Fatboy Slim - Liv At Big Beach Boutique II, Brighton, 2002

The official live recording of Fatboy Slim's legendary DJ set on Brighton Beach during the largest outdoor event the UK has ever seen at Big Beach Boutique II in 2002
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Available as a part of a celebratory Boxset with 48 page hardback book :
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Available as a part of a digipak :
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Tracklisting :
1 Intro
2 Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do
3 Kurtis Mantronik pres Chamonix - 77 Strings
4 X-Press 2 - Lazy (Norman Cook Dub Mix)
5 Mint Royale - Sexiest Man In Jamaica
6 Shakedown - At Night
7 Conga Squad - Delicious
8 Basement Jaxx - Get Me Off (Superchumbo Supergetoff Remix)
9 Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story
10 Glen Masters - Hi Jackers
11 Static Revenger - Long Time
12 Cylone - Lord Of The Land
13 Underworld - Born Slippy / Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now
14 Camisra - Let Me Show You
15 Fusion Orchestra - Farfisa
16 Santos - Ke Dolor
17 Fatboy Slim - Star 69
18 Mr. Hermano - Hypnotista (Ambient Dub) / Space Cowboy - I Would Die For You
19 Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do (Dub Mix)
20 All Saints - Pure Shores (Norman Cook Re-Edit)
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[@lluscheri]

This set is the best example of how good life was without social media.

[@jimbopaw]

There is nothing social about social media.

[@CallMeUbba]

I remember the opening song from a cd my friend burned me in the mid 2000s. Something awesome about a getting a new set on a CD for the next drive. Shit was awesome

[@user-mz4ey3mm2j]

rubbish.

[@stevemilne750]

I cant agree more if you watch recent videos of similar venues its beyond ridiculous. Im so glad there were no smart phones in the nineties

[@joethompson8180]

But your watching this on social media…

[@lajc7222]

No phones. No posers. No influencers. No social media.

[@nachomanrandysauvage8257]

You're commenting on a social media site. Fatboy Slim is technically a massive influencer. And I guess you've never used a phone in your entire life?

[@richardtheroadie7493]

I'm 68, (2024) I was there, just watch this, saw the documentary a while ago, I remember it like it happen yesterday. My conclusion..... Music united. Richardtheroadie KTF (ol'soul boy).

[@nickkuhl3426]

Listening to this in 2024 ! What a mix!

[@i_draco]

yeaaah

[@papawoffour2562]

despite the mechanical/electronic aspect this is truly art and requires a great deal of musical talent

[@mick_justmick]

Vibes never get old

[@nicknorton3867]

No smartphones, no social media...and we didn't need them - all who were there will never forget this night for the rest of our lives. We lived in the moment, for that moment...

[@brookmillerosborne987]

the most insane night ever , i still rememeber walking the beach all night chatting with strangers around campfires and sleeping on the train home the next morning . amazing night .

[@carlyjolley5280]

I was 18, one of the best days of my life I think looking back. Nothing but fun, laughs, great music, good vibes with my best friends. We drove to Brighton from Essex at 4 am and luckily had a place to crash the night. This vid just makes me grin from ear to ear and I feel so lucky to be able to say "I was there" My dad had Live Aid, I have the BBB2002

[@davetherave9222]

And Vinyl…😃

[@fishman21305]

social media has pretty much ruined the friggin' world.

[@herpsmaltwatta]

And eckies

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

The clothing. The fashion. The sunglasses. The hairstyles. This is a time capsule.

[@ryszardluty4857]

The lack of bloody phones!

[@ryszardluty4857]

The lack of bloody phones!

[@emiledarraghbarry]

And absence of tattoos.

[@nataliehuxtable6830]

@@ryszardluty4857 good isn’t it, people actually living in the moment :)

[@airspeed_alive]

And the ecstasy ! 😬🤣

[@jmd8226]

41 now. I was there. This will never be topped. Goosebumps watching this back.

[@shannono8397]

i watch this often...this is one of the best moments ever, i wish i was there, but did see him at red rocks 90's, sooo good. its on you tube, him and chemical bros. man, glad you got to be there, must have been sooooo epic

[@Markus-xm4zv]

Im 41, give me a time machine and let me experience such moments again

[@ALFREDOVALLESAO]

x 2 ..

[@MylDep]

Im 42..too🎉 my daughter always tell me dhe would like to live those so funny years..!! Unfortunately,those communions of transistic dancer sharing smiles swet and goisebumps together...the ferling of the speakers wrombing basses lifted you from ground ....😂

[@MylDep]

* arent same as they were...and young people arent too

[@iwadik]

1 Intro 00:00 2 Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do 03:20 3 Chamonix - 77 Strings (Original Instrumental) 07:30 4 X-Press 2 - Lazy (Norman Cook Dub Mix) 11:33 5 Mint Royale - Sexiest Man In Jamaica 15:45 6 Shakedown - At Night (Kid Crème Club Mix) 18:12 7 Conga Squad - Delicious 23:30 8 Basement Jaxx - Get Me Off (Superchumbo Supergetoff Remix) 26:15 9 Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story (Tim Deluxe Remix) 30:30 10 Glen Masters - Hi Jackers 37:05 11 Static Revenger - Long Time 42:25 12 Cylone - Lord Of The Land 47:00 13 Underworld - Born Slippy / Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now 51:00 14 Camisra - Let Me Show You 53:00 15 Fusion Orchestra - Farfisa 57:04 16 Santos - Ke Dolor 01:01:42 17 Fatboy Slim - Star 69 01:06:39 18 Mr. Hermano - Hypnotista (Ambient Dub) / Space Cowboy - I Would Die For You 01:12:00 19 Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do (Dub Mix) 01:18:27 20 All Saints - Pure Shores (Norman Cook Re-Edit) 01:24:03

[@pamelastone8549]

Thank you! 😘

[@iwadik]

@@pamelastone8549 You're welcome 😊

[@matthewdawson3979]

Timestamps?

