UK Raves — Past Events

25 Sep

Obsession - Freedom

@ The Que Club – Birmingham

25/09/1993

Obsession: Freedom was a legendary old-skool rave event held on September 25, 1993, at the Que Club in Birmingham. Promoted by Obsession, the "Freedom" night served as a major landmark in UK electronic music culture, featuring pioneering sets across hardcore, techno, drum and bass, and trance.

DJs: Sy, Grooverider, Dave Angel, Top Buzz, Derek May, Ratty, Easygroove, Ellis Dee, Spin, Jack Smooth, Tango B2B Fallout

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17 Sep

Helter Skelter - 17/09/1993

@ The Sanctuary - Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes

17/09/1993

The Helter Skelter rave on September 17, 1993, was a landmark electronic music event featuring foundational hardcore, breakbeat, and early jungle artists. Released across six cassette double-packs, the lineup featured iconic back-to-back sets, though last-minute changes included DJ Seduction stepping in for Top Buzz and DJ Ratty playing a double set.

DJs: Top Buzz, Jumping Jack Frost, Swan-E, Slipmatt, Rap, Grooverider, Pilgrim, Randall, Ratty Set 1, The Music Maker, SS, Mach One, H.M.S, Colin Faver, Seduction, Aztek

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06 Aug

Obsession – Hyperspace

@ The Warehouse – Plymouth

06/08/1993

Obsession "Hyperspace" was a major rave event held at The Warehouse in Plymouth, UK on August 6, 1993. It featured legendary electronic and techno music sets from prominent DJs of the era like Carl Cox, Derrick May, Dave Angel, Easygroove, and DJ Sy

DJs: Colin Dale, Dave Angel, Carl Cox, Easygroove, Sy, Derek May, Trevor Rockcliffe, Mike C, Peer

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23 Jul

Obsession - The Strings Of Life

@ The Rivermead Leisure Complex - Reading

23/07/1993

Obsession: The Strings of Life was a major oldskool hardcore and rave event held on July 23, 1993, at the Rivermead Leisure Centre in Reading, UK. It featured legendary DJ sets spanning hardcore, techno, and early jungle

DJs: Colin Faver, Ellis Dee, Trevor Rockcliffe, Jack Smooth, Sy, Easygroove, Chez Daimer, Space Bandit, Mr C (The Shamen), D.K (D.I.Y)

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28 May

Obsession - Summertime Mayhem

@ The Warehouse – Plymouth

28/05/1993

Obsession - Summertime Mayhem was a legendary old-school rave event held on May 28, 1993, at The Warehouse venue in Plymouth. It featured prominent underground DJs playing breakbeat hardcore, rave, and early jungle.

DJs: Dave Angel, Ellis Dee, Easygroove, Donovan Smith, Sy

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28 May

Dreamscape 6 - The True New Warehouse Concept

@ The Sanctuary - Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes

28/05/1993

Dreamscape 6: "The True New Warehouse Concept" was a massive old-skool hardcore and breakbeat rave held on May 28, 1993, at the Sanctuary Music Arena in Milton Keynes, UK

DJs: Carl Cox, Dave Angel, Clarkee, Dougal, G.E Real, LTJ Bukem, Ramos, Ratty, Slipmatt

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14 May

Obsession - Concept Club

@ The Warehouse - Wellington

14/05/1993

Obsession (The Concept Club) was a prominent UK rave and hardcore/techno event organization active in the early 1990s. Famous parties, such as the event on May 14, 1993, were held at venues like The Warehouse in Wellington near Telford, featuring legendary hardcore and techno DJs like DJ Sy and DJ Ratty

DJs: Trevor Rockcliffe, Ratty, Sy, Vibes, Carl Cox

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02 Apr

Obsession – Passion

@ The Sanctuary - Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes

02/04/1993

“Obsession – Passion was a legendary UK rave event held on Friday, 2 April 1993 at the iconic Sanctuary Music Arena in Milton Keynes. Organized by the prominent rave promoter Obsession, this event remains a hallmark moment in the early 1990s British hardcore, jungle, and breakbeat rave culture.”

DJs: Carl Cox, Ratty, D.K (D.I.Y), Jack Smooth, Easygroove, Westbam, Ellis Dee, Donovan Smith, Slipmatt, John Kelly, D-ice, Sy, Top Buzz

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12 Mar

Dreamscape - Club Dreamscape - The Edge

@ The Edge, Coventry

12/03/1993

Dreamscape was a legendary 1990s UK underground rave organization known for hosting massive hardcore, jungle, and drum and bass events

DJs: Clarkee, Sy, Ratty, Swan-E, LTJ Bukem, G.E Real, Grooverider

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18 Dec

Dreamscape 5 - The Creation Of A Nation

@ The Sanctuary - Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes & Evolution, Hull

18/12/1992

Dreamscape 5 - The Creation Of A Nation was a legendary electronic dance music rave held on Friday, December 18, 1992, at Evolution in Hull

DJs: Clarkee, Bryan Gee, Kenny Ken, LTJ Bukem B2B JJ Frost, Top Buzz

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