1988 was the Summer Of Love and forbidden raves sprang up in disused warehouses up and down the country.
The Acid sound had begun the previous year with bands such as 808
State and KLF.
Clubbers wanted secret venues to dance and take ecstacy. There
was a constant dilemma for rave promoters: they wanted to give plenty
of warning to potential clubbers but also needed to release the
information as late as possible so the police couldn't get their
first and stop the rave happening.
The police also had a dilemma: ravers were happy, dancing peacefully
and there was no violence, but raves were illegal and arrests had
to be made.
