Mattha Busby
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Why GHB is spilling into London’s mainstream nightlife - AOL (opens the original)
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The invitation to an illegal rave in a London forest came with the usual instructions: arrive after midnight, bring your own booze, plenty of water and, above all, keep quiet. “The police exist,” it warned. “We exist quietly alongside their existence.” Then came an order: “No GHB. None. Not in any form, concentration, or intention. This is absolute. We will not accept it, shelter it, or acknowledge its existence.” For decades, GHB — or “G”, the salty-tasting drug sometimes known as “liquid ecsta
Why GHB is spilling into Londonâs mainstream nightlife (opens the original)
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This content is provided by Exco Player and may use cookies or similar technologies. Please click 'Allow and Continue' below to load the content. The invitation to an illegal rave in a London forest came with the usual instructions: arrive after midnight, bring your own booze, plenty of water and, above all, keep quiet. âThe police exist,â it warned. âWe exist quietly alongside their existence.â Then came an order: âNo GHB. None. Not in any form, concentration, or intention. This is ab
Inside London's illegal rave renaissance (opens the original)
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Secret networks are keeping the capital’s free parties alive On Saturday nights around 11pm, hundreds of young Londoners gather at train stations and in car parks after the first location — or “loco” — drops into an encrypted group chat. An hour or two later, they’re dancing inside abandoned office blocks, shuttered restaurants and empty warehouses as generators hum and bass reverberates through buildings long forgotten by the city. By 3am, there might be 2,000 people inside — more than many lic
Inside London's illegal rave renaissance - AOL (opens the original)
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On Saturday nights around 11pm, hundreds of young Londoners gather at train stations and in car parks after the first location — or “loco” — drops into an encrypted group chat. An hour or two later, they’re dancing inside abandoned office blocks, shuttered restaurants and empty warehouses as generators hum and bass reverberates through buildings long forgotten by the city. By 3am, there might be 2,000 people inside — more than many licensed clubs can legally hold. Sometimes police stand outside
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