The rave generation

[Joe Jones]

As a lover of dance music and avid festivalgoer, I enjoy delving into the history of the rave/electronic music scene, reading up about it and watching videos on YouTube of people having the time of their lives at Fantasia, or Shelleys, or the Hacienda.

I went to a festival in Leicestershire last week called Glastonbudget, which features some of the world's biggest tribute bands, and on the Friday they had Jilted Generation, the UK's top Prodigy tribute band.

And I'm not kidding, being in there throwing shapes and going bonkers alongside several hundred other proper mad bastards was really something! Though I doubt it captured the truly raw, euphoric feel of a Prodigy gig in the 90s (felt it came pretty close, mind... when Smack My ***** Up came on, I've never seen such an atmosphere).

So if you were part of the late 80s/early-mid-90s rave generation, I'd love to hear your stories!