1989 Illegal Rave, Acid House

[@spritecut]

One thing that always strikes me about the difference of then and now.... we danced together, NOT FACING THE DJ booth.

[@alexandrosanchez6501]

Jajsjja that exactly what i think, so accurate

[@lars-fenin]

dj was part of the crowd..

[@forthehood7466]

People can dance how the want but I don't quite agree that it is better this way. When everyone's facing the same way, we're like a big wave, all one type of feeling, us against the DJs mad beats hitting our faces. Here everyone is chilling on their own, which is super sick but also seems like people don't know where to face and it looks all jumbled. I dunno it feels weird a bit.

[@frankthetank8216]

I also dont get why crowds are just watching the dj nowadays

[@Drew-ft7wf]

@@forthehood7466 yeah they look a bit lost. The dancefloor needs a energy focuser, the dj is that conduit! Being one myself, i felt it my duty to help amp up the crowd and get everyone on the same page so to speak. I dont like watching djs who dont engage the crowd at all. U dont have to be doing a jesus christ pose all the time, but giving back some love and energy goes a long way. However poeple shouldnt be weirded out when faced by others either, which i find these days when im on the dancefloor rather than behind the dex. Sad. Both have there up sides ...and down i spose. 😊 wish i was there to throw some light and love (...and focus). i came to this country for the club and music scene, we didnt have raves yet in South Africa like this.

[@benjerry6442]

I read the comments about time travel and wishes, and somewhat have a nosgaltic cry. I'm in this video @ 0:14, 4:29, 6:54, 7:45, 8:14, 8:36. Blonde bob haired guy in the white Smiths Tshirt. I'm now 51.

[@smellman75]

Location please?

[@Mardyfella]

Bobby P It’s in Suffolk, England. Near Ipswich.

[@Mardyfella]

Fantastic!

[@Laura-Yu]

Ben Jerry Oh man, and here I am already weirded out by my baby pics

[@freshapplepie100]

And here you are now with the best ice cream in the world!

[@simonthomas1228]

Tracklist now complete: Corporation of One - So Where Are You (Hashish Dub), Latin Rage - Sueno Latino (Extended Remix), J.D. - Good Vibrations, BCN Orchestra - Quien Tu Te Crees?, Bits & Pieces 89 (R/U/DEF/BOY. Mix), Looney Tunes Vol 1 - Another Time, Another Place, Mark Imperial - Bonus Krafty Beaver (Rock This House '89 EP), Sheila - Acid Kiss (Love Machine Mix), Liaisons-D - Heartbeat, The Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa (DJ's Dope Long Mix), The KLF - 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix), Mickey Oliver - In-Ten-Si-T (Aca-Bass Si-T Mix)

[@poisonberry4815]

Not all heros wear capes

[@dogmadave3628]

ur a god among men

[@simonthomas1228]

@@ROBERTTONUS 2nd track is definitely Latin Rage and the track at 18:20 is Liaisons D, the KLF doesn't come in until around 22mins.

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Wow, such a heavenly collection! Thank you for this

[@danlivni2097]

Simon were you a DJ

[@donniefalgoust4702]

House music all night long! You didn't need ask anyone to dance, you just went out floor by yourself. I miss the days

[@chongdejong8881]

Say what? 😁

[@godlesspeacesign8852]

yeah i just did this last november and people kept coming up and tryna insert themselves. very offputting you cant just groove anymore.

[@polkadolt]

No mystery grinders either haha everyone was so respectful considering we were all so off it. No alcohol for a period too, the staff must have thought it was some kind of very friendly Christian gathering, until they spoke to one of us trying to buy water

[@neilmurphy3239]

Best days off our lives wee just didn’t give a shit the music the beat and non stop raving on the dance floor no one can forget these days my heart is still beating hard watching this ❤

[@iamcalledirenechaliz-lopez]

I go to Duffy’s every couple of months , acknowledge the DJ & dance my a$$ off by myself…2 hrs drinking water & lemon & buy a drink f t DJ. I b the only one dancing & DGAF! while the DJ is doing his thing. Duffy’s in Miami, Florida…DJ THURS-Sunday over looking the INTERCOSTAL…NYC to Miami 20 yrs ago & STILL LOVING IT❤❤❤❤❤ ✌🏾

[@stephen3511]

I’d happily be stuck in a time loop from ‘89 to ‘99.

[@christp9962]

ME TOO

[@dougl945]

1984-1999.

[@trevchumby]

@@dougl945 you’re living in 1984 right now

[@Van-nk4ee]

I've been raving in the loop for 500 years now, Its still hasn't gotten old 🧼🔥

[@MrCupcake946]

1988 to 1994 would be PERFECT for me

[@tonyeltigre1]

Everyone had their own personality. Everyone was their own person it’s beautiful to see.

[@wiegershitpostcollective]

Still the case, some are afraid to show some arent

[@judithtartaglia6589]

Express yourself

[@ferchoneutron12]

Personality? HA, HA, HA.

[@Professor__S]

(1:30) I never knew Stan Lee was a raver😂

[@sjla2009]

Most people were slim in those days too!

[@kendalltang199]

i hope the afterlife is like this. just a never ending house/techno event with all your friends.

[@tranquillo2741]

Fuckin A bro, fuckin a

[@jasondaniels640]

Facts.

[@jasondaniels640]

@Mr Conutus The exact is true for you.. Just because you believe different doesn't mean it's different. Enjoy your one life too Sir.

[@jasondaniels640]

@Mr Conutus Cognitive dissonance much? You say this is not about belief and then go on to mention belief multiple times in the rest of your comment... Yeah, deuces bro.

[@vickysimpson3750]

Me too!!!!!!

[@Hygelac1000]

Young people in the 80s and 90s were cooler than anyone before and are still cooler than anyone after

[@lilknish]

Thank you 😂

[@SHaTRO11]

Yes, we are!

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Wish I could go back in time and go to a late 80s or early 90s rave.

[@salvadorsanchez3031]

White people can’t dance that has not changed.

[@redherring5532]

​@@TheGreenyRiotthat even made me feel old, before that we didn't have to give a crap about anything tech until we cranked on the tv or a phone call, lol just joking around friend

[@matthewwright2002]

This was Energy Dance 89 at Raydon Airfield, Suffolk on September 23, 1989. Charity event put on in aid of the marchioness disaster where all profits were given to the Thames tragedy fund. The event was organised by Tin Tin and Jeremy Taylor , initially it was supposed to be held in Southark Park London but due to pressure from the local council the venue got cancelled at the last minute, the event was then moved on to several other locations which were also stopped and the party finally ended up in an aircraft hanger at Raydon Airfield, Ipswich, Suffolk at dawn on Sunday 24th September 1989. 15000+ people followed in convoy's to attend the party, causing travel chaos along the way. DJ's were Richie Rich, Paul Trouble Anderson, Little Louis Vega, Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, Jumping Jack Frost, Evil Eddie Richards, Frankie Bones & Fabio.

[@jonnamechange6854]

Illegal or not, I'm not sure now?

[@ryanmurray9619]

That’s a trip dude that you know all this! Great times back then even here in the states. At 52 years old I still dance as hard as I did back then.

[@ianoeder5411]

Thanks for filling me in on the 😮location!

[@arturmaklyarevsky8808]

Thanks for those deets

[@tacai24]

DJ Icey?

[@69TripHammer]

I was there. Now 50 years old, a grandfather with my own business. Still listen to the tunes and now my kids are all grown up. Myself and my wife who i met at a rave way back then have just started going out again to old skool reunions. We dont indulge in the chemical side of things no more but its these days which made us and am so glad we didnt have social media back then. Life back then was alot less complicated...

[@electricwater83]

Where was it?

[@jungleforeva]

trev spunkbubble Ditto

[@Ducksauc3]

Lmao what a lie good one

[@lordcromwell5512]

Lmao..

[@leilahnv9960]

but parties like this without social medias or anything still exists !!

[@keithhunter4876]

Everybody has their own style. The individuality is real in this video.

[@julesscamell9279]

And thats just what the powers dont want us to be nowadays, theyre afraid of us reaching our real potential

[@ThatFilmisGnarly]

whats the song at 14:05? i love it. this has been bothering me for months now. nobody has a answer....

[@BLane-xr1ic]

@@ThatFilmisGnarly kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqCvmqGoZauAZ7s Another place another time Frankie Bones.

