing so would fulfill part of the purpose of the article, which is to educate the reader about what raves are: a certain type of event that is a product of, reaction against, and integral part of society and culture. As such, raves have their share of proponents and detractors, and this fact should be noted. But to delve too deeply into the reasoning behind the anti-rave actions and what criticisms people have about them sounds to me like it would be inviting a lot of speculation and bias into the article. If undertaken, it would have to be done with very careful wording. This article tends to attract a lot of anonymous editors who don't show much concern for keeping it encyclopedic. Perhaps start here on the talk page by creating a list of anti-rave topics to mention. — mjb 21:17, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
I will try to dig up some websites of organizations that oppose raves. (I found some at anti-drug.com, the US DOJ website, and the Australian Broadcaasting Corporation.
In Britain, there is the Anti-Social Behaviour Act [1] (bbc), which is used in a similar manner to the RAVE Act.
For more sources, EMDEF has a large listing of news on cases against p--Kyle Dantarin 15:06, 25 November 2005 (UTC)romoters/clubs (US only, I think). mazatapec 22:19, 22 August 2005 (CST)
I'm not at all part of the rave community but I am deeply disturbed by the crackdown earlier this month in Utah of a permited rave by swat officers. This needs to get out to the public. I'm sure you guys all know about it since most people editing are probably part of the community, but just in case you don't, go here [2]. This is scary stuff, but then again, this is nothing compared to what we do in other countries.
just to clarify, the main legislation introduced and used in UK are the CJPOA 1994 and the CJA 1991(?), also possibly new SOCA 2005. ASBA 2003 was not intended primarily as a measure to combat raves, hence the accusation that old bill need someone to keep an eye on them, eg. use of terrorism act provisions against protesters. 194.80.135.84 14:56, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The point about stereotypes

I don't know who put this here, and I think it should have been on the talk page, but it's a completely valid point. I don't rave, I've never been, but I do understand the culture and the ethos. Wrt the ecstasy scene that so often accompanies raves, the whole idea is to promote a different, non-judgmental and accepting atmosphere compared to standard nightlife culture.

Now I'm not saying that every single rave is of this type, on the contrary, but I think a large number of ravers would agree that stereotyping is not what raving is about. Tagging people for amusement "we're HARDCORE RAVEBEASTS!" is one thing. Cutting people into categories for derision is not what raves are about. --Kyle Dantarin 15:06, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

I removed the following ALL CAPS quote from the Types of ravers section in the article:
THIS SECTION OF THE ARTICLE COMPLETELY CONTRADICTS 
THE ETHOS OF THE RAVE CULTURE BY STEREOTYPING PEOPLE WHO ATTEND RAVES.... 
IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.104.113.3 (talk • contribs)
I have no problem with the section as it contains widely used slang associated with the scene. The word rave itself could be considered equally as sterotypical as opposed to free party or other similar terms. I'd keep the section, but it appears consensus may indicate otherwise. ∴ here…♠ 21:25, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] POV?

"These early raves were called the Acid House Summers. They were mainstream events that attracted thousands of people (up to 25,000) to come, dance and take ecstasy."

Anyone care to back this up?

I cant back up the naming "Acid House Summers" but I can conclusively prove events of up to 100,000 people from late 1987 through 1992 in the UK.  ALKIVAR™ 10:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, i meant to draw attention to the italicized words. "Take ecstasy". Coming and dancing, that's whole point, yes. The ecstasy claim though, that gives the impression that everyone was coming to take drugs.

[edit] 'Rave party' or 'Rave'?

I notice that Rave redirects here. I don't know what is convention in the US, but in the UK nobody I have come across uses the phrase 'Rave party' any more. Not only is it a bit of an old fashioned term, but this article covers more than just parties, but the whole idea behind raving and the 'rave culture' as well. Would anyone object if I put copied this article to the Rave page and put a redirect on Rave party? Thenugga 12:44, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] removing external links to regional community

time for the (now 22) community links to go. replacing with link to Open Directory: Society/Subcultures/Rave/Regional. Please discuss and/or consider this a soft ban regional rave sites. ∴ here…♠ 07:46, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Why were the links moved? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.228.60.48 (talk • contribs) 00:15, February 21, 2006
See WP:NOT - wikipedia is not; collections of external links. 22 links (and growing rapidly) was way out of hand. Check out the open directory project at Open Directory: Society/Subcultures/Rave/Regional for a nice index of regional links. ∴ here…♠ 02:39, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reverts over Evonews's text

One of the most important developments in Wales in the early 2000s was The Evolution Experience series of events which, along with numerous others in the Wales and Bristol areas of the UK, seemed to buck the trend of the stagnation of the late 1990's.

Hello everyone. I notices that theres a revert war brewing over the recent edits. Perhaps everyone should discuss these changes here on the talk page. Aloha, Steve-o 14:26, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

User:Evonews looks very well-intentioned; just needs to read a bit more wikipedia policy. While I don't find this particularly compelling as worthy of inclusion -- it is no worse than the rest of the 2000s section. Anyone feel like rewriting the whole thing? I also removed the recently added raver's manifesto, perhaps warrented if accompanied with a published source. ∴ here…♠ 22:01, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
I am currenty working on the best way to provide published sources regarding important developments in Wales in the early 2000s, perhaps someone can help me regarding the best way to get newspaper articles//TV coverage regognised when it is not readily available as an online source. I have lots of online sources reference big legal battles with the authorities over the Evolution Raves, and also there was an interesting case called "The Ali-G Trial" which was covered by the national press, including The Times. Furthermore, an important legal case at The Royal Courts of Justice Administrative Division took place in 2003 in relation to interlocutory injunctions and how they have effected the dance-scene in Wales. However, I havent got this far yet. Also I know that once The Evolution Experience is on Wikipedia there will be many editors and contributors, but we need to start somewhere! Help! user_talk:evonews 02:06, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
Sounds like you want to write an article like Wales rave scene in the 2000s? Perhaps wikinews? There has been some interesting stories from the USA as well, check Dance_party_broken_up_by_police_in_Utah,_USA and all of the work put into that. However, that doesn't warrent an article here on wikipedia about the promoter or the party. ∴ here…♠ 05:52, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps I can quote a source: Ministry Magazine, Page 149, August 2002 Issue :

CLUB OF THE MONTH EVOLUTION EXPERIENCE, Terminal One, The Park House Centre, Haverfordwest

Since August 2002 the Evolution Experience crew have dominated the West Wales club scene. Their circus-style events have graced many sea-air-saturated venues in this area, and continue to go from strength to strength. We’re talking a 40k PA system, organomorphic visuals (Que? – Ed) and a light show that would have any hardened clubber reaching for their sunglasses. The combination of police check points near tonight’s venue, the warehouse-style main room and the whistle-wielding clientele give Terminal One a back-in-the-day vibe, of which we heartily approve. No detail has been spared by young promoters Thomas and Declan: the 40ft inflatable chill out church outside is pure class, as is the fun-fair and “bucking penis ride” (don’t ask).

The sun is still setting behind us, as Dave Pearce kicks off a ridiculously early 8pm-10pm slot, but the tunes are hard enough to have an already manic crowd jumping for joy. The anthems are flowing as quickly as punters in the 2,000 capacity hanger, and we’re soon down the front getting busy. Things fall into place upon the arrival of rave-master Slipmatt. He’s definitely most at home here, complementing the feel of the night by whipping the punters into a frenzy.

Lisa Lashes follows and is as mesmerising as ever, as much an attraction for her superstar DJ persona as her spinning talents. But Terminal One is a night that really belongs to the residents, a tight-knit family of hard dance lunacy that you’re as likely to find along side you on the dance floor than on the decks. The big names were gone by midnight, but the sounds gain velocity, each rezzie taking a half hour turn while the others jump around on the stage area inciting the masses. If you can beg, borrow or steal a copy of their video, you wont regret it.

You cannot deny raw talent, and the Evolution Experience crew are a force to be reckoned with, so call the number above, find out about their next event, get a car full and go West."

user_talk:evonews 02:06, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] main article picture

surely someone has a better picture that can go on this article. the current one looks like a regular nightclub event. does no-one have access to a nice shot of a field of ravers in the early morning sun or something from one of the parades? --MilkMiruku 10:56, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Here is a couple you can use with our permission : http://www.fantazia.org.uk/images/Donnington%20Crowd%20Picture%202.jpg or http://www.fantazia.org.uk/images/Donnington%20Crowd.jpg user:Fantazia They are both taken from our event Fantazia One Step Beyond @ Castle Donnington in 1992. 30,000 people, largest UK single arena rave ever, and pretty much the only ever one to have aerial footage. Can we add video? If so we have some....

