The owners have been raving since 1991 and as ravers felt that they have what ravers could want. Somewhere you could get a good vibe, not with soft seats and people drinking booze, but a club purposely built the way that they would want a club to be. It took 18 months of hard work, the building was a disused college that had once been occupied by students.

Situated in Leicester with 2 floors, they knew that this could be transformed into the perfect rave venue. The cellars were cleared by wheelbarrows, tons of rubbish and rubble were wheeled up 4 flights of stairs to a lorry. The walls were painted black with plenty of yellow smiley faces, added with statements of meaning all reflecting a happy vibe and giving the club a special underground feel.

When the club began, the owners would ask the DJ’s to play happy hardcore, they would play jungle, they just didn’t seem to know what the people actually wanted.

"Rave music is happy music, piano and vocals, uplifting music, we wanted a club were DJ’s would play how we saw the music as ravers, how we felt the music should be played. The bass became dark and moody which would over power the mids and tops - we had to tell the DJ’s to play piano and vocals, like old school, otherwise they would play jungle".

The owners think that a lot of DJ’s play for themselves rather than for the crowd, they were getting some excellent tapes sent in that were there interpretation of happy hardcore and when they met the people who had sent the tapes, they would be ravers.

Soon the happy vibe caught on at the club and the DJ’s that play there now know exactly what the club goers want. The ground floor is a warehouse type room which plays Diehard happy hardcore. The basement is more of a Victorian room with archways where the DJ’s can play happy techno.

The owners tell us that the DJ’s in the basement sometimes get out of control but it’s what the crowd want so that’s all that matters. The DJ’s know that the Diehard crowd like it bouncy, so the music is now getting just as everyone wants it. The corridor between the two rooms is known as happy valley, people meeting, chatting, hugging and shaking hands as they pass each other. The happy atmosphere vibrates throughout the whole club all night.

The door policy is very strict, this is a ravers only club. The security are ravers themselves so they know exactly what to look out for. If you’ve been drinking or got an attitude, you’ve got no chance.

One night over 80 people were turned away, it’s not about money it’s about everyone leaving after a happy night out with a vibe you find hard to beat anywhere else. The sound system is purpose built, the owners know that it is important for clear, crisp sound especially with the type of music it pumps out, happy bouncy hardcore, and loads of it.

The people who run the club do not wish to be known as promoters. They are true ravers and friends who enjoy the music and want to help the scene along".

"We love it, everyone is treated with respect and they can come here and forget their troubles and lift the gloom of everyday life. Peace, love and unity".

The whole club has built up a kind of family atmosphere, people return week after week and some travel from afar - Wales, Manchester, Liverpool - the distance doesn’t matter, they are addicted to the happy vibe that you’ll find at The Dielectric.

The whole thing is growing from strength to strength, they have left behind the people who jumped on the rave scene and commercialised it to benefit their pockets. Diehard has a happy vibe and that’s all that’s important to them and the family. The club is open each and every Friday and is licensed from 8pm - 8am although the flyer states a 6 o’clock finish, if the crowd want more the party continues until 8am, and guess what.....  The crowd want more and guaranteed not to want to leave, every week! Don’t forget if you’re going along, bring a smile with you else you wont get in.