[@dragoshflorea6841]

So true ... How many dace styles ... No one conforms

[@lila7553]

@@ThatFilmisGnarly D-Shake - Techno Trance (Paradise is now)

[@patswayze7359]

I love everyone is dancing by themselves but dancing with everyone at the same time...😊

[@andymsunem]

00:00 Corporation of One - So Where Are You (Hashish Dub) [Smokin', 1989] 04:00 The Latin Rage - Sueno Latino (Remix Version) [Out, 1989] 07:44 J.D. - Good Vibrations [Requestline Records, 1988] 10:03 BCN Orchestra - Quien Tu Te Crees? [BCM Records, 1989] 13:23 Bits & Pieces 89 - 89 Dynamite Mix (R/U/DEF/BOY? Mix) [Not On Label, 1989] 14:04 Frankie ''Bones'' & Lenny ''Dee'' - Another Time, Another Place (Brixton Bass Remix) [unrealesed] [Then: The Looney Tunes EP Vol. 2, XL Rec., 1990] 15:38 Mark Imperial - Bonus Krafty Beaver (Rock This House '89 EP) [House Nation Records, 1989] 16:21 Sheila - Acid Kiss (Love Machine Mix) [Quark, 1989] 17:55 Liaisons-D - Heartbeat [Music Man Records. 1989] 20:42 The Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa (DJ's Dope Long Mix) [Next Door Records, 1988] 22:44 The KLF - 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix) [KLF Communications, 1989] 23:36 Mickey Oliver - IN-TEN-SI-T (Dash Rip Rock Mix) [Hot Mix 5 Records, 1988]

[@bustabloodvessel5327]

The set is gold and it would be awesome if somebody could recreate it and post it here on KZbin.

[@haydenwilsonx]

Wow, you sir, know your music

[@mwa1254]

That’s very kind of you

[@mwa1254]

Which is what it’s all about! It’s the more in the know parties that I prefer. You know the ones you hear about through having a really good conversation with the guy who buys in the electronic music for your local record shop. You start chatting about how you’ve been listening to some soundtracks lately after hearing something in a film, then they recommend someone, you say “yeah I’ve got into that David Holmes who is done all these soundtracks for …” He then tells you he is playing a 5 hour set at this pub in Todmorden Yorkshire that is owned by a super eccentric Thai lady. The Gold Lion, which were totally unaware of, but turns out Goldie played there the other week. Sadly it’s sold out :( But it’s all these places where you will still find the quality crowds. They can make or break a night as much as the talent playing!

[@venasc]

I love you

[@Charlotte757]

I love how everyone is just dancing drama free, no phones, no giving bad looks just dancing

[@americachillout9386]

As we watch them do this through our phones...

[@antoinebeauman]

what's up with the phones ? .. around that time there were no cell phones ... I still watch a lot of Boiler Room videos were people are just dancing .. it's up to the deejay ..if he is good .. people dance .. if he is just a poser doing nothing spectular .. people grab their phones

[@cybernaab]

Watch 16:37 Hes giving the cameraguy a bad look XD

[@80srs11]

@@cybernaab the guy looked paranoid as fuck..must hv been the drugs kicking in lol

[@cybernaab]

@@80srs11 i gues so, he looked angry as fuck probly bad tripping :(

[@grumpycheerleader]

This was back in the days when people were out to dance. Not to pose at the bar, not to take pictures to put online. People were out for the dancing. What a great era.

[@AD-eg9cw]

Has it ever crossed your mind that some people take pics and vids as personal mementos so they can preserve the memory? Not everyone uses social media 🙄

[@ED-XCI]

@@AD-eg9cw blablablaaa... you know nothing about that topic, so shup 🤣

[@AD-eg9cw]

@@ED-XCI You're absolutely right. I have not dedicated my life to the scientific study of selfies. Therefore, I am not qualified to comment on such complex topics. You have exceptional perception. You should work for the CIA!!

[@ED-XCI]

@@AD-eg9cw Don't you make a difference between selfies and parties ? Poor little selfish thing 🥺

[@joshuacresswell7673]

they still do and the events are still happening they are called raves. unfortunately they have been severely reduced by the police and property all getting bought up

[@adamr4963]

The fact that the DJ's beat matched and mixed on Vinyl records all by ear, and not a pre recorded set like the dj's of today is what makes these parties so amazing!

[@thekeysman6760]

The word vinyl isn't a proper noun or place name or at the start of the sentence so it doesn't need an incorrect upper-case v. DJs* of today, no apostrophe saying DJ is of today.

[@ursulajoy6025]

When was the last time you went out to a party?

[@shelleydee6250]

Hmm​@@thekeysman6760

[@camphorfreya]

aight dj’s are not doing pre-recorded sets lol be nice PLuR lol

[@thekeysman6760]

@@camphorfreya DJs* plural, no apostrophe saying DJ is. Jockeys has no apostrophe.

[@goldanboy43]

Went to my first 1989, north London, illegal. Asked my mate what to wear. He said anything no one will care. Didn't really like the clubs, but loved the music on my tapes. That night just blew me away. All walks of life just there for the music. I was finally with like minded people who didn't judge. I had some fantastic times for the next ten years in tents and clubs, but nothing will compare to those early years and I feel so lucky to have been part of it.

[@GeoAce777]

there's NO SUBSTITUTE mate

[@meltonjohn2150]

90s kid here. Its difficult now. Platforms like boiler room brought the DJ in front of the camera. Its very cool to go to a (legal) rave, and we have 'festival chic' to prescribe what to wear. On the other hand, there are a lot of uninviting squat raves, not the same type of crowd (have witnessed stabbing at one). Saying that, I made lasting friendships in fields and in clubs in the 2010s. There is vanity, pretentiousness and elitism in dance music today, and a lot of money, but clubbing culture is a broad spectrum and at the more carefree end you have places like Plastic People in London with almost no lighting and no door policy, other than keeping out big groups of pissheads. Those places where you face each other and not the DJ, where you'll share a water with a stranger, its still there if you can find it, but you often have to get to it early or let the commercial aspects of today's scene wash over you. (Plastic People couldn't maintain their license in a gentrifying London.) Today I think the sanctuary offered by raves has been replaced by internet culture - check out VR raves...

[@tgflux]

"Went to my first 1989, north London, illegal" Is 1989 a place? I was thinking it was the year. [Ignorant Yank here, but I was going to guess this was London!]

[@goldanboy43]

​@@tgfluxI've no idea where it was in London.

[@SamanthaC641]

I'm way younger, when I hit the scene it was 2011. I look back on it fondly and wouldn't change it at all, but to go to one of these 90's warehouse raves would be amazing.

[@dd776]

Am i the only one who noticed the excellent picture quality of this video? This was recorded nearly 35 years and is better than modern recordings. Even the sound is brilliant!

[@NuGanjaTron]

BETACAM!

[@LITTLEDANCERSADHU993]

1st thought i had too

[@DjjontyPr]

Right!

[@arenscott4934]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/epavfnyoqKqZfNE @@NuGanjaTron

[@bastiansaintgermain1760]

True that mate👏

[@oddities-whatnot]

Amazing thing is, nobody is showing off, they just look like ordinary people enjoying the atmosphere, just being themselves. Nice to see lots of black and white people mixing, no trouble. Everyone happy. I remember the 80s being like this, people were so much nicer to be around. Nowadays everyone is image obsessed and arrogant, all about me me me, the labels on my clothes, the car I drive (you mean lease LOL) and posting everything about themselves on Instagram or Facebook etc. People have such a horrible self important attitude these days with no time for anyone else. Social media has turned everyone into sickening attention seekers. Get me a time machine please.

[@arthurstein-tarnowski4732]

Ernie Flannel bro there a re parties like that trust me .

[@arthurstein-tarnowski4732]

Eric Cowan yeah you right bro it’s true you know I was thinking that our people are snobs and states are better I’ve traveled and understood our youth is massive in its positivity . Love uk just off the rave six story building old street packed up Bro , dogs , police ain’t no hatred just literally can live off your years like that . In London most of the clubs being on the shut down more than half in a mere decade you get me People penned up like literally do we have a choice yes we do and we fighting gentrification by rocking and whacking this places

[@arthurstein-tarnowski4732]

Eric Cowan no Bro I’m for real anytime you in London go to rave parties bro you’ll make lifetime friends and might will stay here altogether I knew some geezer he moved oout from states found a British girl , from now on beanies on a toast and good warm up at the dance floor

[@NaveedKhan-bs1sc]

So true and no sjw crap and people getting offended by every little thing oh and only two genders now we have people identifying themselves as garden chairs and all sorts.

