In the shadows of war, climate crisis, economic precarity, and social fragmentation, a curious—almost defiant—phenomenon is pulsing back to life: rave culture.
Across the UK, cities battered by inflation and unrest are filling with dancers spilling into underground clubs, warehouses, and forest clearings. As broadcaster Clara Amfo puts it: “People literally need it now. It's not even about enjoyment for enjoyment's sake; it's like, ‘I need to escape the world's bullshit. I need to be at one with my friends. I need to feel reconnected to my childhood self.’”
