Rave: World Party

Date: Saturday, 28 January 1995

Production: Perception

Venue: Hollywood Drive, Lansvale – Old Magic Kingdom Amusement Park

DJs: Room 1 – Perception- Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Pee Wee, Angus, Jumping Jack, Paul Holden, Louise, Nik Fish. Room 2 Technoise – DJ Paul (Elstak), Scott Brown, Mental Theo & Charly Lownoise, George Vagas, Nick TT, Crisis, Spellbound, P version, Hype (Andrew James)

Description: Polanski: I remember walking through the gate and seeing a wall of scaffolding, DJ at the top, lights flicking about it wasn’t too packed, maybe 500 people, pretty poor attendance from memory. The one thing that pissed me off was the volume was down so low, I could hear myself breathing, it was a fucking disgrace. If you’re going to spend a shit load of money on bringing over top DJ’s, make sure people will be able to hear them. Carl Cox put on a brave face and played a good set. Laurent Garnier had a hissy fit and storming off, I assumed that it was because of the volume, but it could have been the fact that the music he plays had nothing in common with anyone else on the flyer. World party. Some ravers worked out how to turn on the swinging chairs ride and we all had a go. Just remembered watching the person “operating” the ride standing there gurning away – then getting distracted while we were on the ride and wandering away. Lots of people yelling out for him to come back and turn the ride off.