[@arthurstein-tarnowski4732]

Naveed Khan bro come on whr do u live ? What county bruff in London it’s still s thing nicest people no one gets offended , pure plur who seeks thou finds

[@Woodys238]

Those crazy twins in the matching dotty onesies absolutely loving life! What an era! 👊🏼🔥

[@LaJuera25]

They are on what is now known as Molly

[@nostalgia4millennials]

Those twins were a VIBE !

[@dollartrader3342]

Living in the moment, not living for social media...

[@jbillson]

Great comment, would love to go to a phone-free rave haha

[@tashhewett8653]

So true, and so, so glad we didn't have it back then.

[@thanksforthacheese5977]

Definitely the best times..kinda weird thinking back that we didn't have cellphones etc everyone just knew where to meet up.. Socialising was a good laugh back then..always good times and plenty people to meet..nowadays with social media n shit instead of going out for a laugh with friends people just go talk to friends on here and other social networks etc...kinda killing society tbh.

[@christianbakken5475]

Yes!

[@Fruityflava]

Straight.

[@brocklod3673]

I love their clothes honestly, so unpretentious.

[@jokeofretrosaure]

Reflect of their state of mind

[@nickwalter9630]

An individually expressive.

[@stevenl1655]

Yup. It was all about the music then. Now it's all about image.

[@chE3z1]

i love that hoodie at 7:28 tho

[@puggilove]

Yep the money went on drugs, vinyl, drugs n petrol money and more drugs! Most fun times ever, we were total caners. Feel sorry for kids now, plastic nails, hair, eyelashes, hooker heels and dresses - and camera phones for everyone to judge each other. People only dressed up for wedding/funeral🤣and only took photos on a camera at crimbo, birthdays and holidays.😂not one photo exists of me as a raver, to my knowledge, probably a good thing, looked wankered like a sweaty owl.🤣

[@SteadyRise]

Not an ego in sight.

[@cocacola50]

agreed!

[@777.太陽]

Scam Scammer fuck is your problem, people out here havin fun and all you do is judge and hate. That's what's wrong with society today.

[@notaclue638]

Scam Scammer who's the loser / nothing in this life, the one bringing positivity or the prick being toxic on the internet 🤔

[@kevinmills9858]

I think scam scammer just proved that HE'S the biggest loser on here.

[@DiegoConLimon]

Scam Scammer *don't

[@TwistedTiara]

I miss those days so much, 55 and still bouncing to the tunes today.

[@adhdminister]

Haha me 56 and do the same. Rave for life 👍

[@TwistedTiara]

@@adhdminister haha belta, us oldies will show the young uns how it's done eh....

[@David-h4z2s]

But keep off the drugs

[@leofedorov1030]

I hear you, my brother!

[@MrJmhess77]

me too

[@serpserpserp]

The best thing about this is that everyone is learning what to do with this music. It was literally just invented the year before. Kids today can't fathom it. This was literally a completely new music genre being born. No, this is not the same as a SUB genre coming along like dubstep, etc. A whole new genre. I'm not sure we'll ever see anything like it again.

[@mollyhague6546]

4 sure

[@markbright662]

more than a few people in that dance floor had never dropped a pinger before and never heard house, life changing

[@simonkenny3497]

​@@markbright662couldn't agree more.

[@disek1234]

This is amazing, so many happy people who are enjoying dancing together, some of them are grandparents by now.😮 but hopefully, the best ones 😅

[@lysergicwizard8349]

Vaporwave to the rescue!

[@ACinDorset]

For those who were not about at the time this is what I remember of those days: buying a ticket in advance £15 to £25 (back in 1989) from independent record shops in Soho to raves with names like Hysteria, Genesis, Biology, Fantazia etc. Then listening to pirate radio stations for the time/ location to meet up or phoning a contact number written on the flyer when you bought the ticket. Then heading to the meet at the Windmill Pub in Clapham Common at about midnight. From there about 200+ cars with blaring rave music all headed out of south London to the M25. By about 2am you finally arrived in some field or warehouse and raved to about 10am. One time we ended up in a warehouse in Watford and another time a disused airfield in Hampshire! Colourful, crazy times!

[@msididit420ify]

In 2000 I could still go to a rave for $10-25 in LA

[@k-leb4671]

That's cool, but seems like a lot of effort for a rave.

[@eckeynecker]

@@k-leb4671 You had to put the work in back in those days .

[@realslik2029]

They had texting in 1989?

[@oldboy5001]

@@realslik2029 There were no mobile phones in 89 as far as I can remember, certainly not in general use anyway.

[@KortovElphame]

*I legit cried through most of this* I'm 50 now .. I just can't believe this was so long ago!

[@murtithinker7660]

Life begins at 60. You are not yet born.

[@OOOOO0KKKKKKKK]

@@murtithinker7660 great insight i'm going to try to appreciate my time a little bit more, i'm just 20 man

[@TheBarnylondon]

Me too brother ,,,,,,, what a time we had ,,,, but life keeps getting better

[@aphex14]

We age like fine Wine!... Live Life at your Fullest!

[@aphex14]

We age like fine Wine!... Live Life at your Fullest!

[@shirleyw.6783]

Beautiful to see all kinds of people vibing good together and dancing...these days folks just stand around

[@francescaa8331]

It's true.

[@michaelknight37]

with their phones held high recording everything..... instead of being in the moment and dancing!

[@UltrafineDeluxe]

@@michaelknight37 recording themselves half the time

[@medano]

This DJ is killing it. Those transitions are seamless!

[@thispacifist9004]

Even using a DDJ isn't as easy as you think. With today's technology the sound is alot cleaner from a crackling vinyl. Although I've been around the scene. They both have positives and negatives. The reason DJs of today go wrong is they use beat match way too much. The sound in the video has came along way from the Original Sound of Kraftwerk... You cod put Paul Kalkbrenner's Mixer he takes to his live sets in front of that DJ and he would be lost. Yet you could put Kalkbrenner infront of those Decks and he wouldn't be lost at all.

[@ViraCocha392]

@@CeruleanSky1111 All MK2 style ! Respect.

[@StelaVela]

Ohhhjh yess

[@peterwhitey4992]

​@@CeruleanSky1111 - It has absolutely no relevance whether it's on a computer or real decks. It's not the instrument and hardware that determines the dj or musician.

[@dunsmoregaines4239]

@@peterwhitey4992 Sync lock?

[@mattlatakas7051]

I've never wanted to time travel so badly, just so I can join this rave.

[@gaz3097]

Hmu if you ever crack how to 😅

[@paulspl2581]

@@gaz3097 Come to Europe we have some good acid techno free parties here. Cheers

[@gaz3097]

@@paulspl2581 I'm in Europe 😅

[@YuBetchya]

Brooklyn has these every weekend. You got to know though, bc you Won’t find the location on resident advisor

[@atmosphereoasis9564]

@@YuBetchya wait, resident advisor doesn’t give out locations 🥺. I thought resident advisor was the perfect website to catch on current djs who play secret music away from mainstream

[@josemontoya7083]

That moment when you realize 80’s parties are better than modern one today

[@julesscamell9279]

They were so raw and simplistic, no showing off or fake knob twisting on the mixer, just vibe & energy and oneness

[@americachillout9386]

Ya because we live in 1984 now

[@lucasfoster7464]

always been......parties of 1880 were better than 1920's also....and this goes on an on since jesus was born man.....trust me

[@rambopack9140]

Bob Charlie not really cuz a decade Doesn’t really gain its identity until halfway through.

[@wheatgrains432]

Ahh you would think that be we getting it popping with our uptadatejungle? What is that I hear you ask? Connect to my channel to find out. MACE O.G'z.

[@renanfilipedetoni6990]

Such an amazing vibe, and such a thriving society, it is sad to think that now people are so divided.

[@ullscarf]

And even sadder to think that it's the people intent on not dividing us that are dividing us.

[@tomdumay3885]

I remember those days! A good DJ would build the music layer by layer, and just when you think it couldn't get better it took you to a whole 'nother level and you felt like you could dance forever.

