Disappointed I was born just too late for the proper rave scene, and most of the time was reduced to going to clubs with names like Oceana, Kudos, or Destiny. All owned by the same Luminar group.
ohnoohno69 on
R.I.P. Quadrant Park. Was boss when it started but the drugs scene was too overt after a while. Same with the Harrington bar. Fun times.
Acrobatic-Bee6944 on
This will get downvoted because a lot of people on this subs only joy is carb heavy food and they resent the idea of people having fun they can’t even dream of.
mobjusticeCT on
Love this but if kids nowadays acted like that id be furious
Real-Fortune9041 on
These articles pop up all the time and I can’t help but feel there’s an underlying condescension to northerners in them.
tommatstan on
I spent a lot of time clubbing in the late 80s/early 90s at The Haçienda in Manchester first, and then to other places like Shaboo in Blackpool, the Quad, the 051, and went to Cream a lot after going to their first night in November 92 in what was The Academy Annex at the time. Had some fantastic nights in Liverpool, the scousers know to party! The scene in its early days was such a special time to be young, I feel very lucky to have experienced it in all its glory.
Flat__Line on
Voodoo was something else. No pretentiousness just turn up as you are, get your gear in and party.
oddun on
Imo part of what fucked everything to this day was the massive increase in cocaine use.
Aggressive pissed up and coked up arseholes ruining the vibe, hitting on women and fighting.
Plus it brought along the shadiest fucking dealers known to man which resulted in proper violence at raves, which hadn’t really been seen before.
Business-Poet-2684 on
Doesn’t mention it in the article but coaches used to come from all over the country full of ‘wools’ coming to see what it was all about.
I lived in Waterloo – literally 10mins away from the Quad – it was like nothing on earth!
Hopeful-Climate-3848 on
If Quadrant Park, 051, Voodoo and The State were in Manchester, there’d be a multi part bbc four documentary series about them.
Blackburn gets overlooked too, was a big part of the culture.
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Disappointed I was born just too late for the proper rave scene, and most of the time was reduced to going to clubs with names like Oceana, Kudos, or Destiny. All owned by the same Luminar group.
R.I.P. Quadrant Park. Was boss when it started but the drugs scene was too overt after a while. Same with the Harrington bar. Fun times.
This will get downvoted because a lot of people on this subs only joy is carb heavy food and they resent the idea of people having fun they can’t even dream of.
Love this but if kids nowadays acted like that id be furious
These articles pop up all the time and I can’t help but feel there’s an underlying condescension to northerners in them.
I spent a lot of time clubbing in the late 80s/early 90s at The Haçienda in Manchester first, and then to other places like Shaboo in Blackpool, the Quad, the 051, and went to Cream a lot after going to their first night in November 92 in what was The Academy Annex at the time. Had some fantastic nights in Liverpool, the scousers know to party! The scene in its early days was such a special time to be young, I feel very lucky to have experienced it in all its glory.
Voodoo was something else. No pretentiousness just turn up as you are, get your gear in and party.
Imo part of what fucked everything to this day was the massive increase in cocaine use.
Aggressive pissed up and coked up arseholes ruining the vibe, hitting on women and fighting.
Plus it brought along the shadiest fucking dealers known to man which resulted in proper violence at raves, which hadn’t really been seen before.
Doesn’t mention it in the article but coaches used to come from all over the country full of ‘wools’ coming to see what it was all about.
I lived in Waterloo – literally 10mins away from the Quad – it was like nothing on earth!
If Quadrant Park, 051, Voodoo and The State were in Manchester, there’d be a multi part bbc four documentary series about them.
Blackburn gets overlooked too, was a big part of the culture.