hey guys,
Been thinking about throwing parties today as it’s obviously something that’s regarded as important kick starting exposure for yourself as a dj, however I was wondering about throwing illegal raves.
As far as i’m aware, you can’t get in trouble if you organise a party through word of mouth and I know ways of doing this, but has anyone got any experience on here from throwing parties or raves away from civilisation?
There Is obviously a lot of planning involved I know but getting advise of people who are experienced would be greatly appreciated!
Also I’d prefare opinions of people from the UK for obvious reasons
If you don’t have a licence, you’re getting in trouble. Simples.
There are laws in the UK that prohibit a) drinking alcohol outside of a private residence, and b) playing loud music without an entertainment licence.
If you’re asking whether or not you’re going to get caught, that’s a different story, but either way you’re breaking the law. You’re better off finding a commercial property that’s been on the market for a while (and isn’t selling), and begging the owner if you can borrow it for a night. Apply for a temporary licence (~£30 if I remember rightly), and that way you’re covered.
You can get a licence for any property, the only question is whether or not it meets health code regulations, and/or whether or not you can persuade the committee to make exceptions.
Doesn’t the UK have specific anti-rave laws from the old acid house days, mates have told me stories of being chased by police helicopters after outdoor raves.
You Island’s too crowded put a party on in a field and and someones going to hear it somewhere.
When I lived in the UK we found plenty of legal venues to put parties on in it just takes a little more work.
Public Order Act 1936 and Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Section 16 - Public Assembly - Means an assembly of 20 or more persons in a public place which is wholly or partly open to the air.
They’re not as hot on enforcing the act these days. The Sun made it into some kind of moral panic back then. However, do consider how a criminal record can affect you getting into the States and getting certain jobs, in the off chance they decided to nick you.
If memory serves it was called the RAVE act, they made it stand for something like “Reducing America’s Vulnerability to Ecstasy” (no joke). It applied previous laws that were dubbed “crack house laws” to raves, and “raves” were defined in terms that included something about “repetitive music”. It didn’t pass in that form though (thanks to some pretty politically engaged raver types and a letter writing campaign encouraged by drug legalization and free speech groups), but it passed a few years later with a different title. (It was ultimately passed under shady circumstances, being attached to a child abduction bill so that nobody would oppose it. Annoyingly, the Senator responsible for that deception was Senator - now Vice President - Joe Biden.) Probably more than you want to know about it
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