[@DJTwisterAZ]

Thats when the drugs kick in... LOL

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

seduction was an absolute boss at that!

[@lina4inampa901]

Exactly! Now the music is mostly the same, so people are staring at their phones during the set😂

[@jedmrrp]

​​@@lina4inampa901pparently, it's actually because of the indoor smoking ban. now that ppl go outside when the set mellows out, djs have to play banger after banger to keep the crowd interested. I don't smoke nicotine products so the constant intensity is a little overwhelming for me and I end up leaving for a break anyways 😂 a double edged sword

[@informant09]

@@jedmrrp I dont think I have ever been to a techno set where you couldnt smoke on the dancefloor.

[@mullerherr]

this is so cool... everyone with his own style of clothes, dances moves, etc...

[@herrvonhassenischjesehen1784]

100 %

[@rickrob]

Spot on comment. The early raves were just anyone who liked the tunes getting together. Later on there was more of a uniform. Hoodies for some, white gloves, safety vests, beanies etc. All the different areas making their own look. Still lots of peace and love back then 🙂

[@oni741]

Everyone had got swag in his own, unique way. Everyone is special !

[@Almaleksia]

And they are all so beautiful!

[@drewnosky5892]

@@Almaleksia dude at 2:00 literally the most handsome person ive ever seen

[@lisalowe4738]

I'm 49 and this feels like yesterday ..can remember exactly how it felt to be there ..dancing ..pure love ..pure bliss 😊

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. Not feels like. /

[@DJTwisterAZ]

Amazing!

[@soundmindbodydivine]

Yes man. We used to sell herb at these parties. Never saw a fight, never had anyone OD. We arrived as a group, made new friends, and we left together to eat breakfast when the sun came up.

[@FPVMgunit13]

Damn right me to brother! Underground rave warehouses all over the place... and such amazing Cid! December 30th going to see Sasha but sober lol

[@loveleenjuicyqueen]

Pure vibes and a lot of jaw ache the next day 😂

[@jamesdorman7853]

Magical times! How fast that scene moved 88-92 were the best 🙂

[@eiyhka8779]

Legend says they are still dancing to this day with the same mix

[@tamjames1496]

The legend is indeed correct, I was at this party and yes, I'm now 54 and still dancing to this 💃❤️x

[@eiyhka8779]

@@tamjames1496 ⚡I'm jealous and you are a legend yourself 😏

[@tamjames1496]

@@eiyhka8779 lol aww thank you ❤️, but me a legend?.. No 😁, it was a time of real peace, love, and all colour, racist barriers were not to be seen anywhere. A real revolution in the simplest of forms, basically to dance... And i mean dance anywhere... I have 1001 stories to tell of the most wonderful times to be had. Great people, atmosphere, and music. Best days of my life ❤️ ❤️ 💃💕

[@eiyhka8779]

@@tamjames1496 Compared to these times that seems like heaven and that's the way it should still be. I bet you do have some great stories! 😁 I bet in a million years you never thought you'd see a video on YT one day where you were at So damn cool isnt it..

[@tamjames1496]

@@eiyhka8779 Absolutely, to think someone recorded this for posterity is indeed a fine thing, but to see it on KZbin, well that's just magical. For those who were not there or too young at the time to attend, this is some beautiful footage in its finest form to look and see how lovely partying back then really was 🕺💃🕺♥️💕💞🎼🎼

[@wavelengthrecords-1]

Social media needs to die. Let's go back to the future and be real again.

[@rocker-barrel4786]

Social media.. YEAH RIGHT.. its made people ANTI-social.😒

[@cheriweber1900]

I heard that !! Everyone's so disconnected now its just not the same at all anymore

[@cheriweber1900]

@@rocker-barrel4786 Exactly!!!

[@MegaPianogenius]

Cheri Weber says all of you typing on a social media forum lol

[@MegaPianogenius]

butternutcrunch says you on the Internet ? Yea gods irony is lost on you lot

[@heeeeeresrossy]

In this utterly depressing world of today, I needed this. Thank you!

[@MissOrchid12]

Agreeed...sigh

[@ezekielsrevenge1024]

Honestly , I’ve recently got into music and a vibe like this and I just love it

[@dysplasiagiraffe4845]

KZbin viewers in years to come won’t even need to look how long ago this was posted to know when it was posted

[@annawisniewska2377]

Kocham cie

[@cristianfernandoalvarezarr940]

@@MissOrchid12 bb bien arta acid

[@MichalleHarmon]

No phones and nothing but music and dancing! Fabulous

[@alekstash]

All colors together having fun, understanding the vibe... And where are we today...

[@LightSpeedRecords]

You can thank that to the liberal party… and GLOBALISM NWO PUPPETS

[@kumaranvij]

If they're having fun, why is no one smiling?

[@TB12710]

@@kumaranvijyou aren’t looking, I see plenty of happy ppl.

[@kumaranvij]

@@TB12710 Sorry, I'm American, not British. I'm sure for you guys this is ecstatic. We just knew how to groove, is all.

[@alekstash]

@@kumaranvij u must be right, they were all there because they had to, at gun point...

[@tamjames1496]

Oh cool, I was at this party. It was an illegal warehouse event by Energy in 89'. Me and mates were driving a Peugeot 205 gti and at about 5.00am I went to the car to get some skins, I had a football in there too so I took it out and kicked it in the air. Next thing there was like 50 to 100 of us out of our faces passing and kicking the ball to each other, it was so hilarious trying to kick the ball as we were so gone we kept missing it and falling over 🤣😂🤣 best time ever. Trust me when I say this, these were beautiful times to be alive, the parties, the music, the people... Epic in every sense... The dj playing is Evil Eddie Richards who I first met at Clink Street in 88'... Best days of my life ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ xxx

[@Mardyfella]

Tam James Nice.

[@YoutuBerry1993]

Nice comment! Do you still rave sometimes? I've met a couple in their late 50ies and they had the time of their lives 😎

[@tamjames1496]

@@Mardyfella You're welcome Mardy 😁

[@tamjames1496]

@@YoutuBerry1993 i don't anymore Berry. But I still have all the original vinyls and even better, you see my profile pic, it's a book, not just an ordinary book, this was my diary that I wrote in daily of all the parties and illegal warehouse, field events that I went to between 87' and 88', its absolutely full of stuff including an original press release of Roland's Tb 303 known as the acid sound that was published in 1982. 😁

[@YoutuBerry1993]

@@tamjames1496 that's sick man! Love hearing stories from the 80/90ies. I almost could not believe house/techno did exist back then. The music is timeless, the dance is timeless. I'll be at awakenings festival near Amsterdam in about 2 weeks. It's the biggest of Europe. 💪💪

[@followtheboat]

This footage almost makes me weep with nostalgia and warmth. I feel like I know everyone in that warehouse and danced alongside them. Happy days, the best days.

[@Fieken1977]

Great to see this in 2023. We were raised very good 😄 those were the days!

[@ownedbymykitty270]

I’m 50now. I went to my first rave as a college freshman in L.A. in 1991. It was illegal and surreal. You had to buy a ticket from a record store, call a hotline the night of then travel to a map location. It was a special time.

[@edypiro]

I’ve just turned 50. I was in LA summer of 91, I was 17 and djing back in Italy then, didn’t go to a rave but EMF live at palladium. While listening on my CD discman to KLF and 808 state you brought back some memories ! But I’m gutted didn’t know about these raves happening that summer !! Hahaha

[@JP-wt8jg]

ITS so amazing for me as german to see this Video. In 1989 started the love Parade with 150 People. I think the UK gave the inspiration in 1988. Now I am 53 years old. 1989 was a fantastic year. ❤

[@leehaslett6402]

The quality of this video for the time is absolutely amazing

[@TLinaRoadhouse]

It’s it’s the conversion/compression from the original film type to something we can do at home that causes the loss in video quality. Ya know how the remaster old ass movies on Blu-ray? That’s due to the cameras being good back when it was filmed and our ability now to convert that original film into a viewable media with minimal quality loss!

[@charlesspencer5261]

Whoever recorded..upload it!..😊😊😊💞👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿🔥🔥😊 THANK YOU!..It takes me back to a good childhood!..💞😊😊👌🏿👌🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@thekeysman6760]

Lee, it's not. It was recorded on U-Matic or Beta SP video tape which was industry standard for television. You weren't alive then, were you?

