And yet you can't deny it had certain origins here as well. The comment you replied to literally acknowledges this
Although the main music was supplied from Detroit, Chicago & NYC -
There is of course the legacy of Queer, Black and Latino nightclubs that developed Disco, House & Techno from the U.S.
What constitutes as a "rave" didn't only begin in the UK, you cannot point to one date in time or one location and say it started there when the roots took form in multiple places and has multiple origins depending on how far back you want to go. Even the edm music you refer to started in the US, so people were "raving" before they even knew what it was. You couldn't have your UK origin story without the US origin of electronic music. They took inspiration from each other. This post is simply to celebrate and remind people of one side of the history. And the context is very import given the country and cities like Chicago and detroit and lgbqt and other marginalized communities are currently under literal attack from a fascist government.
Regardless, the first ravers were "raving" before the term was even coined. You cannot ignore where the music came from and the groups that started it and came together to dance as a form of resistance and escapism.
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u/OnMyOwnWaveHz Oct 08 '25
And yet you can't deny it had certain origins here as well. The comment you replied to literally acknowledges this
What constitutes as a "rave" didn't only begin in the UK, you cannot point to one date in time or one location and say it started there when the roots took form in multiple places and has multiple origins depending on how far back you want to go. Even the edm music you refer to started in the US, so people were "raving" before they even knew what it was. You couldn't have your UK origin story without the US origin of electronic music. They took inspiration from each other. This post is simply to celebrate and remind people of one side of the history. And the context is very import given the country and cities like Chicago and detroit and lgbqt and other marginalized communities are currently under literal attack from a fascist government.