With intense competition between club owners and party promoters, things became really crazy. From fluorescent rooms and clothes, to whistle blowing and rave outfits, clubs and DJs did whatever they could to keep filling their venues.
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The Flats
Communication
Milestones
Shuttles & Parking
Art & Fashion
Guest Performers
The DJs
Massive Events
Halloween
The Rest
Too Much
Too Fast art
rave at the
Fridge, November, 1990
Alpha Team
performs rave version
of Speed Racer
at Smart Bar
May, 1991
The original
circuit party was
Dancin' in the
Streets, backed by
a Numbers ad,
July, 1991
Circus Maximus
party moves to
U4ia, July, 1991
Daytime Psycho
rave at a farm
August, 1991
The Jungle
Rave at a
warehouse, August, 1991
Sin Rave
September, 1991
DYAO, a
rave song at
Aquilon, September, 1991
Circus Party
moves to Numbers
Labor Day Weekend,
September, 1991
Church Rave
ad, free pass
Sunday, October, 1991
Halloween Raves
at Metropolis October,
1991
Days of
Judgment and King
Missile at Metropolis,
October, 1991
The Winter
Palace of Metropolis
opens with Corina
and Right Said
Fred, December,
1991
The Church boasts
about super rave
DJ Scott Forbush
and welcomes
eMCee, December, 1991
Insane 12000
sq ft of
fake snow covered
floors and trees
at Metropolis, December,
1991
Truth II
rave in secret location,
December, 1991
Xmas Rave
at Aquilon with Columbus
DJs, December, 1991
One-Off
Rave in Unviersity
Circle December, 1991
Less is
more in this
Truth III rave
ad - just
call the number
to find
location,
January, 1992
Smart Bar
stays open til
6am for an
all Night rave,
April, 1992
Alter House
publishes the secret
rave info line,
Oops, May, 1992
Metropolis adds
a lighthouse, sand
and a heated
pool in the
courtyard, May, 1992
Rant and
Rave at Smart Bar,
May, 1992
One-off
rave, secret location,
May, 1992
Lava Lounge
ad lists
Tidal Rave DJs,
June, 1992
Tidal Rave
at secret location,
all ages, several
DJs and 2-Unlimited
from Belgium, June,
1992
(this event was
held at the
Aragon Ballroom,
West 25th St)
Metropolis hosts
K-Yze and jomanda
and hints at
laser rave 1
July, 1992
The Punished
Rave in the courtyard next
to Metropolis,
July, 1992
Metamorphic Rave
at the Akron
Agora and Forbush
of the Church
opens a record
store, July, 1992
Rage hardcore
rave at Smart
Bar, August,
1992
Jammin92 hosts
Radio Rave, August,
1992
Fund Our
Trip rave in
University Circle, August,
1992
Gatorave, Pittsburgh's
first hardcore rave
with directions stapled
on, August, 1992
DJ Repete
at Laser Rave
2, September, 1992
Rant and
Rave 2 at
Smart Bar, October,
1992
Rant and
Rave 2, Smart
Bar, October, 1992
Smart Bar
rave, October, 1992
Psychocandy Rave
with Euphoria at
Metropolis, November, 1992
Glamour Rave
at U4ia backed
by other gay
stuff, November, 1992
Planet X Rave,
uses Dominator lyrics
to dig at
super-raver DJ Scott
Forbush, December, 1992
Funhouse rave
at Metropolis, December,
1992
Peace rave
at Metropolis, December,
1992
The Fun
House Rave, what
was candee?, LOL,
January, 1993
Ultra Rave
III in KY,
February, 1993
Fit to
be tied at
Sexual Rave-olution at
Chamberlins in Akron,
February, 1993
Rave New World
at Metropolis, February,
1993
Psychic Friends
Network Rave, March,
1993
Easter Rave
with Intellabeams, April,
1993
Easter Rave
at The Church,
note The Church
is now 18
and over, April,
1993
Mind Flux
rave at Metropolis,
April, 1993
Trixx are
for Kids rave in
Akron, April, 1993
Friday! Magazine's
raves issue, May,
1993
My Rave
in Dallas, Cool
Metro Turn On,
a flourescent affair,
November, 1994
Bigtop Nautica
flyer, August, 1997
U4ia goes
nuts thanksgiving weekend,
November, 1997
Jane (Rob Sherwood)
mixing at a rave
The Little
Rascals rave on
my birthday