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Boomtown :

The Blackburn Warehouse Parties 1989-1990

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Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program

Back in the late eighties when acid house found it’s way into UK club culture a group of like minded friends and associates, who disenchanted by the lack of scene and dominance of commercial nightclubs in their hometown decided to put on their own events, mainly in disused warehouses and units around the industrial backdrop of Blackburn.

Initially outwitting local authority the events were promoted to people in the know via word of mouth. Flyers were often given out with a contact number to be called for rendezvous points and further instructions, often meeting in distant towns and cities across the North (Manchester’s Konspiracy nightclub being one) then travelling en masse in convoys consisting of Vauxhall Nova’s, Fiesta XR2’s and Escort XR3i’s (amongst other classic models favoured by the youth of the era) across to the various industrial estates around Blackburn. The parties rapidly ballooned from a couple of hundred local kids to thousands of party-goers from across the UK.

The early raves were a success and predominantly trouble free, however as the scale of the events got bigger so did the pressure on the Lancashire Police Force to get the parties shut down, police presence increased and a number of arrests were made.

One of the last big events was ‘Live The Dream’ in Tockholes, an all-nighter that took place in September 1989, which saw in excess of 10000 people attend.

The images below provide a good insight to these times, a magical and non-pretentious era of dance music and rave culture that went onto inspire a generation of club promotors, musicians and DJs alike.

Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
Boomtown - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
Gaboon Viper - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Gaboon Viper
Gold Origins - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Gold Origins
Tamu Massif - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Tamu Massif
Expo’70 Osaka Demonstration Robot - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Expo’70 Osaka Demonstration Robot
NFL Banned Facemasks - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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NFL Banned Facemasks
Eigenface - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Eigenface
Icy blast in Sahara - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Icy blast in Sahara
Cobalt Blue Tarantula - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Cobalt Blue Tarantula
Hollow-Face Illusion - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Hollow-Face Illusion
William Charles Utermohlen - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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William Charles Utermohlen
Chaturbate Empty Rooms - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Chaturbate Empty Rooms
Microsoft Paint Fan Art - © Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program
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Microsoft Paint Fan Art

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