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Men Who Hosted Drug-Fueled Raves From Psychiatric Hospital Sentenced to Death: Report
Two Vietnamese men convicted of hosting sex- and drug-fueled parties in a psychiatric hospital room have been sentenced to death by the Hanoi People’s Court, VICE reports. 39-year-old Nguyen Xuan Quy and his accomplice, Nguyen Van Ngoc, reportedly hosted parties out of the former’s room in a psychiatric hospital in Vietnam. Patients and staff members were invited to the parties, where MDMA, ketamine and methamphetamines were distributed and used. Local reports state that Quy had free reign while at the hospital. Investigators found that administrators were allowing him to convert a treatment room into a “rave den” outfitted with strobe lights, DJ decks, large speakers and soundproofing materials. According to VICE, Quy was admitted into the hospital in 2018 and...
Organizers of Shrek-Themed Rave Announce Huge U.S. Tour
This Shrek-themed rave tour is like an onion—it has layers. The “Swamps Across America” tour officially kicked off on August 12th in San Francisco, California at Rickshaw Stop, but it will soon pick up steam and march through more major cities, including San Diego, Philadelphia, Boston and New Orleans this fall. Fans can expect a barrage of green drinks, lasers, wacky outfits and odd yet nostalgic music. “EACH SHREK RAVE WILL BE SPECIAL ILL MAKE SURE OF IT!!!” wrote the rave’s organizer, Ka5sh in an Instagram post. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Tickets can be purchased here. More dates will be added soon. On St. Patrick’s Day this year in Los Angeles, the Shrek-themed rave took over. For just a few dollars, attendees could dance under...
Ethereum Developers Secretly Rave In Legendary Paris Gravesite Amid $2 Trillion Crypto Crash
“Leave no trace.” So said the intimate gathering of roughly 100 Ethereum developers who descended upon the Catacombs of Paris for an illegal techno rave. Amid a tumultuous macroeconomic backdrop and $2 trillion crash for the cryptocurrency industry at large, attendees entered the 65-foot deep caverns, which are said to be lined with the skeletal remains of millions of plague victims, effectively making it the world’s largest grave. Crypto developers recently congregated in Paris for the annual Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), the largest European-based Ethereum summit, where 2,000 gathered for three days. A subset of developers visited the grim, centuries-old attraction, which was not associated with the conference. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles...
WHO Advisor Suggests Monkeypox Spread by European Raves
Dr. David Heymann, former head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies department and now a leading advisor, suggested that sexual transmission at two raves in Spain and Belgium may have spurred the recent outbreak of Monkeypox. However, names and details of the events were not shared. “We know monkeypox can spread when there is close contact with the lesions of someone who is infected, and it looks like sexual contact has now amplified that transmission,” Heymann told The Associated Press. Symptoms of Monkeypox—similar to past cases of smallpox though clinically less severe—include fevers, chills, muscle pains, headaches, and lesions on the face or genitals. The recovery period is usually a few weeks and does not require hospitalization. In the past, Monkeypox has typically s...
New VR Experience Beams You Into an Illegal 1989 Acid House Rave
A new virtual reality experience allows you to go back to 1989 and rave to acid house music in Coventry. “In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats” opened to the public on March 29th and is directed by Darren Emerson. The VR experience transports users back in time to when thousands of people would attend illegal raves in warehouses, woodlands, and fields around England. Viewers are dropped into the shoes of the era’s rave culture progenitors, and will be able to explore music poster-filled bedrooms, pirate radio stations, police headquarters, and secret warehouses. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “With ‘In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats’ I want to take audiences back to the thrill of one night in 1989, to use this immersive experience to re-examine...
The Blessed Madonna, Róisín Murphy, More to Perform at Fundraising Rave for Ukraine
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, London-based music collective R3 Soundsystem are planning a fundraising rave to support humanitarian efforts. The event will take place on Friday, March 11th at the South London club Venue MOT and will run for nine hours, from 10PM to 7AM. Craig Richards, The Blessed Madonna, and Róisín Murphy will perform DJ sets, among others. “As part of the fundraiser, we will raise crucial funds destined for aid, refugee assistance and evacuations,” R3 Soundsystem said. “The money raised, the group added, will go to Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (Alliance for Development Help), Fulcrum UA and All Out to provide humanitarian help on the ground, and support people in Ukraine and refugees in the neighbouring countries that they are f...
Cops Shut Down Secret Amsterdam Rave In Under-Construction Police Station
A bold group of Dutch ravers committed far from the perfect crime last weekend, hosting a secret rave in an under-construction police station in Amsterdam. 300 ravers attended the illicit party in the Zeeburg district, NME reports. “The building was practically full,” according to police. When they arrived, attendees reportedly climbed over fences flanking the police station, which surround the building in order to gain entry. A police department spokesperson also said that some revelers cut holes in the fences and caused damage. Authorities confirmed that two people—a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old—were arrested on suspicion of organizing the rave, per NME. Police also seized the party’s sound equipment and speakers. Recommended Articles According to the BB...
Hundreds of Ravers Threw an Illegal Party Inside a 12th Century-Era Irish Castle
A centuries-old castle outside Dublin was overrun by teenagers on Sunday night, thanks to an illegal rave featuring a so-called “famous DJ,” Sunday World reported. “In fact, he was that famous he had the audacity to ask me to book him a taxi to take him home!,” said Skyrne Castle owner Derek Iceton, who arrived on the scene after neighbors alerted him to a stream of taxis driving onto the grounds. According to Iceton, crowds were spread out over the building’s three stories until he was able to cut the property’s power, when began dispersing the crowd. “I fully expect to have Covid after this,” he told the Meath Chronicle. “The walls were dripping with condensation when we finally got the place cleared.” Skyrne Castle w...
“Redneck Rave” in Kentucky Ends with Slit Throat, Impalement, Mass Arrests
A “Redneck Rave” in Kentucky, billed as “America’s wildest and craziest country party,” ended in mass arrests for drug possession, strangulation, and throat slitting. Via the Lexington Herald-Leader, one man was even impaled through the abdomen. The event took place in Edmonson County in a town so small it doesn’t have a stoplight. The five-day festival was organized by country rapper Justin Time, and was supposed to boast “mud, music and mayhem.” According to Sheriff Shane Doyle, he knew it would be trouble after performing a routine search on the very first arrivals. “The first vehicle that came through, we found meth, marijuana, and an open alcohol container,” he said. “And then one of the occupants had two active warrants… We were like ‘well, this doesn’t bode well for the we...
UK “Quarantine Raves” Result in Death, Rape, Multiple Stabbings
Manchester, England was the site of two illegal “quarantine raves” on Saturday, June 13th. Attended by some 6,000 people total, the events resulted in one suspected overdose death, three stabbings, and the rape of an 18-year-old-woman. As reported by the BBC, the two separate events took place in Daisy Nook Park and Carrington, both within Greater Manchester County. 4,000 people piled into the park at Daisy Nook, including the 20-year-old man who is believed to have died of a drug overdose. An additional 2,000 people raved at Carrington, and it was this smaller event that hosted the rest of the weekend’s tragedies. Three separate stabbings took place, one of which left an 18-year-old man in critical condition. Police officers gave him first aid before paramedics arrived, and his healt...
