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Attending or producing raves was made illegal in Britain with the passing of the Criminal Justice Act on 3rd November, 1994. The government even legislated against electronic dance music, \u201cwholly or predominantly characterized by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats\u201d\nThese unprecedented restrictions were partly in reaction to the moral panic caused after a 'free party' at Castlemorton Common attracted 30,000-40,000 attendees, and the ire of the tabloid press.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider the provenance of \u2018revellers\u2019 in the raver\u2019s lexicon; explain why the creation of the M25 lead directly to the Act; and confess just how many illegal parties they\u2019ve (inadvertently) attended\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 becomes law\u2019 (The Guardian, 2011):\xa0https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/15/criminal-justice-public-order-act\n\u2022 Police clash with ravers at Castlemorton (BBC News West, 1992):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOySsljl54E\n\u2022 \u2018Why did raves become illegal?\u2019 (BBC Newsbeat, 2020):\xa0https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-53170021\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#90s #Music #Politics #Crime #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices