Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global decline

Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global... by steve_adams_86 on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @12:26PM (#42636409)

I was going to say "when I was a kid, raves happened out in the woods where there is no real estate cost", but then I realized the lack of socializing or risky behaviours pretty much eliminates this form of partying today, haha. It's also impossible for kids living in most population centres. I guess it was just a weird rural-kid thing here in Western Canada.

I wasn't a raver but I went to a couple, and wow, what a time. There's nothing quite like the smell of a diesel generator and the sound of earth-shaking bass surrounded by dancing zombies inventing dance moves on each beat, deep in a pacific north west forest. I had a few of friends who were into that scene.

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Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global... by schlch on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:03PM (#42638397)

These kind of parties are still happening. At least in Europe this is still a thing.

I’m in my thirties and have been involved with these kind of parties for at least ten years.

A general trend that I have been observing for years though is what usually is being referred to as „TikTok Guys“. This involves guys and girls in their early twenties wearing fetish outfits and doing lots of drugs.

I don’t care about people coming in fetish outfits to our parties but I don’t want some young guy overdose on one our parties. In practice this means that we have been much more careful about who knows when and where a party is happening.

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Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global... by arrowsmith on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:02PM (#42638395)

These parties existed in England in the late 2000s. I went to a few, and they usually resembled a zombie apocalypse.

No idea what the UK rave scene is like these days.

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Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global... by drowntoge on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @03:44PM (#42638249)

Gen≠Z here, and that does sound like the best party ever.

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Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global... by bballer on Friday January 10, 2025 @07:47AM (#42655155)

This is still how we do it in Mexico, but instead of the woods, its in a Arroyo, wedged between a mountain and a beach. Good stuff.

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