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September 16th - Blackburn: Live The Dream

Today, the north is in the spotlight as Lancashire's infamous pay party scene comes of age.

 

Situated in a beautiful location in Livesey district of Blackburn, Lancashire, "Live The Dream" is most probably the biggest illegal party to be held in the area to date. Blackburn's party of the summer is organised and meticulously planned by Tommy Smith and Tony Creft who are now firmly establishing themselves as the so-called "Mister Big's" on Lancashire's illegal party scene.

 

A selection of London DJ's including Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway and Paul Anderson are drafted in especially to play at the dream. In keeping with pay party traditions, the organisers had to defy a last-minute court injunction by the authorities who objected to the party on the grounds that they believe that wide-spread drug taking will take place. Everybody who is anybody within Lancashire's party scene is present at the party that attracted around six-thousand people.

 

 

September 16th - Barking: Raindance

History is re-written as Richard Nelson's "Raindance" becomes the first organiser in the United Kingdom to successfully gain a entertainments license and hold a all-night dance party without any interference from the local authorities.

 

Raindance celebrate their birth of their organisation in a field at Jenkins Lane, Barking. Situated on the east-london-essex border, Richard and his team claim another record of having the most people at a first gathering as official figures stated they had around eight-thousand people through their front gates.

 

 

September 23rd - Polesworth: Spectrum

Six of London's top DJ's will catch a ride with the travelling "Theatre Of Madness" when Spectrum rises from the ashes to host their first outdoor party in the Midlands. Another farmers field near Polesworth, Staffordshire becomes the spectacle that sees a fifty-thousand-kilowatt soundsystem, full on fun-fair and a cast of thousands dancing until sunlight.

 

Spectrum's first venture in the Midlands was completed by the Staffordshire Constabulary who stopped by to "throw a spanner" and add some customary spice and aggrovation. Their pressure tactics provides dividends as the organisers decide to operate legally in future and they will use the Hummingbird in the centre of Birmingham, west midlands for their future parties.

 

 

September 23rd - Raydon: Dance '89

After finding their venue at twelve-thirty in the afternoon, add another five-and-a-half hours for their preparation time... Two hours to go before their party is due to commence, Taylor and Chambers from Energy are also handed a spanner by the authorities as their venue is discovered by a helicopter.

 

They organisers carry on regardless and end up hosting their "Dance '89" party in a WW II T2 hanger on Raydon Airfield near Ipswich, Suffolk. During the event organiser Jeremy Taylor is arrested by Suffolk Police for "causing a public nuisance". Afterwards, a lowly petrol station on the A12 will get paid the visit of a lifetime as it is looted and ransacked by light-fingered ravers. A few days later, The Sun once again leads the way with another scathing attack.

 

 

 

 

 
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