[@iwadik]

@@matthewdawson3979 Done! Enjoy ;)

[@matthewdawson3979]

@@iwadik Thank you👍

[@MegaSnail123]

Proper DJ Proper vinyl Proper crowd Proper good times 🎧🎛🎚🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@partyneverstops]

Proper comment!!! 😊

[@2funny4u95]

Proper England

[@cosmicmusicgal]

Definitely can’t fake it with vinyl

[@corneliussmiff2773]

Yawn.... Shut up. His mixing was meh, his track selection was okay and this whole event was a farce. This is coming from a Fatboy Slim fan.

[@corneliussmiff2773]

@@cosmicmusicgal No but you can be a gate keeping prick with it. Nobody cares.

[@patmc1972]

No fake eyelashes, no botox, no lip fillers, no phones, everybody enjoying themselves...the way it was meant to be😍

[@monk3yboy69]

Indeed. The days when you were not able to stalk influencers and get your head filled with BS fashion advice . No social media to numb your brain.

[@Peronioz]

@@monk3yboy69 wtf you talking about, ever heard of paparazzi? Lady Diana?

[@tobyskatefilms7262]

yeah but there was A LOT of exctasy, so we shouldn't get on our high horse =)

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

@@tobyskatefilms7262 The good stuff's back now my mate! ❤

[@expatdu5409]

Yup The world is doomed 😒. What a time to be alive

[@Sicaoisdead]

The cultural significance of this is profound. As someone in their mid-20s now trying to experience a fraction of this freedom and innocence, it brings me such joy to simply watch this.

[@DamnBig6]

Same bro, i was shoked by how their 20's were beautiful compared to ours like f the tiktok gen bro

[@VitaKet]

It just wasn't put on social media... it was not "free and innocent".

[@jamiegrogan2032]

I weep for them! ..... Everyone at this gig were connected in the moment! 🖐️👊❤️💃🕺

[@chakowe]

@@DamnBig6 I'm sorry you're having a shit time in your 20's mate but honestly it's so easy to experience stuff like this every summer. You just clearly don't go the right events. Hit up the boomtowns, the lost villages, the top tier electronic festivals at the moment are genuinely insane. people will say the same about us one day but it is what you make it

[@bumblebootwiddletoes5185]

Come to Secret Dreams at Legend Valley in Ohio.. In July. You'll get this. Not the same style of music, but definitely freedom to do whatever you want as long as it doesn't hurt anyone

[@samvillas]

I am from Brazil. In the year 2004, a TV channel showed this show on New Year's Eve, I was alone at home and I was 12 years old. Since then my life has never been the same, musically speaking. greetings.

[@julioaldama5977]

🤩

[@jaquee1]

Eu tinha Sky e eu vi nessa mesma época, não me lembro o canal que passou se foi a Mtv ou a Multishow, tbm tinha uns 13 a 14 anos nessa época.

[@SemNome-hz3bz]

imagine ter contato com essa sonzera aos 12 anos deve ter sido uma experiencia e tanto kkkkk

[@AUKZ]

Misma historia solo que en un canal donde las 24 h repetian conciertos, transmitian opera, bandas de rock, etc, y me toco la buena suerte de toparme con esta obra, me cambió por completo

[@Qu0thTheRaven]

great story

[@adeworman]

I was there. The traffic on the A23 was backed up to Handcross. Me and my workmate took the back roads back to Shoreham. Train to Brighton. Did all the backstreets to the beach to avoid the travelling crowds and had one of the most memorable nights ever!!! The atmosphere was just full blown summer joy!!! There’ll never be a night like it. Walked home on such a massive buzz. Thank fuck for this film!!!!

[@mk1aquatic739]

Yep, remember the traffic was stacked up for miles on the A23 and it was a scorching day. Cars overheating left right and centre, but we somehow made it to Brighton beach!

[@petehall725]

I was in that traffic in the back of my mates car. Crawled at 10mph the whole way from Crawley to Brighton. Me and the boys were rackin up lines of coke on the parcel shelf and sniffin all the way there 😂

[@Peskyjooba]

That’s absolutely crazy Ade. I live in crawley and often do the brighton run on my motorbike down the A23 … cannot comprehend that many cars!! Shame I’m too young to have been there, looks like you had a awesome day

[@drumcode420]

@@petehall725 😂😂😂

[@Sookie80]

I’m from Spain. I was living in Uk at that time and I was so lucky to live that day in Brighton. It was so fucking amazing!

[@pheno_type9485]

this literally looks like the best night ever

[@skechyassmofo]

It was a record breaking night. For good reason! 😊

[@limericksfinest4680]

When my kids tell me that we didn't know how to party, I show em this 😍

[@mattycat5638]

YESSSSS!

[@Chuck-yt7iq]

This was yesterday. Hard to realize 2 decades have passed 😊

[@KostasTsakalidis]

Good luck with that.

[@danielgenuino1809]

oh man this is how you party... generation dont known this at all.....

[@understandingthenews8147]

do they ever say that though?

[@fegaperez]

Full respect to the guy who created this video. Insane set.

[@Hansen710]

back in the days before phones it took more then 1 man 🤭🤫

[@andymallon6440]

It was released with the album of I remember so you had this set on CD and the other disc was dvd.

[@BeachLookingGuy]

bro there's like 5000 different camera angles... you think one guy made this?

[@legranapadano]

@@BeachLookingGuy He's probably speaking of the man/people who work to edit the clip, not filming all the videos

[@nickcouchman777]

​@andymallon6440 do you no the name of the tune at 27 minuits?

[@JOURNEY1995]

Such a breath of fresh air to see no phones and people dancing good times

[@morphyon]

Looks like a terrific groundbreaking approach, I hope it catches on

[@janenothisrealname6789]

@@morphyon good one !

[@user-kh4iq8hc8v]

Dancing and smoking. Terrible

[@williambirch-james78]

Because there weren’t many phones back then

[@hullian1113]

@@williambirch-james78 Watching the Brighton Beach docu on Sky, *someone* had a camera phone that they used the night after… although the camera was terrible, mind you, and it probably had like 500mb of storage so there’d be no point filming the thing. …Which is a crying shame. You can’t get a good vibe of the crowd in 12 different jumpcuts a minute. Are there any good bootlegs from within the crowd out there?

[@afeudale]

As someone who dj'ed and did a lot of clubbing during this time period, i must say the track selection is impeccable and timeless. You could play this entire set nowadays at a festival/club and it would be amazing!

[@cloooo_]

Can confirm I’ve heard similar vibes at a festival and it was unreal 🥳💃🪩

[@wertyoo7892]

Legend through and through

[@AlexOmiotek]

Ain't that the truth! This would absolutely hit at a Boiler Room of today.

[@aliorhancocoi8096]

Good music is good music and thats it! So simple! Try to listen "Soul Sacrifice"Santana Woodstock 1969

[@geoffletkemann653]

I don't know...too much Nu-Disco for my liking personally. Each to their own I guess.

[@CharlieGeorge_]

My parents got married on this day, the reception was at a hotel overlooking Brighton beach, I was too young (11) to fully appreciate the magic of it at the time but I remember it being a crazy scene.

[@Konuvis]

Bro, If I got married at that hotel I would have ditched my ceremony and brought everyone to the street to jam!

[@meganedwards147]

Oh if only I'd been at this party. 250k people having a bloody good time, no phones, no selfies, no filming the whole set on your phone....take me back to these times!!

[@drewp1974]

Amen. Been a trance-house head for 25 years. I miss these days

[@theoldleafybeard]

This is still the way to enjoy a party! Keep it up, friend!! 😁

[@ethicalcompanies]

It was amazing, a great night all round.

[@user-rv9um5xc3r]

You know you can still do this, right? Just learn to give zero f***s to everyone around you...

[@gaspard8714]

literally at 1:08:43. whole camera in the crowd

[@jasoneverett]

Dude looks, moves and acts like a middle-aged dad at a bbq. I love it.

[@understandingthenews8147]

to be fair to him, he was 39 at the time already :D

[@charlese1077]

Gen X knew what they were doing

[@Konuvis]

One of the most epic live mixes ever made!!! I'm sooo glad they recorded this!

[@hayells8710]

So proud to say I was there, 16 with my parents (they were old school ravers) A water cooler sized bottle filled with vodka and redbull, nothing but pure love, happiness and dancing with strangers. A memory I’ll never forget.

[@monk3yboy69]

@hayells8710 I’m guessing your parents were on happy pills then? 😜

[@user-ri9ik1vz9d]

Yea happy days❤

[@screenamod2410]

bbats les couilles

[@oneway9295]

I dream to gooo there 😂😢🎉

[@darrenhensby143]

my 5 kids got a hardcore dad lol they love it

[@bizarro8869]

I have lived here my whole life and this is single handedly the greatest night of my life. This video gave me chills and brought back some incredible memories. Thank you Norman, you have a special place in my heart

[@horriblyodd]

That's genuinely awesome.

[@steveking6663]

Me too. I know Norman from Reigate days. The club "On the Rocks" He came in one day, maybe christmas time, when he was getting famous lol. I could have done that! I could have been a dj lol. Norman does it amazingly.

[@dabadoo7631]

i still hear about stories from here

[@DaveyHoogland]

Do you know if that is the old west pier in the background?

[@bizarro8869]

@@DaveyHoogland yeah it is

[@LeeTillbury]

If this happened now 90% of the crowd would be watching this live through their smart phones 😂😂

[@Discobox2012]

Proud to say I was there at the tender young age 18. Me and my best friend travelled over 300 miles by train with a hearty breakfast of vodka and orange.

[@lebowski3748]

I hope there was some other stuff in that juice too. I would have been the fluffiest party animal at the beach 😂

[@timothykings6243]

I must admit this smashes most modern music out the window...

[@steve-uu6bb]

It does not, check out Fred again, doing amazing things. This is just party music

[@Sladovsky1]

​@@steve-uu6bbFred Again is ok, but it's nothing new, mate. It's all been done in the 90s,my friend.

[@steve-uu6bb]

@@Sladovsky1 well I started getting into dance music in the late 90s. Tell me who is doing the level of composing along with hard bangers that fred is doing, I've never seen it

[@Sladovsky1]

@@steve-uu6bb All I'm saying is that Fred again isn't doing anything ground-breaking. It's good quality dance music compared to others.

[@EduardoSousa75]

21 years. And I continue dancing mentally while I listen. Wonderful set.

[@ssstylish2681]

Qualidade

[@ianbird6997]

Oh yes 👍

[@alokinanak8264]

FBoy Slim proves it’s not the technique, it’s the playlist. No pride, no chip on the shoulder, just make everyone have fun! I’m 5 years too young for the opportunity to attend this one, but there are no events like these anymore. It’s either a pill or you have no business being there. There were some gigs reminding me of this one when I was a loose 20 years old lad, with SHM, etc. And it all went away by the time I was 28, and I mean these “everyone can enjoy it” kind of events, like SHM etc. I saw FBS once more in MonteNegro after exit, he totally caved to the pilled up crowd with electro and techno, I almost cried. These performances were The Rolling Stones of our time, and it was just plain f’n fun, for literally everyone. And right now that’s sold as a bad thing. I know there are people in the comment section seeing what I’m seeing.

[@freqeist]

Like I am now at Glastonbury

[@MiNiMAL-TeCH-LoVeRS]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGS4eYZ_iKyasLc

[@Razarexx]

This is so iconic. He walks through the crowd to get to the stage, he's waving to people in the crowd, there's a kid with a frisbee at one point. A different era.

[@franciscomeggi8405]

57:38 kid with the frisbee

[@Demiglitch]

Walking? Waving? FRISBEES? My god, you'd never see that today.

[@takemebacktothen]

Due to the far higher than expected attendance the local authorities were severely underprepared, which led to many incidents including two deaths, over 170 injuries, and six arrests.

[@rvanegasp]

@@takemebacktothen a fat hot blond brod is pulled out.... She looks dead to me the incidents happen because of a massive free show! love parade is dead dance valley is dead

[@antifugazi]

It's his hometown also

[@damo_1778]

Man I’m so glad I spent my 20s in this era! Truly blessed

[@joanie3452]

Me too.

[@signoguns8501]

I was 18. Fucking amazing time

[@Dehydratedpencil]

Lucky bugger, I'm 20 and the future is looking quite bleak 😂

[@Playtime-lu8wj]

Same!

[@hazeldavis3176]

Hell yeah. It was so good!

[@Tomo-im2eg]

Young Croat, working in UK those days, decided to go to that concert in the morning that very day, catch a train from London to Brighton…. Standing in the sea with six pack of beer in my backpack! Awesome concert! Lifetime memories! 💪

[@brightonduder]

I was there that night too - and now I'm just south of Dubrovnik!!

[@VictoryAviation]

I bought this DVD at a bookstore in Kansas, USA in 2002. I watched the DVD so many times, the spindle from the player broke the DVD in the center. It still never gets old… ever. I wish like hell I could have been a part of the mayhem but I’m so grateful it was recorded, and made into a damned fine production! Cheers to everyone involved that made this iconic event happen, and for Norman dumping so much of his own money into it after sponsors backed out! Legends all!

[@KudzuDigital]

Did you buy it at Hastings?

[@VictoryAviation]

@@KudzuDigital It sure was… at 135th and Mur-Len in Olathe, KS

[@KudzuDigital]

@@VictoryAviation Small world, my friend. I know exactly that location... which is now closed.

[@VictoryAviation]

@@KudzuDigital Ha! That is a small world. I think it’s been closed for quite a while. Then a Hobby Lobby went in after it, or perhaps the Hobby Lobby was next to it?

[@SpaceComms]

The DVD was widescreen or square? Looks like they might have cropped this for KZbin.

[@droy47]

20 yesrs ago and this still ranks up there for biggest crowds ever. One of the most legendary shows ever played.

[@skechyassmofo]

I would put this only second to the Date with Destiny DJ Battle - Fatboy Slim vs. Armand Van Helden. The especially made for the night Satisfaction Skank bootleg Norman made for the night and back2back parts of the battle specifically. Legendary

[@romankuzmin7389]

20 лет назад казалось что это странный раскрученый бренд в электронной музыке, не представляющий ничего интересного и цепляющего... Так вот не казалось, так и есть... редкое свойство для Британского музыканта.

[@JohnDuppleingham]

Not only is this one of the most insane sets, this is oen of the best videos of a concert you will ever see. Well done to camera man and editors. Top tier.

