The Blackburn Museum will be hosting at the Museum street-based venue, the Blackburn Rave Culture, an exhibition looking at both the legacy and cultural impacts of the acid house music scene with snapshots into Blackburn’s rave scene.
The exhibition is a flashback to the period of 1989 to 1990, a blast from the past that ravers from the late 80s and early 90s can enjoy. The city had then thousands of people gathering to join the night scene every weekend. The show features the joy and hysteria of the people at the events and the panic created by the press. The project has got 12 young people to film, record and interview people involved in these rave events. Funding is by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The documentary features 20 people who involved musically at the time. The 12 youngsters learned filming and audio skills to edit it to the final display of the exhibition.
Neil Shackleton who also arranged the exhibition, belongs to Boomtown Basement Records and said that Blackburn and East Lancashire became then the site of a musical revolution which changed the music scenario across the world. The free event, the Blackburn Rave Culture exhibition will run until 20th August. More details on the showing is at the site- blackburnmuseum.org.uk.
