The first event was held at a circus tent on 16 September 1989 at Jenkins Lane, Beckton in east London. This was Britain's first legal all night rave.[1]
From 1989 to 1993, Raindance went on to hold large-scale events across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire,[2]Oxfordshire, Somerset and even Spain. The venues Raindance used held up to 10,000 ravers. DJ Slipmatt's brother, Paul Nelson, was one of the original promoters. The original idea to hold a rave came from Slipmatt himself.[3]
But, by 1993, with pressure from the authorities (Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994) and the rave music scene splintering into different dance genres, Raindance took a break from holding mass events. Between 1993 and 1998 there were one-off events, then the promoters returned hosting regular indoor events in clubs around North and East London.
SeOneedit
In 1999, Raindance started hosting raves at The Drome, an unused car park underneath London Bridge railway station. They would get regular attendances of over 2,000 people at this venue. In 2002, The Drome was renovated and seOne was born. Over the next eight years, SeOne would be Raindance's home and with a 3,000 capacity with seven different arenas (Jenkins Lane 89-90, Old Skool 91-93, Jungle/Drum & Bass 93-10, Hardcore 95-10, Hard House, Breakbeat, House & Trance). Raindance continues to put parties on all over the UK.
^"Flyer for the very first Raindance event" (JPG). Raveflyers.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^"scrapbook » Blog Archive". Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
^. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External linksedit
Raindance - Old Skool/Rave - Fantazia.org.uk
Raindance 1990 Part 7 Old Skool Rave - YouTube
Flyer for event at Wisbech - February 7 1992
April 27, 2024
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