History is made at night

A while ago I posted chronologies of police and parties from 1996 and 1997 . Here's some more from 1994 and 1995, all from England unles...

We reported last year on the police operation to close the UK Teknival at Dale Aerodrome in Pemrokeshire (Wales). The court case arising fr...

Going to be doing some posts about the anti-rave Criminal Justice Act and the 1990s free party scene. 15 years ago the Act had become law an...

This from Schnews (18 June 2010): 'Around 2,500 partygoers descended on Dale Aerodrome in Wales last May bank holiday for the 2010 UK Te...

First whiff of summer and for many people it's time to head out to the fields to party. May Day (Friday 1st) in North Wales saw a party ...

Following my earlier post about the 25th anniversary of the Miners Strike , here's some recollections of being a strike supporter in Ken...

As many people have mentioned over the last couple of weeks, it is 25 years since the start of the last great Miners Strike in Britain. On 5...

Tom from Vamos a Bailar: Salsa in Cardiff and Around steps up: 1. Can you remember your first experience of dancing? Dancing to a rhythm’n’...

This track by Welsh band Los Campesinos came out last year. There's an indie pop element to their songs, but also something harder - th...

Tracy K recalls nights out dancing from Tamworth to Tokyo, via London and Aberystwyth . The tale of dancing in Tokyo with Belle and Sebasti...

This chronology of raves, clubs and policing was compiled from the dance music press at the time ( Mixmag , Muzik , Eternity, DJ etc.). Much...

Time for another round up of international police party action - did you know that in some parts of the USA teenagers can be arrested for lo...