Danger of Ecstasy Raves

Описание: 🔥 A snapshot of the early-90s UK media panic about rave culture and drugs, this 1993 TV exposé (circulating online as an ITV drug-shock documentary) captures the fears around ecstasy use and illegal raves at the peak of UK rave growth.

🎧 What to expect in the set
Old news footage, interviews with authorities, reportage on ecstasy fears, police comments and scenes of raves framed through early-90s television camera lenses — a time capsule that shows how mainstream media viewed the rave scene.

👊 Who it’s for
This is for rave historians, culture buffs, archivists, DJs and ravers who want to see how the mainstream media painted the scene back then — for better or worse.

⚠️ Why it’s essential
More than a documentary, it’s a piece of UK rave heritage: how society framed ecstasy and rave culture, why authorities reacted as they did, and how those media narratives shaped public perception of the underground.

📡 Archive context & playlist links
Part of the Renegade Rave Archives mission to preserve historical media on rave culture — pair this with other 90s rave documentaries (E for Ecstasy, World in Action acid house episodes, early BBC/ITV reports) for deeper context and contrast.

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Tests were being done on the body of Robert Jeffrey, 17, an army private who died in hospital after a rave event in Micheldever, Hampshire, to see if he had taken the drug ecstasy.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...

The event was Vision, Popham Airfield, Winchester, England
Date: 29th August 1992
Event: Vision
Venue: Popham Airfield
City: Winchester
Country: England

From Martin Roach’s book “Electronic Punks”:
The XL Vision show was a multi-marquee spectacular for 35 000 people intended as a showcase for the harcore dance acts on that label. Unfortunately the event was struck by intimidatingly adverse weather conditions, with constant torrential rain and oppressive tactics by the local establishment who announced on radio that the event had been cancelled. Despite a few of the attractions advertised never materialising, such as The Roman Temple dance arena, there was still a fascinating variety on offer, including fun fair rides, an ambient tent and a Virtual Reality display, all centred around the main stage, which was a mock-Blade Runner affair. The Prodigy were held up outside the venue for two hours by over-zealous security guards and when they finally got on stage it was past 6am. However, the show was well-recived, and Keith’s antics in the auditorium mud bath proved that, if nothing else, the band were determined to have a good time. The show was an important indication that they were still highly respected within their scene, and that the accusations and recriminations of their detractors concerning their widespread commercial successs were not actually given much time by the people closely involved with the underground itself.
https://www.theprodigyontour.com/1992...

The Edge | Rave Magazine Film | Graeme Park, Haçienda & Future Sound of London | 1992
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A Trip Round Acid House - World In Action
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