[@thekeysman6760]

​@@TLinaRoadhouseNo, you're so uninformed it's shocking. And it wasn't 'film' either.

[@mrday8005]

No mobile phone , no violence , just love and togetherness. A beautiful thing ❤️

[@helgahoffmann95]

Ich bekam eine gänsehaut 💃🕺💃🕺🙏

[@voekie]

thats the power of XTC :D

[@mikerogers3203]

The decor wasn't there yet, but yea...the vibe sure was...

[@BM-qp6pu]

y la droga de mejor calidad del momento... jejeje

[@Nopenottoday2480]

80's 90's the best,more fun times ever❤

[@TheStanky007]

Love it how they're dancing with each other, not all facing the DJ like zombies praising their master.

[@OutdooRx-zd5fr]

usually there are visuals behind the dj, don't hate

[@chop8557]

this is mostly an american problem, or mainstream edm problem. like techno and psytrance parties are usually like this where im from.

[@TheStanky007]

@@chop8557 Yeah, I did a lot of partying in Israel and when it was a smaller party, somewhere underground, in a shelter or a beach, people danced facing each other. But once it was some bigger DJ, all facing him.

[@VindAvSorg]

the fault also lies within the fact that nowadays most venues place the dj at the center of stage in plain sight, whereas before they were usually kinda hidden. at least in raves and teknivals the focus is set on the soundsystem and not the dj

[@teknik12k]

I remember in those days they'd hide the DJs and you'd often not even notice them the entire night. . That was in Detroit.

[@menottnottme8662]

the golden era where the cell phone did not yet exist

[@redherring5532]

​@maryreilly5092 I was a kid and my grandma had one she let me talk on it once for 7 seconds 😮 😅😅

[@drivethrupoet]

that's why no one under 40 can be convinced that we weren't all bigots back then - we don't have a lot of footage to prove it

[@tca2024]

Yeah and you had to have a meet up spot for when the rave ended and a rough time and hope everyone adhered to that. But without fail everytime only two people out of the group made it to the meet up spot at the correct time. 🤣

[@martytdd1606]

They existed, but they were massive, couldn't exactly fit inside your pocket. And that's all they were 'phones'. Not computers with phones and hd cameras fitted.

[@rocoustilerocoustile4320]

@@maryreilly5092 a car phone in 89? You're like a 100 or something? lol

[@student22044]

The lack of bad vibes is beautiful 😻

[@barbarabeard3904]

Ecstasy was really good then. China whites, doves, snowballs happy times

[@besoproudyouhurtadisabledb8907]

that will come back for a few after the demons rape creation and then kill it again …while calling themselves worthy as they raped and abused. same hole always.

[@erikdahme9154]

@@barbarabeard3904 in Berlin this time allso, best time, Russians give up let the people free, Wall is down end of 1989 and the Party was on - Eva 240 mg and 180 mg pure and strong 👊🏻 - nice to see you have the same partys this time 👍🏻👏🏻

[@KMc-cw3qt]

I did security, easiest gigs ever. Kids thought we were the coolest, they'd think we were busting them for smoking and we'd just join in. Only times I ever had to deal with violence was when there was alcohol involved - and it was NEVER brought in by the promoters.

[@raychbez]

All the good vibes and bucket hats!!!! 😍😍🔥🔥

[@socopoc]

I'm 51 now and those were the best years of my life, great times

[@soundseeker63]

I love how everyone is moving in syncronicity, yet in their own way, doing their own thing. Like a well oiled engine, each componant doing its own job to make the whole work in harmony. Music (all different kinds, including house) has the power to unify people, superficial differences are set aside for a moment. If race, religion, politics and power are what make people go to war, I've always thought music and dance are what bring people together. I think this always has, and always will be the case, though lately society as a collective seem to have forgotten this.

[@beertrixpothead5809]

Thanks bro that's true dat!

[@garuda4361]

You must live in America. Europe techno and house events are still like this lol.

[@loicdelestre4633]

@@garuda4361 really? Hope so

[@valuetraveler2026]

Free Market vibes.

[@LukasDuncan]

go to chicago after hours , it’s still like this. 100%

[@asaidweeman28]

That's astounding video quality.

[@isaimontes25]

Time travelers

[@junglajuan]

Yes mam indeed, I'm sure is 16mm film

[@ashthomas2488]

tis 4 '89

[@RWL2012]

@@junglajuan ahh, that makes sense. thought it was too good for a VHS camera haha

[@RWL2012]

I like how the mixer was directly hooked to the camera's left channel audio input until about 2/3rds of the way through too, was a good idea but funny hearing in the direct feed just how overdriven the signal being sent out to the sound system actually was haha

[@rockolutheran]

Makes you wonder who these people were, their names, where they are now...

[@chrisb222]

chris im 48 and live in missouri - i'm in there somewhere - best days of my life

[@darrencarr3605]

◘ EXOSPHERE ◘ I'm not sure where they are now and i certainly wasn't there but I was bang in the scene at the time! a lot of my pals have either had a life time of drug abuse mental health problems and even death! but wow we had a banging time and I don't regret nothing! feel very privileged to have been a teenager in the acid house/ rave then house and garage before dabbling in jungle! when the ecstacy and cannabis were real high quality! it really did feel like you were bang in the middle of something which I have never experienced since! DJs such as Carl cox, grooverider were our rockstars! god like icons

[@benjerry6442]

Hello, I'm there at 0:13 side view white Ttop, bob blonde haired dude, later on again @ 4:36 & 8:16. Thanks for asking I'm doing fine. I'm 49 now not rich or poor. This brings a tear to eye, cause getting old sucks and I had the best time raving and clubbing like a loon right till about 2004. This was at Raydon Airfield in Suffolk and I was there for there for two days. Doved up and smelly, but the weather was great and everyone was on it.

[@benjerry6442]

@ Chris b ..............you came a long way this was in England.

[@2low2rl]

chris b was it as magical as we all imagine?

[@rogerx005]

I'm 50 years old and I still feel Acid Music is the best kind of music of all times. And I'm happy to have lived all those days and raved like that

[@monica.0071]

anch' io

[@gorringeman]

I'm 54, it was a wicked ride

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@gorringeman 53 here, it was a great time which will never happen again. We were lucky to have experienced it.

[@ushamahabiersing1741]

I did it all on Vodka too, alcohol is a hard drug. Still have n' t tried illegal substances. Apart from the occasional joint. But this is the year will be my E- year.

[@magnumdongman446]

had no idea this existed in the 80s. i was just a kid. so cool. so pure

[@joegoncalves2496]

Good old days..will never be the same again, so glad I lived it✌

[@yourbossismyslave3409]

Shoutout to everyone who randomly stumbled on this & will never forget the awesomeness of breaking into an abandoned building & wilding out like that until the sun came up 🌞

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

look back on these times frrriken n knew how tp party with love and no egos the best xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@sheffnick]

This was a young generation having had 10 years of the old establishment and Margaret Thatcher we’d had enough we fought back they wondered what had hit them 😊. I was lucky to be a part of it all also timed perfectly with a drug called Ecstasy 👍

[@compadrealentejano905]

When the DJ was just someone at the party

[@nanangsugianto2839]

before

[@chucke2319]

Not necessarily, although I know what you mean but back then you were only known within the scene, now all you need is a radio hit and you're pretty much everyone's favorite

[@hgjhgjhgification]

@@chucke2319 that was in the eighties as well, video killed the radio star 🌟

[@AgentHurt]

Back when DJing took skill and not just a “play” button or logic pro

[@hgjhgjhgification]

@@AgentHurt As a DJ you have to listen carefully to a lot of music and choose what to play at the right moment. Also you have to bring a powerful sound system. Don't fuck it up. Then there're good ones and bad ones. It takes as much skill today as it used to. It's something that can be learned by practice. It's not a unique profession, but what profession is? Even piloting works on the autopilot today. It is to avoid crashes. :)

[@influjoestelar28]

all skin colors dancing and having a great time. I want a world like that

[@arthurstein-tarnowski4732]

Influjo Estelar bro it is like that in Britain in real life news and all this fake shit about us doesn’t apply to reality There’s a strong underground scene and the sense of community amongst the people You get me

[@basedsouljah]

Where the fuck do you live that its not like that? lmao don't let politics fool you into thinking theres a race war preventing good raves from happening.

