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A Timeline History of Rave - 1991

January 30th - Hacienda closes after door staff are threatened with a gun. "We are sick of the violence" - Tony Wilson

April - Time & Underground hold their last party at the Rag Market, Birmingham

April 19th - James and Gideon hold a party at the Eclipse in Coventry. The line up includes Sasha, Carl Cox, Jumping Jack Frost, SS, Ellis Dee and a PA from The Scientist.  Fantazia is born.

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May 22nd - After filming the video for “Move any Mountain” The Shamen’s Will Sinnott drowns off the coast off Gomera, Canary Islands

June - Shelleys is allowed to keep its licence after Longton police object on grounds of "serious overcrowding"

August 2nd - ESP do a joint event with Weekend World near Northampton. This outdoor event is licensed for 7000 making it the largest legal rave (so far!).

September - Quest is born at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Sept 14th - Altern-8 turn up outside Shelleys with a sounds system on the back of a lorry as people are leaving at closing time. They manage to play 5 numbers to a crowd of 1000+ in the car park before the police arrive. Some footage from this was used in the video for Activ-8. Listen to audio here..

December 6th - ESP hold an event at Denby Leisure Centre (later to be known as The Sanctuary) calling it Dreamscape.

New Years Eve - 12,000 at Fantazia at Westpoint Exhibition Centre ending with the now legendary Top Buzz set &  Raindance-Big Bad Head at Melton Mowbury.

Into 1992 & beyond


 


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