[@deanoh9980]

Never seen a crowd like it. There were so many doom mongers saying that it was all going to go tits up but people were pilled up and loved up! 6 arrests from a crowd of around 250k. It was unheard of but completely iconic!!

[@BarkingLondon]

Brighton Council & Sussex Police could only estimate 250k from drone pics . Later digital mapping tech later on in 2010 that 400k wer there that many turned up. 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@erwinverwimp82]

@@BarkingLondon Waw, that is great. Greetings from Belgium.

[@Thonogan]

What a crap of nonsense...

[@rutgerburgers4895]

also kinda nice to see no one staring at screens, except for the occasional person taking a picture with an actual camera

[@exeexecutor]

Because they all had some good MDMA instead of alcohol lmao

[@omegajrz1269]

I wish I was there. Fatboy Slim is one of the many legends that England has given to the world. Greetings from Uruguay. Thanks for so much good music.

[@spraymie]

I can tell you it was a utterly immense day and one that I’ve never ever forgotten

[@omegajrz1269]

@@spraymie I can not imagine. Even Simon Pegg was there.

[@omegajrz1269]

@Denis Aguirre Y de Los Shakers

[@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks]

@@omegajrz1269 You can actually see him at 49:12 hahaha!

[@omegajrz1269]

@@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks Yeah! I like Simon and his friendship with Nick Frost. I've seen him on Star Trek films, Cornetto's Edgar Wright trilogy, Mission Impossible films, Paul, The Boys... he is amazing

[@GordonHadler]

Outdoors, vinyl, an artist with raw talent and gift, a set from outer space, everybody focussed on the moment, not on the phone or her/his reel - it doesn´t get any better!

[@PAKallman]

Gift from God. Hes a believer and he's doing His work.

[@reinopirttijarvi2487]

This has to be one of the best concert videos ever

[@claire-polinadriegen6406]

It is!! 😍

[@Britallion24]

I grew up in Brighton & was 15 years old when I was running around the beach at this epic event. Crazy to think how different the world was in 02. Norman played again on Brighton beach last year, albeit on a much lesser scale, but I went just because when Fatboy Slim plays Brighton beach, you fucking go. And it was amazing. Thanks for the memories, Norman.

[@drewp1974]

American here:: I love FBS to pieces. I actually was in London 2003 and saw Judge Jules at the Gallery

[@zuckerlippen]

Wow! What a coincidence! So was i! This was sort of my 15th bday gift! Lol! I was in an ESL holiday trip for 3 weeks in Brighton, staying at the university dorm, when this happened and i was thrilled! The English course + the trip was my birthday gift (other than a “sweet 16 party”). My parents almost died when they saw it in the papers in Brazil the next day! This concert is by far the 2nd best event of my life (1st being my wedding)!

[@Memespark]

That day Brighton was out of alcohol!!

[@westboundbadger]

@@Memespark My fault,..Sorry...!

[@Memespark]

@@westboundbadger 😂😂😂

[@KennyBrian]

When I was just listening to electronic music, my brother bought me the DVD and I kept dancing to it in my room in the dark, I closed my eyes and imagined I was there. In 2011 I had the opportunity to warm up Fatboy Slim in my country Peru, in 2016 he started playing my productions, this is the beauty of music. Thank you for inspiring me to create music.

[@AlexRocks85]

Much love brother❤😎

[@erwinverwimp82]

What a great story. Greetings from Belgium.

[@ManubibiWalsh]

Everyone saying “THIS is when people were enjoying themselves, no cellphones blah blah blah” have never actually gone to a concert, never seen anyone live, literally never crawled out of their basement since 1999.

[@leppamessiah]

I remember this. At the time I had no idea how big it was going to be. I met my friend after work who I fancied and we got the bus in. We met a few other friends in Brighton. Must have been the afternoon. I was pretty wasted by the time the set started. Somehow I was near the front. I remember dancing until night. Don’t remember much else except everyone was friends that night.

[@JennyKovacs]

Oh. My. Gosh! I was there it was epic. I get chills watching this and to think that I've become that person who says "those were the days" ha ha ha

[@nicknorton3867]

Ha, me too - no smartphones, no social media, just people living in the moment, for the moment!

[@andrewgarcia7199]

Wow. I'm a little jealous. Good for you. That would have been a little piece of heaven on earth.

[@JennyKovacs]

@@andrewgarcia7199 It's stayed with me over time, it was great

[@Eaglesinthe732]

How did you get out of that mass of people???

[@JennyKovacs]

@@Eaglesinthe732 it wasn’t easy!

[@SUPERABEATS]

I was there!! One of the best nights of my life! From Venezuela 🇻🇪🇻🇪 Brighton 2001 - 2002 EF English School!!!

[@GlassOfWater87]

I was 15 at this time. The internet wasn't a thing yet. There were no mobile phones. Human interaction was still pure and real. now we are all to sucked into our phones. I'm proud to be part of the generation who expierenced this all for the last time.

[@sinoperture]

The internet was a thing since 1995 for the mainstream….

