Not legendary, but unique because it was also the promoter’s wedding ceremony with 10,000+ ravers in attendance.
My mates were in Ibiza and as I was at a loose end that weekend took up the offer from a group of younger lads with the lure of a free ticket and bag of Gary’s.
The only part I remember is the car journey home and being absolutely drained from the continuing pounding of hardcore at full volume.
I suggested changing the tape to one I’d brought with me which was swiftly ejected during the first track for being chill out music.
It was Age of Chance - Times Up 
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I didn’t have a problem with Spike Island. Not the greatest gig of my life, but not the worst by far. Sat around, got stoned, right down the front for the Roses so no problems with the wind taking the sound away.
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I think the last time I was at something huge beyond anything I could imagine was the 2002 chaos on Brighton beach, which teetered on the edge of anarchy for a few hours. The music itself barely lasted an hour but the occasion was just unbelievable. The police pulled the plug of course. They just shat themselves at what could’ve happened after dark.
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MC Loud N Nasty - should have been a red flag for you 
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The very one! I was just 17 myself so was quite chuffed to get into Konspiracy but I needn’t have worried, the bouncers weren’t giving a shit, they grabbed my fiver and threw me down the stairs. Was probably the most intimidating club I’ve ever been in
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We were down the front too so that clearly helped. Looking back I was that into them at the time that they could’ve done the Great American Songbook and I wouldn’t have cared (IB screeching is way through that 
). Went to their (first?) show in 95 for the Second Coming at Bridlington of all places, think that was when Reni had left. The crown had def slipped by then.
That was mental wasn’t it? Could not believe the scenes.
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Jesus, had no idea it ended up like this.
We were living in Hove at the time and had pre-booked a cab into town a few days before. Got the seafront around 7, took one look and decided to get far away as possible. Ended up drinking in North Laine. Town was crazy that night.
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Nirvana, De La Soul, Flowered Up all on the same bill at Reading Festival in 1991. We got our tent stolen on the first night. They had the decency to leave all our belongings, they just needed the tent 
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Same here, we had a cracking day out.
The best part was the journey down… once the word was out, it was total gridlock… people literally walking down the M23 passing drinks and spliffs around. For a few hours England felt a little less uptight… I guess familiar to those of you who remember the raves.
Prince DJing, wow, do you remember anything he played?
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The one that stands out as genuinely legendary is Orbital on the NME stage at Glastonbury 94. Mind blowing. Don’t have much of a tale (errrm), but did manage to dig up this audio of Impact (there used to be a full video on YouTube) which captures the feeling of being there brilliantly. What a night. “A cry for survivial!”
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Holy smokes 
I was at this too. I got the chance to speak to Phil Hartnoll a few years later and he said him and his brother were both sick with nerves beforehand!
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He played lots of Parliament type tunes that I didn’t know but I do remember a few;
Superior Movement - Wide Shot
Redd Hot - Ecstasy(might have read the room there)
And he Played a version of Sexy Dancer that was awesome.
I remember talking early hip hop with one of his minders for what was probably way too long.
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Who played at berghain?
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Frankie Knuckles at Angels in Cape Town was another one. He was booked to play this massive party and the crowd was waiting for Tony De Vit to come on and not hear what Frankie was playing so he went down like a lead balloon. Cue a chat from Faadil who was meant to play Angels and it’s booth that was over the dance floor with an almost all-gay crowds below, and who offered Frankie his slot to make up for the flat experience he had just had. Frankie said yes and I was entrusted with getting Frankie and his records across town with Faadil to play his set. Frankie walked in and immediately beamed that brilliant smile of his. Then proceeded to play the most amazing set of house, disco and soul over the course of the next 6 hours that even to this day still gives me chills. When he finished there were people in tears. Wonderful DJ, even better person.
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Ha. True.
Wasn’t my thing, but tbf, it was a hassle free night out, compared to some illegal raves I’d been to before, and far more preferable to the alternative of running the gauntlet of the pubs at home.
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I went as well with massively high expectations and loved the tune selections… but found the sound was awful. Harvey had hyped it up as a custom sound rig to his exacting expectations, but I just found it was loud and distorted. Just me?
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Locally legendary but 95 North playing DiYs Doghouse do in the midst of a brown splits month was one of the greatest sets ever heard by these ears. Rocked the Marcus Garvey Centre til 7.00am
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