[@CityofDreams95]

B A S E D SBG SOLDIER i live in New York City the "melting pot" of the world. And it is nottt like that trust me lol . the fake news and race tension created by fake movements like BLM have divided everyone .. You can't even trust your own kind here . trust me . i grew up here . watch the KZbin video about Junior being butchered to death in the Bronx . he was Dominican . guess who killed him .. Dominicans ... How sad ..

[@CityofDreams95]

Whites can generally trust other whites tho . and blacks with blacks now since theyve been under some heavy fire from the media but the Latinos ..i think they're learning they need to stick together cuz blacks don't love you guys . even if some of you are "afro Latino" and whites certainly dont like any one non white

[@chrisjones245]

its my fault, im a racist

[@laraknapp7995]

People actually enjoying each other's company and not staring down at their cell phone

[@LaJuera25]

They are high AF on club drugs.

[@laraknapp7995]

@@LaJuera25 True but people connected with each other not a little plastic device. Today I meet "twenty somethings" who tell me they have no friends. I find that really sad.

[@LaJuera25]

@@laraknapp7995yes but a lot of ravers died because of club drugs. I remember this era- it wasn’t as romantic as you think

[@iambarnabas_]

@@LaJuera25 People die in all sorts of ways; it’s part of the game. It does nothing to diminish the charm of an era or a subculture. Was this shit cool? Oh boy it was!

[@user-Michael_JAcKsOn.]

Tipo tu aqui no teu telemóvel a gabar-te

[@azertyuiop7860]

No smartphone, no djs under the lights ... just pleasure of music.

[@Nasty_J]

Acid helps too

[@damienholland9244]

@@Nasty_J people on acid don't dance with the beat like that. They're all over the place. Some videos on KZbin show what people dancing on acid actually looks like. It's more of an interpretation than a dance.

[@peterdekker5399]

XTC was the ticket

[@klientmvideo26]

Полностью с вами согласен уважаемый.

[@thekeysman6760]

​@@Nasty_JNo. Acid House and Acid Jazz were so-called because they borrowed from other pieces of music. Nothing to do with LSD. Until in 1989 when The Sun newspaper made up some rubbish about LSD being sold at raves! And then 3 months later the dealers started bringing that to raves to sell. It was all about Ecstasy from the start of the House scene until then. Plus no one wants to go raving on LSD! 😂 How can you not know this?

[@jimchorley]

Everyone in this video is now in their mid to late forties...Worrying about their own kids and what they are doing... I know because I'm one of them... I was 18 in 89 ... 'Happy Days' !

[@johnmodel500]

true m8' iam 44 now was 16 near 17 in 89 miss it all

[@aussierule]

jimchorley Born in 69 still not conforming. Fuck slaving for ungrateful kids.

[@jeanpierreragequit1726]

i was 18 !! my best years

[@davefaceparty1614]

Haha, don't worry - they aren't quite as wild nowadays.

[@chrisjames7803]

I was 17 then and fucking largin it,, I finally stopped raving in 2004.. lol my kids party now!!

[@Zehahahaa]

Social Media Ruined Everything 😑

[@cloud_bursting]

so true

[@osmargussoneto7785]

True of true

[@Izzle48]

This for the rest of our lives.

[@joeldukes303]

Agreed

[@volttheunknown]

KZbin is social media

[@shelly198two]

22 minutes in and the two wearing rompa suits have epitomised the rave scene for me. Loved every minute of this video. Love , freedom and Doves. What a time to be alive!

[@Sarah739]

And everyone is fully CLOTHED! Amazing

[@briancarter5412]

😊 Good point actually...! Life was so much better & easier in alot of ways back then 💜💛 Lisa, Australia 🇦🇺

[@robertfosbrook8797]

Not embarrassed to say I shed a tear or two watching these rave vids. It brings back so many great memories of the incredible parties we went to. It's a cliche but it's so true that you really had to have been there to understand.

[@vanessasouthern1792]

I know. I was so happy back then. I'm so sad these days. Empty. I was so full of hope and living in the moment. Obsessed with music. Good Times.

[@conniescrustycharredcooter2476]

I was only in the scene 1998-2004 and it warms my heart seeing how much further back it went. After I left it morphed I to something different and lost its magic. I'm glad you got to experience this

[@JasonP6339]

Simple, no fucking phones.

[@conorsmith8551]

I feel your pain, I feel so empty these days because this kind of stuff just simply wasn’t happening when I was 20, shitty nightclubs with crap music and crap pints whereas this is just banging , I wish I’d been born in 1970 or so and enjoy all the late 80s and early 90s with house and grunge music too

[@joseandres5702]

Quisiera haber nacido en esa época igual, dónde no había tanto clasismo y la gente no se distraía tanto viendo cómo vestía solo disfrutaban las músicas en las venas y y

[@rondon4750]

so nice to see a clear film of an original rave with the correct soundtrack and not some grainy vhs copy thats been recopied 20 times before it ended up on youtube.........lets have more of these kinolibrary

[@tnt90s]

Damn right!

[@istvanpraha]

I know, I hate those because they make everything look older than it is.

[@jtpinnyc]

Older than it is? We're talking almost 30 years ago!

[@drdickhead9656]

you mental? this is amazing quality for the time.

[@jfanningnnnn]

The quality is fantastic! It looks like it was made last week.. Unbelievable everyone in this is nearly 30 years older

[@scroob72]

All these different people, different backgrounds, different colors, different clothes, all jamming to music. No politics or BS. So glad I grew up in this era. These times will never be the same. The government has you ALL on their agenda even though you think it's yours.

[@sinord5288]

Yes exactly

[@DocStrange1322]

These were the best of times.

[@siriuslili]

Exactly

[@rien2000]

No politics, lol.

[@bobbyhooker2000]

No politics because they were all blasted out of their minds either on X or LSD

[@sorchx]

I love how everyone has their own unique style. Nowadays everyone looks the fucking same.

[@ihaveautism666]

So fucking annoying

[@ronan7353]

Too right!! It's either the gym or Primark🤪

[@mariaruiz5296]

They dont look like,they just are the same

[@grafklong4772]

Okey Boomer

[@theodorethompson9032]

@@grafklong4772 kids nowadays never would have survived the southside of chicago parties

[@chrissywissythewishwishfairy]

One love to you all. I'm 51, father of five. I've passed the love and the music onto my kids who are in their twenties now. I know how fortunate I am to have been in the right place at the right time in history. We experienced something so special. Shout out to the Shelley's peeps! Much love everyone. And no, drugs are not a spiritual shortcut, they're a catalyst. Make sure you talk about drugs with the kids and share your experiences openly and honestly.

[@davidcross701]

Hope you shown them to dance too.

[@benhall2235]

I wish I’d been born ten years earlier. I remember in the late 80’s standing in the back garden listening to the sound of an acid house party drifting down from the ridgeway a good ten miles away and my dad explains what it was. I was fascinated. I was around 8 or 9 years old. At 16 I wrnt to my first “goa trance” rave in Dalston and was hooked ever since, similar vibe in that psychedelic scene, plur etc but god I wish I’d been able to have been at the early raves as a young man. The scene fragmented into all these seperate genres of music and some tended to be less peaceful. Drum n bass I love the music but I’ve been evacuated from a club when someone got stabbed in the neck.

[@YanaMoscow]

Извините, а как говорить с детьми о наркотиках?

[@KimiMD]

Shelley's was unreal to be fair. I was a 15 year old school boy in late 89. My mates older sis went to the Blackburn raves, took him along twice but my dad was having none of that, however he did soften regarding Shelley's and I'm so f#####g grateful he did!

[@beaulieuc8910]

yes, my cousin was killed by taking drugs at 18 not worth it

[@HuFilms]

There's more real dancing in this video than all the Boiler Rooms put together.

[@lupearacelycastrohidalgo6330]

Fuck, I dance like this all the time... I think people nowadays don't really get this feeling and just dance in automatic mode

[@peterlustig4047]

In this early days it dosent matter where the DJ is......😎

[@lupearacelycastrohidalgo6330]

@@peterlustig4047 I love those people from the early days... House is inside my soul

[@Projacked1]

WORD!!!!!!

[@Projacked1]

@@peterlustig4047 excactly, too busy dancing with a big smile on your face!

