To wonder what happened to all the ravers/clubbers

[Colddampandmoany]

Just having a bit of a thoughtful day really, thinking back to the mid 90’s and my youth
Life was so exciting then and looking back, I cannot believe the things we got up to from a young age and how different things will probably be for my Dd now

I’m 47, trapped in suburbia 😅 and nobody would likely imagine the type of person I was back then and until mid twenties really

If you were there, what is your life look like now, do you often feel as bored as I do? Would you go back?

My Dd is Gen Alpha and I see a lot of fun and naughtiness in her and her friends, I reckon they’ll be having fun and hopefully not just into skincare and Sunday night resets

Think this would make a good thread in itself...

Be a 'never' for me...

Can you tag the thread you made please :)

The footballer in Greece sounds 💓 how old are you?

I love nothing more than a cup of tea and a good history book in bed now, but I do think back and feel gratitude for the number of times I climbed out my bedroom window without my parents knowing, the number of fences in cow fields I got caught upside down in, and all the hallucinations I saw along the way.

Drinking-12 maybe
Drugs more than weed-14/15
Smoking-Tried it at 11 maybe, smoking regularly-14/15

I was from a good middle class background in a wealthy area. The craziest were the ultra wealthy girls from the girl’s private school

My mum would be shocked if she knew 😬

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5455832-weve-not-had-a-90s-clubbing-nostalgia-thread-for-ages?page=1

There you go 😁

The footballer in Greece was a good moment, it's been a long time since I had a snog 😎

Smoking 13
Amphetamine 16
Drinking ..no interest as a teen
Glue sniffing ..tried it not for me(big in the 70s /80s.
E and Lsd mid 80s so early 20s.

Just turned 48 here. Living it up in Bedfordshire, a supply teacher with two kids, a partner and a dog...
I set foot in my first nightclub at 14 and didn't stop for 15 years after that. I didn't even need to drink or take drugs, I just loved the sheer joy of going for it on the dancefloor! I keep telling myself I need to go back and in the meantime, I'm practising my dance moves in the kitchen and getting out of breath really quickly!

im early 40s, went to my first rave recently (I was a young mum and the past few decades devoted to sensible life choices). Absolutely loved it, most people there were in their 40s, off their tits and the room was full of love, can’t wait for the next one!

I love a dancefloor too. An empty one, someone has to be the first one up... and then others join you. It must be a buzz for a DJ to see that happening in front of their eyes?

I am sat next to a nearly 50 raver. He goes to events with friends every few months and has a blow out with friends in Ibiza annually.

I am a rick indie chick. I have a blow out with friends dancing into the early hours every few months. But I still go to gigs and festivals with DP. Probably more now as o can afford to glamp and go to more gigs I am older!

I am here and was LOVING a Jamiroquai gig last week….. no longer music to go out to but music to hoover to these days 😂

OMG, if he was a footballer he must be in his 20s or 30s? Did you get his number? Keep in touch?

Would I go back? In a heartbeat. Life was easy and fun.
I'm also 47 but not at all bored, I do different things now to entertain myself but I don't think anyone who knows me would be surprised that I was a raver.

Do people here still do drugs to this day? As in ket, mdma?

You've taken me right back to THAT video.... Virtual Insanity 🤯

I stopped clubbing in the 00s. Music wasn't as good, vibes weren't there, club nights became extortionate. I also didn't want to take drugs because I was holding down a responsible job.

I'd go to an elder rave, like those orchestral ministry of sound concerts.

If I could go back in time and be young again I'd do it for one night but I don't reckon I'd love it like I did.

I'm going to gigs more this year. That's fun.

Should also add that I'm going to one of next years Prodigy gigs and not sure if I'm more excited to see them or the legend that is Carl Cox.

I’m 40 and still raving, and have raver friends in their 50’s! Yeah we get a bit of backache now but we still have fun 😉

He was definitely 20s or 30s 😅My friend was chatting to his dad who was a silver fox, we got invited back to their hotel but we declined. It was just one of those lovely crazy nights you have in Greece, the atmosphere was amazing and you're fuelled up on beer and shots 🇬🇷

I'm mid 50s now, still go out a lot tbh. Quite often to rave type events or festivals.

Love my music. Love dancing. Love dressing up and looking fabulous.

I spend a lot of time in the car with DS2, 14, who, independently, has developed a love of contemporary and old skool house, much to my delight. We rave in the car. DH and I did for a time go to big nights probably twice and year, but I can't even face that anymore. Many happy memories though, the night the car got stuck in the sand after a rave on the beach, coming out of a club and finding the designated driver off his tits in the car......

@YelramBobit was a brilliant gig

Started clubbing at 15 in 1981 and stopped when expecting my second in 2000 so had a good run, but still dancing at gigs and festivals because I’m now invisible and honestly don’t care what others think. More concerned about my knees view on the matter.

Still about and dance in my kitchen all the time 😂 and still go to all the festivals … and bring the kids!