rave culture
Underground dance movement
Rave culture is the social scene surrounding raves—large dance parties featuring electronic music, light shows, and often drug use, particularly MDMA.
It emerged in the late 1980s and emphasizes communal experience, sensory immersion, and the ethos of PLUR (peace, love, unity, respect).
The culture encompasses distinctive fashion, art, and attitudes toward altered states: She came up through rave culture in the nineties.
- technoElectronic dance genre
- dubstepBass-heavy electronic dance music
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- DIY ethosHands-on independence philosophy
synthesizers · smiley face · loved up · house · drum machines · bass drop · afterparty · come down · turntables · subculture · beatmatching · sound systems · warehouse party · glowsticks · drum and bass · neon lights · mixers · lasers
- culturesMediterranean cultures, subculture, multicultural, counterculture, underground
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- music culturefandom, fandoms, music taste, live music, fan communities
- music trendsBeatlemania, disco fever, MTV era, streaming, punk rock
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
rave culturetemperance movement
Campaign against alcohol consumption
religious conservatism · teetotalism · puritanism · religious fundamentalism · corporate culture
rave culturemeditation retreats
Organized stays for mental stillness
monastic life · quiet contemplation · spa culture · nature walks · silent retreats