[@hannahsakura4487]

The internet was a thing, but not like today. We were using MSN messenger on our computers when we got home and sending emails even to friends…. But text messages were expensive and phones only had space for about 10 messages on the memory 😂

[@sinoperture]

@@hannahsakura4487 Web 0.1

[@johnbravo7542]

Yes there were mobile phones just not the "smart phones"

[@indygrx]

Not. a. single. cellphone. Just people having fun. What a time to be alive.

[@sean369]

There were cellphones, but no camera phones. But there was no reception cause the network was completely overwhelmed.

[@tremontarama]

Too bad.

[@djcolinturnbull]

and somehow we survived! 😀

[@beardyman]

I was there in that crowd… i was 20… and full of hope and joy and abandon…… wow…. I am now 87 and the world is dying and everything is bad…

[@LiamGervaise]

I thought you were 88

[@tixie1895]

I was only 19 here, less than a year out of 6th form having an amazing time 🥹 No camera phones, just raving ❤

[@dharmasworld]

I had moved to Brighton to be with a girl. Living in the city just a few months when this happened. We went to the sea front around 1pm and were right near the front. We could feel how epic this was going to be as the crowds just went on as far as the eye could see. It was one of those beautiful golden sunset days in England, we don't get many. When Norman came out the whole city just erupted in a frenzy. The next morning there were people sleeping in the streets, rubbish billowing down every road. It was party carnage. But oh my it was worth it. This DVD was on in the background of every house party we had for years after. Thank you for the memories. Incredible!

[@georgemulford2910]

dude that sounds awesome, glad you had such a good time.

[@adeh503]

The big question is buddy are you still with the girl 🤔🤔

[@travelwithamate]

@@adeh503haha nope. It’s Brighton. Life moves fast in the best party town in England.

[@adeh503]

@@travelwithamate good man, living the dream 👌🇬🇧

[@understandingthenews8147]

great memories, thx for sharing

[@fraserwright9482]

We were moored in the big blue boat and the energy was captivating. People swimming out to our yacht as the tide came in. Madness

[@nathaliablasi1497]

This set literally changed my life.

[@djcolinturnbull]

Good music at the right time.. does that!

[@Thomasvaara]

How was the MDMA 🎉,🥳💥🤩😋😛 Back then it was excellent quality ❤

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

It's coming back mate... Good times are dawning!

[@MrSuperdave75]

Can confirm

[@careyfreeman5056]

I'm getting goosebumps watching this. I can only imagine what it was like to be there.

[@Atruebottomgal]

Coachella could never

[@Baztation]

Historical moment!

[@GODZINACOMA101]

I was there, absolutely fantastic! Lost my crew, found another bunch from my home town and spent the night on the beach. Good times!

[@beeyurself]

In reference to western culture and coming from a westerner, it's hard to comprehend how things have changed. This time capsule brings a lot of thoughts to mind and there is a lot to unpack, such as the lack of police/power enforcement, heterogeneous in fashion/dance styles; I think the most common thought that comes to my mind is how free people appear relative to people being the robots we see today

[@sniperdogz7658]

Peace love unity , how did we get so lost

[@nachomanrandysauvage8257]

Yeah totally, that long lost paradise of 2002. Right after 9/11 and the U.S. was spending trillions to bomb the Middle East.

[@EclecticAlfa]

Who knows 21 years later what these people have become, who is no longer there, how many things change in "just" 20 years

[@mgc3814]

Some people will never, ever, realize the importance and the meaning they bring into the life of others. I love the UK, I LOVE Norman and I freakin LOVE Brighton from the bottom of my heart!! Best time I had in m life, My friends, the freedom, my youth... limitless. I am blessed!

[@elisawhitehead]

I would have loved to be there but I was born in 91’ and in the U.S. Also, seeing Simon Pegg at 49:13 is full circle for me. When I was in high school, I randomly stumbled on his show Spaced and became obsessed. Without that show I would have never heard Let Me Show You which guided me into a rabbit hole of all things techno and beyond. I remember going on Limewire 😅😬 and downloading so much music that I never knew existed and burning them on CDs. (I also heard Prefab Sprout on that show which is now one of my favorite bands). Thank you Simon Pegg and Fatboy Slim!

[@hellovagim]

The video editing is as epic as the set

[@somebananna]

I remember a warm day then a freezing night, we couldn’t get on the beach we were up on the promenade which gave a great view. When he played Groove Armada Superstylin, anyone who was sitting down suddenly jumped up and the beach suddenly resembled a Mexican wave the way the bodies moved. I remember “GO WITH THE FLOW OF THE CROWD” on repeat at the end, and walking to the train station to find all the trains were off due to overcrowding. Then sleeping on a strangers floor and heading back to London in the morning. What an epic adventure and god bless Fatboy Slim ❤

[@nealballard5114]

This is really making me miss the days of going into the club, posting up next to the DJ booth, and watching the DJ work their magic and digging through crates for the perfect record for the next track. I certainly appreciate the new technologies that have come since then (first with CDJs and now controllers), but there was something so pure about vinyl sets.

[@CharlieAndrews-he9dg]

Most of the dj’s I see when I go raving are on vinyls,it is what makes me appreciate the music so much more, seeing the talent, skill, knowledge they have is crazy and there are some very good selectors out there still

[@joeykovacs6849]

Fatboy Slim. What a bloke. Rifling through his record stash. DJ'ing at its finest.