[@juliamustchin6806]

Ahhh, sweaty hair and face, t-shirts with stretched long sleeves, having to stand still because you'd danced so much and needed a little break, just feeling the beats and when a tune you really loved came on, regaining the energy to rave again! I was a metal head in the 90's but rave music had the same uplifting vibes ❤

[@misskaufman6214]

Life without smartphones was cool 😍

[@mainhso]

But there is mdma power

[@POLlZEI]

😘😘😘

[@healingstrategies7060]

Not many of us even had a mobile, directions to parties were word of mouth and on trust. Incredible days of freedom we had back then ❤

[@badder27com]

Life without smartphones was awesome

[@dragonballsuper1519]

No color, no cliques, no flags.just people straight up vibing to the music and that generation didn´t need shitty lights and dumb costumes to create an epic experience. DJ also just dropping one banger after another without the whole crowd facing him like a messiah that you see today. They did this party thing way better.

[@johncohle8331]

even in 95' we had lazer lights at parties though.

[@Prince-gu8or]

There all on drugs not really a better time

[@doktorwyvern2883]

They're all higher than mount Everest.

[@dieterwashere]

There were no lights in this specific vid cause it was AM. But in the night, they were lights everywhere!

[@ninkbscott]

@@dieterwashere CORRECT....... 😉

[@oakenfoldmixes]

For anyone that’s curious, yes this was indeed from 1989! The flyer for this event stated all the following: The event was Dance ‘89 (Presented by Energy) Saturday, September 23, 1989 Raydon Airfield, Suffolk, UK DJs included: Richie Rich, Little Louis Vega, Paul “Trouble” Anderson, Evil Eddie Richards (whom you can see DJ’ing in this video), Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, Jazzy M, Fabio, Jumping Jack Frost. Live Acts: Soul II Soul, Bomb the Bass, Inner City, M.C. Merlin, Smiley Culture

[@oakenfoldmixes]

@TTFPouyii Quite a few people in the comments were convinced it wasn’t the 80s and was definitely in the early 90s.

[@RandomnessTube.]

I wonder if there is more footage of this event?

[@Zaandick]

@@oakenfoldmixes Don't listen to them. Its 100% 1989. I'm in that crowd not on film. I know or knew at least 4 people in this vid. It is in fact on Sunday. It didn't get going till around 5- 530 am. I don't think any of live acts were there and only a handful of DJ's. Its strange watching it. It brilliant but also gives me a heavy dose of melancholy. It was without doubt the best era of my life.

[@oakenfoldmixes]

@@Zaandick Thanks for the info! I forgot to mention all the info listed was from the flyer for the event. Just updated my comment to reflect that. Amazing! You were so lucky to have experienced those days! 😍

[@alexwest4629]

Frankie Bones played instead of Little Louis Vega

[@JCody-pt3th]

It’s ironic that a rave party in 1989 is looking more diverse than in 2024.

[@Georgeanne17]

There were no social divisions like now. People did not dicuss politics, taxes or religion. Privacy existed and people were less racist. Everyone hung out together and manners, being polite and respectful was still a thing.

[@tobeforgottenisworsethande8995]

No shit I was thinking this doesn't look racist or discriminatory everybody's vibing together

[@francescaa8331]

All vibing. Straight, gay, different races. Just there for a good time and a good vibe. It does look more happy and diverse than now.

[@anders8700]

Well thats because the rich white trust-fund kids hadn’t discovered this type of thing yet.

[@pekkaollila8505]

Gangsta rap and big money r&b came in 1990's and took blacks away.

[@NachtSchreck13]

fvcking heaven. thousands of people of all races, all classes and backgrounds, all lifestyles, coming together and dancing to the same groove. there is nary a soul to be seen who isn't dancing. another thing I remember about the old days: party people respected each other's space. we picked a spot to dance and stayed there. these days at raves, people are constantly shuffling around, wandering from one place to the next, walking into dancers and stepping on people's feet. Symptom of mass ADHD.

[@katchabilek2434]

Nacht Schreck Yeh, no-one dances. Just loads of stumbling about, at best, and Yeh, all that moving from one place to the next, what's that all about?

[@anthonylowney1395]

there are no raves anymore, what are you on about ?

[@Larrypint]

Nacht Schreck true and thats rare these days but some rave's, psychodelic parties,festivals and concerts are still like. Speaking about personal experiences in Germany and Netherlands.

[@daveruby2854]

find our other friends, we get thirsty, we have to go to the bathroom, we want to drink. Also not everybody is taking drugs so people don't want to stay in one spot they wanna see the venue. Now raves aren't even just warehouses anymore. They're these huge venues that have multiple levels and are pretty much clubs.

[@xameleoninfusion8094]

you're so right man!

[@rewind12354]

This is cool people of all cultures getting on no wonder the government hated them.

[@pokerclown7922]

Glob Galobus are you blind ?

[@robertharrold4214]

@@pokerclown7922 if he is thats a tad rude. but who gives a

[@francisr8563]

Glob Galobus 80% of the UK population is white so that’d make sense.

[@stevenl1655]

@Glob Galobus well, they are in ENGLAND!!!

[@s1050]

Walk in the truth Always You’ve been duped by right wing GOVERNMENT propaganda. Everyone is equal, everyone is the same

[@boardmandave]

Try organising an illegal rave with thousands of people, a last minute location, without mobile phones and social media. I double dare you

[@barrydingle481]

The movie groove comes to mind​@@Blackbird_80

[@jeffgorgon5455]

These kids today...Hey! You! Get off my lawn!

[@fatlip8315]

I think it could still work today, find some turntables or better yet DJs with their own setup, do better on what to do if scenarios pop up, accept people are still going to use their phones - if they had them or a pager - and pick the place - maybe recreate the days of the hellfire club and throw money together and buy all these abandoned lots.

[@909boi]

@@fatlip8315it is still quite common today

[@steelcityspeedshopj.r6942]

So true 😂

[@skipradcliff]

The 80's and early 90's where you could be who you wanted to be and dress how you wanted to dress and not be judged while getting along with everyone. Great times!

[@thekeysman6760]

80s* and 90s*, no apostrophe saying 80 is etc. Eighties has no apostrophe. 🕊️💜

[@strontium-D]

im 45 and watching this i just wish, somehow, somewhere i could experience this again.

[@nathanmascall3635]

Strontium Dog I’m currently writing a thesis about the commercialization of the 90s rave scene. I need people to interview who were involved in the 90s rave culture to gauge the socio economic status of those involved in the scene etc. Would you be interested in participating? It would help me out a great deal!

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

@@nathanmascall3635 I used to throw the techno temple party in the SF bay area in the early 90's. I have plenty i could tell you. I used to make 20k a party. Fly DJ's in. We used to rent an empty Oakland home depot building for 14k a night. The rave scene in the 90's died because they threw a party on a big ship in the SF bay. Some dude really high jumped over board. Then an Olympic gold medal swimmer kicked off his shoes and jumped after his friend to save him. They both drowned. Lawsuits followed. A dark cloud and relentless meth replaced good molly. Contact me.

[@nathanmascall3635]

Rev. Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid Drinkers. Sounds so interesting! Could you send me your email address so I can contact you?

[@BounceHub]

Strontium Dog you can still go to raves growing up is a trap my friend. Am 25 and see people out your age at events and festivals I go to

[@komododrag5232]

Strontium Dog well bless your heart 1980s u miss them ?well that was a special time very euphoric .do u think we can get that back again ,we're in our 50s now ....

[@aslandelyon1313]

Look at all the amazing colors, shapes, ages, sizes, classes, religions, etc. all grooving together without judgements, that's RAVING and HOUSE.

[@sonjavanhoof7941]

Yeah! And did you see the 2 onesies?

[@thehoneyeffect]

They were too high to be racist but Quite a few of the DJs and organisers were though that’s how jungle got started

[@functionalcontractions1469]

How do you see religions Mr Pc officer?

[@SoaveDOCtrocken]

YES

[@MxK589]

How can you tell there are different religions there? These people are most likely atheist or MAYBE Christian. your a modern day PC officer.

[@koneking2569]

This crowd looks so much more diverse than what I see at raves these days.

[@tylermcneil5239]

Very true it's almost like people dress up based on the genre being played. Recently went to a Dubstep Riddim show nothing but black including my self.

