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| quote: | Originally posted by Espresso
On a smaller scale, every year at May, it's called freedom festival.
also let's not forget promise cherry beach parties every Sunday. |
Not even close.
At the scene's 2nd peak in the mid to late 90s, Toronto used to draw anywhere from 20,000-30,000 kids from southern Ontario and the northern U.S. every weekend. There would be at least 3-4 large scale (1,000+ capacity) parties happening on a Saturday night that would go until the next a.m., often in the downtown core, but just as often in 'burbs like Burlington, Markham and Brampton.
In order to emulate what transpired during those times, you'd need a mixed crowd of all-ages (16+) and adults, un(der)used venues, Shakedown to supply your insane wall of speakers (made famous by the Richie Hawtin track "Sickness"), and enough people looking for something different from a stagnant booze-n-blow nightclub scene.
Due to out-and out fear-mongering, the city priced itself out of the rave scene and effectively killed off all of the tourism and business that had sprung up as a result. Forward to 2009 and we're now an extremely conformist society. Unless some enterprising and risk-taking individuals are willing to step forward, don't hold your breath for a repeat.
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Last edited by PivotTechno on Nov-30-2009 at 00:41
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