1988

NINETEENEIGHTYEIGHT

1988 brings the "second summer of love" as acid house, illegal raves, warehouse parties and Smiley culture takes over the UK.
Boy’s Own hold the first documented outdoor acid rave.
Hedonism holds the first illegal warehouse party.
The Hot and Nude nights at the Hacienda in Manchester bring acid house to the north of England.
Paul Oakenfold launches Spectrum on Monday nights at Heaven in London.
Danny and Jenny Rampling's Shoom night adopts the "Smiley" logo for it's flyers - giving an icon to the entire scene and spawning an entire industry of Smiley merchandise - even The Sun does their own T-shirts.
The Trip launches at The Astoria in London.
Tony Colston-Hayter holds his Apocalypse Now parties at Wembley Studios and invites an ITN film crew in. He later renames it Sunrise and holds a seminal event in an old gas works which results in a huge police raid.
Student Paul Hartnolll is beaten by plain-clothes police officers in a raid on an illegal acid party in Kent. He goes on to form Orbital with his brother.
James Barton brings acid house to Liverpool with his "Daisy" event - the forerunner to Cream.
Genesis hold their first parties in London - they will go on to be one of the big names in acid house raves, collaborating with Sunrise.