[@ankitg6454]

@@tylermcneil5239 he is most probably talking about racial diversity. I have seen more blacks in this video from 1989 than I've seen in today's mainstream music festival

[@vengeance2823]

Everytime i go i am the only non white

[@underthepiey]

It's because you don't go to the good Rave!

[@schatzip]

This is going to be difficult to explain. We did not notice "diversity". I don't know what else to say other than I feel sorry for the generations that came after me that they see others the way they do. The way they are programmed to do.

[@elvisphoenix6468]

None cell phones !!!! i miss that life...now...cell phones everywhere every day and for no reason...

[@thekeysman6760]

No, cell phones did exist then actually.

[@cmasseylynch]

These people are now 45 years old or more. Life in 1989 was not bad at all.

[@carlosygerman]

#Chris Es verdad. Tal cual lo decís. Hoy tengo 50 años y me sigue gustando el Acid House. Escucho y Veo el vídeo y me agarra Nostalgia. Saludos. Carlos. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

[@kirstenawayalot]

Yes I’m 45 and I still go out dancing in London or festivals. I’m into psytrance now but have progressed through the whole house music spectrum, but boy this video brings back memories. I was so young when I found the scene and I feel privileged to have experienced it. What amazing times and the people ,lots of the friendships still exist. Wow ! 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@carlosygerman]

@@kirstenawayalot Un Abrazo Grande Kirsten ...!!!!!! Carlos. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

[@spencexxx]

Life right now isn't bad. And the music is MUCH better. (I'm 42)

[@cIeetz]

it was a great year to be born

[@themollymachine]

I'm a dancer and watching this made me cry. I wish people just danced at partys like this. This video shows the fun we can have together in this one life

[@aviationiceman9549]

Jimel Quann I loved to dance so much 🤪

[@Mardyfella]

Lead the way, Jimel

[@petrichor649]

I'm still dancing Jimel 😁. I was at this party dancing....

[@Dianna-vv6lc]

Yes on drugs

[@pianospeedrun]

As a dancer please tell me why I see so few dancers actually throwing it down at concerts and raves. It does happen, once in a blue moon, to spot some isolated dancers or a small circle throwing down. But why is it so rare ? Shyness ? Not wanting to take the spotlight ? Idk I only have a few awkward moves, if i had some dance vocabulary i'd spend my night looking for others to dance with. If it's anything like playing with a tight band (something i experiencwd as a pianist) it must be a rush...

[@jryde421]

Love how people dance and are not trying to look cool for one another.

[@therealconniefrancis]

Theyre trying but you can't see it..its a different kind of trying

[@atrackattack4208]

@@therealconniefrancis lol

[@ΔιονύσηςΤσουκαλάς-μ8τ]

@@therealconniefrancis if you see what we were all wearing you would not find it that impressive. It was just clothes not 'fashion'.

[@canote]

Yep. It was about being cool, not looking cool.

[@edirbcmj]

I would pay million bucks to be in that dance energy. Props to the serious djs

[@dnbhead1]

This is absolute gold, one of the most defining moments in musical history, the acid house rave scene

[@maxamillion6958]

This is back when you got your xtc at the front door...lol

[@ReginaTrans_]

If you think of it that was a first !!! Those raves of electronic cool music appeared in the late 80's, early 90's, so all these people were pioneer's doing something that was new , btw I was born in late 80s lol, we are the product of that generation, we're so cyberpunk already

[@helixtitan1027]

Very satisfying to watch them just enjoy themselves, to think they're around 50 years old now. People nowadays need to get out of their heads, put away the phones and just enjoy the moment. - I love this

[@venomousminer6220]

Proud to be a part of it

[@cyberpimp29]

It was the best of times, I raved into the turn of the century. We were so hopeful for the future...

[@tamjames1496]

Indeed, I'm soon 55 and if I'm honest my mind has never left these beautiful times. Wish I had a time machine so I could take everyone back in time and have a dance with me 💃🕺💃🎼😁♥️💕♥️

[@tylermcneil5239]

I recently went to a Dubstep Riddim show was super surprised to see very little cellphone activity.

[@saintkc4935]

i'm 50' and steel loving acid music ,free party for ever!

[@Robert-dt3is]

The most shocking thing to me is how HD this video is. Incredible to be able to capture this in such great quality

[@blk1048]

I know it’s not relevant in terms of whats happening in this but I saw a video on YT of New York in the 90s in HD, it’s really incredible

[@AnnaPxx]

I know, it gives me such a strange feeling, eerie but in a nice way. The people, their facial expressions, dancing, features, bodies, haircuts, the fashion... everything it's in such great detail, so alive. It's nearly like being in the middle of the action, being "there", in a time travel sort of way. By the way I'm sober as I'm writing this in case you were wondering! :-)

[@AnnaPxx]

@@blk1048 Link please? Thanks! :-)

[@blk1048]

AnnaPxx kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIWXnXeLYrZ_i7s here you go pal, enjoy :)

[@fatonberzati9280]

It depends how it was filmed. If it is filmed on analog film rather than on digital video tape, so it is actually filmed in HD, and it is possible to scan it in high resolution and get digitalised. Just because film grain captures so much information. It would be another story if you would watch this on regular SD tv, than the source of the signal would have much more information but only part of it would go through. Here is more information: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIfTcnV5rc53l7c

[@nzrdb6]

Good quality footage. Doesn't seem like 1989. I turned 18 that year and the possibilities seemed endless. I'm 46 now but as long as the music still speaks to me I'll never grow old.

[@jeanjacqueslundi3502]

"Old" is a social program. So long as you dont take your cue from society on "how you should act at this age" you are golden. Remember the soul doesnt age. Surround yourself with people that think like that. Ageism is a disease.

[@darayavaus4566]

Well said,surround yourself with people who think like that,it's very important

[@harrison3573]

​@@jeanjacqueslundi3502 well said.

[@mas_milofi]

People look great with out cell phones

[@QueenBees456]

Yes!

[@DolphinsPlayingInAquaMoonlight]

and without beer...

[@bertiebassett84]

The years when chewing gum sales went through the roof!!!

[@Chris-tk9hy]

explain

[@Chris-tk9hy]

Explain more..

[@michalcoranic4610]

@@Chris-tk9hy Chewing gum makes your mouth and brain occupied ....And If you have something like MDMA in your system you need to be very occupied

[@Chris-tk9hy]

Explanation received

[@micktomlinson8173]

and lollipos

[@thekeysman6760]

My left ear and monitor speaker is enjoying this!

[@crustyMilk]

People looked a lot more healthy and down to earth. Now, well...

[@upth3punks]

A semi-track list. Couldn't get every song. I hope this helps! :-) Corporation of One - So Where Are You (Hashish Dub) Latin Rage - Sueno Latino (Extended Remix) J.D. - Good Vibrations BCN Orchestra - Quien Tu Te Crees? Bits & Pieces 89 (R/U/DEF/BOY. Mix) Looney Tunes Vol 1 - Another Time, Another Place Unknown Shiela - Acid Kiss (Hacienda Mix) Liaisons-D - Heartbeat The Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa (DJ's Dope Long Mix) The KLF - 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix) Mickey Oliver - In-Ten-Si-T (Dash Rip Rock mix).

[@formulafourtwenty6648]

Thank you big ups! Almost forgot some of these! Old age yeah lol

[@upth3punks]

You're welcome!

[@tekken278]

good stuff man....

[@webbstar303]

Cheers for track list - good to have names at last to loops in my head - 89 was magic days and magic times, the rave since was so much better then than it is now - There has never been a summer of Love since!.

[@upth3punks]

You're welcome! From the video it looked like it was a great time.

[@mattysykes2121]

I'm soo proud to say I was part of something that has never been repeated!

[@Brickington23]

I wouldn’t say never been repeated because a few years back I use to DJ at private rave parties, I was 17 at the time and lied about my age to get the opportunity lol

[@zillyzill]

This is LIFE! I miss these days tremendously!

[@masiczobe6074]

Wow, I forgot how close people got to each other lol

[@gretchenbarr1578]

Social distancing people !!! Pre-COVID plan-demic days...

[@RETRO.86]

And now everyone is snowflakes, paranoid or believe everything they here! It's pathetic.

[@michaelc3977]

The poor state of the two comments above this.

[@bionic7252]

Can't believe how good the music is.