7th–9th August 1991– Fun-de-mental, Spiral Tribe, and Sweat soundsystems at...
Updated- some of the Youtube links were broken. We try and keep an eye out for broken links/deleted video/mixes etc but please let us know if anything seems wonky or missing Please note: this covers...
View Article9th May 1992: Spiral Tribe Free Party on Selsley Common, Stroud, Gloucestershire
UPDATE 26.5.21: A new newspaper clipping has emerged from the ether, thanks a million Stuart! UPDATE 18.3.11: Most commenters are saying this was pre-Castlemorton,and we just noticed a reference to...
View Article29 May 1993: Frequency Oblivion at Batcombe Down picnic area, Dorset
Here’s a report from Simon M: Diary entry: Very wonky ketamine, sooper speeding into space on a stormy boat. Mental muddy. So stringy Tai Chi movements, seriously who am I and do I care – whose anyone?...
View Article31st December 1992-4th January 1993: Bedlam New Year’s Eve free party at The...
UPDATE 8/6/21: We now think we have the correct dates for this event, but apparently there was a second party weekend at that same location the next weekend i.e. Saturday 9th, can anyone confirm?...
View Article22nd-29th May 1992: Adrenaline, Bedlam, Circus Warp, DiY, Fun-de-mental,...
UPDATE 8/6/21: Fixed link: Commenter Jam Smoot told us about the Sparks and Martian at Castlemorton mix, here’s a new link for it: https://soundcloud.com/alistair-hill-2/martian-sparks-castlemorton I...
View Article16th May 1992: Bedlam and Spiral Tribe Free Party at Cwmystwyth Lead Mine...
This pic, which appeared in Select magazine, was taken at Rhayader: Here’s an extract from Simon M‘s rave diaries: And here’s a party report from an anonymous contributor. Thanks, whoever you are! It...
View Article26th-28th June 1992: Spiral Tribe, Bedlam, Circus Normal, Circus Warp, DiY...
UPDATE 16/8/21: More unseen images from. Jamie, thanks once again! UPDATE 12/8/21: An unseen image from our new favourite photographer, Jamie: UPDATE 13/3/21: Here is another video, no view of rigs...
View Article2nd May 1992: Bedlam, Circus Warp and Spiral Tribe at Lechlade Free Festival,...
UPDATE 16/8/21: And a couple more of Jamie’s images from Lechlade. And a memory: nice to know you were at Lechlade too, we stayed until Sunday too, it was a good mayhem!! I think I stayed in bed for...
View Article21st September 1991: Street Level Free Party at Great Mills warehouse,...
UPDATE 15/8/21: DJ Rainbow played in the morning. A couple of news videos, thanks to god old Webm8.co.uk, who have been documenting this scene for as long (or longer) as we have! A comment from Jamie...
View ArticleOctober 1991: Circus Warp Free Party at Blewbury Hill, Oxfordshire
This Circus Warp party happened on Cholsey Downs. Some reckon it was around Halloween, anyone remember a more precise date? No worries if not. Here are a couple of anonymous ravers’ memories, do they...
View Article21st-23rd June 1991: Circus Warp at Summer Solstice Free Festival at...
Update– The Spiral Tribe do at Rats Run/Longstock Free Festival, Hampshire was on the same weekend. Shout going out to watermouse who alerted us to this video, thanks! And an even bigger shout out to...
View Article24th–26th July 1992: Spiral Tribe at Happy Daze Free Festival, Kerry, Wales
UPDATE 8/1/22: Matthew Collin’s take on Kthe festival, from his brilliant Altered State: From Matthew Collin, Altered State: The Story Of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House. London: Serpent’s Tail, 2009,...
View Article22nd August – 4th September 1991: Circus Normal and Spiral Tribe at White...
UPDATE: Camelford Festival is mentioned in Altered State: From Matthew Collin, Altered State: The Story Of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House. London: Serpent’s Tail, 2009, p.227, 216, 217. We stumbled...
View Article9th May 1992: Spiral Tribe Free Party on Selsley Common, Stroud, Gloucestershire
UPDATE The following is in the Spiral Tribe document on police harassment: 7.5.92 SELSLEY. STROUD, GLOS. Public ordered off Live-in site after peaceful free party on adjacent common. 25 vehicles...
View Article7th–10th August 1992– Spiral Tribe and others at Torpedo Town Festival at...
Please note: this covers the 1992 festival, here are links to the 1990 and 1991 festivals of the same name. UPDATE: A flyer for that year’s Torpedo Town: From a Spiral Newsletter: I need your help...
View Article3rd–6th August 1990: Sweat sound system at Torpedo Town Free Festival, Chapel...
UPDATE This photo was scanned from Travelling Daze, a wonderful book that I suggest you get your paws on if that’s your thing: http://www.enablerpublications.co.uk/pages/travelling_daze.htm From Alan...
View Article11th September 1992: DiY at Mind Body Soul & the Universe pay rave, near Bath
UPDATE: The links to mixes were broken, please let us know in the comments if you see broken links and we’ll endeavour to fix them. This is a solo effort and now that there are over 100 party reports...
View Article24th-26th August 1991: Street Level Free Party in Cassington, Oxfordshire
Update: The links to pages of photos and drawings of this party broke, perhaps some time ago. Do you have any photos, if so, email us at freepartypeople (dot) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk . Thanks! Heard...
View Article2nd-4th August 1991– Club Dog, Free Party People, Fun-de-mental, Spiral...
Here’s an image from Travelling Daze, a wonderful tome that I suggest you get your hands on if photos and accounts of festivals are your thing:...
View Article2nd May 1992: Bedlam, Circus Warp, LSDiezel, Spiral Tribe and Techno...
Although we had heard that Fun-de-mental were there no-one has confirmed it so we had to remove them. We never came across them in our limited wanderings, which doesn’t really mean much, so anyone...
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