90s Rave Scene | The People's Archive®

90s Rave Scene | The People's Archive

A selection of our crowdsourced archive documenting the ’90s rave scene in the UK. The collection features images from Maximes at Wigan Pier, Pleasuredome in Bolton, and various outdoor raves held across the UK.

Photo © Darren Tutt/The People’s Archive®

Photo © Hanna Chalmers/The People’s Archive®

Hanna “This is me at the age of fourteen in my bedroom in Holloway, North London in 1991, listening to pirate radio surrounded by my rave flyers. I used to play Rush FM loudly and frequently called them to do a shout out to my friends.”

Photo © Anthony Shapcott/The People’s Archive®

Anthony “With my brother on the PlayStation back in the day. Flyers plastered all over the bedroom wall”.

Photo © Darren/The People’s Archive®

Photo © David Stansfield/The People’s Archive®

Photo © Geth/The People’s Archive.

Photo © Tutti Oi/The People’s Archive®

Darren ”After driving around all night in the Oxford area looking for the free travellers party, stopping to listen throughout, we had no luck. Then with daylight breaking, we headed back to Newport. It was then, we saw some like minded people who said another one was happening near by. We then stumbled across this free party under some forestry/woodlands shelter.”

Photo © Tutti Oi/The People’s Archive®

Photo © Andrew Sanson/The People’s Archive®

Andrew “Myself and two of my best pals who I grew up with. We were massively into the dance and rave scene right from the very start. Great memories and times spent travelling around the North to the popular clubs back then. We spent the entire week looking forward to the weekend and deciding where to go – always wanted to be in three places at once as there was so much going on. Great times being young during a fantastic scene. This was taken enroute to the Pleasuredrome in Farnworth, Bolton, 1991.”

Photo © Stephen Wells/The People’s Archive®

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Gallery published 27th March, 2021.

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