Rave facts for kids

A rave party in Vienna in 2005.

A rave is a large party or festival with disc jockeys playing electronic music. Music played at raves include house, trance, techno, drum and bass, dubstep and other forms of electronic dance music (EDM). There is a lot of dancing. Raves also have laser light shows, projected images and other visual effects used to create a fantasy-like scene. Raves mostly developed from acid house music parties in the mid-to-late 1980s in England and Ibiza. From there, it quickly spread to mainland Europe and the United States.

Raves are usually organised and promoted by event companies. Some of the early companies promoting raves in England during the 1990s were Fantazia and Helter Skelter. Another was ESP Promotions, which held a series of raves named Dreamscape. In London, there were a few large clubs that held raves on a regular basis.

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Images for kids

A huge bank of speakers and subwoofers from a rave sound reinforcement system.
Rave - Juiz de Fora - MG, featuring bright psychedelic theming common at many raves.
Rave in Hungary in 2010, showing the fantastical thematic elements at such events.
T-step of the Melbourne Shuffle
Phat pants worn by ravers in Australia.
Glowsticking in 2008.
Complex laser lighting show at a trance festival.
The light show for the electronic musician Aphex Twin in 2011.
Rave party in Salento (August 2009)
Dominator 2014 crowd, which attracts Gabber ravers in the Netherlands.