Ironically it was the free rave scene which finally did for the festivals.
A farmer can just about put up with a 4-hr Hawkwind set, but 6 days of techno with no downtime was never going to be sustainable.
( wanderlust, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 8:38, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

..err....so my dad told me

( wanderlust, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 8:45, Reply)

Public Order Act really.

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 8:49, Reply)

Criminal Justice Bill?
Brought in specifically to tackle those pesky Spiral Tribe raves. There are references to 'repetitive beats' ffs
( wanderlust, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 8:55, Reply)

It looked Draconian at the time
But with hindsight, it has done a great deal to rid us of the scourge of middle class white boys with dreadlocks, annoying everyone with their fucking didgeridoos.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 8:56, Reply)

And yet Emvee is still free to walk the streets of Finz-P.

( wanderlust, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 9:01, Reply)

He should be fairly easy for them to catch though,
they usually round them up at Neds Atomic Dustbin or Back to the Planet reunion gigs.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 9:09, Reply)

Monty is your dad?
there are some real family secrets coming out today
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 18 Jul 2013, 8:50, Reply)