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I’m just about to turn 26, and I just wanted to post this from my perspective and seeing some of the negative comments like “the rave scene doesn’t exist any more”. What a ridiculous thing to say! Of course there are a new generation of ravers, otherwise places like Fabric, Studio 338, Phonox, Electric Brixton wouldn't exist, and that's just some London venues. Obviously all of this is pre covid, so hopefully things will return to normal after!
There definitely isn’t anything as regular as Helter Skelter/Dreamscape these days but as Noisemonkey said, Westfest still exists. Also, Moondance still put on some wicked events. I went to their last rave at Great Suffolk Street Warehouse and it was one of the best nights I’ve been to in a long time (bearing in mind I didn’t get to experience the golden era). They had 4 arenas - 1 main D&B arena (which was mostly Jump Up which is pretty rubbish these days but there’s still a lot of good D&B out there it you look for it) and 3 arenas of Oldskool. I was mainly switching between the Moondance and Raindance arenas.
You also have big clubs such as Printworks in London hosting huge events in House, Techno, D&B etc. I went to 25 years of Metalheadz last year and even saw Skream do a Hardcore set, dropping Tango (RIP) & Ratty, Manix etc which was pretty crazy to see.
There’s also a lot of emphasis on outdoor festivals these days, especially in the summer. I haven’t been but I’ve heard for D&B Hospitality In The Park is really good and my mate saw Bukem drop a 90-95 set including The Horn Track and the original Here Come The Drums.
So there you have it, a scene definitely still exists. It’s just a bit different, and this is just a snapshot!