[edit] Split

This article needs to be split. It doesn't represent a worldview, and it doesn't provide the analysis, history and breakdown of the British rave scene circa 1987-1992 I had hoped for. It just starts off badly for me: "rave *is*". In the UK, it's "rave *was*". Nearly 20 years ago! --kingboyk 01:36, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

It'd be fine to add more to the history section, and split parts of it off into separate articles if the amount of information warrants. As for whether rave "is" or "was", that's one of those subjective questions (kind of like the question of when punk died, if ever). --Delirium 07:22, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
I disagree. Yes, the article is messy and mostly written by people without sufficient experience (until recently it was under the article title Rave party), but I regularly go to 'raves', which are sometimes promoted as such, sometimes not. The definition might have changed a bit, but rave still is, promise! Nuge | talk 13:54, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
I would recommend writing the history and breakdown of the British rave scene circa 1987-1992 into the article -- it will naturally split if it becomes too large. Until then, your point is moot. Don't forget to cite those sources! ;). ∴ here…♠ 01:27, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

i think the bit about the glowsticks and lightshows is a bit weird.. its not really like that ppl dont do 'lightshows' its just that someone likes to move a light cos it looks cool on e and other ppl watch it for the same reasons. the article makes it sound a bit like some people are the 'lightshow providers' and go around doing this service. and the bit about how it can reduce the effects of ecstasy wtf?? no! and why would you want to REDUCE the effects anyway? has a raver even written this article.. the real reason ppl like to wave glowsticks etc is because when you are on e the light leaves a 'trail' behind it as it is moved that can be seen for a short while after the movement has taken place (those photos are quite good in showing this) and its kinda cool - thats it!

[edit] Shameless promotion

I removed the following paragraph:

see old version to see removed txt. thank you for removing it. ∴ here…♠ 06:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Please don't use wikipedia to promote your websites people! There are 100s of such websites and groups around the world, none of the sites mentioned is influential enough to warrant a mention in a general article. --Brentt 11:56, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of the word "E-Tard" now confirmed

I cleared up the part on E-tards, which claimed E-tard is a combination of E and rocker person. This is not the case. It's actually a play on the word Retard.

[edit] Merge

I've just tagged Doof to be merged into this article. Comments, anyone? --Hughcharlesparker 09:21, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I changed the merge to Teknival as I think they might be more related. Rex the first talk | contribs 09:32, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Doof and rave are very different beasts, suggest keeping them separate, just needs more material, will work on that.. I added (not under my username) a bunch of information on the Australian scene, may warrant a split of the various countries.. NathanLee 13:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Counter-arguements to "Raves as Resistance?"

There is not a single counter-arguement to "Raves as Resistance"!

Why I dont know, as there are plenty of obvious ones.

Example: The section says that many people come together to give up a notion of "self" and become part of the whole. Yet, this article spells out that there are different divisions in Ravers, from CandyKids to Junglists! So really its not giving up oneself at all, people become part of different groups all the time! I mean, when Academicia brings up such arguements that Raves are Resistance, typically there is a counter-point introduced somewhere. Why are those not posted here?

Fact is also that Ravers are generally kids. There are "older" ravers, but the majority are pretty young. And a 20 or even 30 something and a preteen dancing to the same music? Country music anyone? Hip Hop? Nope, this isnt a special age-transcending thing.

And Older Ravers do detest a lot of the music "these kids" play today too, and yes Ravers do know the DJ's name sometimes.

"The Stage is Absent" in underground raves was another claim, that the DJ is unknown. Well, ever been to a bar? The musicians are almost always unknowns. Your lucky if you get someone that has hit a chart anywhere at all. "The breaking of the cycle of consumption" also is an easily countered arguement that I cannot believe someone wouldnt have already written about, and therefor been posted here. Also try Hip-Hop battles, no stage either but people are still singing, dancing, listening to music.

Also, they are still using land, ableit illegally but therefor they are still consuming space. Also, they buy drugs. Hence, they spent money, for drugs. Illegal act but still consumption. CandyKids are a great item as well: they usually use store bought candy. All the music was at one time or another bought in a store and remixed (and remix tapes sell all the time in hip-hop, so its still consumption).

