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Who killed the rave?

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Re: Who killed the rave?

#11

Post by LandR »

bkeating wrote: post #7

It’s more alive than ever, I’d say. Just about any weekend in the Milwaukee/Chicago area has at least a couple parties. Proper underground shit. Not sure what it is, exactly, but it’s been feeling like a time portal back to the 90’s and I love it. Drop Bass Network and Chicago Redline will keep you plenty busy.

Yeah, I'm in the UK and there are still regular late night dance / EDM nights in my city.

I was at one a couple of weekends ago, 11pm - 4am.

A good mix of ages too, people clearly in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s. Everyone having a great time, I would guess at least 70% of the people were on something too, (MDMA, Ecstasy etc).

Re: Who killed the rave?

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Post by philipwhiuk »

LandR wrote: post #11
bkeating wrote: post #7

It’s more alive than ever, I’d say. Just about any weekend in the Milwaukee/Chicago area has at least a couple parties. Proper underground shit. Not sure what it is, exactly, but it’s been feeling like a time portal back to the 90’s and I love it. Drop Bass Network and Chicago Redline will keep you plenty busy.

Yeah, I'm in the UK and there are still regular late night dance / EDM nights in my city. I was at one a couple of weekends ago, 11pm - 4am. A good mix of ages too, people clearly in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s. Everyone having a great time, I would guess at least 70% of the people were on something too, (MDMA, Ecstasy etc).

Fixed venue clubs are definitely dying in the UK. Maybe being replaced by more subversive raves at temporary locations due to lower overheads.

(Neither really my scene).

Re: Who killed the rave?

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Post by bossyTeacher »

LandR wrote: post #11
bkeating wrote: post #7

It’s more alive than ever, I’d say. Just about any weekend in the Milwaukee/Chicago area has at least a couple parties. Proper underground shit. Not sure what it is, exactly, but it’s been feeling like a time portal back to the 90’s and I love it. Drop Bass Network and Chicago Redline will keep you plenty busy.

Yeah, I'm in the UK and there are still regular late night dance / EDM nights in my city. I was at one a couple of weekends ago, 11pm - 4am. A good mix of ages too, people clearly in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s. Everyone having a great time, I would guess at least 70% of the people were on something too, (MDMA, Ecstasy etc).

MDMA and Ecstasy are the same thing afaik

Re: Who killed the rave?

#16

Post by dagw »

anonzzzies wrote: post #10

Too expensive? I see illegal dance parties in the countryside more than ever. And people drive far for them and sleep it off in the sun the next day (or so). Big bags of drugs (if you buy in bulk, drugs are those things that come with very large discounts) and wholesale energydrinks etc. So those are cheap, but I can see legal places would have issues maybe? High entry fees, super expensive drinks etc.

Despite the headline, the article makes it clear that it is talking about legal nightclubs, primarily in large cities. The younger generation just isn't into clubbing every weekend in that way, don't want to spend (or even have) that sort of money on going out, and the costs of running a club have skyrocketed.

At the same time, according to the article, it seems that larger one off events or festivals are still very popular. So the kids still want to dance.

I see illegal dance parties in the countryside more than ever

Who's attending these? Is it mainly the old timers or are they attracting a strong following from new generations?

Re: Who killed the rave?

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Post by immibis »

anonzzzies wrote: post #10

Too expensive? I see illegal dance parties in the countryside more than ever. And people drive far for them and sleep it off in the sun the next day (or so). Big bags of drugs (if you buy in bulk, drugs are those things that come with very large discounts) and wholesale energydrinks etc. So those are cheap, but I can see legal places would have issues maybe? High entry fees, super expensive drinks etc.

It's just the same force that's killing almost everything else in sight like a plague of locusts:

the rent

Re: Who killed the rave?

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Post by quchen »

llamaimperative wrote: post #14
eucryphia wrote: post #5

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Idk why this is downvoted. I would be surprised if this isn’t a factor, at least in the US.

It’s fear-mongering, broad and unfounded generalization. It’s a edgelord comment that serves no useful discussion. It’s not what HN is for, and downvoting is the way to show this.

Re: Who killed the rave?

#19

Post by immibis »

llamaimperative wrote: post #14
eucryphia wrote: post #5

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Idk why this is downvoted. I would be surprised if this isn’t a factor, at least in the US.

Are you referring to Israel's pager bombs or perhaps several years too late, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7?

(for a chuckle: the wikipedia page for the device begins with "The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a[n] explosive ...")

Re: Who killed the rave?

#20

Post by barrenko »

aaron695 wrote: post #4
gnabgib wrote: post #3

Related Berlin's beat goes quiet as techno clubs close their doors (3 points, 2 months ago, no comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42149813 https://archive.is/BdJlM (Better Watergate photos)

There was also a big thread - Berlin's famed nightclubs, losing customers, face an uncertain future (300 comments) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38151205 14 years ago - Berlins new techno beat. why international tech startups should move to berlin - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2729524 (Article is gone so not sure if it's a play on techno)

The latter didn't age well for sure.
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