ravers
Electronic music devotees
Ravers are people who attend raves—all-night dance parties featuring electronic music, often held in warehouses, clubs, or outdoor venues.
The term evokes the rave culture of the late 1980s and 1990s: The ravers danced until dawn.
Ravers are associated with ecstatic dancing, drug use (particularly MDMA), and distinctive fashion like bright colors and glow sticks.
Celebration attendees
- clubbersNightclub patrons
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- regularsHabitual visitors
- weekendersBrief leisure travelers
veterans · newbies · crews · squads · strangers · community · tribe · faithful
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
- technoElectronic dance genre
- houseResidential building
- electroSynth-heavy dance music
- beatsPulses or defeats
nightclub · lasers · strobes · afterhours · dancefloor · warehouse · underground · bassline
Overwhelming intense delight
- mollySmall ornamental aquarium fish
- highGreat in altitude
- rushQuick sudden movement
- peakUtmost height attained
loved-up · buzzing · rolling · comedown · overheating · pupils · serotonin · emotional
Portable chemical luminescence
- neonInert illuminating element
- facepaintCosmetics applied to face
- bodypaintPigment applied to skin
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
reflective · trainers · bracelets · piercings · dayglo · blacklight · fluorescent
Rhythmic bodily motion
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- stompingTreading heavily, forcefully
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
bouncing · headbanging · flowing · swaying · moshing · two-stepping · non-stop · marathon
Hypnotic electronic dance genre
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
- gabberCompulsive fast talker
- breakbeatSampled percussive rhythm pattern
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
massives · whistles · pacifiers · visors · tutus · unity · scene
Outdoor recreational lodging
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- headlinersMain acts at shows
- tentsPortable fabric shelters
wristbands · chill-out · afterparties · outdoor · desert · field · muddy · portaloos
partygoers
Celebration attendees
weekenders · veterans · newbies · crews · squads · strangers · community · tribe · faithful · devotees
clubbing
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
beats · nightclub · lasers · strobes · afterhours · dancefloor · warehouse · underground · bassline · soundsystem
ecstasy
Overwhelming intense delight
peak · loved-up · buzzing · rolling · comedown · overheating · pupils · serotonin · emotional · transcendent
glowsticks
Portable chemical luminescence
LED · reflective · trainers · bracelets · piercings · dayglo · blacklight · fluorescent
dancing
Rhythmic bodily motion
jumping · bouncing · headbanging · flowing · swaying · moshing · two-stepping · non-stop · marathon
psytrance
Hypnotic electronic dance genre
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
- gabberCompulsive fast talker
- breakbeatSampled percussive rhythm pattern
old-school · massives · whistles · pacifiers · visors · tutus · unity · scene
camping
Outdoor recreational lodging
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- headlinersMain acts at shows
tents · wristbands · chill-out · afterparties · outdoor · desert · field · muddy · portaloos · flags
- music fansmetalhead, audiophiles, concertgoer, superfans, superfan
- dance crowdclubbers, square dancers
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
- urban subculturesbreakdancers, graffiti artists, street artists, b-boys, DJs
- dancegoersclubbers
- nightclubsdance floor, club, DJ booth, dancefloor, bouncer
raverswallflowers
Timid party attendees
recluses · hermits · shrinking violets · introverts · homebodies
raverssquares
Four-sided equal figures
teetotalers · abstainers · traditionalists · ascetics · conformists
- rave reviewsHighly positive critiques
- rant and raveExpress anger theatrically
- ranted and ravedSpoke angrily at length
- rave cultureElectronic dance music subculture
- silent raveHeadphone-only dance event
- illegal raveUnauthorized large-scale dance event