This gallery looks at the 90s rave scene through The People’s Archive, from Maximes and Bolton’s Pleasuredome to outdoor raves across Britain. These pictures catch the scene as it was actually lived: packed dancefloors, sportswear, smoke, sweat, long nights and longer journeys home.

Taken together, they form a strong record of 1990s rave culture in the UK. What stays with you is not just the music or the fashion, but the feeling of it: the freedom, the togetherness and the sense that for a few hours you were part of something bigger than yourself.