Look, I am a raver (sort of, I go to em you know?), and I find it, well, nearly offensive that these guys were claiming that ravers are some sort of resistance movement. We are kids listening to music, taking mind altering substances, and usually we do it away from parents or the authorities. How is that different nearly every party a guy/girl could go to in highschool? Country Music, the face of the conservative establishment in America, is listened to by tresspassers and people taking mind altering substances (like drugs or alcohol). Oh and the notion that we are breaking the cycle of consumption through music and dance is also dumb: I've been told by a few people at these raves that I dance like shit (probably do), hence there is a "style" to it. As for the music, downloading illegally is a "problem/liberating" thing across all forms of music, as for making entirely new music well that happens too. And no one ever, that I have met or heard of, at a Rave is actively trying to seperate themself from society, they are just part of a different social cliche from the jocks or preps.--Scryer360


--I agree with the above, with one caveat. The resistance section captures something important about the subject matter. The idea here should not be resistance, but instead the concept of "alternativeness", or subculture; while certain participants in raves may have felt as though they were resisting mainstream culture in some way, I think the better description is that they were parting with mainstream culture. I say parting with because the word "escaping" could be controversial. The rave event, when most successful, served as a sort of temporary social utopia. The rave experience was for many very much about idealism, but not resistance per say. --

[edit] Junglists

The entire section on junglists is POV & snarky.

Almost every sentence needs a rewrite.

Junglist - refers to a sub-culture of the rave scene defined by drum and bass and jungle music. = Why does the further part of the paragraph say that this phrase is not in use, when it is used in the first?

Many Junglists detest mainstream rave music and prefer darker and deeper vibes. = That may be true of techstep fans but jumpup and liquid fans may have a different opinion.

Many junglists differentiate themselves from 'ravers' owing to the public/mass media connotations of the word. = So why does the further part of the paragraph state that the phrase is dead.

Many junglists dress in a more militant or urban fashion: many wear either hip hop influenced clothing or camouflage / military influenced clothing. = True.

Junglists are generally seen as more jaded, angry, and aggressive than other ravers but that’s not always the case. = True but don't like the suggestion that the majority of junglists are jaded & angry. Certainly not true of the older junglists.

This term died out in the UK circa 1996, and its continued use amongst certain Americans generates a degree of amusement amongst the British contingent. = Bollocks. Junglist is used by Brits & Americans alike whether fans, mcs or journalists.

In addition, UK fans of drum and bass / jungle are only too happy to term events 'raves' and describe themselves as, if not 'ravers', then most certainly 'going raving', 'going to a rave'. = This is part of the inheritance of the UK rave scene, the origin of jungle/drum & bass. It is not used to distinguish true British drum & bass fans from US "junglists".

Camouflage is definitely a fashion 'no-no' in UK drum and bass clubs / raves, as is any military clothing. = POV & Bollocks as anybody who has been to a rave can confirm - with the proviso some people take the camo over the top and get ridiculed.

--Dustek 09:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I strongly agree, I had a go at editing the Types of ravers section but bassically is people's unverified opinion. I will lable un-reffed statments as I think and see if it can get cleaned up. Rex the first talk | contribs 11:25, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Lack of any cites for over a month so I am going to kill the whole section. Rex the first talk | contribs 00:22, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Focus on drug usage

I don't know how neutral this article is, it keeps pointing back to drugs. This is an article about raves in general, not Ecstasy. I feel that while some people may do drugs, i.e. ecstasy at a rave, that it isnt necessary to mention it so often, as this would skew many peoples viewpoints about raves. Remember, a rave DOES NOT need drugs to be a rave, and this article doesn't need to continually mention it. Perhaps a whole section devoted to drug usage, availability etc... at raves. This way people don't only think about drugs when they read it. Somewilliepete 04:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rave fashion?

I believe there is almost no info about rave fashion, such as Rave Pants, and such. The participants at rave parties here in Sweden usually dress up in characteristic rave clothes. Paxinum 13:29, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Irrelevant Content

The article covers the UK then the spread around the world which is fine. It then has large sections about later scenes around the world with subsections relating to things e.g. drug use! which appplied from the start. If someone thinks that the US, Canadian or indeed the Sydney scene are somehow relevant to anything or anybody then perhaps they ought to move that content to new articles (minus the bit about ravers doing drugs). Agree that the picture at the top (of some Americans at the student disco) is unsuitable. Stutley 16:39, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Some of that content was merged into this article from seperate articles doomed to merge/deletion. Please feel free to go through and further merge this into the article as a whole, which will certainly involve removal of redundant content. ∴ here…♠ 18:07, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anti-Rave Task Force

