Rave Culture
How do electronic music, LED Lights, and young people go together? Well you might have guessed a party, but it’s a little more specific than that. What I’m talking about is a rave. I’m here to briefly explore the origins of rave culture, the music, dancing, and even attire. The subculture is a bit odd, and very different from a typical night out.
The early rave scene subculture started in the late 80’s in Chicago. Young party-goers attended events called “Acid House Music Parties”. The music played at these events mainly consisted of Acid House and other electronic music. It wasn’t long before Acid House artists started gaining attention across the world. Shortly after Acid House parties became popular in the United Kingdom. These parties were usually thrown in warehouses, fields, homes, and forests. Many events were thrown at unpermitted venues and promoters were often fined for throwing these illegal parties. The word “Rave” became popular amongst the UK. It wasn’t until the early 90’s that these events started being coined as “raves”. Raves weren’t nearly as commercialized as they are now. The locations to …show more content…
Now there isn’t any specific way that someone must dress to a rave. IN the early culture, many party-goers would wear comfortable athletic wear or hip hop style clothing. The United Kingdom had many “Cyber GOth” ravers, who often dressed in dark and neon colored clothing. A popular article of clothing amongst shufflers were pants called “Phat Pants”. The pants were wide around the whole leg with various designs all over the legs. The leg room made it easy for shufflers to move their legs when dancing. Today rave attire had changed tremendously. Many ravers like to dress up as characters or cartoons. Common pieces of clothing you will find on a festival goer today include, fluffies, leg wraps, fishnet stocking, tank-tops, bikini tops, bustiers, and lots of face
How do electronic music, LED Lights, and young people go together? Well you might have guessed a party, but it’s a little more specific than that. What I’m talking about is a rave. I’m here to briefly explore the origins of rave culture, the music, dancing, and even attire. The subculture is a bit odd, and very different from a typical night out.
The early rave scene subculture started in the late 80’s in Chicago. Young party-goers attended events called “Acid House Music Parties”. The music played at these events mainly consisted of Acid House and other electronic music. It wasn’t long before Acid House artists started gaining attention across the world. Shortly after Acid House parties became popular in the United Kingdom. These parties were usually thrown in warehouses, fields, homes, and forests. Many events were thrown at unpermitted venues and promoters were often fined for throwing these illegal parties. The word “Rave” became popular amongst the UK. It wasn’t until the early 90’s that these events started being coined as “raves”. Raves weren’t nearly as commercialized as they are now. The locations to …show more content…
Now there isn’t any specific way that someone must dress to a rave. IN the early culture, many party-goers would wear comfortable athletic wear or hip hop style clothing. The United Kingdom had many “Cyber GOth” ravers, who often dressed in dark and neon colored clothing. A popular article of clothing amongst shufflers were pants called “Phat Pants”. The pants were wide around the whole leg with various designs all over the legs. The leg room made it easy for shufflers to move their legs when dancing. Today rave attire had changed tremendously. Many ravers like to dress up as characters or cartoons. Common pieces of clothing you will find on a festival goer today include, fluffies, leg wraps, fishnet stocking, tank-tops, bikini tops, bustiers, and lots of face