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24 Hour Rave Review - Tillate Magazine

Thousands of ready-to-go revellers waited in the midday sun in the dawn of the unknown, in what was being labelled as ‘rave utopia’.

This was no ordinary rave, this was infact the ’24 hour rave’. Saturday 20 September saw the iconic Rainbow Venues host the first ever charity based rave experiment, taking over what would normally be a quiet Saturday afternoon in Digbeth, and filling it with people from far and wide all moving along to a variety of genres including House, Drum ‘n’ Bass, Techno, Garage, Hardstyle and Hardcore.

With the main aim of raising proceeds to go to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, the event saw the whole of The Rainbow being utilised to cater for as many different genres that could be thought of, making sure that no-one would be disappointed when they wanted to let themselves go and just dance. Birmingham’s finest night-time event brands such as Seedy Sonics, Shadow City, Portal, 2:31 and EBL all showcased their talent to keep the crowd energised for as long as their mind, bodies and souls could take.

From early afternoon it was the main stage located under the railway arches which caught the biggest crowd. Seedy Sonics took the deck duties early on with the regular DJs of the brand such as LFM & Mali, who alongside the crew played a mix of house and bass to the eager crowd swaying away and sipping on their drinks. The style was effortless with the crowd dancing to a soundtrack of more popular house tracks such Ninetoes and Disclosure; the crowd couldn't resist singing back, giving an all-round happy and pleasant vibe.

Although hidden away in the corner of the arena, it was the DAVE stage which was the highlight stage of the day, providing the darker and techier sounds of house music. Considering how popular such music is, alongside how good the DJs of the stage were, it was a shame of the location of it. The stage seemed to be more of a soundtrack to those who wanted to grab some food or dared to have a go on the fairground rides within the arena.

As the sun went down and the darkness descending upon those still with plentiful of energy within them, it was the Warehouse which came alive. After the crowd had to say goodbye to the main stage under the arches, they filled the warehouse rapidly, which was being hosted under the joint partnership of the brands Portal, Dolce Vita and Resonate. With still over 9 hours to go, the crowd were surprisingly energised; cheering and pumping their fists to every beat and drop that filled the almighty space of the Rainbow. For those not feeling it, The Garden provided Drum ‘n’ Bass and The Morgue played garage right till the very end too, still allowing a choice of genres to pick from.

The warehouse saw plenty of DJs to play within the remaining time; Scott Waldron, Bradley Hughes, Stephan Taylor and Oli Neiyyar were just a few to name who gave the crowd their dose of house, deep and techno from Sonny Fodera and Cajmere to Maceo Plex right until the very end. The last ten minutes saw the crowd give their last bout of energy to the sound of Make Luv by Room 5, singing in all their glory until it faded away, taking everybody back to the reality that it was infact midday on a Sunday in September.

From start to finish, the 24 hour rave ran smoothly; everyone kept in good spirit and the additions alongside the music such as the chill out area and the film room tent added that little extra bit to complete the package of the day.