In the USA, I was active in the Washington, DC area rave scene during the early 1990's, and I can attest to the scrutiny it attracted from the local authorities. After some media coverage had been circulated about raves, word got out within the rave scene about the formation of an "Anti-Rave Task Force" by several branches of law enforcement. I was employed in a specialty clothing/electronica music store at this time too, which helped promote the scene by selling admission tickets to events. One day, I was alone in the store and talking on the telephone with a friend and fellow raver, when a mysterious man came in and asked if he could have some "rave brochures", which is terminology none of us in the rave scene had ever used - we called them just flyers instead. My friend on the telephone overheard this man's awkward request and then said to me, "Tell that undercover cop to get out of your store!" Sure enough, the man asking me for the "rave brochures" was dressed in a Hawaiian print shirt, Bermuda shorts, straw hat, and sunglasses - hardly the type of attire that we ravers were wearing at this time. His overall demeanor seemed to be quite assertive too, unlike the laid back nature of most ravers I knew then. Aside from all that, he also appeared to be much older (over 45 would have been my guess) than most of us ravers were anyway, so I would say it is plausible that he may have been an undercover detective of some sort. I then directed him to the area where the flyers were all stacked, but since it was just after the weekend, they were all for events in the past, as I had not yet had a chance to put any flyers for upcoming events in their place yet. He grabbed a few of the expired flyers and promptly left the store. I never saw him again. Kepiblanc 16:00, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

If someone can bring more info to the would-be existence of such a task force, that of course could be included in this article. I could easily imagine though how this person whom you encountered was merely an adult curious about this phenomenon. __meco 18:03, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

This was one of those "you really had to be there" type moments, I guess. The biggest clues which indicated to me that this man was indeed an undercover detective were his overall demeanor, which was very assertive and "police-like", and the overall timing of his visit to the store, which was right after a weekend when a rave in the DC area had been shut down by the authorities, with a local television news crew on the scene capturing this event on video.

There had also been some talk within our scene over this very same weekend about how a young daughter of somebody with political power (This was the DC area after all, which abounds with people who serve in politics, and such people generally have families, of course.) had attended this very same rave and wound up needing medical treatment that night as a result of ingesting some drugs at the event. I think that most of us would agree that if such a thing as this actually did occur, this girl's politically-connected parent or parents would likely have been infuriated by the circumstances, then started making some phone calls to exert some influence over the authorities of the area, which in turn could have resulted in the formation of an "Anti-Rave Task Force" among the DC area law enforcement community.

So, with all of the factors above to weigh in, I'm still convinced to this day that the mysterious man who was in my store on this particular day was actually an undercover detective, and not just some curious middle-aged adult who did not know how to dress fashionably as a raver and use the common terminology of our local rave scene. Aside from all that, by this time I had already developed a certain sense of discerning undercover detectives from previous experiences in the DC night clubs of that time, ones like "Tracks", "The Fifth Column", and "The Vault". It's not like it was really even that difficult, either - the undercover detectives in DC back then were a far cry from Johnny Depp and Richard Grieco in "21 Jump Street". Kepiblanc 16:57, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weasel section

The US Rave culture section of this article is replete with private thoughts and weasel wording. It ought to be purged thoroughly. __meco 18:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. The section reads very poorly. It needs to be updated with some citations on whether raves have really lost popularity in the US (as I suspect they have). QuinnHK 15:44, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Layout

I think this article needs restructuring quite significantly. Currently it goes into depth with totally unverifiable original research about rave culture in different parts of the world, rather than addressing the issue as one on a global level. A lot of what's said in all the different regional sections I refuse to believe is "exclusive" to that reason, for instance, the bit about candy ravers in the Canada section, I'm pretty sure we have those types at happy hardcore events in the UK as well.

I really want to go through the entire article removing a load of unsourced stuff, and perhaps thinning out and removing some of these sections, but thought I should hear some more opinions before doing this. - Zeibura (Talk) 06:40, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sourcing and cleaning up

I agree that this article's a bit of a mess, and tends to wander a bit too much. I see that most of the discussion here is getting somewhat old, apart from the section above this one on Layout. Before I take a stab at consolidating this one, does anyone have any comments or suggestions apart from those given above? Does anyone have any citation sources that'll work well? The following may come in handy, although I'd prefer to keep the focus on culture/history, not drugs or legality:

Sources http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs/656/ - seems to be the source that all US-based histories quote http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=697&IssueNum=38 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Music_Festival - and UMF site, DEMF and WEMF and Shambhala http://www.pillreports.com/ Shamanchill (talk) 13:55, 4 May 2008 (UTC)