When acid house was king: New photo exhibition celebrates rave culture

These stunning pictures will showcase the rave revolution that swept the UK as house music exploded onto the club scene.

Baggy jeans, bucket hats and bowl cuts lined the walls and stages of venues such as The Hacienda in Manchester throughout the 80s and 90s. 

Acts including Larry Heard and Frankie Knuckles exported their acid house from Chicago to the UK as clubbers discovered ecstasy to keep them dancing throughout the night.

By the 90s, the dance scene had broken out of indoor venues, as ravers took over swathes of land with DIY festivals.

Now an exhibition called Sweet Harmony: Youth of Today will celebrate one of the most significant counter-cultural phenomena in musical history.

Photographers Tom Hunter, Vinca Petersen and Dave Swindells will be on hand at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, West London, to explain the stories behind their iconic shots from the exhibition on Friday.

Acid house, Detroit techno and UK garage tracks will provide an atmospheric backdrop to the display, which costs £10 to attend. Tickets can be purchasedhere.  

A raver tries to fan herself in 1990 as house music dominated dance floors. The acid house scene and its various offshoots - including the rave culture dominated by bands such as The Prodigy and The Shamen - is being celebrated at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, west London, from Friday

Source: Daily Mail

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