The rave thing was mega.
Up till then, nightclubs were places you went wearing smart clothes. Yes, even a suit. You drank 15 pints, then at 1.50am you staggered over to a boiler, asked her for a dance. Then sort of did a Peter Crouch thing on the dance floor, wiggling your hips. You hoped for a drunken fuck, but ended up with a kebab. Long wait in the taxi rank. Quite often you'd be wearing half the Doner the next morning.
Apart from Northern Soul dances MEN DID NOT DANCE. Rave changed that.
For £25, (yes kids, pills really cost that much), anyone could be a star for the night. EVERYONE danced, and not round handbags. DJs were gods. The night started on Friday evening, and finished on Sunday night. Occasionally Monday morning. Violence went down. Friendliness went up. Nightclubs changed for ever.
The rave thing was mega.

EDIT. Raindance. Dust masks and Menthol. Dancing in service stations, cos clubs still shut at 2. Leeds Warehouse. ("Leeds- 2e's, l s d.") Castlemorton, where hippies met ravers, and got on a storm; the bastards had banned festies, and split heads at Stonehenge, but they weren't getting in here! The Spiral Tribe FFS! Love Doves. Dennis the Menaces. Roobarb and Custards. They say if you remember the 1960s you weren't really there, well I remember this period, every mad minute of it!
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 8 Apr 2009, 13:10, 17 replies)

I agree
Why can't I click this thing more than once?
(nonstopdancer, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 13:17, closed)

*click*
Ah, those were the weekends...when a pill was a pill, and not the wishy-washy stuff you get now - I don't know ANYONE who double-dropped back then, you just didn't have to...

Fuck, I'm sounding like a grumpy old man...






Wait...I AM a grumpy old man :/
( snee held his breath since, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 13:39, closed)

*agrees*
Raving in gay clubs was even more mega.
( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 13:39, closed)

HEAVEN
was the first place I ever did a pill. Ace joint.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 8 Apr 2009, 14:59, closed)

HEAVEN
was the first place i ever pulled the DJ
(imallamallama looking forward to llamageddon on, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 20:56, closed)

Agreed
I caught onto it late, but it was great fun.

More pills, less booze I say! Although I'm a bit old now
( Finite "Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 13:47, closed)

And!
Blokes didn't hit on you, they just talked to you like a human... and no hangover the next day! No wonder they're trying sadly to re-capture it all...
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 13:48, closed)

'Nu Rave'???
New Order type shit in a flouro hoodie?

Give me OLD RAVE any day.

*plays N-Joi Live in Manchester*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 14:11, closed)

I totally agree.
Or try Bang Face in Islington - I saw Altern-8 play a set there a few months back - full on old school. And it was full of 20 year olds who thought it was all brand new!

I'm getting restless again - I think it is time for another visit!
(nonstopdancer, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 14:20, closed)

Altern-8!
Blimey, are they still going?
Or have they reformed?
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 8 Apr 2009, 14:42, closed)

Yep
They're still going, and still great.
(nonstopdancer, Thu 9 Apr 2009, 11:19, closed)

BLOC
Bloc festival at butlins,closest thing to the friendly atmosphere of the old rave days. Can't wait till next year
(phe, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 14:24, closed)

mmmmm,,
I used to love Flashback in Birmingham it was about 8 years ago so I dunno if they still have 'em..Saw Altern8, Rat Pack, Ellis Dee and loads that are a bit blurred..
Butlins you say? *goes off to Google*
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 14:43, closed)

bloc
Altern8 were there this year. Very surreal on the sunday night after 2 days of festivalness
(phe, Thu 9 Apr 2009, 10:03, closed)

It becomes increasingly
easy, as one gets older, to drown in nostalgia.
(GrimbleGromble, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 19:29, closed)

I suppose so.
Just phoned some mates from then, and they thought it was mad too.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 9 Apr 2009, 14:02, closed)

the warehouse in leeds
excellent place. just fkin excellent.
(imallamallama looking forward to llamageddon on, Wed 8 Apr 2009, 20:56, closed)