Party Vibe

😀 With you 100% on that one Bio-Tech, I have not long been on the free party scene and that has been my main thing when people say to me “how can they ask for a donation when it is supposed to be a FREE PARTY” Where can you get and all night night club and get to wear trainers (or whatever you want) meet interesting people with out any intimidation or hassle for less than a tenner and then again expect people to put these parties on out of their own pockets.

I never liked night clubs even when I was younger (I’m now 42) I always felt repressed whilst I was inside but with the “free party” scene I can be who I want to be, i.e. myself and I don’t feel like an outsider and I am not shunned because I am an oldie. There is nothing that I can moan about except the odd intervention of the boys in blue, which round here in East of England doesn’t seem to happen much (thank whichever god you believe in)Keep up the good work Bio-Tech, Planet Yes, Itchy Fingers, Molotov, Brains Kan and all the rest who work this area, you are appreciated and respected by a lot of people not least by me.

Keep it Real

I have been going to freepartys since the age of 16 (now 19). I first started going because firstly I was too young for clubs and secondly the music.

When I was 18 I started getting going to clubs to watch acts etc. I found that as soon as I stepped through the door someone shot me in the head with anti-fun gun. I soon realised why freepartys are good, its the atmosphere that the people/location produce(come down to sunny devon*:cool:).

However some partys I’ve been to have had awful atmosphere, full of egocentric dickheads. For some reason they want to challenge you with violence. Wankers. You can never beat a pacifist.

I have been to partys every weekend for years and is mainly when situated near big citys or well publicised that violence occurs. Some of this maybe crack related?

Freepartys are far better than clubs, There is tasteful lack of commercial wankers. To improve the freeparty scene people just have to be more careful about who they tell and how widely they publicise it.

We have setup amazing partys by just being careful about who we give the details too. This is half the problem with clubs they market their nights so widely it invites wankers. I never thought about ketamine being a problem until I read this thread. I do believe there are a lot problems with it but surely if you discourage the use are comprimising the atmosphere and inflicting club like rules. Such a complex scene……….

Mer

okay. i just joined this board and already i’m not feeling it. i also know that i’ll probably get burned for saying this but i don’t care…
i don’t think that the government are being assholes because they won’t let ravers do drugs. frankly i agree with them. and i agree that the people who are doing them at hardworking people’s events should take their responsibilty for what they’ve done. _that_ is bullshit.
america may be the land of the free but it can only BE so free. if the entire country was on e wouldn’t things not be so pleasant anymore? there would be a shitload more crime than there is now. and _THAT_ is _sad_. and IMO i think drugs are retarded. they make you act retarded and they kill you. i’m just not the kind of partygoer who likes to stay out late getting plastered and shit. doing drugs and getting drunk is only enjoyable when it’s actually happening. you feel weird, you see things, woo fun. who wants to hallucinate about scary things and get sick as a dog and have hangovers and shit. that just doesn’t sound appealing. i think that for people to get pissed off at the gov because they won’t let you kill yourself is pathetic!!! it almost makes me mad enough to say “what the hell! when they’re gone it’ll be less to worry about”. it just furiates me how stupid people are about things like that.
okay well i guess i’m done for now. until someone chews me out.
just my some odd cents!

CLUBB WILL NEVER DIE OUT. ITS JUST THE CHEESEY CREW HAS STOP GOIN CLUBBIN (CAUSE THEY THINK ITS NOT COOL NE MORE), BUT ALL THE HRDCORE PARTY CREW R STILL @ THE CLUBS.

HEY, I DON’T NECESARILY AGREE WITH YOUR P.O.V. BUT GOOD ON YOU FOR SAYING WHAT YOU THINK. WE NEED STRONG CHARACTERS, IT’S THE PACIFISTS THAT SPOIL EVERYTHING. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AN OPINION AND BE ENTITLED TO EXPRESS IT, SO KEEP UP THE COMMENTS! & WELCOME TO PARTYVIBE!

Sorry, haven’t read all of this so if I’m off the point then apologies! I think what Wa Girl has to say relates a lot to free parties. I tell people that I’ve been sitting in a field, dancing to wicked music, meeting cool people etc but the moment I mention drugs they don’t want to know. I don’t think the free party scene will replace clubs for a really long time – there’s been way too much damage done to the image of drugs for people to accept them and go off to free parties. Course I’m not talking about everyone, I have a few mates who only really do underground parties but never do drugs.

I don’t think clubbing is dying out, but a lot of people are looking for less commercial ones. The big ones aren’t taking in as many people and are losing money but that doesn’t mean to say the smaller clubs arent. The clubs I go to in London which are small and not very well-known are thriving, whilst the more commerical ones seem to be doing worse. Maybe this means that people are looking for a more underground feel, but I doubt a lot of them would make the cross-over.

Ahh this is my first post and I can’t stop blithering! Cool debate anyway 🙂

Incidentally, anyone know any free parties going on in the Brummie area? Particularly next weekend – its my birthday!

I wish it was, but the superclubs seem to just be in it for the money, they don’t give a stuff bout the music. The free party rave scene is centered round the music, everyone feeling the vibe. I think the only time the 2 will work together is when free party djs get the chance to dj in superclubs. the club can make the £££s they want and the djs get looked after.