Feb 24th - Tommy Smith and Tony Creft's run of Blackburn raves ends in a warehouse at Nelson, Nr Burnley. 200 riot police raid the party while there are over 10000 people inside.

March 17th - Chris Griffin holds the first Perception at the Brunel Centre, Bristol.

22nd-24th June - At the Glastonbury festival travellers start hooking up with inner city sounds systems like DiY. A new scene evolves with travelling sound systems at illegal free festivals. Spiral Tribe & Circus Warp are born. Again a loop hole in the law is exploited. As these are free festivals the 'pay party unit' has no powers. Its now 'mass trespass' or 'breach of the peace' both difficult to enforce when there are so many people.

July - Increased Penalties bill is passed. Penalty for organising an illegal event is raised to £20,000 and 6 months imprisonment.

July 21st - 836 ravers are arrested & detained at the Love Decade party held at Gildersome in Yorkshire. This remains one of the biggest mass arrests in British history. Only 8 are actually charged with anything!

Police attempt to shut down the Hacienda after last summer's death. After a lengthy court case the Hacienda stays open but has lost its original atmosphere as "Madchester's" gangsters take over the drug scene.

ESP do a joint event with Weekend World near Northampton. This outdoor event is licensed for 7000. An estimated 5000 climb the fences to get in.

10th August - "It's a fad. It will be over in 3 months" claims Superintendent Mick Bromwich of the Coventry police.

Delight starts at Shelleys in Stoke-on-Trent with resident Dj the then virtually unknown Sasha. Shelleys rocks to Sasha's blend of techno and rushing pianos every week (after it closes so do Knutsford & Hilton Park motorway service stations!)

Pandemonium are joined by Mark Chamberlain as the public face for dealing with councils and the police. They do 3 sell out events in a sports centre in Maidly

Alex  paterson (later of the ORB) and Jimmy Cauty (KLF) take over DJing in the VIP room at Land of Oz (held at Heaven in London). They play a weird mix of film music and animal noises! Ambient music is born.

October 13th - The Legendary Eclipse opens at Lower Ford Street, Coventry. Britains first legal all night rave club. The club is packed all night every Friday & Saturday.

September 1st - Pirate radio station Kiss becomes Britain's first legal dance radio station.

November 24th - 284 Ravers arrested as the police raid the Mad Hatters Tea Party in Burnley, Lancashire  

Into 1991 & beyond