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Castlemorton Common: Britain's Biggest Illegal Rave

Castlemorton Common: Britain's Biggest Illegal Rave

FromWitness History


Castlemorton Common: Britain's Biggest Illegal Rave

FromWitness History

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the summer of 1992, thousands of ravers and New Age travellers gathered for an illegal free festival on common land near the Malvern Hills in the English Midlands - to the horror of local residents. It was a high point for British rave culture, but also the beginning of the end. The Castlemorton Common event led to a change in the law giving police increased power to shut down events playing music "characterised by the emission of repetitive beats".Lucy Burns speaks to Lol Hammond, a former member of music collective Spiral Tribe, who played at the event.Photo: Murray Sanders/ANL/REX/Shutterstock: New Age travellers camping at Castlemorton Malvern Hills in 1992.
Released:
Jul 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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