[@mattetheridge6580]

you can taste 2002 with this epic set.

[@suave1171]

This just made me realise of how great and fun my youth was✌

[@Muller17]

no covid , no war, no instagram ,no twitter no idiot social media.. perfect good times..

[@lostintranslation1957]

You mean no covid lies based on pharmaceutical fallacies to sell untested drugs. War was rife at that time. No social media was fantastic. I fear for the youth of tomorrow, they will sell their rights for State control and BBC misinformation.

[@youtubegarbage7876]

@PUSSYPATROL Judging by the name this is not a professor of history.

[@takemebacktothen]

no war? lol

[@juniorsilvabroadcast]

was was peaking at 2003. you crazy?

[@mostly_insane2291]

Nice sentiment but there is always war 😢

[@davebox7180]

10 mile traffic jam to get there! Got there late, but still up there with one of the best evening's of my life! We've come a long way baby! 😁

[@christinedugmore]

I remember setting my vhs to record this while I was there hoping it would actually record!!

[@OfficialCraigK]

Not a smartphone in sight, jus the odd huge digital camera, beautiful!

[@cynical8330]

There's something special about every era in time, especially when it comes to music. In ten years I'll look back at shows I went to in the late 2010's and early to mid 2020's with nostalgia and a longing for a time gone by. It'll never be the same again, so just be right here, right now.

[@projectresonate5142]

Fat Boy Slim, must have felt he could walk on water that day. Unreal scenes.

[@vulturevic]

Brother Cook. The joy I feel listening to this brings tears to my soul! It’s a searing reminder to live!!!

[@stevemilne750]

It's gone now you dont get this anymore unfortunately

[@davidbar4419]

I was born in 2001. It's crazy this happened in 2002. Music has changed so drastically over the years but this funky, easy, AWESOME vibe this music brings, combined with the people dancing, no phones and social media is just Incredible. Just having the time of their lives. Nothing compared to the "rave scene" these days. I'm 22 years old and I listen to Björk, Hendrix, Erykah Badu, Billy Cobham and other "vintage" genres. (Especially dnd, jungle, funk..) I think It's rare to to find people my age listen to this kind of genres. But the most important thing is that we all like music and the vibe that brings us together! No matter what... Love to y'all Greets from Germany!

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

You really think that those you mentioned are “vintage?” What do you call the music from the 1960s then?

[@h-dawg969]

Check out the ‘Earth’ albums on Good looking records. They’re the type of albums that need to be played through in their entirety. I had Volume 1 & volume 6.

[@KaseyMoore]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged pre-historic

[@Macarite]

This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen WOW. How have I not seen this before…

[@Pyjamarama11]

" 25,000 are expected" Advertise it on London radio Nek minnit !!! 250,000 absolute legends stream down the A23 to Brighton LOL I am the legend in the white tee at 06:31 :-P Thanks for the memory Norman, those of us there will remember this day forever And what a groyne is :-P

[@mholliday3476]

This is one of the reasons I learned to DJ! Nothing will ever be like this again unfortunately.

[@bearcubd3900]

Looks super insane , Norman cooks a legend 🤘

[@jeffconrod5792]

So nice to see people enjoying and experiencing the moment instead of holding up a cell phone. Events like this should be EXPERIENCED in the moment, not missed because you are holding a phone and watching a small screen!

[@heidie-jaynemientjes3290]

Get over yourself. We had mobile phones and digital cameras

[@hullian1113]

16:01

[@barryharding6962]

Never went but my sister and her friends did. I stayed at home and watched it on the telly. But it's great to watch again. Takes me back, 1998 to 2006 were my best days. Music and the nightclubs were amazing back then. Was lucky enough to be able to DJ from 2003 to 2016. Was hard to keep on with it all when I started a family.

[@briz1965]

Funny, I grew out of night clubbing 1984, saw the housematins twice back then, great to follow him and all the rest since. Moved to Canada 1990 so first time a view.

[@Mr.Showbiz]

Damn, back then it really felt like the UK was the centre of the universe.

[@DreamweaverRadio22]

Wow great music 🔥 we love it ! 💓💓😎😎

[@paulnealgrove5016]

I was there at 19yo! absolute carnage. There was no way to get home, pretty much riots at the train station. Wandering around and some locals took us in (me and my gf) just great decent people. Up the Seagulls forever. What a time to be alive

[@humbertoguzman3547]

All waxx , All vinyl live and direct 🔥🔥🔥🙌 And the massive crowd no phones no standing around posing just having a blast raving. What a legendary set from the legend himself.😎

[@rleriche5044]

The music wasnt my bag (still isnt) but watching it back just now I got all warm and fuzzy to see a box of records and x2 1210s. And that crowd all in the moment!

[@straightouttacornwall]

Ah the old trusty 'no phones at raves' comment. If phones were common back then people would be the same as today. Paul - DJ since 1997

[@rleriche5044]

@@straightouttacornwall but they werent.

[@straightouttacornwall]

@@rleriche5044 No one was carrying a gramophone either

[@lebowski3748]

No phones, no standing around just a ton of MDMA lol

[@elladodd2410]

We need something like this again now !!!

