As mentioned above, geographic location varies. Raves are held in just about every major city in the United States especially in California, New York, and Florida, as well as Canada, UK, and Japan. Raves are usually held in an abandoned warehouse, a club, a beach, a field, an aircraft hangar or a sports arena. Pretty much anywhere you could fit a massive sound system and a lot of people. Climate varies in all of these locations because they are spread all across the world. Depending on the time of year, climate will vary from location to location.

Ravers don’t really have a set economic system be

Government however, has been trying to get themselves involved in the rave scene by forming the RAVE Act. This stands for Reducing Americans’ Vulnerability to Ecstasy. It is an attempt by legislators to reduce the illegal use of MDMA (ecstasy) and other drugs used at raves. Rather than going after drug users or drug dealers, this legislation targets music promoters, venue managers and landowners (www.sayno.com/rave).

Raves can be compared to American Indian religious ceremonies, such as pow-wows and also to the societies of Shaman in Eskimos and Siberian (Tribby, 1998; p.185). Their aspect is music and is the key toward pulling oneself into a unique emotional and psychological state, in which one experience washes sensations and visions. The hypnotizing effect that techno music has can result in what can be compared to a religious experience, which is an experience of a feeling of unity and where people are open and friendly to one another. Nowadays, raves attract all types of people of all different religions. The types of people that participate in raves have expanded to include anyone, black or white, male or female, heterosexual or homosexual. Usually the attendants are from the ages of 18-27, but some are as young as 13 or as old as 50.

cause it is a sub-culture. You don’t have to be poor or rich to be a raver. Raves attract all kinds of people. They can cost anywhere from $5 - $50. Usually the number of people at a rave is unimportant, it can range from 50 people to 25,000 people. The cost of attendance is unimportant too because there are some good raves and some bad raves at both cost spectrums. It has been said that the higher the price is, the more commercial the even and lower the quality.

There is no one set government for ravers. The people in charge of raves are most often ravers themselves or ex-ravers. They are given the tile called promoters. However, there are three different types of raves that can determine whether or not government is involved with it. The first type of raves are underground raves, where no government is involved. These raves are held in locations ranging from warehouses to the open desert, without licenses or basic controls. There is no closing time at underground raves (www.sayno.com/rave). The second type is the semi-underground rave. This includes raves held at fairgrounds, skating rinks, baseball fields, etc. The promoters approach these facilities with the promises that it’s just a bunch of kids listening to music and assurances that there will be no alcohol. Typically these facilities are naïve to believe there will be no drugs or alcohol, or just choose to ignore it, hoping there won’t be any problems (www.sayno.com/rave). The third type of rave is the aboveground raves, where there is somewhat of a government involved because they are held at bars and clubs, where a license is needed.

Ravers value the drugs, music, and the visuals. Many feel that the rave scene would not be where it was today without drugs. The so-called “club drug” most commonly associated with raves is Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA. The street names include Ecstasy, XTC, X, E, etc. E increases the feeling of love and is accompanied by slight hallucinations. Users say that it makes the music sound better and makes them more physically sensitive to touch. As a stimulant, Ecstasy provides the energy for dancing all night long (Reynold, Winter 2000; p. 69). Ketamine HCl is another drug th

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