Rave: Armageddon

Date: Monday, 25 January 1993

Production: Tribal Productions

Venue: Ricketty Street Mascot right next to the bridge on the left heading towards Sydenham, it’s now a car park

DJs: Carl Cox & DJ Phantasy, Pee Wee, Matt G, Fish, Jumping Jack, Wizard

Description: Apocalypse and Armageddon were both put on by Tribal Productions for the Australia Day Long Weekend. It was 1 Ticket = 2 Parties. Polanski: One of the most mind blowing raves I went to. There were a stack of speakers as tall as the roof in the shape of a pyramid when you first walked in. I can’t remember it being a huge venue. I don’t know who the first DJ was, but he forgot his headphones and as a result, his mixing was a wee bit dodgy. The DJs were not elevated for once, they were right there on the dance floor. I was a very keen DJ trainspotter and I just remember that I was able to stand directly in front of Carl Cox for his whole set on 3 decks and watching him mix, it was incredible, not to just hear him but too watch his every move was incredible. He was going crazy on 3 decks, scratching and cutting and he knocked the needle off the record and everyone cheered. He just smiled and got on with it. The lights and overall effort by the promoter was shit, but the fact the promoter couldn’t be bothered to elevate the DJ made it an unforgettable party. The fact that Carl Cox also performed live made it a fantastic party.Video: Tribal Armageddon