[@blacksunshine7485]

Im so nostalgic i could cry. Times were better

[@joethelion6016]

You can say that again. Before the invAsian.

[@petehall725]

This was the day Ibiza came to England. Probably the best gig that this country has ever seen. Blazing hot sunshine all day and party goers from everywhere in the country. Remains to this day, the best day out I ever had. Mad to think this was over 20 years ago. Was 3 days after my 20th birthday

[@davidbatters3371]

Thankfully I was lucky enough to be present for this awesome event. I'll never forget how amazing is was, seeing numptis hanging off of street lights simply lovin' the vibe was the next level. Not a mobile phone in sight, the days of proper partying.

[@Adriana-eu6ty]

You are so lucky! 💯💯

[@Kompoism]

I was late teens in 2002 so saw some great DJ's and venues in other genres over the years when everything was at it's peak still, but I cannot imagine being at this gig, must've been epic! Makes me so nostalgic for the way the music scenes used to be. I know there is good music being made still and emerging genres and new artists in house etc, just sad that they don't have the venues and stuff to to play in like those that went before.

[@bigorangenation41]

⁠@@Kompoismagreed. I started partying in 2000 at age 19…got out of the scene years ago. Recently got back into it and went to EDCO 2023 and it was a blast. I’m a trance head and sadly, trance is mostly dead (you could argue that actually happened back in mid 2000s) but man is House music making a huge comeback. Tech house is amazingly fun to dance to live. Dom Dolla is an old school type DJ. Doesn’t talk hardly ever, his mixes are solid and track selection is on point. Cheers

[@mattyp6908]

I struggle to imagine that there is a nation that throws better parties than England. As a Canadian who’s seen a bit of the world the vibes and clubs and events are legendary and unparalleled in my opinion

[@gtavmj-1852]

I was on a stag do that weekend... and our group just happened to walk past the beach as it kicked off... had a great time!... was a great start to our weekend, didn't expect it

[@onthebass1]

One of the most memorable days of my life. The build up to this event was monumental. It had been a long and cold winter and this Saturday marked the first warm day in many months. Diggers and Midi General warming up and a period of all-time classic tunes produced collided to make it a concert that will be talked about for many more decades. ❤❤

[@straightouttacornwall]

It was end of July!

[@JohnSmith-iu8cj]

@@straightouttacornwallend of July is when the cold season ends in Britain. It starts beginning of August btw.

[@straightouttacornwall]

@@JohnSmith-iu8cj I think you're both on drugs lol I went to this event and it was awful. It was supposed to be for 10,000 people yet 500,000 turned up. Everywhere sold out of drink, couldn't get into any of the clubs and 90% of the crowd couldn't hear a thing as they were soo far from the music. Other than the weather it was the worst day out ever! It then took me 12 hours to get home

[@justalitttleun]

Did you spot yourself😂

[@tobinhunt4738]

@@straightouttacornwall You weren't actually there, it seems. if only you had been...

[@SrPhimbo]

Dios que maravilla, todos pasandolo realmente bien sin un maldito movil al aire grabando todo.. Sin necesidad de demostrar tu vida a nadie por redes sociales, disfrutando del momento.. Tiempos maravillosos que nunca volverán..

[@theoldleafybeard]

Nada nada, esta sigue siendo la manera de disfrutar una buena fiesta. Y quien no se entere, que se lo pierda. 🤣

[@bumblethebeadle3504]

It makes me happy seeing this many people vibing in one place

[@aquafckface]

I would cry so much if I saw the mighty Slim live! What a dream!

[@cidahl7005]

He still tours. Saw him last year at CROSSD in San Diego in September. He's still got it.

[@hunterbeatbilly9836]

Thanks for officialy posting this fatboy slim. This is possibly one of the biggest livesets that anyone have ever done. With hundred of thousand of people joining together to party through the sunset. This set is officially history in techno culture for years to come

[@williamstropicalfarm5082]

It's house music. Some tech house I suppose.

[@gumzy1985]

Techno?

[@markhutchins4738]

This video is further evidence of how much cellphones suck. Live and dance in the moment. What a party!

[@user-ps6it4bf6s]

В 2002 не было смартфонов, флэш-карт, а ФЭТБОЙ СЛИМ у меня уже был на CD. Очень его уважаю и с удовольствием смотрю в 2024 году. Большое спасибо!

[@wsdraper]

Best free night out ever, had a blast even with a broken leg and then went down to Steyning after for a rave in a field

[@jorgenotterholt9926]

I was backpacking around the UK that summer and this turnout was all over the UK news. People knew it was legendary the day after. That massive crowd was not expected.

[@missingno88]

yep, 60,000 were expected and a quarter of a million showed up lol

[@rvanegasp]

overcrowding is usual after free galas

I don’t want to be that guy but… it was the time when chaining two records meant something 🤩

[@jimbo4375]

And the track selection

[@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks]

Acting as if things like Boilerroom don't exist, plus the fact that Norman is still out there raving.

[@drumcode420]

tbh this mix isn’t all that technically good. Yes, he kept the tempo but he wasn’t blending the tracks at all but this still turned out great because of great track selection

[@Squarepeg57]

You are that guy