We have put together a list of rave parties in Sydney, Australia from 1989 to 1998. We have attempted to be as accurate as possible, but there is some missing information. Please contact us and let us know if you can fill in the gaps or if we have gotten anything wrong.
1989 - RAT Parties, Sweatbox, FUN. It was all about the Hodern Pavilion. Very underground parties, yet still had thousands of people attending
1990 - Bacchanalia, Madchester and the first appearance of the word 'rave' in Sydney on a 'Flim Flam' flyer
1991 - Sweet Science, Eden, All in the Bubble of Yum and Psychosis. Production got bigger and better and the music really started to change
1992 - Children of the Vortex and Prodigy step it up a notch. Lasers are all the rage. Krackerjack and Tribal also enter the scene.
1993 - The year of the South Sydney Warehouse raves. Prodigy, Aztec II, Space Cadet, Happy Valley 3 and Crisis Point - all highlights
1994 - Raves are getting bigger and better and more known thanks to the media. Mayday, Colossus, Pleasuredome, Smurf Village
1995 - Happy Hardcore seems to be taking over. Faster music and more people. The crowd seems to be getting younger. The Hardcore Cafe raves are growing
1996 - The govt. are making it difficult to stage an event. FOD4 goes off with out a hitch though. Some great events and the raves are getting harder and faster.
1997 - Media coverage is growing and more and more people are attending. Helter Skelter, Nightbreeds, Utopias all go down in rave legend!
1998 - This seems to be a changing of the guard for Sydney raves. Productions have slowed down waiting for a new group of promoters and crowd to regather for the next wave.